Saturday's child chords by Hoyt Axton

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Verse 1
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 (E minor) Yes, some were teethed
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on a  (D major) silver  spoon
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 (E minor) With a star hung high for  (D major) a  rattle
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 (E minor) People I was teethed like  (D major) the
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black raccoon  (E minor) 
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As instruments  (D major) of battle.  (E minor) 
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For I was born on Sat (D major) urday,
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 (E minor) A   bad time to plant your  (D major) seed.
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 (E minor) The only thing my  (D major) father said,
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 (E minor) Another mouth  (D major) to feed.  (E minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (E minor) 
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When I was born,  (D major) oh, the rain fell hard
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An (E minor) d   misery piled high round
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 (D major) my mama's door
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The  (E minor) first two word (D major) s that I ever cried
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Were  (E minor) hungry  (D major) and  (E minor) more  (D major)  (E minor) 
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For I was born on Sat (D major) urday,
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a  (E minor) bad time to plant your  (D major) seed
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An (E minor) d   the only thing my  (D major) mama said,
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 (E minor) anoth (A major) er  mouth  (D major) to feed  (E minor) 
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For I'm the brother  (D major) to the Black Raccoon
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An (E minor) d   the kin to all things  (D major) wild
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An (E minor) d   the only thing God  (D major) said to me,
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 (E minor) Boy,  (D major) your Saturday is  (E minor) child
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For some were teased on  (D major) a silver spoon
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With  (E minor) a star hung high for  (D major) a rattle
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People  (E minor) I  (D major) was teasing,
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 (E minor) like  (D major) the black raccoon,
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As  (E minor)  (D major) instruments of battle (E minor) .
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For I was born  (D major) on Saturday
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A  (E minor) bad time to plant  (D major) your seed
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An (E minor) d   the only thing that  (D major) they said to me  (E minor) 
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 (D major) Bye  (E minor) for  (D major)  (E minor) 