Billy Joel - Big Man On Mulberry Street

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why can’t i lay low
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why can’t i say what i mean
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why don’t i stay home
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and get myself into some boring routine

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why can’t i calm down
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why is it always a fight
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i can’t get unwound
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why do i throw myself into the night

[ G7 F13 ] x 3

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i’m on the outside
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i don’t fit into the groove
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now i ain’t a bad guy
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so tell me what Am i trying to prove

Em7 A Bm7
why can’t i cool out
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why don’t i button my lip
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why do i lash out
Em7 Am D9sus4 Dm
why is it i always shoot from the hip

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i cruise from houston to canal street
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a misfit and a rebel
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i see the winds talking to themselves
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and i can understand
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why is it every time i go out
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i always seem to get in trouble
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i guess i made an impression on somebody
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north of hester and south of grand

[ G7 F13 ] x 3

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and so in my small way
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i’m a big man on mulberry street
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i don’t mean all day
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only at night when i’m light on my feet

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what else have i got
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that i’d be trying to hide
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maybe a blind spot
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i haven’t seen from the sensitive side

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Dm Dmaj7/2+ Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7/4 –
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Am7 Am/D

[ G7 F13 ] x 4

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but you know in my own heart
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i’m a big man on mulberry street
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i play the whole part
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i leave a big tip with every receipt

Em7 A Bm7
i’m so romantic
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i’m such a passionate man
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sometimes i panic
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what if nobody finds out who i Am

[ G7 F13 ]
repeat and fade out