Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean,Pearl
Big John Big John Ev'rymornin'at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip And everybody knew ya didn'tgive no lip to Big John John Big John)Big Bad John John)Nobody seemed to know where John called home He just drifted into town and stayed all alone He didn'tsay much he kinda quiet and shy And if you spoke at all he just said "Hi"to Big John Somebody said he came from New Orleans Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen And a crashin'blow from a huge right hand Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land Big John John Big John)Big Bad John John)Then came the day at the bottom of the mine When a timber cracked and men started cryin'Miners were prayin'and hearts beat fast And everybody thought that they'dbreathed their last 'ceptJohn Through the dust and the smoke of this man made shell Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well Grabbed a saggin'timber gave out with a groan And like a giant Oak tree he just stood there alone Big John John Big John)Big Bad John John)And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove Then a miner yelled out "There'sa light up above"And twenty men scrambled from a wouldbegrave Now there'sonly one left down there to save Big John With jacks and timbers they started back down Then came that rumble way down in the ground And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John John Big Bad John Big John)John)Now they never reopened that worthless pit They just placed a marble stand in front of it These few words are written on that stand At the bottom of this mine lies a big big man Big John John Big John)Big Bad John John)John)Big Bad John Guitar score
Big Bad John Artist: Jimmy Dean,Pearl
Capo: 0
Key: G
Difficulty:
Tempo: 87
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 107
Creation time: 2023-04-29 Big Bad John Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Jimmy Dean,Pearl. This guitar tab is in the key of G and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Jimmy Dean,Pearl at that time~
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