Chickenman chords by Indigo Girls

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Dsus4

Verse 1
D 
I  (D major) am an only child
Born of the wild
Riddled to spend my time
Defending my land
You are the only one
Born in the sun
Riddled to spend your time

Interlude 1

Defending my plan

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Verse 2

Dead dog on the highway

Median cats are growling at me

I turn my lights on brighter

I'm counting through the night ride

Verse 3
C 
G 
And it's  (C major) one more  (G major) life
D 
 (D major) (For the taker)
C 
 (C major) Chickenman, chickenman
G 
One more song  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) (For the maker)
Chickenman, chickenman

Verse 4

On the road to Athens

I saw a dead deer on the highway

I slipped into a desert

Verse 5
Five prairie dogs and a rabbit
D 
 (D major) 
I was running down on Queen Street
I saw a woman on the sidewalk
(Danger danger)
She was beaten by a stranger
(Danger danger danger
danger)
Danger danger danger

Verse 6
D 
G 
D 
And it's  (D major) one more life  (G major)  (D major) 
(For the taker)
Chickenman, chickenman
Chickenman hold my hand
C 
D 
G 
 (C major) One more  (D major) song  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) (For the maker)
C 
D 
Hold my hand  (C major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
Chickenman

Verse 7
D 
I was  (D major) on the road to Austin
Met a man on the highway
He sold me junk and conversation
Dsus4 
He was  (Dsus4) wise     and dirty
D 
from the weather  (D major) 

Verse 8
D 
I said, "Darkness  (D major) into darkness
All the carnage of my journeys
Makes it harder to be living"
He said, "It's a long road
to be forgiven"

Verse 9
C 
D 
G 
It's  (C major) one more  (D major) life  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) (For the taker)
Chickenman, chickenman
Chickenman hold my had
C 
D 
G 
D 
 (C major) One more  (D major) song  (G major)  (D major) 
(For the maker)
Chickenman, chickenman
Chickenman hold my hand

Verse 10
D 
I am  (D major) an only child
Dsus4 
Born of the wild  (Dsus4) 
D 
 (D major) Riddled to spend my time
Defending my land
You are the only one
Born in the sun
Riddled to spend your time

Interlude 2

Defending my plan

Verse 11
D 
D 
 (D major) I  went looking  (D major) for a car
Found myself beneath the stars
I went looking for a girl
Found a man and his world
Chickenman, chickenman
(I went looking for a car)
C 
Chickenman hold  (C major) my hand
D 
(Found my (D major) self beneath the
stars)
Chickenman, chickenman
(I went looking for a girl)
C 
Chickenman hold my  (C major) hand
D 
(Found a man and  (D major) his world)

Verse 12
I am an only child
(Chickenman, chickenman)
(Chickenman hold my hand)
Hold my hand
(Chickenman, chickenman)
(Chickenman hold my hand)
I am an only child
(Chickenman, chickenman)
(Chickenman hold my hand)
C 
D 
Hold  (C major)  (D major) my hand
(Chickenman, chickenman)
(Chickenman hold my hand)
Chickenman chickenman
Chickenman hold my hand
Chickenman chickenman
C 
Chicken (C major) man hold my hand
D 
 (D major) 
Chickenman chickenman
C 
Chicken (C major) man hold my hand
D 
 (D major) 
Chickenman chickenman
Chickenman hold my hand