Big Ben Colson
Written by Tompall Glaser
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Album: (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn (1969)

(No Capo)

Intro.:  (C) x 4 bars

She was (C)young (G) and she was (C)pretty
A victim (G)of a rich man's (C) whim
When she met a wealthy (F)gentleman Big Ben Colson
And she (C)had (G) a child by (C)him

Well, he (C)promised (G) her a (C)wedding
That would (G)give their child a (C)name
But she waited at the (F)altar till the sunset
But her (C)Big Ben (G) never (C)came

(Chorus)
But (F)she's not a (C)bad girl
(G)Didn't mean no (C)wrong
(F)She just loved the (C)wrong man
(G) Much too (C)strong |(A) |(D) |(D)

Now he (D)sits (A) with the digni-(D)taries
And the wealthy (A)ladies all love his (D)charms
While she sits in a lonely (G)shack in Alabama
With his (D)baby (A) in her (D)arms.

(Chorus)
But (G)she's not a (D)bad girl
(A)Didn't mean no (D)wrong
(G)She just loved the (D)wrong man
(A) Much too (D)strong

(Tag)
Hmm, mm, (D)mm, (A) mm, (D)mm -----