Tom: C
INTRO:
F G
(He's a big man, in a big house.)
#1.
C F
Well, when he was a kid he dreamed about a big
C
house on a hill.
F G
Far, far away from Shantytown and pover-ty.
C F
He was only sixteen, a kid full of dreams, when
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he ran away.
F G
He left his mom a note sayin', you'll be proud
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of me some day.
CHORUS:
F C F
When I'm a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
I'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#2.
C F C
Well, he settled down in a great big town and he worked
so hard.
F G
But the harder he'd work the more he'd spend, it seemed.
C F
And all his new found friends they made fun of him and
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said, come along.
F G C
And we'll show you how you can fulfill all your dreams.
CHORUS:
F C F
You'lll be a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
You'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#3.
C F C
He was just twenty-one when a loaded gun was his
downfall.
F
For he joined the gang, he did something he shouldn't
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do.
C F C
Then one rainy night the police came by and they took
him in.
F G C
And the judge said, son, there's a place for kids like you.
CHORUS:
F C F
Now, he's a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
Yes, he's a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
OUTRO:
F C F
A big high fence all around..With acres and acres of
C
ground..(Fade.)
