The chicken song chords by Ernest Tubb

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Cock  (D major) -a -doodle -doo,
bless our old hen.
G 
 (G major) She lays eggs the best she can.
D 
Sometimes nine  (D major) and sometimes ten.
A 
D 
 (A major) Cock -a  (D major) -doodle -doo, bless our old hen.
A 
D 
 (A major) Our  (D major) old red hen was on her nest
G 
E 
She  (G major)  (E major) tried to sleep but couldn't rest
A 
The  (A major) rooster came home baggy -eyed
D 
And our old hen stood up an (D major) d  cried
A 
D 
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D 
A 
G 
D 
Bm 
 (A major) I ain't  (D major) gonna  (B minor) take  (D major) it  (A major) sittin'  (G major) down  (D major) I  (B minor) 
D 
A 
 (D major) ain't gonna take it sittin'  (A major) down
D 
E 
D 
A 
While I'm  (D major) here hatch (E major)  (D major) in'  (A major) white and brown,
G 
D 
A 
D 
you're  (G major) out scratchin' round the town, and I  (D major) ain't gonna take it sittin'  (A major) down  (D major) 
She said, don't say you've been alone,
E 
them  (E major) ain't my feathers in your cone
A 
If  (A major) you don't have an alibi,
D 
you're  (D major) gonna see some feathers fly
I've heard it said while on the loose,
E 
you  (E major) made the spots with
Clara
Goose
A 
From  (A major) all reports of how it looked
You tell that goose her goose is cooked
D 
A 
D 
I ain't  (D major) gonna take it  (A major) sittin'  (D major) down
A 
I ain't gonna take it sittin'  (A major) down
D 
E 
While I'm  (D major) here hatch (E major) in'
A 
 (A major) white and brown
G 
You're  (G major) out scratchin' round the town
D 
A 
D 
And I  (D major) ain't gonna take it sittin'  (A major) down  (D major) 
She said if I weren't such a stoop,
E 
I'd  (E major) have a mink -lined chicken coop
A 
Why,  (A major) everything I owns in
G 
A 
Hock, I  (G major) shoulda went  (A major) that
Plymouth
Rock
D 
You  (D major) know, one night while you were out,
G 
E 
 (G major) I   (E major) met a movie talent scout
C#dim 
A 
He  (C sharpdim) loves    my  (A major) walk, he loves my cluck,
D 
he's  (D major) starring me with
A 
 (A major) Donald
D 
 (D major) Duck
A 
D 
I ain't gonna take it  (A major) sittin'  (D major) down. I
A 
ain't gonna take it sittin' down.  (A major) 
D 
E 
While I'm here  (D major) hatchin'  (E major) 
A 
D 
 (A major) white and brown,  (D major) 
G 
You're  (G major) out scratchin' round the town,
D 
G 
A 
D 
And I  (D major) ain't gonna take  (G major) it  (A major) sittin' down.  (D major) 
You roosters out there, don't you laugh.
E 
You  (E major) just can't fool your better half.
A 
You  (A major) mark thy words, you'll see the day
D 
When your old  (D major) hen will up and say
A 
D 
I ain't gonna take it sittin'  (A major) down  (D major) 
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A 
I  (B minor)  (D major) ain't gonna take it sittin' down  (A major) 
D 
E 
A 
D 
You needn't  (D major) hang  (E major) around  (A major) and plead  (D major) 
G 
I'm  (G major) handing me that chicken feed
D 
A 
D 
I  (D major) ain't gonna take  (A major) it sittin' down  (D major) 
A 
Cock -a -doodle -doo, bless  (A major) our old hand.
D 
 (D major) 