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Big Man On Mulberry Street

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[Intro]
G7   F13    G7   F13
G7   F13    G7   F13
[Verse 1]
   G7Why can't Bbmaj7I lay lC/Fow?
   G7Why can't Bbmaj7I say what I C/Fmean?
   G7Why don't Bbmaj7I stay C/Fhome?
   G7And get myselBbmaj7f into some C/Fboring rouEm7tine
   Em7Why can't I cAalm dBm7own?
   Em7Why is it aAlways a fBm7ight?
   Em7I can't get AunwBm7ound
   Em7Why do I Amthrow myself Cmaj7/Dinto the nG7ight?
[Interlude]
G7   F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13
[Verse 2]
  G7I'm on the Bbmaj7out   C/Fside
  G7I don't fit Bbmaj7into a gC/Froove
  G7Now I ain't a Bbmaj7bad  gC/Fuy
  G7So tell me Bbmaj7what am I C/Ftrying to Em7prove?
  Em7Why can't I cAool oBm7ut?
  Em7Why don't I bAutton my Bm7lip?
  Em7Why do I lAash Bm7out?
        Em7   AmN.C.                  Dm7  
  Why is it I always shoot from the hip?
[Bridge]
Dm7I cruise from Houston to caAaug/C#nal   street
A miDm7/Csfit and a rebelBm7b5  
  Dm7I see the winos talking to themAaug/C#selves
And I Dm7/Ccan understandBdim  E7#9  
  Am7Why is it every time I go Am/G#out
I always seem to get in tAm7/GroubleD9/F#  
 Am7N.C.                             Am/DN.C.
  I guess I made an impression on somebody
North of Hester and South of GrG7and
[Interlude]
G7   F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13
[Verse 3]
  G7And so in my Bbmaj7small  C/Fway
  G7I'm a big man on Bbmaj7Mulberry C/Fstreet
  G7I don't meaBbmaj7n all  C/Fday
  G7Only at Bbmaj7night when I'm C/Flight on my Em7feet
  Em7What else have AI gBm7ot?
  Em7That I'd be Atrying to Bm7hide?
  Em7Maybe a Ablind Bm7spot
         Em7    Am7N.C.                Dm7  
  I haven't seen from the sensitive side?
[Instrumental]
Dm7   A/C#   Cm11  Bdim
Dm7   A/C#   Cm7   Bdim E7b9
Am7   E7/G#  Am7/G  D/F#
Am7  Am7/D
G7   F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13
[Verse 4]
  G7But you know in mBbmaj7y own  C/Fheart
  G7I'm a big man on Bbmaj7Mulberry C/Fstreet
  G7I play the Bbmaj7whole  C/Fpart
  G7I leave a Bbmaj7big tip with C/Fevery reEm7ceipt
  Em7I'm so roAmanBm7tic
  Em7I'm such a Apassionate Bm7man
  Em7Sometimes I ApaBm7nic
  Em7What if noAmbody finds Cmaj7/Dout who I G7am?
[Outro]
G7   F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13
G13 Gb13 F13      G13 Gb13 G13 Ab13
G13 Gb13 F13      G13 Gb13 G13 Ab13
G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13   G7  F13    G7  F13

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Big Man On Mulberry Street

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F13

Bbmaj7

C/F

Em7

Bm7

Cmaj7/D

Dm7

Aaug/C#

Dm7/C

Bm7b5

Bdim

E7#9

Am7

Am/G#

Am7/G

D9/F#

Am/D

A/C#

Cm11

Cm7

E7b9

[Intro]

G7 F13 G7 F13

[Verse 1]

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

Why can't I lay low?

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

Why can't I say what I mean?

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

Why don't I stay home?

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F Em7

And get myself into some boring routine

Em7 A Bm7

Why can't I calm down?

Em7 A Bm7

Why is it always a fight?

Em7 A Bm7

I can't get unwound

Em7 Am Cmaj7/D G7

Why do I throw myself into the night?

[Interlude]

G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13

[Verse 2]

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I'm on the out side

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I don't fit into a groove

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

Now I ain't a bad guy

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F Em7

So tell me what am I trying to prove?

Em7 A Bm7

Why can't I cool out?

Em7 A Bm7

Why don't I button my lip?

Em7 A Bm7

Why do I lash out?

Em7 Am Dm7

N.C.

Why is it I always shoot from the hip?

[Bridge]

Dm7 Aaug/C#

I cruise from Houston to canal street

Dm7/C Bm7b5

A misfit and a rebel

Dm7 Aaug/C#

I see the winos talking to themselves

Dm7/C Bdim E7#9

And I can understand

Am7 Am/G#

Why is it every time I go out

Am7/G D9/F#

I always seem to get in trouble

Am7 Am/D

N.C. N.C.

I guess I made an impression on somebody

North of Hester and South of Grand

[Interlude]

G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13

[Verse 3]

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

And so in my small way

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I'm a big man on Mulberry street

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I don't mean all day

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F Em7

Only at night when I'm light on my feet

Em7 A Bm7

What else have I got?

Em7 A Bm7

That I'd be trying to hide?

Em7 A Bm7

Maybe a blind spot

Em7 Am7 Dm7

N.C.

I haven't seen from the sensitive side?

[Instrumental]

Dm7 A/C# Cm11 Bdim

Dm7 A/C# Cm7 Bdim E7b9

Am7 E7/G# Am7/G D/F#

Am7 Am7/D

G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13

[Verse 4]

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

But you know in my own heart

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I'm a big man on Mulberry street

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F

I play the whole part

G7 Bbmaj7 C/F Em7

I leave a big tip with every receipt

Em7 A Bm7

I'm so romantic

Em7 A Bm7

I'm such a passionate man

Em7 A Bm7

Sometimes I panic

Em7 Am Cmaj7/D G7

What if nobody finds out who I am?

[Outro]

G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13

G13 Gb13 F13 G13 Gb13 G13 Ab13

G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13

About Big Man On Mulberry Street Chords by Billy Joel

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