Big Boss Man
As performed by The Who (9/16/79, MSG)/High Numbers (1964)
Written by Al Smith/Willie Dixon, ©1960 Conrad Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Originally by Jimmy Reed, 1960

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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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E5    02xxxx
E6    04xxxx
E7    05xxxx
A5    x02xxx
A6    x04xxx 
A7    x05xxx
B5    x24xxx
B6    x25xxx
B7    x26xxx and x21202
Bb5   x13xxx


[intro; main pattern]
||:E5 E5  E6 E6 E7 E7 E6 E6 :||

        |E5...|E5...                    |      | 
Big boss man,   can't you hear me when I call
        |A5 A5 A6 A6 A7 A7 A6 A6
Big boss man, 
|A5...                      |E5...
    Can't you hear me when I call
         |B5 B5 B6 B6 |B5 B5  B5 Bb5 A5
Well, you ain't so big, boy, 
                        |E5 E5 E6 E6 E7 E7 E6 E6|E5 E5 B7 B7 |
You're just tall, that's all

Got me working, boss man, working 'round the clock
I ask for a drink of water, but you won't let me stop
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well, you ain't so big, boy, you just tall, that's all

Well, you got me working, boss man, working 'round the clock
I ask for a drink of water, but you won't let me stop
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well, you ain't so big, boy, you just tall, and that is all

[interlude]

You just tall and that is all

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call
Well, you ain't so big, boy, you're just tall, that's all

Well, I'm gonna get me a bossman, one gonna treat me right
Work hard in the day time, rest easy at night
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well, you ain't so big, boy, you're just tall, that's all

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