"Big Man In Town"
(Bob Gaudio)

Intro:

harmonica: Eb D Bb G g F Eb D

Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 

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BbBb Piano Chord 
   EbEb Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 
  DbDb Piano Chord 

Big man in town

Verse 1:

DbDb Piano Chord 
         GbGb Piano Chord 
       AbAb Piano Chord 

Each day as I grow older
DbDb Piano Chord 
              GbGb Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 

The nights are getting colder
DbDb Piano Chord 
          Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 
     Db/AbDb/Ab Piano Chord 
  Gb/AbGb/Ab Piano Chord 
  AbAb Piano Chord 

Some day the sun will shine on me

DbDb Piano Chord 
       GbGb Piano Chord 
         AbAb Piano Chord 

Money, I don't have any
DbDb Piano Chord 
          GbGb Piano Chord 
      AbAb Piano Chord 

I'm down to my last penny
DbDb Piano Chord 
          Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Piano Chord 
     AbAb Piano Chord 
  DbDb Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 

But darlin' don't cry over me

Chorus:

BbBb Piano Chord 
                    EbEb Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 

I'll be a big man in town, honest honey
BbBb Piano Chord 
                    EbEb Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 

I'll be a big man in town, promise darlin'
BbBb Piano Chord 
                    EbEb Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
                AbAb Piano Chord 
  C7/G  Ebm6/GbEbm6/Gb Piano Chord 

I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see
F7F7 Piano Chord 
                BbBb Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 

You'll be proud of me

AbAb Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 
  DbDb Piano Chord 

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:

AbAb Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 
  DbDb Piano Chord 
   Db7Db7 Piano Chord 

(Big man in town)

Gb/DbGb/Db Piano Chord 
   Gbm/Db              DbDb Piano Chord 
  Db7Db7 Piano Chord 

I'm gonna make it,      just wait and see
Gb/DbGb/Db Piano Chord 
   Gbm/Db              DbDb Piano Chord 
  Db7Db7 Piano Chord 

Oh, I'm gonna make it,      just wait and see
Gb/DbGb/Db Piano Chord 
   Gbm/Db              DbDb Piano Chord 
  Db7Db7 Piano Chord 
  Gb/DbGb/Db Piano Chord 
  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