Big City Merle Haggard

Big City

Merle Haggard

Cynthia Barker

464
0:00 2:51
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: E
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| E | - | A  | - |
| E | - | B7 | - |
| E | - |

[Verse 1]
   E                       A
I'm tired of this dirty old city
  E                                         B7
Entirely too much work and never enough play
       E                        A
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
          E            B7              E
Think I'll walk off my steady job today

[Chorus]
        E
Turn me loose, set me free
A                             E
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
                                     B7
And give me all I've got coming to me
    E
And keep your retirement
        A                  E
And your socalled social security
                  B7
Big City, turn me loose and set me free
Yeah

[Break]
             | E |
| - | A  | - | E |
| - | B7 | - | E |
| - |

[Verse 2]
        E                          A
Been working every day since I was twenty
       E                                      B7
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done
        E                                   A
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
                E               B7             E
Think it is time some guys like me had some fun
So

[Chorus]
        E
Turn me loose, set me free
A                             E
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
                                     B7
And give me all I've got coming to me
    E
And keep your retirement
        A                    E
And your socalled social security
                  B7
Big City, turn me loose and set me free

[Outro]
         E
Hey, Big City,
        B7                   E
turn me loose and set me free

Bars

[Intro]
| E | - | A  | - |
| E | - | B7 | - |
| E | - |

[Verse 1]
          | E | - |
| A  | -  | E | - |
| -  | B7 | - | E |
| -  | A  | - | E |
| B7 | E  | - |

I'm tired of this dirty old city
Entirely too much work and never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today

[Chorus]
             | E  |
| -  | A | - | E  |
| -  | - | - | B7 |
| -  | E | - | A  |
| -  | E | - | -  |
| B7 | - | - |

Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your socalled social security
Big City, turn me loose and set me free
Yeah

[Break]
             | E |
| - | A  | - | E |
| - | B7 | - | E |
| - |

[Verse 2]
     | E | - | A  |
| -  | E | - | -  |
| B7 | - | E | -  |
| A  | - | E | B7 |
| E  | - |

Been working every day since I was twenty
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
Think it is time some guys like me had some fun
So

[Chorus]
        | E  | -  |
| A | - | E  | -  |
| - | - | B7 | -  |
| E | - | A  | -  |
| E | - | -  | B7 |
| - | - |

Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your socalled social security
Big City, turn me loose and set me free

[Outro]
        | E | B7 |
| E |

Hey, Big City,
turn me loose and set me free

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