Fred chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I have a dog,
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and his name is Fred
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Poor old feller, he'd be better off dead
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Than to live his life with me
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Me being one old flea
Verse 2
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Fred used to scratch his back and side
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Poor old feller, I would run and hide
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I'd drink me a big old beer
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And wait till the coast was clear
Verse 3
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I know I sound like a mean old rat
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But I'm just a flea,
you know I can't help that
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We're a perfect team, a pretty good match
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I provide the itch and he replies
with the scratch
Scratch, Fred, roll on the ground
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Scratch, Fred,
it makes a musical sound:
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Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhhh
Chicka chicka chicka chicka
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chhhh
Verse 4
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Fred won shows, he was a big success
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So I was living at the best address
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Life was a pleasure for me
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He made me a high- class flea
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Fred won ribbons and loving cups
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He outclassed all of them other pups
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But as soon as we were back in the yard
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I'd nip that rascal hard
Verse 5
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I know I sound like a mean old rat
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But I'm just a flea,
you know I can't help that
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We're a perfect team, a pretty good match
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I provide the itch and he replies
with the scratch
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Scratch, Fred, roll on the ground
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Scratch, Fred,
it makes a musical sound:
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Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhhh
Chicka chicka chicka chicka
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chhhh
Verse 6
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Well, Fred got older and
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he quit the shows
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Makes you wonder where the glory goes
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Now we lie in the noonday sun
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And think of the stuff we've won
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Fred gets sleepy when the sun gets hot
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So we take a little snooze
until the day is shot
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And if I want to go in at night
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I give him a little bite
Verse 7
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I take it easy, 'cause he's old and fat
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But I'm still a flea,
you know I can't help that
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We're a perfect team, a pretty good match
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I provide the itch and he replies
with the scratch
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Scratch, Fred, roll on the ground
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Scratch, Fred,
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it makes a musical sound:
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Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhhh
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Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhhh
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Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhhh
Chicka chicka chicka chicka chhh
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