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Big Man In A Big House
Recorded Leroy Van Dyke
Written by Harlan Howard

F                    G7
(He's a big man in a big house)

     C                    F                         C
Well when he was a kid he dreamed about a big house on a hill
                  F                   G7
Far far away from Shantytown and poverty
C                     F                          C
He was only sixteen a kid full of dreams when he ran away
            F                 G7                         C
He left his mom a note sayin' you'll be proud of me some day

           F            C
When I'm a big man in a big house
     F                  C
With acres and acres of ground
          F            C
I'll be a big man in a big house
       F                  C
With a big high fence all around
  F                  C      G7
A big high fence all around

        C                 F                     C
Well he settled down in a great big town and he worked so hard
                             F                  G7
But the harder he'd work the more he'd spend it seemed
    C                                   F                   C
And all his new found friends they made fun of him and said come along
          F                    G7               C
And we'll show you how you can fulfill all your dreams

Repeat #2

       C                      F              C
He was just twenty-one when a loaded gun was his downfall
                              F                      G7
For he joined the gang he did something he shouldn't do
         C               F                       C
Then one rainy night the police came by and they took him in
        F                        G7                   C
And the judge said son there's a place for kids like you

           F            C
Now he's a big man in a big house
     F                  C
With acres and acres of ground
           F            C
Yes he's a big man in a big house
       F                  C
With a big high fence all around


  F                  C
A big high fence all around
     F                  C
With acres and acres of ground

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