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Big Brother

Stevie Wonder

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...BIG BROTHER... by Stevie Wonder  from Talking Book
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*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: C#)

Intro: C  F/G  (x8)

Verse 1:

C     F/G         C       F/G 
 Your name is big brother
C    F/G             C     Bb  Am G      F
 You say that you're watch-ing me on the tele,
F                C     F/G  C  F/G
 Seeing me go no-where,

C     F/G         C       F/G 
 Your name is big brother
C    F/G             C     Bb Am G   F
 You say that you're tired of me pro-testing,
F                   C  F/G  C  F/G
Children dying everyday,

Chorus 1:

G              F
 My name is no-body
    F Gm    Am   Bb7 Eb       D              C   F/G  C  F/G  (x2)
But I can't wait to  see your face inside my door.

Verse 2:

C     F/G         C       F/G 
 Your name is big brother
C    F/G              C  Bb  Am G    F
 You say that you got me all in your notebook,
F                      C   F/G  C  F/G
 Writing it down every-day,

C     F/G          C       F/G
 Your name is I'll see ya,
C     F/G           C    Bb Am G      F
 I'll change if you vote me in as the pres,
    F                 C    F/G  C  F/G
The President of your soul

Chorus 2:

G              F
 I live in the Ghetto
F    Gm   Am   Bb7 Eb        D              C    F/G  C  F/G  (x2)
 You just come to  visit me 'round election time.

Verse 3: (Instrumental)

C  F/G  C  F/G, C  F/G  C  Bb  Am  G  F, F  C  F/G  C  F/G (x2)

Chorus 3:

G              F
 I live in the ghetto,
F     Gm  Am Bb7  Eb         D                 C    F/G  C  F/G  (x2)
 Some-day I  will move on my feet to the other side,

Verse 4:

C   F/G        C     F/G
 My name is se-cluded, 
C   F/G       C     Bb  Am   G    F
 We live in a house the size of a matchbox,
F                             C    F/G  C  F/G
 Roaches live with us wall to wall,

C       F/G            C      F/G
 You've killed all our leaders,
C  F/G        C    Bb Am G       F
 I don't even have to do nothin' to you,
       F                         C    F/G  C  F/G
You'll cause your own country to fall.

(Verse Chords repeated to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C      F/G      Bb      Am      G       F      Gm      Bb7     
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 x32010  3x321x  x13331  x02210  320003  133211  3x033x  x13131  

   Eb       D

 EADGBE  EADGBE
 6654xx  xx0232


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Big Brother

Stevie Wonder