Basically keep downstroke 16ths going the whole song
Chorus chords:
G/F == x897xx
F/C == x332xx
F/D == xx0565
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| C | Csus4 | C |
| → | → |
Vox on the 4 of the chord
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Well you went | uptown riding in your | limousine |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| With your | fine Park Avenue c | lothes |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| You had the | Dom Perignon in your ha | nd |
| C | Csus4 | C | |
| And the spoon up your nose | → | → |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Ooh, and when you | wake up in the morning with your h | ead on fire |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| And your | eyes too bloody to | see |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| Go on and | cry in your coffee but d | on’t |
| C | Csus4 | C | |
| Come bitchin’ to me | → | → |
Vox on the 3 of the chord (B if the chord is G/F)
| 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 | F/C | |
| You h | ad to o | pen up | your | mouth |
| G/F | G | F/D | G | |
| You h | ad to be a | big shot, | d | idn’t you |
| F/D | G | F/D | C |
| All your | friends were | so knocked out |
| F | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| You h | ad to have the l | ast word, | last | night |
| F/C | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| You k | now what e | verything’s | about |
| F | F/C | C | F/C | C | |
| You | had to have a wh | ite h | ot s | potl | ight |
| C | G/D | D | G/D | D | |
| You | had to be a b | ig s | hot l | ast n | ight, whoa |
| Em7add4 | G |
| Em7add4 | G |
| Yeah! |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| C | Csus4 | C |
| → | → |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Yeah, they were | all impressed with your H | alston dress |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| And the | people that you knew at Ela | ine’s |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| And the | story of your latest suc | cess |
| C | Csus4 | C | |
| Kept ‘em so entertained | → | → |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Aww, but now you | just don’t remember all the t | hings you said |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| And you’re | not sure you want to know |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| I’ll give you | one hint, honey you s | ure |
| C | Csus4 | C | |
| Did put on a show | → | → |
| 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 | F/C | |
| You h | ad to prove | it to | the | crowd |
| G/F | G | F/D | G | |
| You h | ad to be a | big shot, | d | idn’t you |
| F/D | G | F/D | C |
| All your | friends were | so knocked out |
| F | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| You h | ad to have the l | ast word, | last | night |
| F/C | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| S | o much fun | to be | around |
| F | F/C | C | F/C | C | |
| You h | ad to have the front | page | bold | type |
| C | G/D | D | G/D | D | |
| You h | ad to be a b | ig s | hot l | ast n | ight, whoa |
Solo, with whoa
| F | C | G | D |
| x2 |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| Yeah, it’s | no big sin to stick your t | wo cents in |
| Em7add4 | G | |
| If you | know when to leave it a | lone |
| Em7add4 | Bm/D | |
| But you went | over the line, you couldn’t | see |
| C | Csus4 | 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 | F/C | |
| You h | ad to o | pen up | your | mouth |
| G/F | G | F/D | G | |
| You h | ad to be a | big shot, | d | idn’t you |
| F/D | G | F/D | C |
| All your | friends were | so knocked out |
| F | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| You h | ad to have the l | ast word, | last | night |
| F/C | G/F | F/C | G/F | |
| You k | now what e | verything’s | about |
| F | F/C | C | F/C | C | |
| You | had to have a wh | ite h | ot s | potl | ight |
| C | G/D | D | G/D | D | |
| You | had to be a b | ig s | hot l | ast n | ight, whoa |
With whoa
| F | C | G | D |
| x2 |
| Em7add4 |