{"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":75915,"song":"Great Big Man","artist":"Don McLean","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/75915-great-big-man-chords-by-don-mclean/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/75915?type=chord","rating":4.73861,"votes":4,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n#\r\n\r\nSubject: CRD: m/don_mclean/great_big_man.crd\r\nDate: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:14:34 +0100\r\nFrom: Juergen Wuest (HiWi CEMP) <wuest@informatik.uni-kl.de>\r\n\r\nGreat Big Man - Don McLean\r\n--------------------------\r\n\r\nThis is from McLean's live album `SOLO'.\r\n\r\nWhen playing A, D and E chords, change between major and 6th chords,\r\ni.e. actually play for instance A A6 A A6 A A6 etc. (blues style)\r\n\r\nIn the chorus, the `great big man...' part is played like this:\r\n\r\n[tab]    e -----------------------------------------------------|\r\n    B -----------------------------------------------------|\r\n    G -----------------------------------------------------|   (*)\r\n    D -----------------------------------------------------|\r\n    A --------------0--------------------------------0-----|\r\n    E --------------------3---2------------1-----0---------|\r\n         it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A6[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A6[/ch] ...\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nRust on your fingers, you got trouble at your feet.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nKeep the homefires burning, but look out for the heat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'cause there's a man at the window who knows just what you think,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand there's a water boy behind you who won't give you a drink[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   Well it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,[/tab]\r\n              (*)\r\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd when it comes to dying, no matter what you tell,\r\nThey'll let you into a heaven 'cause you lived your life in hell.\r\nBut they've got no way to reward you but to let those breezes blow,\r\nAnd you've got nothing left to do but to let your anger show.\r\n\r\n   'Cause it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,\r\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThink about your baby, think about your wife,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink about your banker who's trying to take your life.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThink about this planet that's rolling through the night.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh can you turn your back on such a great big fight?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nYou got the muscle, big man, you got the power,\r\nbut you're getting weaker with each passing hour.\r\nJust like a flame in the rain, like a light in the night,\r\nwell if it's you that must stay, well then it's you that must fight!\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   'Cause it's a hard, hard time, your future's not bright,[/tab]\r\n              (*)\r\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big\r\n              (*)\r\n              great big man to win a great big fight.\r\n\r\nCoda: [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n#\n\nSubject: CRD: m/don_mclean/great_big_man.crd\nDate: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 14:14:34 +0100\nFrom: Juergen Wuest (HiWi CEMP) \n\nGreat Big Man - Don McLean\n--------------------------\n\nThis is from McLean's live album `SOLO'.\n\nWhen playing A, D and E chords, change between major and 6th chords,\ni.e. actually play for instance A A6 A A6 A A6 etc. (blues style)\n\nIn the chorus, the `great big man...' part is played like this:\n\n\n\n\nIntro: A A6 A A6 ...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n              (*)\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.\n\n\nAnd when it comes to dying, no matter what you tell,\nThey'll let you into a heaven 'cause you lived your life in hell.\nBut they've got no way to reward you but to let those breezes blow,\nAnd you've got nothing left to do but to let your anger show.\n\n   'Cause it's a hard, hard time, no easy road in sight,\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big fight.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou got the muscle, big man, you got the power,\nbut you're getting weaker with each passing hour.\nJust like a flame in the rain, like a light in the night,\nwell if it's you that must stay, well then it's you that must fight!\n\n\n              (*)\n   it takes a great big man to win a great big\n              (*)\n              great big man to win a great big fight.\n\nCoda: A","chords":["A","D","E","A6","B","G","A7","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}