Biography:
A San Francisco Bay Area native, Michael McNevin started his career in 1994 with a six-month stint in New York City, cutting his troubadour teeth in the subways and streets of Greenwich Village.
Now a veteran of the folk scene, Michael has logged 15 years of concerts across the U.S., and he's been a main stager at some of the bigger music festivals around, including the Strawberry, Kerrville, and Philadelphia folk festivals. He's been billed in clubs and halls with the likes of Johnny Cash
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Other songs:
[INTRO]
G D Em C
G D Em C
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
That can't be right, I was there last week
Em C
And it's been there for thirty years.
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D Em C
Well I went by to visit, to see so for myself.
G D
There was something wrong when I drove up
Em C
No cars in front, no kitchen help.
G D
Where are all the truckers
Em C
And the bikers on their weekend rides?
G D
And what about the rest of us,
C D G D
Where are the teenagers gonna hide?
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D
Inside there's tables and a breakfast counter
Em C
Where the old timers used to sit
G D
To mingle with the familes
Em C
To talk about their Saturday and feed their kids.
G D
Or you could walk across the canyon road
Em C
And see the old Vallejo Mill
G D
Or you could eat your lunch below a tressle
C D G D
And watch the cattle on the hills.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D
I heard someone working in the back
Em C
A crew of men I did not know
G D
They were taking out refrigerators
Em C
Nothing left but the kitchen stove
G D
But this is not your average greasy spoon
Em C
So take a good look while it stands
G D
You're just in time to get a picture
C D G D
And watch a legend turn to sand.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And it's been there for thirty years.
[VERSE]
G D
What I would give for one more meal
Em C
Or just a cold vanilla shake
G D
One more ride from the ball field
Em C
With my own dad to this old place
G D
It's a shame to see this icon die
Em C
This memory from my youth
G D
Cuz it was here and so was I
C D G
I just wish I had some proof.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
That can't be right, I was there last week
Em C
And it's been there for thirty years.
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G
And now the whole town has the blues.
[OUTRO]
G D
They're closing down Big Daddy's
G D Em C
G D Em C
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
That can't be right, I was there last week
Em C
And it's been there for thirty years.
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D Em C
Well I went by to visit, to see so for myself.
G D
There was something wrong when I drove up
Em C
No cars in front, no kitchen help.
G D
Where are all the truckers
Em C
And the bikers on their weekend rides?
G D
And what about the rest of us,
C D G D
Where are the teenagers gonna hide?
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D
Inside there's tables and a breakfast counter
Em C
Where the old timers used to sit
G D
To mingle with the familes
Em C
To talk about their Saturday and feed their kids.
G D
Or you could walk across the canyon road
Em C
And see the old Vallejo Mill
G D
Or you could eat your lunch below a tressle
C D G D
And watch the cattle on the hills.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And now the whole town has the blues.
[VERSE]
G D
I heard someone working in the back
Em C
A crew of men I did not know
G D
They were taking out refrigerators
Em C
Nothing left but the kitchen stove
G D
But this is not your average greasy spoon
Em C
So take a good look while it stands
G D
You're just in time to get a picture
C D G D
And watch a legend turn to sand.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G D
And it's been there for thirty years.
[VERSE]
G D
What I would give for one more meal
Em C
Or just a cold vanilla shake
G D
One more ride from the ball field
Em C
With my own dad to this old place
G D
It's a shame to see this icon die
Em C
This memory from my youth
G D
Cuz it was here and so was I
C D G
I just wish I had some proof.
[CHORUS]
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, at least that's what I hear
G D
That can't be right, I was there last week
Em C
And it's been there for thirty years.
G D Em C
They're closing down Big Daddy's, and I guess it must be true
G D
Big story in the paper
C D G
And now the whole town has the blues.
[OUTRO]
G D
They're closing down Big Daddy's
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