Big time    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

(spoken :  ) Higher !

 

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      I'm on my way, I'm making it,

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    I've got to make it, show, yeah !         

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        So much larger than life,

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    I'm going to watch it growing.                     

 

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+ Hey hey hey...

 

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1.       The place where I come from is a small town,

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    they think so small, they use small words.

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    But not me, I'm smarter than that,          I worked it out,

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    I've been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out.

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    I've had enough, I'm getting out, to the city, the big big city,

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    I'll be a big noise         with all the big boys, so much stuff I will own,

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    and I will pray to a big god,         as I kneel in the big church.

 

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Big time, I'm on my way, I'm making it, big time ! 

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big time, I've got to make it, show, yeah, big time !

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Big time, so much larger than life !

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big time, I'm gonna watch it growing, big time !

 

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+ Oh oh oh ...

 

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2.       My parties have all the big names,

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    and I greet them with the widest smile.

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    Tell them how my life is one big adventure,

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    and always they're amazed,

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    When I show them round my house, to my bed,

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    I had it made like a mountain range,

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    with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head.

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    And my heaven will be a big heaven,

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    and I will walk through the front door.             + CHORUS  + A

                                                         

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    Big time,        my car getting bigger !

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    Big time,        my house getting bigger !

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    Big time,        my eyes getting bigger !

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    Big time,        and my mou......th !

 

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    Big time,        my belly is getting bigger !

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    Big time,        and my bank account !

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    Big time,        look at my circumstance !

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    Big time,       and the bulge in my big big big big big big .... big!

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Peter Gabriel)