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 E4(Esus4) 002200
[Intro]
|   E    E4|   E    E4|   E    E4|   E  
|   E    E4|   E    E4|   E    E4|   E  
|       C|   E    E4|       G|    E  E4  
|       C|       G|   E    E4|    E  E4  
|   E    E4|    E  E4  
[Verse 1]
E     Essu4
 I am Cowboy Kim
 ECowboy Esus4Kim I am
 EI am a lucEsus4ky cowboy
 ELet me Esus4tell you why
[Pre-Chorus]
 CI'm a man with a EmissionEsus4  
  GA boy with a EgunEsus4  
 CI got a picture in my Gpocket of the lucky one
[Verse 2]
 EI'll anEsus4nounce the winner
 EOn the Esus4radio
 EWith my Esus4microphone
 EI do a Esus4super show
 EI wear a Esus4cowboy hat
 EIt is my Esus4business hat
 EI'm on till Esus41 a.m.
 EI must Esus4tell you that
[Pre-Chorus]
 CI'm a man with a EmissionEsus4  
  GA boy with a EgunEsus4  
 CI got a picture in my Gpocket of the lucky one
[Chorus]
     D   EWho doesn't know
     D   EI'm a big mess
   DI mean a realEly big mess
   DA Bbig, big mess he was Aall mixed up in a Ebig messEsus4  
[Bridge]
EBig mess
Esus4He was Ea
Esus4He was Ereally mixed Esus4up 
He was a Ebig messEsus4  
EBig mesEsus4s
Esus4He was Ea
Esus4He was Ereally mixed Esus4up 
[Indtrumental]
|       C|   E    E4|       G|    E  E4  
|       C|       G  
[Verse 3]
 ECowboy Esus4Kim I am
 EMr. ReEsus4ality
 EThe most imEsus4portant thing
EI put aEsus4way my toys
 EWith my Esus4microphone
 EI do a Esus4super show
 EI'll anEsus4nounce the winner
 EOn the Esus4radio
[Pre-Chorus]
 CI'm a man with a EmissionEsus4  
  GA boy with a EgunEsus4  
 CI got a picture in my Gpocket of the lucky one
[Chorus]
     D   EWho doesn't know
     D   EI'm a big mess
   DI mean a realEly big mess
   DA Bbig, big mess he was Aall mixed up in a Ebig messEsus4  
[Bridge]
EBig mess
Esus4He was Ea
Esus4He was Ereally mixed Esus4up 
He was a Ebig messEsus4  
EBig mesEsus4s
Esus4He was Ea
Esus4He was Ereally mixed Esus4up 
[Pre-Chorus]
 CI'm a man with a EmissionEsus4  
  GA boy with a EgunEsus4  
 CI got a picture in my Gpocket of the lucky one
[Chorus]
     D   EWho doesn't know
     D   EI'm a big mess
   DI mean a realEly big mess
    D                      B                   AN.C.
   A big, big mess he was all mixed up in a     

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Big Mess

by Devo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

E4 Esus4

() 002200

[Intro]

E E4 E E4 E E4 E

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E E4 E E4 E E4 E

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C E E4 G E E4

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C G E E4 E E4

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E E4 E E4

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[Verse 1]

E Essu4

I am Cowboy Kim

E Esus4

Cowboy Kim I am

E Esus4

I am a lucky cowboy

E Esus4

Let me tell you why

[Pre-Chorus]

C E Esus4

I'm a man with a mission

G E Esus4

A boy with a gun

C G

I got a picture in my pocket of the lucky one

[Verse 2]

E Esus4

I'll announce the winner

E Esus4

On the radio

E Esus4

With my microphone

E Esus4

I do a super show

E Esus4

I wear a cowboy hat

E Esus4

It is my business hat

E Esus4

I'm on till 1 a.m.

E Esus4

I must tell you that

[Pre-Chorus]

C E Esus4

I'm a man with a mission

G E Esus4

A boy with a gun

C G

I got a picture in my pocket of the lucky one

[Chorus]

D E

Who doesn't know

D E

I'm a big mess

D E

I mean a really big mess

D B A E Esus4

A big, big mess he was all mixed up in a big mess

[Bridge]

Big mess

Esus4 E

He was a

Esus4 E Esus4

He was really mixed up

E Esus4

He was a big mess

E Esus4

Big mess

Esus4 E

He was a

Esus4 E Esus4

He was really mixed up

[Indtrumental]

C E E4 G E E4

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C G

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[Verse 3]

E Esus4

Cowboy Kim I am

E Esus4

Mr. Reality

E Esus4

The most important thing

E Esus4

I put away my toys

E Esus4

With my microphone

E Esus4

I do a super show

E Esus4

I'll announce the winner

E Esus4

On the radio

[Pre-Chorus]

C E Esus4

I'm a man with a mission

G E Esus4

A boy with a gun

C G

I got a picture in my pocket of the lucky one

[Chorus]

D E

Who doesn't know

D E

I'm a big mess

D E

I mean a really big mess

D B A E Esus4

A big, big mess he was all mixed up in a big mess

[Bridge]

Big mess

Esus4 E

He was a

Esus4 E Esus4

He was really mixed up

E Esus4

He was a big mess

E Esus4

Big mess

Esus4 E

He was a

Esus4 E Esus4

He was really mixed up

[Pre-Chorus]

C E Esus4

I'm a man with a mission

G E Esus4

A boy with a gun

C G

I got a picture in my pocket of the lucky one

[Chorus]

D E

Who doesn't know

D E

I'm a big mess

D E

I mean a really big mess

D B A

N.C.

A big, big mess he was all mixed up in a

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