Chords for Natalie Merchant - Big Girls (feat. Abena Koomson-Davis) (Official Video)
Tempo:
74.35 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
G#m
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [B]
You always thought the [C#m] game came easy.
[F#] You never thought [B] about it [F#] twice.
You never thought [G#m] about it twice.
Your luck was [C#m] never leaving.
[B] [F#]
So you just [B] threw the dice.
[F#] Time was on your [G#m]
side.
[A] [E] [B]
Time's got tough and [C#m] life got even.
[F#] So you told yourself [B] some lies.
[F#] So you told yourself [G#m] some lies.
And now you truly do [C#m] believe that [F#]
there's only one way to [B] survive.
[F#] You gotta hold [G#m] on to your life.
It's alright.
[A] [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
[A] [E] Heart of stone gone [B] cruel desires.
[A] [E] Close the door.
[B] Keep it all inside.
[F#] [B]
You trusted love [C#m] but love's deceiving.
[F#] You know that [B] it's unfair.
[F#] You know love is [G#m] so unfair.
But it hurts the [C#m] worst, believe me.
[F#] When you show [B] them that you care.
[F#] So never show [G#m] them that you care.
[A] [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
[A] Heart [E] of stone gone cruel [B] desires.
[A] Close [G#m] the door.
Keep it [A] all inside.
Know [F#] when to hide.
Know [C#m] when to fight.
[A] Tell the lie.
Know [F#] how to survive.
[D#] Don't let them see.
[G#m] Don't give yourself away.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[D#] Keep your head, [G#m] girl.
There's so much more at stake.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold on, [A] hold on.
[F#] Hold on.
[D#] So you took a [G#m] hit and the ship is low and down.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
A [D#] spark is [G#m] lit and the fire's spreading fast.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold on, [A] hold on.
[F#] Hold on.
[D#] Sea clouds are [G#m] bursting and water's rising fast.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[D#] Stop the wrecking [G#m] ball or the walls are coming down.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold [A] on, hold [F#] on.
Hold on.
[E] Hold on, [B] hold on.
You always thought the [C#m] game came easy.
[F#] You never thought [B] about it [F#] twice.
You never thought [G#m] about it twice.
Your luck was [C#m] never leaving.
[B] [F#]
So you just [B] threw the dice.
[F#] Time was on your [G#m]
side.
[A] [E] [B]
Time's got tough and [C#m] life got even.
[F#] So you told yourself [B] some lies.
[F#] So you told yourself [G#m] some lies.
And now you truly do [C#m] believe that [F#]
there's only one way to [B] survive.
[F#] You gotta hold [G#m] on to your life.
It's alright.
[A] [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
[A] [E] Heart of stone gone [B] cruel desires.
[A] [E] Close the door.
[B] Keep it all inside.
[F#] [B]
You trusted love [C#m] but love's deceiving.
[F#] You know that [B] it's unfair.
[F#] You know love is [G#m] so unfair.
But it hurts the [C#m] worst, believe me.
[F#] When you show [B] them that you care.
[F#] So never show [G#m] them that you care.
[A] [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
[A] Heart [E] of stone gone cruel [B] desires.
[A] Close [G#m] the door.
Keep it [A] all inside.
Know [F#] when to hide.
Know [C#m] when to fight.
[A] Tell the lie.
Know [F#] how to survive.
[D#] Don't let them see.
[G#m] Don't give yourself away.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[D#] Keep your head, [G#m] girl.
There's so much more at stake.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold on, [A] hold on.
[F#] Hold on.
[D#] So you took a [G#m] hit and the ship is low and down.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
A [D#] spark is [G#m] lit and the fire's spreading fast.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold on, [A] hold on.
[F#] Hold on.
[D#] Sea clouds are [G#m] bursting and water's rising fast.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[D#] Stop the wrecking [G#m] ball or the walls are coming down.
[E] [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
[C#m] Hold [A] on, hold [F#] on.
Hold on.
[E] Hold on, [B] hold on.
Key:
F#
B
G#m
E
A
F#
B
G#m
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You always thought the [C#m] game came easy.
_ _ [F#] You never thought [B] about it [F#] twice.
You never thought [G#m] about it twice.
Your luck was [C#m] never leaving.
_ [B] _ [F#] _
So you just [B] threw the dice.
[F#] Time was on your [G#m]
side.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Time's got tough and [C#m] life got even.
_ _ [F#] So you told yourself [B] some lies.
[F#] So you told yourself [G#m] some lies.
And now you truly do [C#m] believe that _ _ [F#] _
there's only one way to [B] survive.
[F#] You gotta hold [G#m] on to your life.
It's alright.
_ [A] _ [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Heart of stone gone [B] cruel desires.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Close the door. _
[B] Keep it all inside.
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ You trusted love [C#m] but love's deceiving. _
_ [F#] _ You know that [B] it's unfair.
[F#] You know love is [G#m] so unfair.
But it hurts the [C#m] worst, believe me.
_ [F#] _ When you show [B] them that you care.
[F#] So never show [G#m] them that you care.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
_ _ _ [A] Heart [E] of stone gone cruel [B] desires.
_ _ [A] Close [G#m] the door.
Keep it [A] all inside.
Know [F#] when to hide.
Know [C#m] when to fight. _
[A] Tell the lie.
Know [F#] how to survive. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ Don't let them see.
[G#m] Don't give yourself away.
_ [E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [D#] _ Keep your head, [G#m] girl.
There's so much more at stake.
_ [E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [C#m] _ Hold on, [A] _ hold on.
[F#] _ Hold on.
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ So you took a [G#m] hit and the ship is low and down.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
A [D#] _ _ spark is [G#m] lit and the fire's spreading fast.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ [C#m] _ Hold on, [A] _ hold on.
[F#] _ Hold on.
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ Sea clouds are [G#m] bursting and water's rising fast.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [D#] _ Stop the wrecking [G#m] ball or the walls are coming down.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ [C#m] _ Hold [A] on, hold [F#] on.
Hold on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Hold on, [B] hold on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You always thought the [C#m] game came easy.
_ _ [F#] You never thought [B] about it [F#] twice.
You never thought [G#m] about it twice.
Your luck was [C#m] never leaving.
_ [B] _ [F#] _
So you just [B] threw the dice.
[F#] Time was on your [G#m]
side.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Time's got tough and [C#m] life got even.
_ _ [F#] So you told yourself [B] some lies.
[F#] So you told yourself [G#m] some lies.
And now you truly do [C#m] believe that _ _ [F#] _
there's only one way to [B] survive.
[F#] You gotta hold [G#m] on to your life.
It's alright.
_ [A] _ [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Heart of stone gone [B] cruel desires.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Close the door. _
[B] Keep it all inside.
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ You trusted love [C#m] but love's deceiving. _
_ [F#] _ You know that [B] it's unfair.
[F#] You know love is [G#m] so unfair.
But it hurts the [C#m] worst, believe me.
_ [F#] _ When you show [B] them that you care.
[F#] So never show [G#m] them that you care.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Big girls, [B] they don't cry.
_ _ _ [A] Heart [E] of stone gone cruel [B] desires.
_ _ [A] Close [G#m] the door.
Keep it [A] all inside.
Know [F#] when to hide.
Know [C#m] when to fight. _
[A] Tell the lie.
Know [F#] how to survive. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ Don't let them see.
[G#m] Don't give yourself away.
_ [E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [D#] _ Keep your head, [G#m] girl.
There's so much more at stake.
_ [E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [C#m] _ Hold on, [A] _ hold on.
[F#] _ Hold on.
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ So you took a [G#m] hit and the ship is low and down.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
A [D#] _ _ spark is [G#m] lit and the fire's spreading fast.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ [C#m] _ Hold on, [A] _ hold on.
[F#] _ Hold on.
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ Sea clouds are [G#m] bursting and water's rising fast.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ _ [D#] _ Stop the wrecking [G#m] ball or the walls are coming down.
[E] _ [B] Hold on, [F#] hold on.
_ [C#m] _ Hold [A] on, hold [F#] on.
Hold on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Hold on, [B] hold on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _