The Big Heat Chords by Stan Ridgway

Tempo:
88.8 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

C#

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stan Ridgway, "The Big Heat" chords
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[B] [G] [E] [D]
[B] [E] [D] [E]
[B] [D] [D] [C#]
[B] [C#] [D] [E]
[B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to [C#] get out fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened by the [D] fire escape.
[C#]
[B] How long have you [F#] been [E] following [D] this guy, the [C#] bellboy asked.
[B] Not long [C#] enough, because we got [D] here too late.
[C#]
[F#m] [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he said.
[E] [A]
You gotta watch the ones who always [F#m] keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
[E] [D] There's someone following you.
[B] It's the big [D] heat.
Step aside, we're coming [E] through.
[B] Well, we followed him to [C#m] Tucson, [D] ended up in [C#] Baton Rouge.
[B] We trailed him [Bm] here with [D] information
by [F#m] a
[B] woman he [E] knew at Barstow [D] that would like to [C#] see him dead.
[B] That was four [Bm] weeks ago, well, [D] maybe five.
[F#m]
Everybody [A] wants [E] another [F#m] piece of [E] pie [F#m] today, she said.
[E]
[F#m] You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
It's the big heat.
[E] [Bm] Step aside.
[C#]
[Bm] It's the big heat.
There's someone following you.
Step aside, we're coming through.
[F#m] [C#]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
He walked away, wondered if he'd left behind crew.
The front page of the paper dated 1992.
[B]
He remembered [C#] when he used to [Bm] be the chairman [A] of the board.
[B] That was [C#] when the world was [D] young and long before the war.
[F#m] [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, he said.
[A]
You gotta watch the [F#m] ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
[E] [Bm]
It's the big heat.
[C#]
[Bm] It's the big heat.
There's someone following you.
It's the big heat.
Step aside, we're coming through.
Step aside, which way did they go?
[F#m] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
Key:  
B
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D
1321
C#
12341114
E
2311
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
D
1321
C#
12341114
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To learn Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, D, C#, D, C#, B and E. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 89. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Minor.

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[B] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
[B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to [C#] get out fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened by the [D] fire escape.
_ [C#]
[B] How long have you [F#] been [E] following [D] this guy, the [C#] bellboy asked.
[B] Not long [C#] enough, because we got [D] here too late.
_ [C#] _
[F#m] _ [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he said.
_ [E] _ [A] _
You gotta watch the ones who always [F#m] keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
_ [E] [D] There's someone following you.
[B] It's the big [D] heat.
Step aside, we're coming [E] through.
[B] Well, we followed him to [C#m] Tucson, [D] ended up in [C#] Baton Rouge.
[B] We trailed him [Bm] here with [D] information
by [F#m] a _
[B] woman he [E] knew at Barstow [D] that would like to [C#] see him dead.
[B] That was four [Bm] weeks ago, well, [D] maybe five.
[F#m] _ _
Everybody [A] wants [E] another [F#m] piece of [E] pie [F#m] today, she said.
[E] _ _ _
[F#m] You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
_ _ _ _ It's the big heat.
[E] [Bm] Step aside.
[C#] _
[Bm] It's the big heat.
_ There's someone following you.
_ _ Step aside, we're coming through. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
He walked away, wondered if he'd left behind crew.
The front page of the paper dated 1992.
[B]
He remembered [C#] when he used to [Bm] be the chairman [A] of the board.
[B] That was [C#] when the world was [D] young and long before the war.
[F#m] _ [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, he said.
[A] _ _ _
You gotta watch the [F#m] ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
It's the big heat.
_ _ _ [C#] _
[Bm] It's the big heat.
_ There's someone following you.
It's the big heat.
Step aside, we're coming through.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Step aside, which way did they go? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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