Every [G] morning at the mine you could [F] see him arrive
He stood [G] six foot six and weighed [F] 245
Kinda [G] broad at the shoulder and [F] narrow at the hip
And [G] everybody knew you didn't [F] give no lip to Big [G] John.
Big [Em] John, Big [C] Jaw----won, [D] Big Bad John. [G]
No-[G]-body seemed to know where [F] John called home
He just [G] drifted into town and [F] stayed all alone
[G] Didn't say much a-kinda [F] quiet and shy
And [G] if he spoke at all, he [F] just said hi. Big [G] John
Big [Em] John, Big [C] Jaw----won, [D] Big Bad John. [G]
Some-[G]-body said he came down from [F] New Orleans
Where he [G] got in a fight over a [F] Cajun Queen
And a [G] crashing blow from a [F] huge right hand
Sent a [G] Louisiana fellow to the [F] Promised Land Big [G] John
Then [G] came one day at the [F] bottom of the mine
When a [G] timber cracked and the [F] men started crying
Miners were [G] praying and their [F] hearts beat fast
And [G] everybody thought they'd [F] breathed their last 'cept [G] John
Through the [G] dust and the smoke of this [F] man made Hell
Walked a [G] giant of a man that the [F] miners knew well
Grabbed a [G] sagging timber and gave [F] out with a groan
And like a [G] giant oak tree just [F] stood there alone Big [G] John
Big [Em] John, Big [C] Jaw----won, [D] Big Bad John. [G]
With [G] all of his strength he gave a [F] mighty shove
Then a [G] miner yelled out "There's a [F] light up above
And [G] 20 men scrambled from a [F] would be grave
[G] Now there's only one left [F] down there to see Big [G] John
With [G] jacks and timbers they [F] started back down
Then [G] came that rumble way [F] down in the ground
And [G] smoke and gas belched [F] outta that mine
[G] Everybody knew it was the [F] end of the line for Big [G] John
Big [Em] John, Big [C] Jaw----won, [D] Big Bad John. [G]
Now they [G] never re-opened that [F] worthless pit
They just [G] placed a marble stand in [F] front of it
[G] These few lines are written [F] on that stand
[G] "At the bottom of this mine, lies a Big Big man.--BIG JOHN".
Big [Em] John, Big [C] Jaw----won, [D] Big Bad John. [G]
