C                             F  
I'm tired of this dirty old city  
 C                                         G7  
Entirely too much work and never enough play 
     C                              F  
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks  
       C                  G7           C  
Think I'll walk off my steady job today 
  
                            F                            C  
Turn me loose set me free  somewhere in the middle of Montana 
                           G7  
Gimme all I got coming to me 
     C                          F                       C  
And keep your retirement and your so called social security 
                  G7                 C  
Big City turn me loose and set me free 
  
                                   F  
Been working everyday since I was twenty 
 C                                              G7  
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done 
 C                                              F  
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty 
       C                          G7            C  
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun 
  
Repeat #2 

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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:56:02 -0600
From: Ken Keefover 
Subject: Big City by Merle Haggard

Big City
Written by Merle Haggard and Dean Holloway
c1981 Shade Tree Music
Performed by Merle Haggard

Verse 1:
    F                       Bb
I'm tired of this dirty old city.
  F                                     C
Entirely too much work and never enough play.
     F                          Bb
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks.
         F              C              F
Think I'll walk off my steady job today.

Chorus:
F                           Bb                            F
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montanna.
                                C
And gimme all I got comin' to me,
    F                            Bb                  F
And keep your retirement and your so called social security.
                 C                   F
Big City turn me loose and set me free.

Verse 2:

Been working everyday since I was twenty.
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done.
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty.
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun.

Chorus