E
Once upon a time, girl, I was just like you.
A
Never let my extra large largesse shine through
F#
Hair was brown and nappy, never had no fun.
B7(#9)
I hid under a bushel, Which is easier said than done!
A
Then one day my grandma who was big and stout,
C
She said you gotta love yourself from inside out.
F#
And just as soon as I learned how to strut my funky stuff.
C B7(#5)
I found out that the world at large can't
E
get enough. So...
AEA
Bring on that
E7AEE
pecan pie.
C
Pour some sugar on it, sugar.
C#mE9
Don't be shy
AA#
Scoop me up a mess
EG#7C#G
Of that chocolate swirl
F#7EAm
Don't be stingy,
F#7B7
I'm a growing girl
E7
I offer
AE7
big love
AE7AE
With no apology
C
How can I deny the world
C#mBmE
The most of me
A
I
A#E
am not afraid to throw my
G#7C#
weight around
F#7(b9) A7EE
Pound by pound by pound
A7
Because i'm
E7A7E7
Big, blonde and beautiful
A7
There is nothin' 'bout me
E7AE7F#m
That's unsuitable
G7G#7
No
G#7
one wants a meal
C#mE7A
That only offers the least
E F#7(b9)
When girl we're servin' up
F#m7AECGmF
The whole damn feast
F7A#7F7
Slice off a piece
A#F7A#7FF
Of that hogs head cheese
C#7
Then take a look inside
DmF13F
My book of recipes
A#B
Now, don't you sniff around
FA7D G#9#11
For something fluffy and light
G7FA#m
I need a man who brings
G7C7A man size... Appetite
F7
I'll use a
A#7F7
pinch of sugar
A#F7A#7FF13
And a dash of spice
C#7
I'll let ya lick the spoon
DmF13F
Because it tastes so nice
A#B
I'll keep it in my oven
FA7D
'Till it's good and hot
G7(b9) Gm7A#7FF
Keep on stirring til it hits the spot
A#7
Because i'm...
F7A#F7
Big, blonde and beautiful
A#7
And Edna girl, you're lookin' so
F7A#F7Gm
Recruitable
A7(#5) A7
Why sit in the bleachers
DmF7A#
Timid and afraid
F G7(b9)
When Edna, you
Gm7A#C
can be your own parade!
C#7G#mF#F#B7F#7
Look out,
BF#7B7F#
old Baltimore
F#D
We're marching in
And we ain't shufflin'
D#mD7C#m
Through that old back door
F#BC
And Tracy, i will join your fight
F#A#7D#
If i can keep up this pace
AG#7F#Bm
And girls, i'll be right at your side
G#7C#7
If I can find some space
F#7
So you can
B7F#7
Hold your head up
BF#7BF#
Just as big as you please
D
You know they'll hear me knockin'
D#mF#
With the two of these!
BC
Tomorrow, side by side
F#A#7D#
We'll show the world what's right
G#7(b9) F#F#
Looks like I'm touchin' up my roots tonight!
B7
Then we'll be
F#7BF#7
Big, blonde and beautiful
B7
It's time to face the fact
F#7BF#7G#7
It's irrefutable
A#+ A#7
Can't ya hear that rumbling?
D#mF#7B
That's our hunger to be free
F# G#7(b9)
It's time to fin'ly taste
G#m7F#
Equality
B
On mother/daughter day
Where thin is in,
C
We're white as wool
F#
Well ladies, big is back!
F13(#11) D#
And as for black, it's...
...Beautiful!!
G#7
All shapes and sizes, follow me
C#7
Let's bust their chops!
Quick, call the cops!
We're gonna dance our way to victory!
F#BF#7F#13
Two...Four...Six...Eight...
BF#
TV'S got to integrate!
BF#7
Stay
F#13B
away!
This isn't Negro Day!
F#BF#7F#13
Two...Four...Six...Eight...
BD7
TV'S got to integrate!
D#m
We're here to dance!
We're here to stay!
G#7DC#7
Tracy, this was beautiful!
Big, blonde, and beautiful,
F#F#7BCC#7F#
lead the way!
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.