[Intro]
D   G     D   G     D   G     D   G
D   G     D   G     D   G     D   G

 
[Verse 1]
        D       G         D    G
I need love as big as an ocean
        D         G        D     G
I need love that can't be crossed
   D          G      D     G
A love in perpetual motion
          D         G         D  G
I need a love that don't get lost
 
[Verse 2]
        D               G           D    G
Do you know where this love can be found?
        D               G           D    G
Do you know where this love can be found?
  D           G        D           G
Open up your eyes and take a look around
        D               G           D    G
Do you know where this love can be found?
              A
'Cause I'm a full-grown man
           G               D
And I'm lookin' for a big love
 
[Instrumental]
G D G   D G D
 
[Verse 3]
G         D          G         D      G
I need a love gonna move this mountain
          D           G          D  G
I need a love that I can't hide away
          D                 G  
I need a love gonna lift me up 
                  D      G
to that drinking fountain
               D    G                 D  G
Just like my Daddy did in my younger days
 
[Verse 4]
             D             G           D    G
Now is this love gonna get up off the ground
          D            G            D    G
Is this love gonna get up off the ground
   D                 G    
I need a fifty-foot woman 
    D               G
to wrap these arms around
         D             G            D   G
Is this love gonna get up off the ground
              A
'Cause I'm a full-grown man
           G               D  G D G
And I'm looking for a big love
             A
Yes, I'm a full-grown man
           G           D       G    D      G
And I'm looking for a big love,... big love
 
[Bridge]
A
I never did just a little drinking
G
Well, I could drink the Milky Way
A
Think small and your heart starts shrinking
Bm
Girl, I'm here to stay
A
Got to have your big love
G
I got to have it right away
 
[Instrumental]
  D   G     A         G         D   G
  D   G     A         G         D   G
  D   G

 
[Verse 5]
        D       G         D   G
I need love as big as an ocean
       D            G         D    G
I need a love that can't be crossed
        D         G        D   G
I need love in perpetual motion
          D         G         D  G
I need a love that don't get lost
              A
'Cause I'm a full-grown man
           G               D  G D
And I'm looking for a big love
G           A
Yes, I'm a full-grown man
          G                D  G D
And I'm looking for a big love
G           A
Yes, I'm a full-grown man
          G                D   G
And I'm looking for a big love
 
[Outro]
D   G    D  G  D  G   D
...Big love,.....big love 
(Don't want a big, big love)
D G D G
.......(I said, I'm a full-grown man)
D  G    D   G
...Big love, (I'm looking for big love) 
... fade out

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