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CHORUS:
ABig mDan yesterday, AbuEt boy you ought to see me Anow
REAPEAT THE ABOVE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
well I talked big yesterday, but boy you ought to see me now
BRIDGE:
DI bragged too long that your love was strong, Athere'd never be another guy
Dbut you said more when you wEhispered your goodbye
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CHORUS:
ABig mDan yesterday, AbuEt boy you ought to see me Anow
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Play this lick after the above verse:
A--------D----A------E-----A-----D------A-----G-----A---E----E-----E---------------------
AI saiDd that I was tAhrEough with you, that I didn'At need you anyhow
AI saiDd I didn't neeAd Eyou then, but boy you oughAt to see me now
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PLAY BRIDGE WITH THESE LYRICS:
those bragging words that you were mine,  of that there was no doubt
some tempting lessons of my life walked out
more lyrics:
half my life left me yesterday
and boy you oght to see me now
I couldn't see it yesterday
but now I know it's true
the only thing that made me big was you
I was a big man yesterday
but boy you ought to see me now
Outro: (repeat and fade)
AIf you cEould only Asee me nowD  
Order in which to play all this:
CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
LICK
BRIDGE
CHORUS
LICK
CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
CHORUS
OUTRO X 5

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Big Man

by Herman's Hermits

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CHORUS:

A D A E A

Big man yesterday, but boy you ought to see me now

REAPEAT THE ABOVE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

well I talked big yesterday, but boy you ought to see me now

BRIDGE:

D A

I bragged too long that your love was strong, there'd never be another guy

D E

but you said more when you whispered your goodbye

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CHORUS:

A D A E A

Big man yesterday, but boy you ought to see me now

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Play this lick after the above verse:

A D A E A D A G A E E E

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A D A E A

I said that I was through with you, that I didn't need you anyhow

A D A E A

I said I didn't need you then, but boy you ought to see me now

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PLAY BRIDGE WITH THESE LYRICS:

those bragging words that you were mine, of that there was no doubt

some tempting lessons of my life walked out

more lyrics:

half my life left me yesterday

and boy you oght to see me now

I couldn't see it yesterday

but now I know it's true

the only thing that made me big was you

I was a big man yesterday

but boy you ought to see me now

Outro: (repeat and fade)

A E A D

If you could only see me now

Order in which to play all this:

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS

LICK

BRIDGE

CHORUS

LICK

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS

OUTRO X 5

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