Big Man On Mulberry Street
Billy JoelVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Why can't I lay low
Why can't I say what I mean
Why don't I stay home
And get myself into some boring routine
Why can't I calm down
Why is it always a fight
I can't get unwound
Why do I throw myself into the night
] x 3
I'm on the outside
I don't fit into the groove
Now I ain't a bad guy
So tell me what am I trying to prove
Why can't I cool out
Why don't I button my lip
Why do I lash out
Why is it I always shoot from the hip
/2+
I cruise from Houston to canal street
A misfit and a rebel
/2+
I see the winds talking to themselves
Bm7b5 /4-
And I can understand
Why is it every time I go out
I always seem to get in trouble
I guess I made an impression on somebody
North of Hester and south of grand
] x 3
And so in my small way
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
I don't mean all day
Only at night when I'm light on my feet
What else have I got
That I'd be trying to hide
Maybe a blind spot
I haven't seen from the sensitive side
/2+ Bm7b5
/2+ Bm7b5 /4-
] x 4
But you know in my own heart
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
I play the whole part
I leave a big tip with every receipt
I'm so romantic
I'm such a passionate man
Sometimes I panic
What if nobody finds out who I am
]
Repeat and Fade out
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Readable chord sheet for Big Man On Mulberry Street by Billy Joel
[G7] Why can't I[Bbmaj7] lay low[C/F]
[G7] Why can't I [Bbmaj7]say what I [C/F]mean
[G7] Why don't I[Bbmaj7] stay h[C/F]ome
[G7] And get myself [Bbmaj7]into some [C/F]boring rou[Em7]tine
[Em7] Why can't I [A]calm [Bm7]down
[Em7] Why is it [A]always a [Bm7]fight
[Em7] I can't get [A]unw[Bm7]ound
[Em7] Why do I [Am]throw myself [D9sus4]into the [G7]night [F13]
[[G7] [F13]] x 3
[G7] I'm on the [Bbmaj7]outside [C/F]
[G7] I don't fit [Bbmaj7]into the [C/F]groove
[G7] Now I ain't a[Bbmaj7] bad guy[C/F]
[G7] So tell me [Bbmaj7]what am I [C/F]trying to [Em7]prove
[Em7] Why can't I [A]cool [Bm7]out
[Em7] Why don't I [A]button my [Bm7]lip
[Em7] Why do I [A]lash [Bm7]out
[Em7] Why is it [Am]I always [D9sus4]shoot from the [Dm]hip
[Dm] [Dmaj7]/2+
I cruise from Houston to canal street
A misfit and a [Dm7]rebel [Bm7b5]
[Dm] [Dmaj7]/2+
I see the winds talking to themselves
[Dm7] Bm7b5 [Em7]/4-
And I can understand
[Am7] Why is it every time I go [Emaj7]out
I always seem to get in [C6]trouble [F#m7b5]
[Am7] I guess I made an impression on [Am/D]somebody
North of Hester and south of [G7]grand [F13]
[[G7] [F13]] x 3
[G7] And so in my[Bbmaj7] small [C/F]way
[G7] I'm a big man on [Bbmaj7]Mulberry [C/F]street
[G7] I don't mean[Bbmaj7] all da[C/F]y
[G7] Only at [Bbmaj7]night when I'm [C/F]light on my [Em7]feet
[Em7] What else have [A]I g[Bm7]ot
[Em7] That I'd be [A]trying to [Bm7]hide
[Em7] Maybe a [A]blind [Bm7]spot
[Em7] I haven't [Am]seen from the [D9sus4]sensitive [Dm]side
[Dm] [Dmaj7]/2+ [Dm7] Bm7b5
[Dm] [Dmaj7]/2+ [Dm7] Bm7b5 [Em7]/4-
[Am7] [Emaj7] [C6] [F#m7b5]
[Am7] [Am/D]
[[G7] [F13]] x 4
[G7] But you know in my[Bbmaj7] own he[C/F]art
[G7] I'm a big man on [Bbmaj7]Mulberry [C/F]street
[G7] I play the[Bbmaj7] whole [C/F]part
[G7] I leave a [Bbmaj7]big tip with [C/F]every re[Em7]ceipt
[Em7] I'm so ro[A]man[Bm7]tic
[Em7] I'm such a [A]passionate [Bm7]man
[Em7] Sometimes I [A]pa[Bm7]nic
[Em7] What if no[Am]body finds [D9sus4]out who I [G7]am [F13]
[[G7] [F13]]
Repeat and Fade out