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Big Bad John:Jimmy (Ray) Dean.
#1 Hot 100..#1 Adult Contemp..#1 Country in 1961.
INTRO:
FBig GJohn, FBig GJohn..
#1.
GEvery morning at the mine you could Fsee him arrive,
he stood Gsix foot six and weighed Ftwo forty five.
#2.
Kinda Gbroad at the shoulder and Fnarrow at the hip,
and Geverybody knew you didn't Fgive no lip, to Big GJohn.
CHORUS:
Big EmJohn, Big CJo..Dhn..Big bad GJohn..
FBig GJohn.
#3.
GNobody seemed to know where FJohn called home,
he just Gdrifted into town and Fstayed all alone.
#4.
He Gdidn't say much, kinda Fquiet and shy,
and Gif you spoke at all, you Fjust said, hi, to Big GJohn.
#5.
GSomebody said he came from FNew Orleans,
where he Ggot in a fight over a FCajun Queen.
And a Gcrashing blow from a Fhuge right hand,
sent a GLouisiana fellow to the FPromised Land, Big GJohn.
CHORUS:
Big EmJohn, Big CJo..Dhn..Big bad GJohn..
FBig GJohn.
#6.
GThen came the day at the Fbottom of the mine,
when a Gtimber cracked and Fmen started cryin'.
GMiners were praying and Fhearts beat fast..
And Geverybody thought that they'd Fbreathed their last,
'cept GJohn.
#7.
GThrough the dust and the smoke of this Fman-made hell,
walked a Ggiant of a man that the Fminers knew well.
Grabbed a Gsagging timber and gave Fout with a groan,
And like a Ggiant Oak tree he just Fstood there alone, Big GJohn.
CHORUS:
Big EmJohn, Big CJo..Dhn..Big bad GJohn..
GBig G#John.
#8.
G#And with all of his strength he gave a F#mighty shove,
then a G#miner yelled out, 'There's a F#light up above!'
And G#twenty men scrambled from a F#would-be grave..
Now, there's G#only one left, F#down there to save..Big G#John.
#9.
G#With jacks and timbers they F#started back down,
then G#came that rumble way F#down in the ground.
And then G#smoke and gas belched F#out of that mine..
G#Everybody knew it was the F#end of the line, for Big G#John.
CHORUS:
Big FmJohn, Big C#Jo..D#hn..Big bad G#John..
F#Big G#John.
#10.
G#Now, they never reopened that F#worthless pit,
They just G#placed a marble stand in F#front of it.
G#These few words are written F#on that stand..
'At the G#bottom of this mine, lies a F#big, big man, Big G#John.'
CHORUS:
Big FmJohn, Big C#Jo..D#hn..Big bad G#John..
F#Big G#John.
OUTRO:
F#Big G#John..F#Big Bad G#John..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Big Bad John:Jimmy (Ray) Dean.

#1 Hot 100..#1 Adult Contemp..#1 Country in 1961.

INTRO:

F G F G

Big John, Big John..

#1.

G F

Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive,

G F

he stood six foot six and weighed two forty five.

#2.

G F

Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip,

G F G

and everybody knew you didn't give no lip, to Big John.

CHORUS:

Em C D G

Big John, Big Jo..hn..Big bad John..

F G

Big John.

#3.

G F

Nobody seemed to know where John called home,

G F

he just drifted into town and stayed all alone.

#4.

G F

He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy,

G F G

and if you spoke at all, you just said, hi, to Big John.

#5.

G F

Somebody said he came from New Orleans,

G F

where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen.

G F

And a crashing blow from a huge right hand,

G F G

sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land, Big John.

CHORUS:

Em C D G

Big John, Big Jo..hn..Big bad John..

F G

Big John.

#6.

G F

Then came the day at the bottom of the mine,

G F

when a timber cracked and men started cryin'.

G F

Miners were praying and hearts beat fast..

G F

And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last,

'cept John.

#7.

G F

Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell,

G F

walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well.

G F

Grabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a groan,

G F G

And like a giant Oak tree he just stood there alone, Big John.

CHORUS:

Em C D G

Big John, Big Jo..hn..Big bad John..

G G#

Big John.

#8.

G# F#

And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove,

G# F#

then a miner yelled out, 'There's a light up above!'

G# F#

And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave..

G# F# G#

Now, there's only one left, down there to save..Big John.

#9.

G# F#

With jacks and timbers they started back down,

G# F#

then came that rumble way down in the ground.

G# F#

And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine..

G# F# G#

Everybody knew it was the end of the line, for Big John.

CHORUS:

Fm C# D# G#

Big John, Big Jo..hn..Big bad John..

F# G#

Big John.

#10.

G# F#

Now, they never reopened that worthless pit,

G# F#

They just placed a marble stand in front of it.

G# F#

These few words are written on that stand..

G# F# G#

'At the bottom of this mine, lies a big, big man, Big John.'

CHORUS:

Fm C# D# G#

Big John, Big Jo..hn..Big bad John..

F# G#

Big John.

OUTRO:

F# G# F# G#

Big John..Big Bad John..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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