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The Bullet & Big D
I apologize for the spacing of the chords.  While they originally were perfectly spaced 
with the chord changes, Ultimate Guitar isn't too friendly with Macs.
AOn Monday EDealey Plaza fills
Awith EpeoC#mple on the way
Ato the court houses aEnd meeting rooms
C#mbut mEe, DI'm free today
DAnd I traced the Epath the motorcade
Atook back Din sixty-three:
Dpast the gErassy knoll Ainto thDe book depository.
AThey puDt in a mAuseum wheDre they say the shots were fired.
AIt's closed Dtoday but I don't mind;
EI'm already getting tired.
AThere's photoEgraphs and headlines
Aand diEagramC#ms of the street.
AThey’re Eshowing the Zapruder film;
C#mit's aElways Don repeat.
DLast night EI dreamt I was the bullet
Afrom fDrame 313;
Dthe onEe that AscatterDed his head around the limousine.
AI was riDght there Afor his fDinal thoughts of John John and Jackie
Dand oh Emy God ABig D.
Interlude:
A, A, A, E, D, x4
ABack tEhen evAeryboEdy worrC#mied further to the south.
AMissileEs scrC#meamed aEcross DMiami, trail and fall out.
DTeachers EdrilleAd theiDr students hiding underneath their desks
Dto fear Ethe twiAtchy tDrigger finger of old Krushchev.
ABut CubDa couldnA't kill Dnobody, not like Dallas could.
AWhen I Dwas gErowing up there, I understood
ARemember Ewhen I’d pick you up
AoutsidEe yC#mour mothers house?
AThe two of yEou were C#mfightingE, and wDe promised we'd get out
DOut far frEom the narArowness and Dthe confines and the doubt.
DWe'd lEeave behind Aall thDat we know and never turn around.
ACut the sDtrings aAnd tear awDay from all that kept us down
Dand Eoh my Agod big D
Interlude:
A, A, A, E, D, x4
A, E,
A, E, C#m,
A, E,
C#m, E, D,
D, E, A, D,
D, E, A, D,
A, D, A, D,
A, D,E,
ANow I Efly Aout oEf LC#maguardia, or out of JFK
Aand EI laC#mnd at EDFDW and I drive down LBJ
Dand the Ehouses Aand thDe shopping centers, don't make me afraid.
DWhy thEey ever Adid, iDt's hard now to explain
ABut yoDu, you Anever rDeally left, for you was it the same?
DAnd Eoh my Agod Big D
Interlude:
A, A, A, E, D, x4
ANoveEmber A22nd EI waC#ms at the kitchen sink
AJust liEke eveC#mryonEe reDmembers where they were in ’63.
DThe shuddEer that shAot throuDgh me with that unexpected call.
DI locked Ethe bAathroom Ddoor and hit my fist against the wall.
AI should oDf come Ato rescue Dyou, I should have should have yes
AWhat haDppeneEd in the past ten years, I coulda guessed
ARememEber whAen I’Ed caC#mrry you, and lay you in your bed?
AAnd pEromiC#msed tEo Dtake care of you, but I just left instead.
DLast nEight AI dreaDmt I was the pills you swallowed down.
DI trieEd to comAe back Dup, but you wouldn't let me out.
AAnd I DcoulAdn't hDelp but wonder, did think of me?
Dand oEh my Agod big D
A, A, A, E, D, x4

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The Bullet Big D

by Bishop Allen

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C#m

The Bullet & Big D

I apologize for the spacing of the chords. While they originally were perfectly spaced

with the chord changes, Ultimate Guitar isn't too friendly with Macs.

A E

On Monday Dealey Plaza fills

A E C#m

with people on the way

A E

to the court houses and meeting rooms

C#m E D

but me, I'm free today

D E

And I traced the path the motorcade

A D

took back in sixty-three:

D E A D

past the grassy knoll into the book depository.

A D A D

They put in a museum where they say the shots were fired.

A D

It's closed today but I don't mind;

I'm already getting tired.

A E

There's photographs and headlines

A E C#m

and diagrams of the street.

A E

They’re showing the Zapruder film;

C#m E D

it's always on repeat.

D E

Last night I dreamt I was the bullet

A D

from frame 313;

D E A D

the one that scattered his head around the limousine.

A D A D

I was right there for his final thoughts of John John and Jackie

D E A

and oh my God Big D.

Interlude:

A A A E D

, , , , , x4

A E A E C#m

Back then everybody worried further to the south.

A E C#m E D

Missiles screamed across Miami, trail and fall out.

D E A D

Teachers drilled their students hiding underneath their desks

D E A D

to fear the twitchy trigger finger of old Krushchev.

A D A D

But Cuba couldn't kill nobody, not like Dallas could.

A D E

When I was growing up there, I understood

A E

Remember when I’d pick you up

A E C#m

outside your mothers house?

A E C#m E D

The two of you were fighting, and we promised we'd get out

D E A D

Out far from the narrowness and the confines and the doubt.

D E A D

We'd leave behind all that we know and never turn around.

A D A D

Cut the strings and tear away from all that kept us down

D E A

and oh my god big D

Interlude:

A A A E D

, , , , , x4

A E

, ,

A E C#m

, , ,

A E

, ,

C#m E D

, , ,

D E A D

, , , ,

D E A D

, , , ,

A D A D

, , , ,

A D E

, ,,

A E A E C#m

Now I fly out of Laguardia, or out of JFK

A E C#m E D

and I land at DFW and I drive down LBJ

D E A D

and the houses and the shopping centers, don't make me afraid.

D E A D

Why they ever did, it's hard now to explain

A D A D

But you, you never really left, for you was it the same?

D E A

And oh my god Big D

Interlude:

A A A E D

, , , , , x4

A E A E C#m

November 22nd I was at the kitchen sink

A E C#m E D

Just like everyone remembers where they were in ’63.

D E A D

The shudder that shot through me with that unexpected call.

D E A D

I locked the bathroom door and hit my fist against the wall.

A D A D

I should of come to rescue you, I should have should have yes

A D E

What happened in the past ten years, I coulda guessed

A E A E C#m

Remember when I’d carry you, and lay you in your bed?

A E C#m E D

And promised to take care of you, but I just left instead.

D E A D

Last night I dreamt I was the pills you swallowed down.

D E A D

I tried to come back up, but you wouldn't let me out.

A D A D

And I couldn't help but wonder, did think of me?

D E A

and oh my god big D

A A A E D

, , , , , x4

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