Big Shot
Billy Joel
RockMedium for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
G
D6Diagram coming soon
C
F
Esus4Diagram coming soon
D
Em7
A
E
BDiagram coming soon
D7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em G Em G Em D6 C F/C C verse 1: Esus4 G Well you went uptown riding in your limousine Esus4 G With your fine Park Avenue clothes Esus4 D6 You had the Dom Perignon in your hand C F/C C And the spoon up your nose Esus4 G And when you wake up in the morning With your head on fire Esus4 G And your eyes too bloody to see Esus4 D6 Go on and cry in your coffee but don't C F/C C Come bitchin' to me G/F F/C G/F F/C Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you G/F F/C G/F You had to open up your mouth G F/D G F/D You had to be a big shot, didn't you G F/D C All your friends were so knocked out Em7 G/F F/C G/F F/C You had to have the last word, last night G/F F/C F You know what everything's about F/C C F/C C You had to have a white hot spotlight G/C G/D D G/D D You had to be a big shot last night Break - Same as Intro: Em G Em G Em D6 C F/C C verse 2: Esus4 G They were all impressed with your Halston dress Esus4 G And the people that you knew at Elaine's Esus4 G And the story of your latest success C F/C C Kept 'em so entertained Esus4 G Aw but now you just can't remember all the things you said Esus4 G And you're not sure you want to know Esus4 D6 I'll give you one hint, honey you sure C F/C C Did put on a show G/F F/C G/F F/C Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't you G/F F/C G/F You had to prove it to the crowd G F/D G F/D You had to be a big shot, didn't you G F/D C All your friends were so knocked out Em7 G/F F/C G/F F/C You had to have the last word, last night G/F F/C F You're so much fun to be around F/C C F/C C You had to have the front page, bold type G/C G/D D G/D D You had to be a big shot last night Whoa... Bridge: F F/A F/C C C/E C/G Whoa oh oh whoa whoa G G/B G/D D7 Whoa oh oh whoa whoa F F/A F/C C C/E C/G Whoa oh oh whoa whoa G G/B G/D D7 Whoa oh oh whoa whoa verse 3: Esus4 G Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in Esus4 G If you know when to leave it alone Esus4 D6 But you went over the line you couldn't see C F/C C It was time to go home G/F F/C G/F F/C No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't you G/F F/C G/F You had to open up your mouth G F/D G F/D You had to be a big shot, didn't you G F/D C All your friends were so knocked out Em7 G/F F/C G/F F/C You had to have the last word, last night G/F F/C F So much fun to be around F/C C F/C C You had to have a white hot spotlight G/C G/D D G/D D You had to be a big shot last night Fade Out on Chorus Chords: G/F F/C G/F F/C G/F F/C G/F F/C G F/D G F/D G F/D G F/D
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Chord set
Em · G · D6 · C · F · Esus4 · D · Em7 · A · E · B · D7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.