Big City [E]

Merle Haggard

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Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era. more »


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I'm tired of this dirty old city 
And tired of too much work 
And never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks 
Think I'll walk off my steady job today
Turn me loose, set me free 
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your so-called Social Security
Big city turn me loose and set me free

Been working everyday since I was twenty
Haven't got a thing to show 
For anything I've done
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun, so
Turn me loose, set me free 
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement 
And your so-called Social Security
Big city turn me loose and set me free

Hey, big city, turn me loose and set me free

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Written by: DEAN HOLLOWAY, MERLE HAGGARD

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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