Big Dipper

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album A Single Man

G  D

         G               
Now I saw you talking to a cute little slip of a sailor
       G
And it looked at first like the whole thing would end as a failure
              C                                    G
He had a thing about a quarter to four
                   Bm                         Em   D4
And he just couldn't handle any more
                   G                           D                         G           Am    G\B
He's got his own big dipper so he won't be needing your big dipper
                   C                               D                             G  D
He's got his own big dipper and he won't be needing yours

           G
So you filled him up with all kinds of stuff to relax him
            G
And you took him down to the fairground after some action
           C                                      G
And by around about a quarter to six
                   Bm                              Em     D4
You found a different way to get your kicks
                G                                       D
Up on the real big dipper where you tried an few new tricks
       Am     G\B
Big dipper
            C                               D                    G    D
Up on a great big dipper did you learn a few new licks

G
               C                           G
He hadn't been too keen at the start
             Bm                                 Em  D4
Now he seems to have a change of heart
                   G
He's got his own big dipper
        D                         G           Am    G\B
Only now he's not so sure, big dipper
                  C
He's got his own big dipper
                 D                         G
But there's always room for more

         
Everybody's got a song to sing
                                                          C                G
Everybody's got to do their thing, big dipper, big dipper

Everybody's got a song to sing
                                                          C              G
Everybody's got to do their thing, big dipper, big dipper

             C                                G
And at around about a quarter to ten
             Bm                     Em  D4
You got up and did it all again
                   G                                 D                              G
He's got his own big dipper and now he knows just what it's for
       Am    G\B 
Big dipper
                 C                             D                     G
He's got his own big dipper but he's got his eye on yours

              G                  D
Another ride, another tune
             G\B            F9
Another crazy afternoon
             G                  D                               G
Another reason for squeezing your big dipper