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Big Boss Man:Conway Twitty.
Album - R&B '63 - on MGM Records
in 1963.
INTRO: A  
#1.
ABig boss man, won't you hear me when I call?
Big boss Dman, won't you hear me when I Acall?
DYeah, you Eain't so big, boss man, Gyou just 
Ctall, that's Amall.D  A  
#2.
AYeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin' 
round the clock.
AI want a drink of water but you won't let me 
A7stop.
Big boss Dman, won't you Ghear me when I Acall?
DYeah, you Eain't so big, boss man, Gyou just 
Ctall, that's Amall.
INTERLUDE:  A   D   A   E   D  A  
#3.
AYes, I'm gonna find a boss man, one that treats 
me right.
Work hard in the Amdaytime, Am7stay out late at Amnight.
Big boss Dman, won't you Ghear me when I Acall?
DYeah, you Eain't so big, boss man, Gyou just Ctall, 
that's Amall.
INTERLUDE:  A   G   A   D   Am   A   E   D   Am  A  
#4.
AYeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin' 
round the clock.
AI want a drink of water but you won't let me 
A7stop.
Big boss Dman, won't you Ghear me when I Acall?
DYeah, you Eain't so big, boss man, Gyou just 
Ctall, that's Amall.
OUTRO:
ABig boss man, big boss man, big boss man, big 
boss man..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Big Boss Man

by Conway Twitty

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Am7

Big Boss Man:Conway Twitty.

Album - R&B '63 - on MGM Records

in 1963.

INTRO:

#1.

Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call?

D A

Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call?

D E G

Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just

C Am D A

tall, that's all.

#2.

Yeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin'

round the clock.

I want a drink of water but you won't let me

stop.

D G A

Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call?

D E G

Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just

C Am

tall, that's all.

A D A E D A

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Yes, I'm gonna find a boss man, one that treats

me right.

Am Am7 Am

Work hard in the daytime, stay out late at night.

D G A

Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call?

D E G C

Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just tall,

that's all.

A G A D Am A E D Am A

INTERLUDE:

#4.

Yeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin'

round the clock.

I want a drink of water but you won't let me

stop.

D G A

Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call?

D E G

Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just

C Am

tall, that's all.

OUTRO:

Big boss man, big boss man, big boss man, big

boss man..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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