the fox chords by
Bill Staines

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Key: B major•

Verse 1

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Am

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C

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Now the

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fox went out on a chilly night

Prayed for the moon to

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D

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give him light

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G

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C

C

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He hadn't many a mile to go that night

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D

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Before he reached the town -o,

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town -o, town -o

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He hadn't many a mile to go that night

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D

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Before he reached the town -o

Well, ran till he came to a great big bend

The ducks and the geese were

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kept there

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G

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And he said, a couple of

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C

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you are gonna grease my chin

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G

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Before I leave this town,

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D

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C

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oh, town, oh, town, oh

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He said, a couple of you are gonna

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C

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grease my chin

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D

D

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Before I leave this town, oh

Well, he grabbed the grey goose

by the neck

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Slung the duck across his back

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C

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And he didn't mind the quack, quack,

quack

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And the legs all dangling down, oh

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Down, oh, down, oh, well, didn't mind

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The quack, quack, quack,

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D

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and the legs all danglin' down, oh

Old

Mama

Flip -Floppa jumped out a bit

And out of the window she

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popped her head

She cried,

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John,

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John, the great goose is gone

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And the fox is on the town, oh

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Town, oh, town, oh,

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John,

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John, the great goose is gone

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D

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And the fox is on the town, oh

Now

Johnny went to the top of the hill

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Blew his horn both loud and shrill

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Said the fox I'd better

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flee with my kill

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D

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For they'll soon be on my trail -o, trail -o,

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trail -o

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Said the fox I'd better

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flee with my kill

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G

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D

D

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For they'll soon be on my trail -o

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D

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Well, ran till he came to his cozy den

There were the little ones,

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eight, nine, ten

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C

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Daddy, daddy, better go back again, cause

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it must be a mighty fine town, oh

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Town, oh, town, oh

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Daddy, daddy, better go back again, cause

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it must be a mighty fine town

Then the fox and his wife,

without any strife

They cut up the goose with

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a fork and a knife

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And they never had such a

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supper in their life

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And the little ones chewed

on the bones, oh

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C

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Bones, oh, bones, oh

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They never had such a

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supper in their life

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D

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And the little ones chewed

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on the bones, oh

Now the fox went out on a chilly night

Prayed for the moon to

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D

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give him light

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G

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C

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He hadn't many a mile to go that night

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G

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D

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Before he reached the town, oh

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C

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Town, oh, town, oh, he hadn't many a mile

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To go that night before he

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reached the town, oh

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C

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Town, oh, town, oh, he had many a mile to go that

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night before he reached the town, oh

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Town, oh, town, oh, he had many a mile to

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go that night before he reached the town, oh

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Capo: 4

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The original key of the fox by Bill Staines is B major.

The primary chords used in the fox are B, C#m, E, F#.

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