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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
Written by Billy Joel