Billy Joel – Big Man On Mulberry Street (Ukulele)

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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           D9sus4   G7     F13
 Why do I throw myself into the night
[G7 F13] x 3
G7          Bbmaj7  C/F
 I'm on the outside

G7           Bbmaj7   C/F
 I don't fit into the 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       D9sus4         Dm
 Why is it I always shoot from the hip

Dm                       Dmaj7/2+
I cruise from Houston to canal street

               Dm7     Bm7b5
A misfit and a rebel

Dm                              Dmaj7/2+
 I see the winds talking to themselves

               Dm7     Bm7b5 Em7/4-
And I can understand

Am7                        Emaj7
 Why is it every time I go out

                        C6      F#m7b5
I always seem to get in trouble

Am7                              Am/D
 I guess I made an impression on somebody

                             G7     F13
North of Hester and south of grand
[G7 F13] x 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        Am            D9sus4    Dm
 I haven't seen from the sensitive side
Dm Dmaj7/2+ Dm7 Bm7b5 Dm Dmaj7/2+ Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7/4- Am7 Emaj7 C6 F#m7b5 Am7 Am/D [G7 F13] x 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         D9sus4    G7   F13
 What if nobody finds out who I am

[G7  F13]
Repeat and Fade out