Big Boss Man Chords

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Big Boss Man by Elvis Presley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			 G 
             G 
    Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? 
             C                             G 
    Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? 
    Spoken: "Can't you hear me when I call?" 
             D            C                                 G 
    Well you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all, All right 
             G 
    Well you got me workin' boss man 
    G 
    Workin' round the clock 
    G 
    I wanna little drink of water 
    G 
    But you won't let big Al stop 
             C                                      G 
    Big boss man now can't you hear me when I call? All right 
               D            C                                 G 
    I said you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all 

    Big boss man, why can't you hear me when I call? All right 
    You know you ain't so big, I said you're just tall that's all, All right 
    I'm gonna get me a boss man 
    One who's gonna treat me right 
    I work hard in the day time 
    Rest easy at night 
    Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I call? 
    I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all 
    I'm gonna get me a boss man 
    One that's gonna treat me right 
    I work hard in the evenin' 
    Rest easy at night 
    Big boss man, big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? 
    I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all 
    All right, big boss man 
    It's all right 


    	

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