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"Big Man In Town"
(Bob Gaudio)
Intro:
harmonica: Eb D Bb G G F Eb D
Bb/F
/ . . . / . . .
Bb Eb Ab Eb Db
Big man in town
Verse 1:
Db Gb Ab
Each day as I grow older
Db Gb Ab
The nights are getting colder
Db Gbmaj7 Ab Db/Ab Gb/Ab Ab
Some day the sun will shine on me
Db Gb Ab
Money, I don't have any
Db Gb Ab
I'm down to my last penny
Db Gbmaj7 Ab Db F
But darlin' don't cry over me
Chorus:
Bb Eb F
I'll be a big man in town, honest honey
Bb Eb F
I'll be a big man in town, promise darlin'
Bb Eb F Ab C7/G Ebm6/Gb
I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see
F7 Bb Eb
You'll be proud of me
Ab Eb Db
Big man in town
Verse 2:
They think that I'm a rover
But my rovin' days are over
Some day your folks will welcome me
I went away a small man
But I'll come home a tall man
Then what a pretty bride you'll be
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
Ab Eb Db Db7
(Big man in town)
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7
I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7
Oh, I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7 Gb/Db Gbm/Db
Girl I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Db [oboe: Gb F Eb F]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
