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[Intro]
C F C G C
WCell I'm tired of this dirty old cFity
IC'm tired of too much work and never enough pGlay
And I'm tiCred of these dirty old siFdewalks
I think I'Cll walk off my Gsteady job Ctoday
[Chorus]
SCo turn me loose set me free
SFomewhere in the middle of MonCtana
Give me all I've got comin to Gme
And kCeep your retirement
And your sFo called social secCurity
Big city turn me lGoose and set me fCree
C F C G C
IC've been working everyday since I was Ftwenty
I ain't Cgot a thing to show for anything I've doGne
Some folCks never work and they've got plFenty
I think it's tCime girls like Gme had some fCun
[Chorus]
SCo turn me loose set me free
SFomewhere in the middle of MonCtana
Give me all I've got comin to Gme
And kCeep your retirement
And your sFo called social secCurity
Big city turn me lGoose and set me fCree
Big city turn Gme loose and set Cme freeC  

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Big City

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C G C

C F

Well I'm tired of this dirty old city

C G

I'm tired of too much work and never enough play

C F

And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks

C G C

I think I'll walk off my steady job today

[Chorus]

So turn me loose set me free

F C

Somewhere in the middle of Montana

Give me all I've got comin to me

And keep your retirement

F C

And your so called social security

G C

Big city turn me loose and set me free

C F C G C

C F

I've been working everyday since I was twenty

C G

I ain't got a thing to show for anything I've done

C F

Some folks never work and they've got plenty

C G C

I think it's time girls like me had some fun

[Chorus]

So turn me loose set me free

F C

Somewhere in the middle of Montana

Give me all I've got comin to me

And keep your retirement

F C

And your so called social security

G C

Big city turn me loose and set me free

G C C

Big city turn me loose and set me free

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