The Big Heat Chords by Stan Ridgway
Tempo:
88.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
F#m
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[A#]
[B] [D] [E] [D]
[B] [D] [F#m] [D]
[E] [B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to get out [E] fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened, by the fire [D] escaped.
[E] [B] How long have you [F#m] been [E] following [F#m] this guy, [D] the bellboy [E] asked.
[B] Not long enough, [C#] cause we got here [A] too late.
[F#m] [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he [D] said.
[E] [A] You [F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] [D] There's someone [C#] following you.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] Step aside, we're coming through.
[E] [B] Well we followed him to [E] Tucson, [D] ended up in Baton Rouge.
[E] [B] We trailed him here [Bm] with information [F#m] [D] by [F#m] a [E] [B] woman he [C#] knew.
[D] Barstow, that would like to see him dead.
[B] That was four [G#] weeks ago, well [D] maybe five.
[A]
[F#m] Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[E] You [A]
[F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
[F#]
[D] [Bm] It's the big heat.
[F#]
[C#] It's [Bm] the big heat.
[E] [Bm] There's someone following [E] you.
[Bm] Step aside, [F#m] we're coming through.
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[F#] [Bm] We wondered if he'd left behind a clue.
The front page [F#m] of the paper [B] dated 1992.
He remembered [E] when he used to be [D] the chairman of the [C#] board.
[B] But that was [F#] when the world [A] was [D] young and long before [F#m] the war.
Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[A]
You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the [G] big heat.
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
[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, [E] we're coming through.
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
I can't wait for you to go.
The [F#m]
Colonel [Bm] announced his halt, [F#m]
[Bm] and he was not wanting any more pies [E] today.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[N] Has anyone seen an officer in a
[A#]
[B] [D] [E] [D]
[B] [D] [F#m] [D]
[E] [B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to get out [E] fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened, by the fire [D] escaped.
[E] [B] How long have you [F#m] been [E] following [F#m] this guy, [D] the bellboy [E] asked.
[B] Not long enough, [C#] cause we got here [A] too late.
[F#m] [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he [D] said.
[E] [A] You [F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] [D] There's someone [C#] following you.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] Step aside, we're coming through.
[E] [B] Well we followed him to [E] Tucson, [D] ended up in Baton Rouge.
[E] [B] We trailed him here [Bm] with information [F#m] [D] by [F#m] a [E] [B] woman he [C#] knew.
[D] Barstow, that would like to see him dead.
[B] That was four [G#] weeks ago, well [D] maybe five.
[A]
[F#m] Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[E] You [A]
[F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
[F#]
[D] [Bm] It's the big heat.
[F#]
[C#] It's [Bm] the big heat.
[E] [Bm] There's someone following [E] you.
[Bm] Step aside, [F#m] we're coming through.
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[F#] [Bm] We wondered if he'd left behind a clue.
The front page [F#m] of the paper [B] dated 1992.
He remembered [E] when he used to be [D] the chairman of the [C#] board.
[B] But that was [F#] when the world [A] was [D] young and long before [F#m] the war.
Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[A]
You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the [G] big heat.
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
[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, [E] we're coming through.
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
I can't wait for you to go.
The [F#m]
Colonel [Bm] announced his halt, [F#m]
[Bm] and he was not wanting any more pies [E] today.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm] [F#]
[N] Has anyone seen an officer in a
Key:
D
E
F#m
B
Bm
D
E
F#m
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
[E] [B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to get out [E] fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened, by the fire [D] escaped. _
[E] [B] How long have you [F#m] been [E] following [F#m] this guy, [D] the bellboy [E] asked.
[B] Not long enough, [C#] cause we got here [A] too late. _
_ [F#m] _ [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he [D] said.
[E] _ [A] You [F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] _ [D] There's someone [C#] following you.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] _ Step aside, we're coming through.
[E] [B] Well we followed him to [E] Tucson, [D] ended up in Baton Rouge.
[E] [B] We trailed him here [Bm] with information [F#m] [D] by [F#m] a [E] _ [B] woman he [C#] knew.
[D] Barstow, that would like to see him dead.
[B] That was four [G#] weeks ago, well [D] maybe five.
[A] _
_ [F#m] Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
_ [E] You [A] _
[F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
[D] [Bm] It's the big heat.
_ _ _ _ [F#]
[C#] It's [Bm] the big heat.
[E] _ [Bm] There's someone following [E] you.
[Bm] _ Step _ aside, [F#m] we're coming through.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] We wondered if he'd left behind a clue.
The front page [F#m] of the paper [B] dated 1992.
He remembered [E] when he used to be [D] the chairman of the [C#] board.
[B] But that was [F#] when the world [A] was [D] young and long before [F#m] the war.
Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[A] _ _ _
You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the [G] big heat.
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
[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, [E] we're coming through.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can't wait for you to go.
The _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Colonel [Bm] announced his halt, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] and he was not wanting any more pies [E] today.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ Has anyone seen an officer in a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
[E] [B] The room was [C#] dark, looked like [D] someone had to get out [E] fast.
[B] A window [C#] opened, by the fire [D] escaped. _
[E] [B] How long have you [F#m] been [E] following [F#m] this guy, [D] the bellboy [E] asked.
[B] Not long enough, [C#] cause we got here [A] too late. _
_ [F#m] _ [A] Everybody wants another piece of pie today, he [D] said.
[E] _ [A] You [F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] _ [D] There's someone [C#] following you.
[B] It's the big heat.
[D] _ Step aside, we're coming through.
[E] [B] Well we followed him to [E] Tucson, [D] ended up in Baton Rouge.
[E] [B] We trailed him here [Bm] with information [F#m] [D] by [F#m] a [E] _ [B] woman he [C#] knew.
[D] Barstow, that would like to see him dead.
[B] That was four [G#] weeks ago, well [D] maybe five.
[A] _
_ [F#m] Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
_ [E] You [A] _
[F#m] gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[Bm] It's the big heat.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
[D] [Bm] It's the big heat.
_ _ _ _ [F#]
[C#] It's [Bm] the big heat.
[E] _ [Bm] There's someone following [E] you.
[Bm] _ Step _ aside, [F#m] we're coming through.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#] _ [Bm] We wondered if he'd left behind a clue.
The front page [F#m] of the paper [B] dated 1992.
He remembered [E] when he used to be [D] the chairman of the [C#] board.
[B] But that was [F#] when the world [A] was [D] young and long before [F#m] the war.
Everybody [A] wants another piece of pie [F#m] today, [D] he said.
[A] _ _ _
You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.
[B] It's the [G] big heat.
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
[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, [E] we're coming through.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can't wait for you to go.
The _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Colonel [Bm] announced his halt, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] and he was not wanting any more pies [E] today.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ Has anyone seen an officer in a