Carole King – Chicken Soup With Rice (Guitar Intro Tab)

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[Intro] D Ebdim Em A7 x2 [Verse 1]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In January it's so nice

       Em             Fdim      D/F#
While slipping on the sliding ice

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
To sip hot chicken soup with rice

Em7            Gm7
Sipping once - sipping twice

E7                    A7
Sipping chicken soup with rice
[Verse 2]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In February it will be

       Em             Fdim      D/F#
My snowman's anniversary

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
With cake for him and soup for me

Em7          Gm7
Happy once - happy twice

E7            Em7       D
Happy chicken soup with rice
[Verse 3]
   Am                     D
In March the wind blows down the door

     G
And spills my soup upon the floor

   F#m7             B7
It laps it up and roars for more

Em7          Gm7
Blowing once - blowing twice

E7                        A7
Blowing chicken soup with rice
[Verse 4]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In April I will go away

       Em          Fdim      D/F#
To far off Spain or old Bombay

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
And dream about hot soup all day

Em7                    Gm7
Oh, my, oh, once - oh, my, oh, twice

E7           Em7              D
Oh, my, oh, chicken soup with rice
[Verse 5]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In May I truly think it best

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
To be a robin lightly dressed

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
Concocting soup inside my nest

Em7            Gm7
Mix it once - mix it twice

 E7       Em7              A7
Mix that chicken soup with rice
[Verse 6]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In June I saw a charming group

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
Of roses all begin to droop

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
I pepped them up with chicken soup

Em7              Gm7
Sprinkle once - sprinkle twice

 E7              Em7       D
Sprinkle chicken soup with rice
[Verse 7]
   Am                     D
In July I'll take a peep

  G
Into the cool and fishy deep

   F#m7                B7
Where chicken soup is selling cheap

Em7          Gm7
Selling once - selling twice

 E7                        A7
Selling chicken soup with rice
[Verse 8]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In August it will be so hot

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
I will become a cooking pot

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
Cooking soup of course - why not

Em7              Gm7
Cooking once - cooking twice

 E7             Em7       D
Cooking chicken soup with rice
[Verse 9]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In September, for a while (for a while)

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
I will ride a crocodile (crocodile)

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
Down the chicken soup-y Nile

Em7             Gm7
Paddle once - paddle twice

 E7            Em7       A7
Paddle chicken soup with rice
[Verse 10]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In October I'll be host

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
To witches, goblins and a ghost

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
I'll serve them chicken soup on toast

Em7            Gm7
Whoopy once - whoopy twice

E7             Em7        D
Whoopy chicken soup with rice
[Verse 11]
   Am                        D
In November's gusty gale - I will flop my flippy tail

   F#m7                B7
And spout hot soup - I'll be a whale!

Em7              Gm7
Spouting once - spouting twice

 E7                         A7
Spouting chicken soup with rice
[Verse 12]
    D      Ebdim   Em    A7
In December I will be

       Em      Fdim      D/F#
A baubled, bangled Christmas tree

   D        D/C#    D7/C     B7
With soup bowls draped all over me

Em7          Gm7
Merry once - merry twice

E7                        A7
Merry chicken soup with - merry chicken soup with

D                       B7
Merry chicken soup with rice
[End]
  Em                Gm7
I told you once - I told you twice

     D6              B7
All seasons of the year are nice

    E7             A7       D
For eating chicken soup with rice
(Chicken soup, chicken soup with rice!)