Chords for Mable John - I'm A Big Girl Now - 1967 Soul on Stax label
Tempo:
121.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Cm
Bb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Cm] [Ab]
I used to thrive like a baby when I didn't hear from you.
Why?
[Bb]
But that's all a shame.
[F] Yes it is, yes it is.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C] She's a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[Ab]
I still love you.
But until you make up your mind I'll be true.
Eee.
[Bb]
No more worryin'.
[F] No, no, no, no.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C]
She's a big girl [Am] now.
One thing I found out about
[D] [Em] the hurt [A] you did
[Em] she loves
[Am] who can play the game.
[Em] If you're [A] gonna love [Em] somebody
[Dm] then why can't
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] I?
[Ab]
I'm standing in the need of your love.
I need it, I need it.
But you got [Fm] somebody else [Ab] that you're thinking of.
[Bb] Baby I'm
But I'm not gonna let that
[C]
[F] cause I'm a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[C] [F] Big girl.
You're caught.
[Bb] I'm a real
[C] I'm a real big girl.
[Cm] If
[F] [Cm] you're gonna love [Am] somebody
then why can't [Bb] I?
[F]
[C] Yes I [Eb] [C]
[F] am.
[Cm] [Em]
[Dm] [C] [N]
I used to thrive like a baby when I didn't hear from you.
Why?
[Bb]
But that's all a shame.
[F] Yes it is, yes it is.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C] She's a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[Ab]
I still love you.
But until you make up your mind I'll be true.
Eee.
[Bb]
No more worryin'.
[F] No, no, no, no.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C]
She's a big girl [Am] now.
One thing I found out about
[D] [Em] the hurt [A] you did
[Em] she loves
[Am] who can play the game.
[Em] If you're [A] gonna love [Em] somebody
[Dm] then why can't
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] I?
[Ab]
I'm standing in the need of your love.
I need it, I need it.
But you got [Fm] somebody else [Ab] that you're thinking of.
[Bb] Baby I'm
But I'm not gonna let that
[C]
[F] cause I'm a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[C] [F] Big girl.
You're caught.
[Bb] I'm a real
[C] I'm a real big girl.
[Cm] If
[F] [Cm] you're gonna love [Am] somebody
then why can't [Bb] I?
[F]
[C] Yes I [Eb] [C]
[F] am.
[Cm] [Em]
[Dm] [C] [N]
Key:
C
F
Cm
Bb
Em
C
F
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
I used to thrive like a baby _ when _ _ I didn't hear _ from you.
Why?
[Bb] _
But that's all a shame.
[F] Yes it is, yes it is.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C] She's a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[Ab] _
I still love you. _ _
But until you make up your mind I'll be true. _ _ _ _ _
_ Eee.
_ [Bb] _
No more worryin'.
[F] No, no, no, no.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
_ [C] _
She's a big girl [Am] now. _
One thing I found out about
_ _ [D] _ [Em] the hurt [A] you did
[Em] she loves
_ _ _ _ [Am] who can play the game. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] If you're [A] gonna love _ [Em] somebody
_ _ _ _ [Dm] then why can't _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] I?
_ [Ab] _ _
I'm standing in the need of your love.
I need it, I need it.
But you got [Fm] somebody else [Ab] that you're thinking of.
[Bb] _ _ Baby I'm
But I'm not gonna let that
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ cause I'm a big girl now. _ _ _
_ [Cm] Mmm.
_ [C] [F] Big girl.
_ You're _ _ caught. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm a real
[C] I'm a real big girl.
[Cm] If _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] you're gonna _ _ love [Am] somebody
then why can't [Bb] I?
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ Yes I [Eb] _ [C] _
[F] am.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
I used to thrive like a baby _ when _ _ I didn't hear _ from you.
Why?
[Bb] _
But that's all a shame.
[F] Yes it is, yes it is.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
[C] She's a big girl now.
[Cm] Mmm.
[Ab] _
I still love you. _ _
But until you make up your mind I'll be true. _ _ _ _ _
_ Eee.
_ [Bb] _
No more worryin'.
[F] No, no, no, no.
Cause [C] I'm a big girl [G] now.
_ [C] _
She's a big girl [Am] now. _
One thing I found out about
_ _ [D] _ [Em] the hurt [A] you did
[Em] she loves
_ _ _ _ [Am] who can play the game. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] If you're [A] gonna love _ [Em] somebody
_ _ _ _ [Dm] then why can't _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] I?
_ [Ab] _ _
I'm standing in the need of your love.
I need it, I need it.
But you got [Fm] somebody else [Ab] that you're thinking of.
[Bb] _ _ Baby I'm
But I'm not gonna let that
[C] _ _
_ [F] _ cause I'm a big girl now. _ _ _
_ [Cm] Mmm.
_ [C] [F] Big girl.
_ You're _ _ caught. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm a real
[C] I'm a real big girl.
[Cm] If _
[F] _ _ _ [Cm] you're gonna _ _ love [Am] somebody
then why can't [Bb] I?
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ Yes I [Eb] _ [C] _
[F] am.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _