Honey I'm a Big Boy Now Billy Bragg from the album: Talking with the Taxman about Poetry Posted UltimateGuitar.com by Matt Quinn Any corrections or suggestions welcome. One of my all time favourite Billy Bragg songs. Another tragic tale of love gone wrong, this time it's due to the hero not pulling his weight with the domestic chores. Anyone know of any other songs on this theme? Do let me know. Note that the last chord of the verse pattern is G7 on odd verses (when followed by another verse) but C7 on even verses (when followed by the chorus) Verse 1:

I can ^Csee the kitchen ^C7light From the ^Froad where I park my ^Fbike But it's ^Cdark there as it ^Coften is these ^G7days ^G7 And the ^Cgloomy living ^C7room Really ^Fneeds a dust and ^Fbroom But ^CI can't brush your ^G7memory away ^C

[One bar of G7 after verses 1 & 3; one bar of C7 after verses 2 & 4] Verse 2: Her father was an admiral In someone else's navy And she had seen the world before I met her She would wash and cook and clean And all the other things between And like a fool I just sat there and let her Chorus 1:

Now I can ^Ffeed and dress and ^Fwash myself And ^Csleep without the ^Flight on ^CHoney, I'm a ^Cbig boy ^G7now ^G7 I ^Cdon't know what she doe^C7s With all the ^Fmoney that I ^Fsend her She's ^Crunning 'round the t^G7own with the young pre^Ctender

Verse 3: I haven't touched the garden Since the day she walked away From a love affair that bore only bitter fruit She took everything she wanted Which is why she left me here With these pots and pans and my old wedding suit Verse 4: A letter came one morning That she would not let me see And from that day I began to realize That she would one day break The home we tried to make For sinners cannot live in paradise Chorus 2: Now I can feed and dress and wash myself And sleep without the light on Honey, I'm a big boy now I don't know what she does With all the money that I send her She's running 'round the town with the young pretender [one bar of G7]

I ^Cdon't know what she ^C7does With all the ^Fmoney that I ^Fsend her She's ^Crunning 'round the t^G7own with the young pre-^Ftender ^C

Billy Bragg - Honey im a big boy now