Misc Traditional – 5 Pounds Of Possum (Guitar)

   C                       F           C
My children are hungry, my dog needs a bone.

                         D7               G
I'm out of a job now, so I'm just drivin' home.

   C                        F          C
An hour after sundown, when what to my delight,

                                    G            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

        C                           F            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

                             D7              G
If I can run him over, every thing'll be all right.

      C                       F         C
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a sight;

                                    G            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

      C                               F               C
Won't have to clean no chicken, won't have to open no cans.

                                   D7             G
Just a little bit closer, and I'll have him in my hands.

  C                               F                 C
I think the time has come now, to go from "dim" to "bright."

                                    G            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

        C                           F            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

                             D7              G
If I can run him over, every thing'll be all right.

      C                       F         C
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a sight;

                                    G            C
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.