Big Boss Man Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays394

Big Boss Man by Conway Twitty is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, G, C, Am, A7 and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: A 

#1. 
A 
Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call? 
         D                             A 
Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call? 
D         E                       G 
Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just  
C            Am   D A 
tall, that's all. 

#2. 
A 
Yeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin'  

round the clock. 
A 
I want a drink of water but you won't let me  
A7 
stop. 
         D              G              A 
Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call? 
D         E                       G 
Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just  
C            Am 
tall, that's all. 


INTERLUDE: A D A E D A 

#3. 
A 
Yes, I'm gonna find a boss man, one that treats  

me right. 
                 Am       Am7              Am 
Work hard in the daytime, stay out late at night. 
         D              G              A 
Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call? 
D         E                       G        C 
Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just tall,  
       Am 
that's all. 


INTERLUDE: A G A D Am A E D Am A 

#4. 
A 
Yeah, you got me workin', boss man, workin'  

round the clock. 
A 
I want a drink of water but you won't let me  
A7 
stop. 
         D              G              A 
Big boss man, won't you hear me when I call? 
D         E                       G 
Yeah, you ain't so big, boss man, you just  
C            Am 
tall, that's all. 

OUTRO: 
A 
Big boss man, big boss man, big boss man, big  

boss man..(Fade.)  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante