Merle Haggard – Big City (Guitar)

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Written by Merle Haggard and Dean Holloway c 1981 Shade Tree Music Performed by Merle Haggard [Intro] E A E B E [Verse 1]
    E                       A
I'm tired of this dirty old city.

  E                                     B
Entirely too much work and never enough play.

     E                          A
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks.

         E              B              E
Think I'll walk off my steady job today.
[Chorus]
E                           A                            E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.

                                B
And gimme all I got comin' to me,

    E                            A                  E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.

                 B                   E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Break] E A E B E [Verse 2]
      E                            A
Been workin' everyday since I was twenty.

  E                                            B
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done.

         E                                    A
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty.

            E                  B           E
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun. So
[Chorus]
E                           A                             E
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.

                                B
And gimme all I got comin' to me,

    E                            A                  E
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.

                 B                   E
Big City turn me loose and set me free.
[Outro]
                        B                E
Hey,  Big City turn me loose and set me free.