{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1977407,"song":"Big Boys","artist":"Chuck Berry","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11442554-big-boys-chords-by-chuck-berry/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1977407?type=chord","rating":4.6969,"votes":10,"content":"Chuck Berry - Big Boys\r\n\r\ntwelve bar rock`n`roll\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I was just a little boy like you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wanted to do things the big boys do[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWherever they went you knew they wouldn't let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I got suspicious and I wanted to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was bright in school but my future looked dim[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause the big boys wouldn't let me party with them[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I knew when and what[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWhen I was little bitty boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll of the big girls with their to[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I ask 'em what's happening, nobody knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut when I found out where, what, when, and why[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI didn't let a single week pass by[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch] \r\nTill the school dance when I first met you[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I learned to party like the big boys do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I knew when and what[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWhen I was little bitty boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I would have known what makes a world go 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI would have known what goes up must come down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf you love me like I love you, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMademoiselle you chimboy woo[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe girls want to stay and the boys want to play[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo let's a rock and roll till the break of day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - I knew when and what[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n.... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWhen I was little bitty boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"Chuck Berry - Big Boys\n\ntwelve bar rock`n`roll\n\n[Intro]\nC C F C G C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nC C F C G C\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nC C F C G C\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC C F C G C","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}