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Something Big

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[Verse 1]
Dmaj7Like a grain of sand
That wants to Bm7be
A rolling stone
I want to Em7be the man I'm not,
And have the things
I really A7haven't Dmaj7got
And that's a Bm/Glot
[Chorus]
Bm/GThere'll be joy
And there'll be laughter.
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm after F#7now
Yes, it's Bm7what I'm Aafter Bm/Gnow
Bm/GAfter taking, take up giving,
Dmaj7Something big is Gwhat I'm living F#7for
Yes, it's Bm7what I'm Aliving Bm/Gfor
Living Bmaj7for
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7Why must I go on
And fill my Bm7life with little things
When there are Em7big things I must do
And lots of dreams
That really A7should come Dmaj7true
Before I'm Bm/Gthrough
[Chorus]
Bm/GThere'll be joy
And there'll be laughter.
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm after F#7now
Yes, it's Bm7what I'm Aafter Bm/Gnow
Bm/GAfter taking, take up giving,
Dmaj7Something big is Gwhat I'm living F#7for
Yes, it's Bm7what I'm Aliving Bm/Gfor
Living Bmaj7for

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Something Big

by Jim O'Rourke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Bm7

Em7

Bm/G

Gmaj7

F#7

Bmaj7

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7

Like a grain of sand

Bm7

That wants to be

A rolling stone

Em7

I want to be the man I'm not,

And have the things

A7 Dmaj7

I really haven't got

Bm/G

And that's a lot

[Chorus]

Bm/G

There'll be joy

And there'll be laughter.

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#7

Something big is what I'm after now

Bm7 A Bm/G

Yes, it's what I'm after now

Bm/G

After taking, take up giving,

Dmaj7 G F#7

Something big is what I'm living for

Bm7 A Bm/G

Yes, it's what I'm living for

Bmaj7

Living for

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7

Why must I go on

Bm7

And fill my life with little things

Em7

When there are big things I must do

And lots of dreams

A7 Dmaj7

That really should come true

Bm/G

Before I'm through

[Chorus]

Bm/G

There'll be joy

And there'll be laughter.

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#7

Something big is what I'm after now

Bm7 A Bm/G

Yes, it's what I'm after now

Bm/G

After taking, take up giving,

Dmaj7 G F#7

Something big is what I'm living for

Bm7 A Bm/G

Yes, it's what I'm living for

Bmaj7

Living for

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