Big John Chords by Slim Dusty
Tempo:
133.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Big John.
I was born and raised [A] in an eastern town, [E] I was just a lily [B]-livered boy,
[E] Then I tried to get a job [A] in a pub way out back,
[E] I succeeded [B] and my heart [E] left with joy.
The boss said, son, [A] oh you'll be alright, [E] If you just remember [B] what I say.
[E] If somebody yells, [A]
Big John's a [E]-comin', Run, cause [B] you've just gotta [E] get away.
Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [B] And a killer with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
The job went well for [A] a week or so, [E] Then a worn-out man buzzed through [B] the door.
[E] Oh, Big John's a-comin', [A] He let out with a yell, Then [E] collapsed [B] and died on [E] the floor.
Oh, everybody ran, cause [A] the real stampede, In [E] a second there was no one there [B] but me.
So [E] I stood behind the bar with [A] a bottle in my hand, [E] For this is what [B] I'd come out back [E] to see.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, He's [E] a madman with a stock whip, And [F#] a killer [B] with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big John's [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
I looked out the window, [A]
then up the street, [E] I couldn't believe my eyes told [B] me so.
He [E] was eight feet tall, and he [A] was four foot wide, And [E] he sat astride [B] a giant [E] buffalo.
His hair was long and matted, [A] his clothes were made of iron, [E] A crocodile followed [B] on a leash.
As [E] he read the hitch and rail, he [A] punched the buffalo to the ground, And [E] the crocodile [B] trinched out [E] of his reach.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer with [B] a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the [E] streets, Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
Well, he busted down the door, [A] as he crashed into the room, [E] I pushed a dozen bottles [B] across the bar.
[E] As he grabbed one up, and [A] as he drank it down, [E] I was wishin' I [B] was home [E] with my ma.
Well, he polished off the dozen, [A] and smashed him to the floor, [E] And his bloodshot eyes grew big [B] and bright.
[E] I grabbed another carton and [A] said, Here, mate, help yourself, Then [E] he spoke to me, [B] and I turned [E] ghostly white.
No thanks, he said, [A] I haven't got the time, [E] I have to [B] continue my runnin'.
[E] And you'd better run too, [A] if you know what's good for you, [E] Don't you know, [B] Big John [E] is a-comin'.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer [G#m] with a gun.
[E]
Big John's a [G#]-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E]
Big [B] John's will fight anyone he meets.
[E] Oh, Big John [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
[N]
I was born and raised [A] in an eastern town, [E] I was just a lily [B]-livered boy,
[E] Then I tried to get a job [A] in a pub way out back,
[E] I succeeded [B] and my heart [E] left with joy.
The boss said, son, [A] oh you'll be alright, [E] If you just remember [B] what I say.
[E] If somebody yells, [A]
Big John's a [E]-comin', Run, cause [B] you've just gotta [E] get away.
Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [B] And a killer with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
The job went well for [A] a week or so, [E] Then a worn-out man buzzed through [B] the door.
[E] Oh, Big John's a-comin', [A] He let out with a yell, Then [E] collapsed [B] and died on [E] the floor.
Oh, everybody ran, cause [A] the real stampede, In [E] a second there was no one there [B] but me.
So [E] I stood behind the bar with [A] a bottle in my hand, [E] For this is what [B] I'd come out back [E] to see.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, He's [E] a madman with a stock whip, And [F#] a killer [B] with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big John's [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
I looked out the window, [A]
then up the street, [E] I couldn't believe my eyes told [B] me so.
He [E] was eight feet tall, and he [A] was four foot wide, And [E] he sat astride [B] a giant [E] buffalo.
His hair was long and matted, [A] his clothes were made of iron, [E] A crocodile followed [B] on a leash.
As [E] he read the hitch and rail, he [A] punched the buffalo to the ground, And [E] the crocodile [B] trinched out [E] of his reach.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer with [B] a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the [E] streets, Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
Well, he busted down the door, [A] as he crashed into the room, [E] I pushed a dozen bottles [B] across the bar.
[E] As he grabbed one up, and [A] as he drank it down, [E] I was wishin' I [B] was home [E] with my ma.
Well, he polished off the dozen, [A] and smashed him to the floor, [E] And his bloodshot eyes grew big [B] and bright.
[E] I grabbed another carton and [A] said, Here, mate, help yourself, Then [E] he spoke to me, [B] and I turned [E] ghostly white.
No thanks, he said, [A] I haven't got the time, [E] I have to [B] continue my runnin'.
[E] And you'd better run too, [A] if you know what's good for you, [E] Don't you know, [B] Big John [E] is a-comin'.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer [G#m] with a gun.
[E]
Big John's a [G#]-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E]
Big [B] John's will fight anyone he meets.
[E] Oh, Big John [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
[N]
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Big John.
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ was born and raised [A] in an eastern town, [E] I was just a lily [B]-livered boy,
_ [E] Then I tried to get a job [A] in a pub way out back,
[E] I succeeded [B] and my heart [E] left with joy.
_ The boss said, son, [A] oh you'll be alright, [E] If you just remember [B] what I say.
_ [E] _ If somebody yells, [A]
Big John's a [E]-comin', Run, cause [B] you've just gotta [E] get away.
_ _ Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [B] And a killer with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ The job went well for [A] a week or so, [E] Then a worn-out man buzzed through [B] the door.
_ [E] Oh, Big John's a-comin', [A] He let out with a yell, Then [E] collapsed [B] and died on [E] the floor.
_ Oh, everybody ran, cause [A] the real stampede, In [E] a second there was no one there [B] but me.
So [E] I stood behind the bar with [A] a bottle in my hand, [E] For this is what [B] I'd come out back [E] to see.
_ Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, He's [E] a madman with a stock whip, And [F#] a killer [B] with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big John's [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ I looked out the window, [A]
then up the street, [E] I couldn't believe my eyes told [B] me so.
He [E] was eight feet tall, and he [A] was four foot wide, And [E] he sat astride [B] a giant [E] buffalo.
_ _ His hair was long and matted, [A] his clothes were made of iron, [E] A crocodile followed [B] on a leash.
As [E] he read the hitch and rail, he [A] punched the buffalo to the ground, And [E] the crocodile [B] trinched out [E] of his reach.
_ Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer with [B] a gun.
_ [E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the [E] streets, Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ Well, he busted down the door, [A] as he crashed into the room, [E] I pushed a dozen bottles [B] across the bar.
_ [E] As he grabbed one up, and [A] as he drank it down, [E] I was wishin' I [B] was home [E] with my ma.
Well, he polished off the dozen, [A] and smashed him to the floor, [E] And his bloodshot eyes grew big [B] and bright.
_ [E] I grabbed another carton and [A] said, Here, mate, help yourself, Then [E] he spoke to me, [B] and I turned [E] ghostly white. _ _ _
No thanks, he said, [A] I haven't got the time, [E] I have to [B] continue my _ runnin'.
[E] And you'd better run too, [A] if you know what's good for you, [E] Don't you know, [B] Big John [E] is a-comin'.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer [G#m] with a gun.
[E]
Big John's a [G#]-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E]
Big [B] John's will fight anyone he meets.
[E] _ Oh, Big John [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ was born and raised [A] in an eastern town, [E] I was just a lily [B]-livered boy,
_ [E] Then I tried to get a job [A] in a pub way out back,
[E] I succeeded [B] and my heart [E] left with joy.
_ The boss said, son, [A] oh you'll be alright, [E] If you just remember [B] what I say.
_ [E] _ If somebody yells, [A]
Big John's a [E]-comin', Run, cause [B] you've just gotta [E] get away.
_ _ Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [B] And a killer with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ The job went well for [A] a week or so, [E] Then a worn-out man buzzed through [B] the door.
_ [E] Oh, Big John's a-comin', [A] He let out with a yell, Then [E] collapsed [B] and died on [E] the floor.
_ Oh, everybody ran, cause [A] the real stampede, In [E] a second there was no one there [B] but me.
So [E] I stood behind the bar with [A] a bottle in my hand, [E] For this is what [B] I'd come out back [E] to see.
_ Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, He's [E] a madman with a stock whip, And [F#] a killer [B] with a gun.
[E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E] Big John's [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ I looked out the window, [A]
then up the street, [E] I couldn't believe my eyes told [B] me so.
He [E] was eight feet tall, and he [A] was four foot wide, And [E] he sat astride [B] a giant [E] buffalo.
_ _ His hair was long and matted, [A] his clothes were made of iron, [E] A crocodile followed [B] on a leash.
As [E] he read the hitch and rail, he [A] punched the buffalo to the ground, And [E] the crocodile [B] trinched out [E] of his reach.
_ Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer with [B] a gun.
_ [E] Big John's a-comin', [A] Better clear the [E] streets, Big [B] John's will fight anyone [E] he meets.
_ Well, he busted down the door, [A] as he crashed into the room, [E] I pushed a dozen bottles [B] across the bar.
_ [E] As he grabbed one up, and [A] as he drank it down, [E] I was wishin' I [B] was home [E] with my ma.
Well, he polished off the dozen, [A] and smashed him to the floor, [E] And his bloodshot eyes grew big [B] and bright.
_ [E] I grabbed another carton and [A] said, Here, mate, help yourself, Then [E] he spoke to me, [B] and I turned [E] ghostly white. _ _ _
No thanks, he said, [A] I haven't got the time, [E] I have to [B] continue my _ runnin'.
[E] And you'd better run too, [A] if you know what's good for you, [E] Don't you know, [B] Big John [E] is a-comin'.
Oh, Big John's a [A]-comin', Get set to run, [E] He's a madman with a stock whip, [F#] And a killer [G#m] with a gun.
[E]
Big John's a [G#]-comin', [A] Better clear the streets, [E]
Big [B] John's will fight anyone he meets.
[E] _ Oh, Big John [B] will fight anyone [E] he meets. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _