Big John Is My Name Chords by Rare Earth
Tempo:
89.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
Ab
Fm
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [F] [Eb]
[F] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F] [Eb] Well I [F] like what I do, I do what I like, what I do, hey I play [Ab] the funky [F] music, yeah yeah,
[Ab] [F] I want to tell you now some of my friends are [Fm] smoking [F] ill dope, I got to say some of
my friends, [Fm] sniff [F] ill dope, well hey yeah, different drugs [Ab] for different [F] folks, but me,
I play funky music all [Ab] night long, [F] hey that's what turns me on, [Ab] [G] wow, and all you sophisticated
folks, we get it [Dm] on every night [A] and night, [G] don't look for no fancy car [D] with a flashy
neon [G] sign, hey I must warn you, there'll be a whole lot of folks there drinking that
and you're cursed, and the folks in the back room curse you, [F] wow, Big John is my [Fm] name,
[F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Ab] [F] me and my [Eb] band specializing
in the [F] jitty gritty, Big John is my [Fm] name, [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing,
from the big [Fm] city, [F] me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty, play my music and have
a [Ab] honky tonk [F] from Maine to Mexico, soulful folks ain't [Ab] got no [F] shoes, smelling like all
I've done, I got invited to the [Ab] White House, [F] but I have to turn it down, cause me and my
band can't stand what the jitty bucks putting down, [G] wow, I [A] might not ever make a big guy,
[G] [D] a honky tonk [G] joint, that's my style, hey, and a one fall, but I didn't move, well the
women, my
[F] name, [Fm] [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Fm] me [F] and
my band specializing in the jitty gritty, Big John is [Ab] my name, [F] playing funky music is
my favorite thing, from the big city, me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty,
[Abm] [F]
I want to know again, if you [Fm] sit [F] down, I'll get out of bed.
[Fm]
[F] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F] [Eb] Well I [F] like what I do, I do what I like, what I do, hey I play [Ab] the funky [F] music, yeah yeah,
[Ab] [F] I want to tell you now some of my friends are [Fm] smoking [F] ill dope, I got to say some of
my friends, [Fm] sniff [F] ill dope, well hey yeah, different drugs [Ab] for different [F] folks, but me,
I play funky music all [Ab] night long, [F] hey that's what turns me on, [Ab] [G] wow, and all you sophisticated
folks, we get it [Dm] on every night [A] and night, [G] don't look for no fancy car [D] with a flashy
neon [G] sign, hey I must warn you, there'll be a whole lot of folks there drinking that
and you're cursed, and the folks in the back room curse you, [F] wow, Big John is my [Fm] name,
[F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Ab] [F] me and my [Eb] band specializing
in the [F] jitty gritty, Big John is my [Fm] name, [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing,
from the big [Fm] city, [F] me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty, play my music and have
a [Ab] honky tonk [F] from Maine to Mexico, soulful folks ain't [Ab] got no [F] shoes, smelling like all
I've done, I got invited to the [Ab] White House, [F] but I have to turn it down, cause me and my
band can't stand what the jitty bucks putting down, [G] wow, I [A] might not ever make a big guy,
[G] [D] a honky tonk [G] joint, that's my style, hey, and a one fall, but I didn't move, well the
women, my
[F] name, [Fm] [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Fm] me [F] and
my band specializing in the jitty gritty, Big John is [Ab] my name, [F] playing funky music is
my favorite thing, from the big city, me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty,
[Abm] [F]
I want to know again, if you [Fm] sit [F] down, I'll get out of bed.
[Fm]
Key:
F
Ab
Fm
G
Eb
F
Ab
Fm
[F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Eb] Well I [F] like what I do, I do what I like, what I do, hey I play [Ab] the funky [F] music, yeah yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ I want to tell you now some of my friends are [Fm] smoking [F] ill dope, I got to say some of
my friends, [Fm] sniff [F] ill dope, well hey yeah, different drugs [Ab] for different [F] folks, but me,
I play funky music all [Ab] night long, [F] hey that's what turns me on, [Ab] [G] wow, and all you sophisticated
folks, we get it [Dm] on every night [A] and night, [G] don't look for no fancy car [D] with a flashy
neon [G] sign, hey I must warn you, there'll be a whole lot of folks there drinking that
and you're cursed, and the folks in the back room curse you, [F] wow, Big John is my [Fm] name,
[F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Ab] [F] me and my [Eb] band specializing
in the [F] jitty gritty, Big John is my [Fm] name, [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing,
from the big [Fm] city, [F] me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty, play my music and have
a [Ab] honky tonk [F] from Maine to Mexico, _ soulful folks ain't [Ab] got no [F] shoes, smelling like all
I've done, I got invited to the [Ab] White House, [F] but I have to turn it down, cause me and my
band can't stand what the jitty bucks putting down, [G] wow, _ I [A] might not ever make a big guy,
[G] _ _ _ [D] a honky tonk [G] joint, that's my style, _ hey, and a one fall, but I didn't move, _ _ _ well the
women, my _
_ [F] _ name, [Fm] [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Fm] me [F] and
my band specializing in the jitty gritty, Big John is [Ab] my name, [F] playing funky music is
my favorite thing, from the big city, _ _ _ me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty,
_ _ [Abm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want to know again, if you [Fm] sit [F] down, _ _ I'll get out of bed. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Eb] Well I [F] like what I do, I do what I like, what I do, hey I play [Ab] the funky [F] music, yeah yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ I want to tell you now some of my friends are [Fm] smoking [F] ill dope, I got to say some of
my friends, [Fm] sniff [F] ill dope, well hey yeah, different drugs [Ab] for different [F] folks, but me,
I play funky music all [Ab] night long, [F] hey that's what turns me on, [Ab] [G] wow, and all you sophisticated
folks, we get it [Dm] on every night [A] and night, [G] don't look for no fancy car [D] with a flashy
neon [G] sign, hey I must warn you, there'll be a whole lot of folks there drinking that
and you're cursed, and the folks in the back room curse you, [F] wow, Big John is my [Fm] name,
[F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Ab] [F] me and my [Eb] band specializing
in the [F] jitty gritty, Big John is my [Fm] name, [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing,
from the big [Fm] city, [F] me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty, play my music and have
a [Ab] honky tonk [F] from Maine to Mexico, _ soulful folks ain't [Ab] got no [F] shoes, smelling like all
I've done, I got invited to the [Ab] White House, [F] but I have to turn it down, cause me and my
band can't stand what the jitty bucks putting down, [G] wow, _ I [A] might not ever make a big guy,
[G] _ _ _ [D] a honky tonk [G] joint, that's my style, _ hey, and a one fall, but I didn't move, _ _ _ well the
women, my _
_ [F] _ name, [Fm] [F] playing funky music is my favorite thing, from the big city, [Fm] me [F] and
my band specializing in the jitty gritty, Big John is [Ab] my name, [F] playing funky music is
my favorite thing, from the big city, _ _ _ me and my band specializing in the jitty gritty,
_ _ [Abm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want to know again, if you [Fm] sit [F] down, _ _ I'll get out of bed. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _