Big Ball's In Cowtown Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays515

Big Ball's In Cowtown by George Strait is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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16
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  			Verse 1: 
 
F                       Bb              F   
Workin' on the railroad Sleepin' on the ground 
 
F                       C           F 
Eatin' saltine crackers Ten cents a pound 
 
F                     Bb           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll all go down 
 
F                     C           F              
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll dance around 
 
 
(Ehhhh, come in momma, the hog's done got me) 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
F                  Bb          F 
I'll go to Cowtown I'll dance around 
 
F                         C            F 
Board up your windows The big boy's in town 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
F                     Bb           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll all go down 
 
F                     C           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll dance around 
 
 
Verse 3: 
 
F                     Bb          F 
Put on your new shoes Put on your gown 
 
F                            C             F 
Shake off them sad blues The Big Ball's in town 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
F                     Bb           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll all go down 
 
F                     C           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll dance around 
 
 
 
Verse 4: 
 
F                       Bb           F 
Everybody's smilin' You can't find a frown 
 
F                                 C             F  
The girls are all happy Cause the Big Ball's in town 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
F                     Bb           F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown We'll all go down 
 
F 
Big Ball's in Cowtown 
 
 
               C         F 
Yeah, yeah Big Ball's in town 
    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante