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[Verse 1]
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Hey hey big daddy
G5 E5
Hookin' up the 8-track
G5 E5
Kids jumping in the back seat
G5 E5
Momma's cooking in a war shack
[Pre-Chorus]
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He is a big man
E5 D5
Look at his shadow
E5 D5
Home for the weekend
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Straight as an arrow
[Chorus]
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And hey big daddy, play that song
A
You and momma used to sing it when you used to get along
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When you used to get along
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When you used to get along
[Verse 2]
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Big daddy's going upstate
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Punching numbers in a tin plate
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He's gonna find a new day
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Gonna hop a front gate
[Pre-Chorus]
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Niagara Mohawk
E5 D5
Is waiting for him
E5 D5
Switch on the hydro
E5
And hear the lights sing
[Chorus]
D
And hey big daddy, play that song
A
You and momma used to sing it when you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse]
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Hey hey big daddy
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Are they looking at you funny
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They think you're guilty
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Nobody call you honey
[Pre-Chorus]
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Sleeping in the jail cell
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Dreaming about the sidewalks
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Draft dodging Johnny
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Gonna pick the big lock
[Chorus]
D
And hey big daddy, play that song
A
You and momma used to sing it when you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
E5
When you used to get along
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Hey, sport!