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Big Butter Egg Man

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F Dm6 Bb C7 F C7/E
She Fmaj7wants a big butter and G7egg Dm6man,
From C6way out in the west,C  Dm  
Fmaj7Well, she's getting Abmtired of Gm7dancing all C7night,
G7Just wants somebody to C7hold her tight.
She said that F7fancy clothes have Bbnever be mine,
DJust wait some day that G7sun is gonna Caugshine,
FShe wants a butter and Dmegg G7man,
C7From California, FU.S.A., Calright.
F G7 C7 F Fmaj7 Abm Gm C7 G7 C7
F Bbmaj7 D7 G7 C6 F G7 Dm C7 F Dm6 Gm7
C7 Fmaj7 Abm7 Gm7 G7 C7 F6 Bb D6 G7 C6
G F C F6 G7 Gm7 C7 Fm Fmaj7
Fmaj7Well, I'll be your big butter and Dm6egg man,
GmFrom California, U.S.FA.
On my Abm6guitar I'll Gm6play some hot C7licks,
Dm6Hey, that's the technique I Cuse on all the chicks,
Well, my Fbutter's number one, my Bbeggs are grade A ,
DI can make delivery up to A6fifteen G7times a Dday,
FI'll be your butter and Dm6egg man,
Gm7From CaliforC7nia, U.S.FA.

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Big Butter Egg Man

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm6

C7/E

Fmaj7

Abm

Gm7

Caug

Bbmaj7

Abm7

Abm6

F Dm6 Bb C7 F C7/E

Fmaj7 G7 Dm6

She wants a big butter and egg man,

C6 C Dm

From way out in the west,

Fmaj7 Abm Gm7 C7

Well, she's getting tired of dancing all night,

G7 C7

Just wants somebody to hold her tight.

F7 Bb

She said that fancy clothes have never be mine,

D G7 Caug

Just wait some day that sun is gonna shine,

F Dm G7

She wants a butter and egg man,

C7 F C

From California, U.S.A., alright.

F G7 C7 F Fmaj7 Abm Gm C7 G7 C7

F Bbmaj7 D7 G7 C6 F G7 Dm C7 F Dm6 Gm7

C7 Fmaj7 Abm7 Gm7 G7 C7 F6 Bb D6 G7 C6

G F C F6 G7 Gm7 C7 Fm Fmaj7

Fmaj7 Dm6

Well, I'll be your big butter and egg man,

Gm F

From California, U.S.A.

Abm6 Gm6 C7

On my guitar I'll play some hot licks,

Dm6 C

Hey, that's the technique I use on all the chicks,

F Bb

Well, my butter's number one, my eggs are grade A ,

D A6 G7 D

I can make delivery up to fifteen times a day,

F Dm6

I'll be your butter and egg man,

Gm7 C7 F

From California, U.S.A.

About Big Butter Egg Man Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Big Butter Egg Man by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Big Butter Egg Man chords”, “Big Butter Egg Man guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Big Butter Egg Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Big Butter Egg Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Big Butter Egg Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Dm6, Bb, C7, C7/E, Fmaj7.

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What key is "Big Butter Egg Man" in?

The chords for "Big Butter Egg Man" show the original chord names (including F, Dm6, Bb, C7, C7/E, Fmaj7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.