Tom Paxton – C-H-I-C-K-E-N (Guitar)

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From the album "Fun Food Songs" (1999) This song is also included in the soundtrack of TV series "All Hail King Julien". Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/0URhrZ747wWSr9hXkHvwwu?si=dc5339c4e1354d8e [Intro] | G | C | G | [Verse 1]
    C                     C
The hen said, "Buck buck! You are out of luck

       C                               G
If you wanted scrambled eggs upon your plate

            G                              G
Because the eggs hatched chickens and they ran like the dickens

       G                                  C
If you want scrambled eggs you'll have to wait"

[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time
[Instrumental] | G | C | G | [Verse 2]
    C                     C
The rooster crowed by the side of the road

     C                        G
Go, "Cockadoodle, cockadoodle-doo!

  G                   G
I crow so loud 'cause I'm so proud

       G                           C
And if you were a rooster so would you"

[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time
[Banjo solo] | F | C | G | C | | F | C | G | C | G | [Verse 3]
    C                         C
The chicks said, "Peep! Peep! We don't wanna sleep

               C                            G
'Cause there's always something funny going on

          G                         G
And we're gonna stick together 'til fuzz turns to feather

          G                          C
And we'll all be chickens when we're grown"

[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time
[Instrumental] | G | C | G | [Verse 4]
    C                           C
The rooster and the hen and the little chicks then

      C           G
Would not be satisfied

          G                        G
Till they tippy-tippy-toed all the way across the road

        G                C
Just to get to the other side

[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again

F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N

       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time

G                               C
Chicken, chicken, chicken every time
[Outro] | G | C |