Big Time Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays612

Big Time by Big & Rich is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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INTRO 
D      G       Em   A         D    G A 
LALALALALALA LALA LALALALALALALALALA 
 
verse 1 
D                                              
My hair might be a little too long 
              G 
 for your taste, my friend                            
A                        
My car might cost a little less than 
                   D      G A 
 that suit you're wearing 
D                                         
Im glad you stumbled in here 
             G 
 on your business trip 
A                                        
Before you close your tab  
             D 
remember i play for tips 
Em                          A            
Well i bet your wife is beautiful  
    Em                      A 
and you're a really big so and so 
Em                  A          
Well im not doing bad myself, 
  G                   A 
 hey friend dont you know 

D                                          
I play guitar and I sing my  
                 G 
songs in the sunshine 
Em                      A                   
Captain and Cokes and barroom jokes 
            D          G A 
 keep me feeling fine 
D                                                          
And theres always a stage and a  
                             G 
beautiful babe to squeeze my lime 
Em                          A                             
In my simple way i guess you could say  
                  D 
im living in the big time
 
 
verse 2 
D                                          
I know i'll never probably 
                  G 
 never make a million bucks 
A                                                   
But savings accounts and  
                D           G A 
the IRS never worry me much 
D                                     
I dont need that stuff cause  
              G 
i got friends like you 
A                                            
to buy me drinks, have boats and 
             D 
 planes that i can use 
Em                    A                             
I know you're really living  
         Em             A 
in that house up on a hill 
Em                   A                                
So if you feel like giving, 
  G                         A 
 friend i've got a jar to fill 
 
(repeat chorus) 
 
Bridge 
D                      G 
Im having the time of my life 
                 Em  
No worries on my mind 
A               D    G A 
Everthings just fine 
D                          G 
Today is even better than yesterday 
                     Em 
Everything is going my way 
A                D        G A 
Im living in the big time 
D                                                          
And theres always a stage and a  
                          G 
beautiful babe to squeeze my lime 
Em                          A                           
In my simple way guess you could say 
                   D 
 im living in the big time 
Em                          A                           
In my simple way guess you could say  
                   D 
im living in the big time 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

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