Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:56:02 -0600
From: Ken Keefover
Subject: Big City by Merle Haggard
Big City
Written by Merle Haggard and Dean Holloway
c1981 Shade Tree Music
Performed by Merle Haggard
Verse 1:
F Bb
I’m tired of this dirty old city.
F C
Entirely too much work and never enough play.
F Bb
And I’m tired of these dirty old sidewalks.
F C F
Think I’ll walk off my steady job today.
Chorus:
F Bb F
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montanna.
C
And gimme all I got comin’ to me,
F Bb F
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
C F
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
Verse 2:
Been working everyday 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’s time some guys like me had some fun.
Chorus