Burt Bacharach - Something big
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Something Big [By: Burt Bacharach / Hal David]
Artist: Burt Bacharach
Chord Proposals: Mats Fagergren, 2019
Note: This song uses two guitars [Guitar Left Channel = GL and Guitar Right Channel = GR]
that colors the chords in different ways [mainly] in the verse...
Please use the chords according to the instructions below:
E,A,D,G,B,e
———————————
Esus2 x,7,9,9,7,7 [GL]
E7sus2 x,7,9,9,7,10 [GL]
E6sus2 x,7,9,9,7,9 [GL]
Esus4 x,7,9,9,10,7 [GL]
Dmaj7 x,5,7,6,7,5 [GL] Dmaj7sus2 x,5,7,6,5,5 or x,x,0,2,2,0 [GR]
Bm9 7,9,7,7,7,9 [GL] B7sus2 x,2,4,2,2,2 [GR]
Em7 x,7,9,7,8,7 [GL] Em7 0,2,2,0,3,0 [GR]
A7sus4 5,7,5,7,5,5 [GL] A7sus4 x,0,2,0,3,0 [GR]
Gmaj7 x,10,12,11,12,10 [GL] Gmaj7 3,x,4,4,3,x [GR]
A/G x,10,14,14,14,x [GL] A/G 3,x,2,2,2,x [GR]
Gm6 3,x,2,3,3,3 or Em7-5 x,x,2,3,3,3 [GL=GR]
A 5,7,7,6,5,5 [GL] A x,0,2,2,2,0 [GR]
Bm 7,9,9,7,7,7 [GL] Bm x,2,4,4,3,2 [GR]
Bsus2 x,2,4,4,2,2 [GL] Bmaj7 x,2,4,3,4,2 [GR]
B x,2,4,4,4,x [GL] Dmaj7 x,5,7,6,7,5 or x,x,0,2,2,2[GR]
[GR]= Guitar in Right channel [ear]
[GL]= Guitar in Left channel [ear]
[intro]
Esus2 Esus4 E7sus2 E6sus2 Esus4
|--7--7-----------------10----9------7---7-|
|--7--7--7-10-7-7-10-7--7-----7------10--7-|
|--9--9--9----7-9----7--9-----9----[9]---|
|--9--9-----------------9-----9----[9]---|
|--7--7-----------------7-----7----[7]---|
|------------------------------------------|
Esus2 Esus4 E7sus2 E6sus2 Esus4
|--7--7-----------------10----9------7---7-|
|--7--7--7-10-7-7-10-7--7-----7------10--7-|
|--9--9--9----7-9----7--9-----9----[9]---|
|--9--9-----------------9-----9----[9]---|
|--7--7-----------------7-----7----[7]---|
|------------------------------------------|
[verse]
[GR] Dmaj7sus2
[GL] Dmaj7
Like a grain of sand
[GR] Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2
[GL] Dmaj7 Bm9
That wants to be A rolling stone
[GR] B7sus2 Em7
[GL] Bm9 Em7
I want to be the man I'm not
[GR] Em7 A7sus4
[GL] Em7 A7sus4
And have the things, I really..
[GR] A7sus4 Dmaj7sus2
[GL] A7sus4 Dmaj7
... haven't got
[GR] Dmaj7sus2 Gmaj7
[GL] Dmaj7 Gmaj7
And that's a lot
[chorus]
Gmaj7There'll be joy
And A/Gthere'll be Glaughter
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm after Gm6now
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aafter Gmaj7now
Gmaj7After taking
A/GTake up Ggiving
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm living Gm6for
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aliving Gmaj7for
[break]
[GR] Gmaj7 Bmaj7
[GL] Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...
[verse2]
[GR] Dmaj7sus2
[GL] Dmaj7
Why do I go on
[GR] Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2
[GL] Dmaj7 Bm9
And fill my life with little things
[GR] B7sus2 Em7
[GL] Bm9 Em7
When there are big things I must do
[GR] Em7 A7sus4
[GL] Em7 A7sus4
And lots of dreams,That really....
[GR] A7sus4 Dmaj7sus2
[GL] A7sus4 Dmaj7
... should come true
[GR] Dmaj7sus2 Gmaj7
[GL] Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Before I'm through..
[chorus]
Gmaj7There'll be joy
And A/Gthere'll be Glaughter
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm after Gm6now
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aafter Gmaj7now
Gmaj7After taking
A/GTake up Ggiving
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm living Gm6for
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aliving Gmaj7for
[break]
[GR] Gmaj7 Bmaj7
[GL] Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...
[vers3 instrumental]
[GR] Dmaj7sus2 Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2 B7sus2
[GL] Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Bm9 Bm9
[GR] Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
[GL] Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
[chorus instrumental]
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A/G G Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7
Gm6 Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7
[chorus]
Gmaj7After taking
A/GTake up Ggiving
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm living Gm6for
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aliving Gmaj7for
[outro : chorus repeat and fade]
Gmaj7After taking
A/GTake up Ggiving
Dmaj7Something big is Gmaj7what I'm living Gm6for
Gm6Yes, it's Bmwhat I'm Aliving Gmaj7for
[break]
[GR] Gmaj7 Bmaj7
[GL] Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...