Intro: E B E 

#1. 
E         B       E                     B 
Nine one, 27th Avenue..walked up to the door.. 
A                   E 
hello, sir, how are you? 
E            B             A             E 
No, I'm just looking for a friend living in  

apartment ten. 
              B             A               E 
You say she's gone..please, how long has it been? 

Chorus: 
       A        E            A        E 
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world. 
        A         E      A             E 
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this  
A        E 
big, big world? 

#2. 
E                 B            E 
Going out to find myself a telephone..got a pocketful  
   B                      A       E 
of dimes..I know her last name is Jones. 
E                                  A     E 
Joneses, Joneses, oh, I see, pages 19 to 23. 
         B                                   A 
Big, big world can be unkind..the phone just took my  
     E 
last dime. 

Chorus: 
       A        E            A        E 
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world. 
        A         E      A             E 
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this  
A        E      A E 
big, big world?