{"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":2002511,"song":"Big Bamboo","artist":"The Jolly Boys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11447171-big-bamboo-chords-by-the-jolly-boys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2002511?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI Asked my lady what could I do[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo make her happy and to keep her true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe Said only one thing I want from you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]B7[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIs a little bitty piece of that big bamboo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGave my lady a banana plant[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe said to me this is elegant[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's much to nice to go to waste[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause it's much too soft to suit my taste[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGave my lady two coconuts[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe said to me this is ok, but[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E7[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI know you want to be nice to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut what good are the nuts without the bamboo tree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nthe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nGave my lady a sugar cane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSweets to the sweet I did explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGave it back to my surprise[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSaid she liked the flavor but not the size[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI Knew a China man named Lip Long Lo[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe went and married down in Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis wife divorce him very quick[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBecause she want bamboo and not a lousy chop stick[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo, always long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo grows so bold and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo stands so straight and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe big bamboo pleases one and all[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","B","B7","E7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}