The Fox chords by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The fox went out on  (D major) 
a winter's night
He prayed for the moon
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to  (A major) give him light
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Prayed  (D major) many a mile to go  (G major) that night
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Before  (A major) he reached the town -o,
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 (D major) the  (A major) town -o, the  (D major) town -o
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Many  (G major) a mile to  (A major) go that  (D major) night
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Before  (A major) he reached the town  (D major) -o
He run till he come to a great big bend
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The ducks and the geese was a  (A major) -kept therein
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A couple of  (D major) you will  (G major) grease my chin
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Before  (D major) I   (A major) leave this  (D major) town -o,
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town  (A major) -o, town  (D major) -o
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A  (G major) couple of you will  (D major) grease my  (A major) chin
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Before I leave this  (D major) town -o
He grabbed a gray goose by the neck
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Threw the duck across  (A major) his back
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He  (D major) didn't mind their quack (G major) ,
quack, quack
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And the legs all  (A major) danglin' down -o,  (D major) 
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 (A major) down
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Down, oh, down,  (D major) oh
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He  (G major) didn't mind their quack,
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quack,  (D major) quack
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And the  (A major) lake's all dangling down,  (D major) oh
Then old Mother Flipper Flapper
jumped out of bed
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Out of the window she cocked  (A major) her head
Cryin' John, John
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 (D major) the Great  (G major) Goose is gone
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And the  (A major) fox is on the town, oh
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Down, oh, down,  (D major) oh
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John,  (G major) John the Great  (D major) Goose is gone
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And the  (A major) fox is on the  (D major) town, oh
Then Johnny run to the top of the hill
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Blowed his horn both  (A major) loud and shrill
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Foxy said,  (D major) I'd better  (G major) flee with my kill
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Or I'll  (A major) soon be on my trail -o,  (D major) 
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trail  (A major) -o, trail  (D major) -o
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Foxy  (G major) said, I'd better flee  (D major) with my kill
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Or I'll  (A major) soon be on my  (D major) trail -o
And he run till he come to his cozy den
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There were the little ones,  (A major) eight, nine, ten
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They said,  (D major) Danny, better  (G major) go back again
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For a  (A major) must be a mighty fine town  (D major) -o,
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town  (A major) -o, town  (D major) -o
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They  (G major) said, Danny, better go back again
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 (D major) For a  (A major) must be a mighty fine  (D major) town -o
Then the fox and his wife,
without any strife
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Cut up the goose with a  (A major) fork and a knife
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They never  (D major) had such a  (G major) supper in their lives
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And the  (A major) little ones chewed
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on the  (D major) bones -o,
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the  (A major) bones -o, the  (D major) bones -o
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They  (G major) never had such a  (A major) supper
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in  (D major) their lives
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And the  (A major) little ones chewed on the  (D major) bones, oh