Biography:
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The Four Preps was a popular music quartet most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The group originally consisted of Bruce Belland (born 22 October 1936, Chicago, Illinois), Ed Cobb, Marv Ingram, (originally named "Marvin Inabnett") and Glen Larson (born 1937), who later become one of the most prolific creators and producers in the history of American television.
They had a minor chart hit that year with "Dreamy Eyes" and between 1956 and 1964 reached the top 100 charts with 13 different songs.
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Big Man:The Four Preps.
#2 in UK and #3 in USA on CAPITOL Records
in 1958.
INTRO: Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb Bb
#1.
Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb
you oughta see me now.
Ab Eb
Well, I talked big yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Bb7
you oughta see me now.
Ab
I bragged too long that your love was strong..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
there'd never be another guy.
Eb7 Bb Fm7 Bb7
But you said more when you whispered your goodbye.
Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
you oughta see me now.
#2.
Eb Ab
I said that I was through with you..
Eb Bb7 Eb
I didn't need you anyhow.
Ab
I said I didn't need you then..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
but boy you oughta see me now.
Eb7 Ab
Those bragging words that you were mine..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
of that there was no doubt..
Eb7 Ab Bb Fm7 Bb7
sounds empty now that half my life's walked out.
Eb Ab
Half my life left me yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb Bb
and boy you oughta see me now..
#3.
Eb Ab
If you will just forgive me dear..
Eb Bb7 Eb
I'll never break another vow.
Ab
I broke so many yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
and boy you oughta see me now..
Eb7 Ab
I couldn't see it yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
but now I know it's true.
Eb7 Ab Bb Ab Gm Bb7
The only thing that made me big, was you.
OUTRO:
Bb7 Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Ab
you oughta see me now.
Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Ab
If you could only see me now.
Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Ab Eb
If you could only see me now......(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#2 in UK and #3 in USA on CAPITOL Records
in 1958.
INTRO: Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb Bb
#1.
Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb
you oughta see me now.
Ab Eb
Well, I talked big yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Bb7
you oughta see me now.
Ab
I bragged too long that your love was strong..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
there'd never be another guy.
Eb7 Bb Fm7 Bb7
But you said more when you whispered your goodbye.
Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
you oughta see me now.
#2.
Eb Ab
I said that I was through with you..
Eb Bb7 Eb
I didn't need you anyhow.
Ab
I said I didn't need you then..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
but boy you oughta see me now.
Eb7 Ab
Those bragging words that you were mine..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
of that there was no doubt..
Eb7 Ab Bb Fm7 Bb7
sounds empty now that half my life's walked out.
Eb Ab
Half my life left me yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb Bb
and boy you oughta see me now..
#3.
Eb Ab
If you will just forgive me dear..
Eb Bb7 Eb
I'll never break another vow.
Ab
I broke so many yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
and boy you oughta see me now..
Eb7 Ab
I couldn't see it yesterday..
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
but now I know it's true.
Eb7 Ab Bb Ab Gm Bb7
The only thing that made me big, was you.
OUTRO:
Bb7 Eb Ab Eb
I was a big man yesterday, but boy
Bb7 Eb Ab
you oughta see me now.
Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Ab
If you could only see me now.
Ab Eb Bb7 Eb Ab Eb
If you could only see me now......(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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