Chords for Mandolin Orange - “Big Men In The Sky”

Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Bm

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mandolin Orange - “Big Men In The Sky” chords
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[Dm] [A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [D]
I wake up in the morning, try to set my hook.
Used to be a settled boy, never stumbled or shook.
[G] Now I got no hand to hold, no friend to call [D] my own.
[A] Well, I ain't the one to ask [Bm] much, a big man in the sky.
But it's [G] all I've got.
[D] So maybe I'll pick up and go, with no thinking through.
I just sleep out every night, and try to forget you.
Well, [G] I'd look out on some ocean, wash my [D] head in blue.
[A] Well, I ain't the one to ask much, [Bm] a big man in the sky.
But it's [D] all [G] I've got.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [D]
Been a-rockin' and a-rollin', reelin' in my time.
I set myself a fancy life, then I set a brand new line.
[G] Well, I ought to know by now, it comes and goes, [D] it's true.
[A] Well, I ain't the one to ask much, [Bm] a big man in the sky.
But it's all [G] I've got.
[D] [Bm]
[F#m] Mmm.
[A] Mmm.
[G]
[Bm]
[F#m] [G]
[Bm]
[F#m] [G]
[Bm]
[F#m] [G]
[D] Now, thinking ain't no pastime, Lord, thinking ain't no friend.
If all you do is sit around and think about the end, well,
[G] maybe I will get to praying, someday before [D] I am through.
Well [A] I ain't the one to ask [Bm] much, big man in the sky, but it's [G] all I've got.
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [G]
[F] [D]
[Cm] [G]
Well [D] someday I hope to find [C] that land of honey wine, [G] where the coffee grows on [D] the white oak
trees, [G] and [Am] those sugar coated mountains [Em] in the spring begin to melt in the [C] dew. The
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I wake up in the morning, try to set my hook.
Used to be a settled boy, never stumbled or shook.
[G] Now I got no hand to hold, _ no friend to call [D] my own.
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, I ain't the one to ask [Bm] much, a big man in the sky. _
But it's [G] all I've got.
_ [D] So maybe I'll pick up and go, with no thinking through.
I just sleep out every night, and try to forget you.
Well, [G] I'd look out on some ocean, _ wash my [D] head in blue.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, I ain't the one to ask much, [Bm] a big man in the sky. _
But it's [D] all [G] I've got.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Been a-rockin' and a-rollin', reelin' in my time.
I set myself a fancy life, then I set a brand new line.
[G] Well, I ought to know by now, _ it comes and goes, [D] it's true. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Well, I ain't the one to ask much, [Bm] a big man in the sky.
_ But it's all [G] I've got.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] Mmm.
[A] Mmm.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Now, thinking ain't no pastime, Lord, thinking ain't no friend.
If all you do is sit around and think about the end, well,
[G] maybe I will get to praying, someday before [D] I am through.
_ _ _ _ Well [A] I ain't the one to ask [Bm] much, big man in the sky, _ _ but it's [G] all I've got.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Well [D] someday I hope to find [C] that land of honey wine, [G] where the coffee grows on [D] the white oak
trees, [G] and [Am] those sugar coated mountains [Em] in the spring begin to melt in the [C] dew. _ The

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