Hayes Carll – Chickens (Guitar)

Capo 5
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[Verse 1]
E
I got chickens in my front yard

A                            E
What they do is scratch and peck

A
I got chickens in my front yard

                             E
What they do is scratch and peck

      B7
Come supper time I'll go out there

A                          E
Find me one and wring its neck
[Verse 2]
E
It ain't meanness, ya'll

A                         E
It's just hungry's what I am

A
It ain't meanness, ya'll

                          E
It's just hungry's what I am

             B7
There ain't nothin' in this world

A                               E
Better than fried chicken, yes ma'am
[Verse 3]
E
And if it rains today

A                            E
Oh, the back yard'll turn to mud

       A
If it rains today

                              E
Oh, the back yard'll turn to mud

       B7
If it don't, it won't

A                          E
Either way, won't rile my blood
[Verse 4]
E
I'm sittin' on the porch swing

A                              E
Watchin' the sky and fiddlin' wood

     A
I'm sittin' on the porch swing

                               E
Watchin' the sky and fiddlin' wood

            B7
There's an old crow on the clothesline

A                              E
Countin' his toes and feelin' good
[Verse 5]
E
I got chickens in my front yard

A                            E
What they do is scratch and peck

       A
I got chickens in my front yard

                             E
What they do is scratch and peck

      B7
Come supper time I'll go out there

A                          E
Find me one and wring its neck
[Outro]
E
It ain't meanness, ya'll

           A
It's just hungry's what I am