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Date: 12/5/01; 11:07:20 PM
From: "Bahram" <BahramK@gmx.de>
Subject: BIG MONEY by GARTH BROOKS

BIG MONEY by GARTH BROOKS
To be found on the CD : Scarecrow
Written By Shawn Camp, Randy Hardison and Wynn Varble

Transcription by BahramK@gmx.de
Comments welcome

Use Capo on 1'st fret!

Intro : | - - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F |

Verse 1 :

   E                           A                 E
My older brother Tommy, was a lineman rest his soul
     A                   E              B                E
His job was hanging hot wires, on them high-line power poles
       A                  E                 A             E
Every morning bright and early, he'd climb way up in the sky
       A            E             B               E
And I never understood it, so one day I asked him why

Refrain :

            A        E         A             E
He said it pays big money, and man I'm into that
    A         E               B                  E
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance
        A                    E                 A              E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
    A         E            B                 | E - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F |
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now

Verse 2 :

      E                               A           E
Well, my late Uncle Charlie, was this demolition hound
       A                 E              B                 E
He'd travel across the country, blowin buildings to the ground
    A                   E              A             E
He carried a case of dynamite seemed, everywhere he went
         A                   E               B               E
And he smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin

Refrain :

             A        E         A             E
And said it pays big money, and man I'm into that
    A         E               B                  E
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance
        A                    E                 A              E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
    A         E            B                   E
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now

Solo : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - |
       | A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E! slow |

Bridge :

              A7             E7                     A7               E7
Well now the moral of this story boys, is don't go getting yourself killed
    A7                 E7                        B7              ( E )
Be kind to your rich relatives, they just might put you in their will

Refrain :

          A        E              A             E
And that pays big money, yeah and we're I'm into that
          A         E             B                  E
And that pays big money, and big money is where it's at
        A                    E                 A              E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
    A         E               B             E
It pays big money, and we're rolling in it now

Refrain :

    A        E    A                E
It pays big money, having foolish kin
    A         E             B             E
It pays big money, guess I owe it all to them
        A                    E            A                 E
Let me show you something, sonny, take a look at this bank account
    A         E               B               E
It pays big money, let's go spend some of it now

Outro : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - |
        | A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E - - - |

Repeat three times and then fade out

Additional Tabs :


e |---------------------------------|------------0--------0-----------|
b |---------------------------------|------/h\------0-----------------|
g |---------------------------4-3-2-|-1----0-1---------1--------4-3-2-|
D |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-|
A |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                             G_F#_F   E                        G_F#_F

                                     <------- Repeat this once ------->