One Big Rumble, One Big Boom Words Fred Grittner, Music Jan Hauenstein
(Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7) (Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7)
(C)Joe and (Dm7)Sonny were (Em7)down by the (Dm7)swamp,
(C)Got into a (Dm7)Friday night (Em7) contre(Dm7)temps.
(C)Sonny got the (G/B)better of (Am7)Joe with his (Em7)fists,
(Am7)Joe ran to his (G/B)pickup, he (Am7)really was (E7)pissed.
(A7) (D7) (G) (G7/4)
He (C)cursed and (Dm7)made a (Em7)drunk re(Dm7)mark
With a (C)shotgun (Dm7)barrel (Em7)gleaming in the (Dm7)dark.
By the (Fj7)light of the silvery moon,(hold)
(E7)One Big Rumble,
(Am) One Big Boom. (G)(hold) BOOM…
(Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7) (Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7)
(C)Time bomb (Dm7)ticking in a (Em7)border (Dm7)town,
Dis(C)guised by (Dm7)noise you couldn’t (Em7)hear the (Dm7)sound.
A (C)fat cat was (G/B)crossing the (Am7)border(Em7)line
In a (Am7)rag top (G/B)Chrysler that (Am7)looked spit (E7)shined.
(A7) (D7) (G) (G7/4)
(C)Blue-eyed (Dm7)blonde sitting (Em7)by his (Dm7)side,
The (C)clock struck (Dm7)twelve, there (Em7)went her (Dm7)ride
By the (Fj7)light of the silvery moon,(hold)
(E7)One Big Rumble,
(Am) One Big Boom. (G)(hold) BOOM…
(Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7) (Cj7) (Dm7) (Em7) (Dm7)
- Instrumental verse -
The (C)adjutant (Dm7)general and the (Em7) diplo(Dm7)mat,
(C)Sitting at the (Dm7)bar, (Em7)chewing up the (Dm7)fat,
(C)Near miss (G/B)wars and (Am7)high com(Em7)mands,
(Am7)Black bag (G/B)codes and (Am7)poker (E7)hands.
(A7) (D7) (G) (G7/4)
Com(C)paring (Dm7)notes, they (Em7)both a(Dm7)greed
The (C)end will (Dm7)come with (Em7)blinding (Dm7)speed
By the (Fj7)light of the silvery moon,(hold)
(E7)One Big Rumble,
(Am) One Big Boom. (G)(hold) BOOM(C)
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