Billy Joel – Big Man On Mulberry Street (Guitar)

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[Intro] G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 [Verse 1]
G7           Bbmaj7 C/F
   Why can't I lay low?

G7           Bbmaj7       C/F
   Why can't I say what I mean?

G7           Bbmaj7 C/F
   Why don't I stay home?

G7              Bbmaj7      C/F       Em7
   And get myself into some boring routine

Em7             A    Bm7
   Why can't I calm down?

Em7           A        Bm7
   Why is it always a fight?

Em7            A  Bm7
   I can't get unwound

Em7         Am          Cmaj7/D    G7     
   Why do I throw myself into the night?
[Interlude] G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 [Verse 2]
G7          Bbmaj7 C/F
  I'm on the out   side

G7           Bbmaj7   C/F
  I don't fit into a groove

G7             Bbmaj7 C/F
  Now I ain't a bad  guy

G7          Bbmaj7     C/F       Em7
  So tell me what am I trying to prove?

Em7            A    Bm7
  Why can't I cool out?

Em7            A        Bm7
  Why don't I button my lip?

Em7         A   Bm7
  Why do I lash out?

Em7        Am N.C.                  Dm7
  Why is it I always shoot from the hip?
[Bridge]
Dm7                        Aaug/C#
I cruise from Houston to canal   street

    Dm7/C             Bm7b5
A misfit and a rebel

Dm7                              Aaug/C#
  I see the winos talking to themselves

      Dm7/C          Bdim  E7#9  
And I can understand

Am7                        Am/G#
  Why is it every time I go out

                         Am7/G    D9/F#
I always seem to get in trouble

Am7 N.C.                           Am/D  N.C.
  I guess I made an impression on somebody

                               G7    
North of Hester and South of Grand
[Interlude] G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 [Verse 3]
G7            Bbmaj7  C/F
  And so in my small  way

G7                 Bbmaj7   C/F
  I'm a big man on Mulberry street

G7           Bbmaj7 C/F
  I don't mean all  day

G7       Bbmaj7          C/F         Em7
  Only at night when I'm light on my feet

Em7              A  Bm7
  What else have I got?

Em7           A         Bm7
  That I'd be trying to hide?

Em7       A     Bm7
  Maybe a blind spot

Em7         Am7  N.C.                Dm7
  I haven't seen from the sensitive side?
[Instrumental] Dm7 A/C# Cm11 Bdim Dm7 A/C# Cm7 Bdim E7b9 Am7 E7/G# Am7/G D/F# Am7 Am7/D G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 [Verse 4]
G7                 Bbmaj7 C/F
  But you know in my own  heart

G7                Bbmaj7    C/F
  I'm a big man on Mulberry street

G7           Bbmaj7 C/F
  I play the whole  part

G7         Bbmaj7        C/F     Em7
  I leave a big tip with every receipt

Em7        A  Bm7
  I'm so romantic

Em7          A          Bm7
  I'm such a passionate man

Em7           A Bm7
  Sometimes I panic

Em7         Am        Cmaj7/D    G7   
  What if nobody finds out who I am?
[Outro] G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G13 Gb13 F13 G13 Gb13 G13 Ab13 G13 Gb13 F13 G13 Gb13 G13 Ab13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13 G7 F13