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Big Idea

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|---------C-3p0--0-|F----C--0---------|----F--------G----|C--0-------------|
B|-----------------|1--0-------1----|----1------0-3-0|-------1--------|
G|-----------------|----------------|------2--2------|-----0----------|
D|----------------2|3-------------0-|1-2-3-----0---0-|--2---2---------|
A|-----0-2-3-------|----3-------3---|--------3-------|3-------3---0-2-|
E|---3---------3---|--------3-------|------------3---|----3-----3-----|
   1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |1   2   3   4   |
[Verse 1]
Had a Cbig idea going 'Fround my Cmind
But he was Fwalking with his Gshoes unCtied
CStepped on laces and it Fhit it's Chead
Big Fidea shrank up and Gnever got Csaid
[Verse 2]
CHad a heart get Fhard from Clove
Guess it's Fstill too sore Gto be Ctouched
Had a Cbig idea but it Fseemed too Csoon
So you Flet it hurt me beGfore it hurt Cyou
[Chorus]
If you can forFget, find someone Cnew
I'll Gdo it twice as Fgood as Cyou
But them Fall don't feel the Csame
But Fsince you've gone I've Glearned their Cname
[Solo]
C F C
F G C
C F C
F G C
[Verse 3]
So Cin that hour Fthe day Cbrings
When your Fskin goes gold beGfore you Cwake
CI'm not there 'cause you Ftold me Cso
And if some Fother is there I Galready Cknow
[Verse 4]
So I'll Csave my words but Fit seems Cwrong
Now I've Fsaved some time for some Gother Cones
But I'm Conly giving aFnother Croom
Cause you Fmade it seem a crime I Gwant just Cyou
Yeah you Fmade it seem a crime I Gwant just CyouF  G  C  

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Big Idea

by Chris Acker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F G C

e|----------3p0--0-|------0---------|----------------|--0-------------|

B|-----------------|1--0-------1----|----1------0-3-0|-------1--------|

G|-----------------|----------------|------2--2------|-----0----------|

D|----------------2|3-------------0-|1-2-3-----0---0-|--2---2---------|

A|-----0-2-3-------|----3-------3---|--------3-------|3-------3---0-2-|

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

1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |

[Verse 1]

C F C

Had a big idea going 'round my mind

F G C

But he was walking with his shoes untied

C F C

Stepped on laces and it hit it's head

F G C

Big idea shrank up and never got said

[Verse 2]

C F C

Had a heart get hard from love

F G C

Guess it's still too sore to be touched

C F C

Had a big idea but it seemed too soon

F G C

So you let it hurt me before it hurt you

[Chorus]

F C

If you can forget, find someone new

G F C

I'll do it twice as good as you

F C

But them all don't feel the same

F G C

But since you've gone I've learned their name

[Solo]

C F C

F G C

C F C

F G C

[Verse 3]

C F C

So in that hour the day brings

F G C

When your skin goes gold before you wake

C F C

I'm not there 'cause you told me so

F G C

And if some other is there I already know

[Verse 4]

C F C

So I'll save my words but it seems wrong

F G C

Now I've saved some time for some other ones

C F C

But I'm only giving another room

F G C

Cause you made it seem a crime I want just you

F G C F G C

Yeah you made it seem a crime I want just you

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