...BIG TIME... by Peter Gabriel
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*from 'So' (1986)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: G#)


Chorus 1:

Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)    I'm on my way,
    F (133211@1)        Gm (355333@1)Bb, C (x32010@1)FI'm (133211@1)making it.
Gm  Bb
     I've got to,
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)         Gm (355333@1)Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Make it show, yeah!

Gm (355333@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)       So much,
F (133211@1)          Gm (355333@1)  Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Larger than life.
Gm  Bb
     I'm going to,
C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)      Gm (355333@1)Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Watch it growing.

Break:

Bb (x1333x@1)     Gm (355333@1)Oh......oh,
Bb (x1333x@1)     Gm (355333@1)Oh......oh.

Verse 1:

C7 (x32310@1)The place,
Where I come from,
Gm (355333@1)Is a small town.
Cm (x3101x@1)They think so small,
               GmThey (355333@1)use small words.

        C7But (x32310@1)not me;
I'm smarter than that,
Gm (355333@1)I worked it out.
Cm (x3101x@1)I've been,
Stretching my mouth,
             GmTo (355333@1)let those big,
Words come right out.

          C7I've (x32310@1)had enough,
I'm getting out,
       GmTo (355333@1)the city,
The big, big city.
Cm (x3101x@1)I'll be a big noise,
With all the big boys,
Gm (355333@1)There's so much,
Stuff I will own.

Bridge 1:

F# (244322@1)And I will pray,
To a big God,
C7 (x32310@1)As I kneel in,
The big church.

Chorus 2:

Gm (355333@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
          C (x32010@1)I'm on my way,
    FI'm (133211@1)making it,
Gm (355333@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
   C (x32010@1)  FOh (133211@1)yes.
Gm (355333@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
I've got to,
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)Make it show, yeah!

Gm (355333@1)         Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)(Big Time),
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)So much larger,
     Gm (355333@1)  Bb, C (x32010@1)FThan (133211@1)life,
Gm (355333@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
I'm going to,
C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)Watch it growing.
Gm (355333@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time).

Break:

   FOh-oh (133211@1)oh, oh oh,
Oh-oh oh, oh oh.

Verse 2:

C7 (x32310@1)My parties have,
        GmAll (355333@1)the big names,
And I greet them,
                CmWith (x3101x@1)the widest smile.
Tell them how my life,
              GmIs (355333@1)one big ad-venture.

                    C7And (x32310@1)always they're amazed,
When I show them 'round,
   GmMy (355333@1)house, to my bed.
         CmI (x3101x@1)had it made like,
A mountain range,
                  GmWith (355333@1)a snow-white pillow,
For my big fat head.

Bridge 2:

F# (244322@1)And my heaven will,
Be a big heaven,
C7 (x32310@1)And I will walk,
Through the front door.

Chorus 3:

Gm (355333@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
          C (x32010@1)I'm on my way,
    FI'm (133211@1)making it,
Gm (355333@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
   C (x32010@1)  FOh (133211@1)yes.
Gm (355333@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time),
I've got to,
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)Make it show, yeah!

Gm (355333@1)         Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)(Big Time),
C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)So much larger,
     Gm (355333@1)  Bb, C (x32010@1)FThan (133211@1)life,
Gm (355333@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)(Big Time), 
I'm going to,
C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)Watch it growing.
Gm (355333@1)         Bb, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)(Big Time).

Coda:

Gm (355333@1)(Big Time),
My car is,
Getting bigger,
Cm (x3101x@1)(Big Time),
My house is,
Getting bigger.

Gm (355333@1)(Big Time),
My eyes are,
Getting bigger,
Cm (x3101x@1)(Big Time),
       BbAnd (x1333x@1)my mouth.

Gm (355333@1)(Big Time),
My belly is,
Getting bigger,
Cm (x3101x@1)(Big Time),
And my bank account.

Gm (355333@1)(Big Time),
Look at my,
Circumstance,
Cm (x3101x@1)(Big Time),
        BbAnd (x1333x@1)the bulge,
In my big big big,
            GmBig (355333@1)big big big.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Gm (355333@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)    C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     C7 (x32310@1)    Cm (x3101x@1)    F# (244322@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 355333  x13331  x35553  133211  x35353  x35543  244322


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)