The chicken song
The chicken song

The chicken song easy guitar chords by Ernest Tubb

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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  • D

  • E

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • C#dim

    4

  • D

  • E

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • C#dim

    4
    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Cock 
    -a 
    -doodle 
    -doo, 

    bless 
    our 
    old 
    hen. 

    She 
    lays 
    eggs 
    the 
    best 
    she 
    can. 

    Sometimes 
    nine 
    and 
    sometimes 
    ten. 

    Cock 
    -a 
    -doodle 
    -doo, 
    bless 
    our 
    old 
    hen. 

    Our 
    old 
    red 
    hen 
    was 
    on 
    her 
    nest 

    She 
    tried 
    to 
    sleep 
    but 
    couldn't 
    rest 

    The 
    rooster 
    came 
    home 
    baggy 
    -eyed 

    And 
    our 
    old 
    hen 
    stood 
    up 
    an
    d 
    cried 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 
    I 

    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    While 
    I'm 
    here 
    hatch
    in' 
    white 
    and 
    brown, 

    you're 
    out 
    scratchin' 
    round 
    the 
    town, 
    and 
    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    She 
    said, 
    don't 
    say 
    you've 
    been 
    alone, 

    them 
    ain't 
    my 
    feathers 
    in 
    your 
    cone 

    If 
    you 
    don't 
    have 
    an 
    alibi, 

    you're 
    gonna 
    see 
    some 
    feathers 
    fly 

    I've 
    heard 
    it 
    said 
    while 
    on 
    the 
    loose, 

    you 
    made 
    the 
    spots 
    with 

    Clara 

    Goose 

    From 
    all 
    reports 
    of 
    how 
    it 
    looked 

    You 
    tell 
    that 
    goose 
    her 
    goose 
    is 
    cooked 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    While 
    I'm 
    here 
    hatch
    in' 

    white 
    and 
    brown 

    You're 
    out 
    scratchin' 
    round 
    the 
    town 

    And 
    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    She 
    said 
    if 
    I 
    weren't 
    such 
    a 
    stoop, 

    I'd 
    have 
    a 
    mink 
    -lined 
    chicken 
    coop 

    Why, 
    everything 
    I 
    owns 
    in 

    Hock, 
    I 
    shoulda 
    went 
    that 

    Plymouth 

    Rock 

    You 
    know, 
    one 
    night 
    while 
    you 
    were 
    out, 

    I 
    met 
    a 
    movie 
    talent 
    scout 

    He 
    loves 
    my 
    walk, 
    he 
    loves 
    my 
    cluck, 

    he's 
    starring 
    me 
    with 

    Donald 

    Duck 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down. 
    I 

    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down. 

    While 
    I'm 
    here 
    hatchin' 

    white 
    and 
    brown, 

    You're 
    out 
    scratchin' 
    round 
    the 
    town, 

    And 
    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down. 

    You 
    roosters 
    out 
    there, 
    don't 
    you 
    laugh. 

    You 
    just 
    can't 
    fool 
    your 
    better 
    half. 

    You 
    mark 
    thy 
    words, 
    you'll 
    see 
    the 
    day 

    When 
    your 
    old 
    hen 
    will 
    up 
    and 
    say 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    You 
    needn't 
    hang 
    around 
    and 
    plead 

    I'm 
    handing 
    me 
    that 
    chicken 
    feed 

    I 
    ain't 
    gonna 
    take 
    it 
    sittin' 
    down 

    Cock 
    -a -doodle 
    -doo, 
    bless 
    our 
    old 
    hand. 


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