Big Bad World chords by Authority Zero

Chords with lyrics

Intro: E minorEm

A augmentedA

B minorBm
Woah oh oh oh woah

E minorEm

A augmentedA
I tip my head back, and I'm staring at the stars
       E minorEm
Just pissing this night away
E minorEm
I've been praying for something to come down and save meeeee,
       E minorEm
It's been a long one working for the man all day
       E minorEm
It's been a long one dying just to get away

     B minorBm
Well it's a roll of the dice
A augmentedA
Your luck's finally run.
E minorEm
You're picking your lucky numbers 'cause you're lucky number one
A augmentedA
Digging into your pockets scrimping scraping every hole
E minorEm
For the things that you wanted, You're at the pump woah!
A augmentedA
you belong to them in your own mind
E minorEm
you got to break your back to break even almost every time
A augmentedA
Work days, week days, weak plays.
 E minorEm
Something's gotta change before you go insane.

G+G
And you know,
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
G+G
This goes on and on and on and on you know
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
G+G
This goes on and on, the same old song you know.
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
A augmentedA
This goes on and on, and it's the same old song
G+G
There's nothing you can do,
B minorBm
But break your back in two.
A augmentedA
But you just can't quit.

    A augmentedA
So you work, and you pay.
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day,
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, well it's a big bad world.
    A augmentedA
And you work, and you pay
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, it's a big bad world.
       B minorBm
Well it's a toss up
             A augmentedA
All around the world a suit and tie pawn shop
E minorEm
It's a blue collar prop placed in regular sweat shops
    A augmentedA
It's a new game they play that goes around the whole clock
      E minorEm
But what's the difference when you're running around and you're trying to get ahead STOP!
B minorBm
Twenty bucks at the pump, hey.
A augmentedA
Twenty bucks more the same day.
E minorEm
Twenty bucks at the pump, hey. They got you going crazy
     A augmentedA
Welcome to the party break your back at the front door
  E minorEm
Check your checks and call a party at the pump war.

G+G
And you know,
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
G+G
This goes on and on and on and on you know
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
G+G
This goes on and on, the same old song you know.
B minorBm
(It's a big bad world)
A augmentedA
This goes on and on, and it's the same old song
G+G
There's nothing you can do,
B minorBm
But break your back in two.
A augmentedA
But you just can't quit.

    A augmentedA
So you work, and you pay.
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day,
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, well it's a big bad world.
    A augmentedA
And you work, and you pay
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, it's a big bad world.

Solo: B minorBm A augmentedA E minorEm (i think 8 times, but i'm not sure ;))

    A augmentedA
So you work, and you pay.
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day,
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, well it's a big bad world.
    A augmentedA
And you work, and you pay
  E minorEm
And you break your back for another day
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, it's a big bad world.

E minorEm
La de da, la da da de da
La de da, la da da de da
La de da, la da da de da

     B minorBm
No more work, WORK!
     A augmentedA
No more play, PLAY!
       E minorEm
Don't wanna break my back for one more day
     E minorEm
In this big bad world, it's a big bad world.
      E minorEm *
And we are waiting for that new day to come.