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First 2 lines of Verse 1 and Verse 3 are to be played lightly, with ringing chords.
Pick up main strum pattern after those, and for all other parts of the song except for
the Bridge which is also played with ringing chords rather than strumming (not lightly).
[Intro] 
D            Dsus4            D            Dsus4
[Verse 1]
DWhen he was a kid, he'd be up at 5, take Dsus4shots to 8, make the thing drive
DOut after school, back on ice, Dsus4that was his life, he was gonna play in the DBig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh, the DBig LeagueDsus2  D  Dsus2  
[Verse 2]
DNot many ways out of this Dsus4cold nDorthern town, yCadd9ou work in the mill and get Glaid in the ground
DIf your gonna jump it will Dsus4be witDh the game, Cadd9real fast & tough is the Gonly clear lane to the DBig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhhhh
[Chorus]
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gturn some heads,
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gknock 'em dead
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh, the DBig League
[Verse 2]
DAll the right moves when he Dsus4turned D18, Cadd9scholarship and school on a Gbig US team
DOut with his girl near Dsus4Lake MDcLean, hit a Cadd9truck doing 70 Gin the wrong lane to the DBig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhhhh
[Chorus]
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gturn some heads,
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gknock 'em dead
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh
[Bridge]
Cadd9You Never can tell what might come down, Dyou never can tell when you might check out
Cadd9Just don't know, no, you never can tellG  
[Guitar break]
D            D            D            D
[Verse 3]
DSometimes at night you can hear the ice crack, it Dsus4sounds like thunder and rips thru my back
DSometimes in the morning I still hear the sound, Dsus4ice meets metal, Can't you drive me down to the BDig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh
[Chorus]
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gturn some heads,
DMy boy's gonna play in the big league, Cadd9my boy's gonna Gknock 'em dead
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh
[Verse 4]
DYou never can tell what might come down, you Cadd9never can tell when you Gmight check out
DJust don't know, no, you never can tell, so Cadd9do right to others like you Gdo to yourself in the DBig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh, the DBig League
Cadd9Ahhhhh-GOhhh, the DBig League
[Outro]
D            Dsus4
x4 to fade End on D

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Big League

by Tom Cochrane

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Cadd9

Dsus2

First 2 lines of Verse 1 and Verse 3 are to be played lightly, with ringing chords.

Pick up main strum pattern after those, and for all other parts of the song except for

the Bridge which is also played with ringing chords rather than strumming (not lightly).

[Intro]

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[Verse 1]

D Dsus4

When he was a kid, he'd be up at 5, take shots to 8, make the thing drive

D Dsus4 D

Out after school, back on ice, that was his life, he was gonna play in the Big League

Cadd9 G D Dsus2 D Dsus2

Ahhhhh-Ohhh, the Big League

[Verse 2]

D Dsus4 D Cadd9 G

Not many ways out of this cold northern town, you work in the mill and get laid in the ground

D Dsus4 D Cadd9 G D

If your gonna jump it will be with the game, real fast & tough is the only clear lane to the Big League

Cadd9 G

Ahhhhh-Ohhhhh

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna turn some heads,

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna knock 'em dead

Cadd9 G D

Ahhhhh-Ohhh, the Big League

[Verse 2]

D Dsus4 D Cadd9 G

All the right moves when he turned 18, scholarship and school on a big US team

D Dsus4 D Cadd9 G D

Out with his girl near Lake McLean, hit a truck doing 70 in the wrong lane to the Big League

Cadd9 G

Ahhhhh-Ohhhhh

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna turn some heads,

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna knock 'em dead

Cadd9 G

Ahhhhh-Ohhh

[Bridge]

Cadd9 D

You Never can tell what might come down, you never can tell when you might check out

Cadd9 G

Just don't know, no, you never can tell

[Guitar break]

D D D D

[Verse 3]

D Dsus4

Sometimes at night you can hear the ice crack, it sounds like thunder and rips thru my back

D Dsus4 D

Sometimes in the morning I still hear the sound, ice meets metal, Can't you drive me down to the Big League

Cadd9 G

Ahhhhh-Ohhh

[Chorus]

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna turn some heads,

D Cadd9 G

My boy's gonna play in the big league, my boy's gonna knock 'em dead

Cadd9 G

Ahhhhh-Ohhh

[Verse 4]

D Cadd9 G

You never can tell what might come down, you never can tell when you might check out

D Cadd9 G D

Just don't know, no, you never can tell, so do right to others like you do to yourself in the Big League

Cadd9 G D

Ahhhhh-Ohhh, the Big League

Cadd9 G D

Ahhhhh-Ohhh, the Big League

[Outro]

D Dsus4

x4 to fade End on D

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