How to Play Big Boss Man on Ukulele?

Elvis Presley - Big Boss Man can be played in the key of G using the G, C7, D7, G7 chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Big Boss Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Elvis Presley - Big Boss Man Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, C7, D7, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Big boss man, can’t you hear me when I call? Big boss [C7]man, can’t you hear me when I [G]call? (Can’t you hear me when I call) Well you [D7]ain’t so big, [C7]you’re just tall that’s [G7]all, all right

Well you [G]got me workin’ boss man [G]Workin’ round the clock, [G]I wanna little drink of water [G7]But you won’t let me stop Big boss [C7]man now can’t you hear me when I [G]call? All right I said you [D7]ain’t so big, [C7]you’re just tall that’s [G7]all,

[G]I’m gonna get me a boss man [G]One who’s gonna treat me right, [G]I work hard in the day time, [G7]Rest easy at night Big boss [C7]man now can’t you hear me when I [G]call? I said you [D7]ain’t so big, [C7]you’re just tall that’s [G7]all

Artist Elvis Presley

Album Clambake Soundtrack

Genres Rock, Rock and roll

Year 1967

Key G

Elvis Presley - Big Boss Man can be played in the key of G using the G, C7, D7, G7 chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Big Boss Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.