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Big Parade

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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Main riff]
e|--G---------------------|--C----------------------|--D---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------5--------5---|-----------7--------7--|
G|-----------4--------4--|--------5--------5------|--------7--------7-----|
D|--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5---------|-----7--------7--------|
A|-----5--------5--------|--3---------------------|--5--------------------|
E|--3--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
[Intro]
| G| G| G| G| C| C| C|C  
| G| G| G| G| D| D| D|D  
[Verse]
GOh mama, there's a mad man climbinCg, up the clocktoweGr,
DSing my favorite tunes, about the desperate houGr
GWell you know, I done lost my bagC, Forgot all my charmsG,
DNow I raise my voice, and sound the alarmG  
[Chorus]
GWe're gonna have, such a big paradeC, everybody's goingG  
DYea well really have it made, when the trumpets start to blowG  
[Verse]
GOh Where, Oh Where, where is the beautyC, Im seeing in my dreamGs
DIts just out of sight, Yea its just out of reacGh
GYea but somewhere, somewhere, there's a bus thats leavingC, Love one strike the magic chordG,
Dyea we’re off to cleveland, why don't you get on boarGd
[Chorus]
GAnd the driver, Is an aparitianC, Leader of the cosmic dustG,
DOne more mystic reason, to get on that busG  
[Chorus]
DYea well really have it made when the trumpets start to bloGw (Repeat)

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Big Parade

by Donna the Buffalo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Main riff]

G C D

e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|-----------5--------5---|-----------7--------7--|

G|-----------4--------4--|--------5--------5------|--------7--------7-----|

D|--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5---------|-----7--------7--------|

A|-----5--------5--------|--3---------------------|--5--------------------|

E|--3--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

[Intro]

G G G G C C C C

| | | | | | | |

G G G G D D D D

| | | | | | | |

[Verse]

G C G

Oh mama, there's a mad man climbing, up the clocktower,

D G

Sing my favorite tunes, about the desperate hour

G C G

Well you know, I done lost my bag, Forgot all my charms,

D G

Now I raise my voice, and sound the alarm

[Chorus]

G C G

We're gonna have, such a big parade, everybody's going

D G

Yea well really have it made, when the trumpets start to blow

[Verse]

G C G

Oh Where, Oh Where, where is the beauty, Im seeing in my dreams

D G

Its just out of sight, Yea its just out of reach

G C G

Yea but somewhere, somewhere, there's a bus thats leaving, Love one strike the magic chord,

D G

yea we’re off to cleveland, why don't you get on board

[Chorus]

G C G

And the driver, Is an aparitian, Leader of the cosmic dust,

D G

One more mystic reason, to get on that bus

[Chorus]

D G

Yea well really have it made when the trumpets start to blow (Repeat)

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