Chords for ✰ Brenda Lee / Johnny Cash ✰

Tempo:
187 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Gm

F#

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✰ Brenda Lee / Johnny Cash ✰ chords
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[G] [F#] [Cm] [G]
[C] [A] Big Boss Man,
[C] why don't you hear me when I call?
Hey [F] Big Boss Man,
[G] why [F] don't you hear me when I [C] call?
Here I am, honey.
[Gm] [C]
Well, [G] you ain't so big, [Fm] you're just tall, [C] that's all.
[G]
[C] [G]
Well, bad news travels like a [C] wildfire, [B] good news travels slow.
[G] They [F#] all call me wildfire, [A] cause everybody knows [F] I'm mad news.
Big Boss Man, why don't you hear me when [G] I call?
Yeah, here, what you call?
Always getting into trouble.
[Dm] Leave a little girl [G] that hates to see me go.
[C]
[G]
[C] Well, I've been hearing [G] stories, how you've been moving around.
[C] No [G] time to listen to that kind of hand [Em]-me-down.
Big [F] Boss Man,
[C] why [F] don't you hear me when [C] I call?
Why [Am] don't you hear me when [G] I call?
[C]
I [G] said you ain't so tall, Bumblebee.
[A] No, I'm just tall, that's [C]
[G]
all.
From north to south, to east [A#] to west, [G] the story is the same.
From one state to another, I have to [C] change my name, cause [F] I'm mad news.
Big Boss Man, [D] why don't [A#] you hear me when [G] I call?
[C]
I [G] said you ain't so big, [Cm]
[C] you're just tall, that's all.
Hey, Mr.
[Gm] Big Boss Man, [C]
I [G] said you ain't so tall, Bumblebee.
No, I'm just [D]
tall, [C] that's all.
Ha ha ha, [G] hey, it's good to have you back.
Thank you, Johnny.
[F#] I'm proud of you.
I [G] am pleased to be here, [E] and I've got one thing to say.
What's that?
Big [F] Boss Man, hey, why don't you listen to [E] me when I call?
[Gm] Why don't you hear me when I call?
[D] Oh, I [G]
[Dm] said [F] you ain't so big.
[G] No, I'm [Gm] just tall, that's all.
[G] Hey, you sure are tall.
You sure are tall.
Oh, me.
Oh, me just tall.
[Gm] You're [N] pretty big.
[C]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
F#
134211112
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] Big Boss Man, _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ why don't you hear me when I call? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey [F] Big Boss Man, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ why [F] don't you hear me when I [C] call?
Here I am, honey.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ Well, [G] you ain't so big, _ _ [Fm] _ _ you're just _ tall, [C] that's all.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, bad news travels like a [C] wildfire, _ [B] good news travels slow.
_ [G] _ They [F#] all call me wildfire, [A] cause _ everybody _ knows _ [F] I'm mad news.
Big Boss Man, _ _ why don't you hear me when [G] I call? _ _ _
Yeah, here, what you call?
Always getting into trouble.
_ [Dm] Leave a little girl [G] that hates to see me go.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Well, I've been hearing _ [G] stories, how you've been moving around.
_ _ [C] _ No [G] time to listen to that kind of hand [Em]-me-down.
Big [F] Boss Man, _ _
_ _ _ [C] why _ [F] don't you hear me when [C] I call?
Why [Am] don't you hear me when [G] I _ call?
[C] _
I [G] said you ain't so tall, Bumblebee.
_ [A] No, _ I'm just tall, that's [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ all.
From north to south, to east [A#] to west, [G] the story is the same.
From one state to another, _ I have to [C] change my name, cause [F] I'm mad news.
Big _ Boss Man, [D] _ _ why don't [A#] you hear me when [G] I _ call?
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ [G] said you ain't so big, _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] you're _ just tall, that's all.
Hey, Mr.
_ [Gm] Big Boss Man, [C] _
I [G] said you ain't so tall, _ _ Bumblebee.
_ No, I'm just _ _ [D]
tall, [C] that's all. _ _
Ha ha ha, [G] hey, it's good to have you back.
Thank you, Johnny.
[F#] I'm proud of you.
I [G] am pleased to be here, [E] and I've got one thing to say.
What's that? _
Big [F] Boss Man, _ _ _ _ hey, why don't you listen to [E] me when I call?
[Gm] Why don't you hear me when I call?
[D] Oh, I [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ said [F] you ain't so big.
[G] No, I'm [Gm] just tall, that's all.
_ _ [G] Hey, you sure are tall.
You sure are tall.
Oh, me.
Oh, me just tall.
[Gm] You're [N] pretty big. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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