Jethro Tull: Big Dipper 
Album: Too old to Rock'n'Roll; Too young to die 
Chords: Håkan Mattsson 

Intro: E and E7 

E and E7 
The mist rolls off the beaches: 

E and E7 
the train rolls into the station. 

E and E7 
Weekend happiness seekers --- pent-up saturation. 
       F#                       E 
Well, we don't mean anyone any harm, 
    C                       B 
we weren't on the Glasgow train. 
E and E7 
See you at the Pleasure Beach: roller-coasting heroes. 

B E F# A B (not too sure about that - they don't play chords) 
  

B 
Big Dipper riding --- 
F# 
we'll give the local lads a hiding 
B 
if they keep us from the ladies 
F# 
hanging out in the penny arcades. 
                E 
Shaking up the Tower Ballroom 
B 
throwing up in the bathroom. 
E 
Landlady's in the backroom --- 
F#                               E 
I'm the Big Dipper --- it's the weekend... 
A                        E       B 
Big Dipper --- it's the weekend rage. 
  

E and E7 
Rich widowed landlady give me your spare front door key. 
E and E7 
If you're 39 or over, I'll make love to you next Thursday --- 
F#                     E 
I may stay over for a week or two 
  C                    B 
drop a postcard to my mum. 
E and E7 
I'll see you at the waltzer --- we'll go big-dipping daily. 

B E F# A B (not too sure about that - they don't play chords) 
  

B 
Big Dipper riding --- 
F# 
we'll give the local lads a hiding 
B 
if they keep us from the ladies 
F# 
hanging out in the penny arcades. 
                E 
Shaking up the Tower Ballroom 
B 
throwing up in the bathroom. 
E 
Landlady's in the backroom --- 
F#                               E 
I'm the Big Dipper --- it's the weekend... 
A                        E 
Big Dipper --- it's the weekend... 
A                        E       B 
Big Dipper --- it's the weekend rage.