Key: F# major
Intro 1
B
Bsus4
B
Bsus4
B
E
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Bsus4
B
Verse 1
E
Uncle Toad sittin' by the old south gate
B
Waitin' them boys they bin
F#
stayin' out late
B
Uncle Toad thinks,
E
they're way out of line
B
Maybe they think,
F#
B
E
he is past his prime
Verse 2
F#
Uncle Toad said,
?Better straighten up right?
B
When uncle Toad spoke it was not
a pretty sight
Bsus4
B
Verse 3
B
Uncle Toad lived in the wood
Bsus4
out back
B
F#
Lived in the shade of a utility shack
B
E
He looked in at the big brick house
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F#
B
E
At the girls as quiet as a mouse
Verse 4
F#
Uncle Toad said,
?you had best get it right?
B
Bsus4
When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight
B
Bsus4
B
Bsus4
B
F#sus4
B
Verse 5
E
Uncle Toad tucked in the compost pile
B
F#
Out by the back door, look at him smile
B
E
He said, ?Kid stop drinkin' that brew
B
Plan while ya can or the joke's
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B
Bsus4
E
on you?
Verse 6
F#
Uncle Toad said,
?Better straighten up right?
B
When Uncle Toad spoke it was not
a pretty sight
Bsus4
B
Verse 7
B
E
Uncle Toad sittin' by the swimmin' pool
B
Sits in the sun when the weather turns cool
E
Sits in the sun when the girls walk by
B
Maybe they think,
F#
B
E
he's a little bit sly
Verse 8
F#
Uncle Toad said,
?You had best get it right?
B
Bsus4
When Uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight
B
Bsus4
B
Bsus4
B
F#sus4
B
Verse 9
E
Uncle Toad sittin' by the cool mill race
B
F#
All day long with a grin on his face
B
E
He said, ?Boys you had better not try
B
Kissin' 'em girls 'cause I won't stand
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by?
Interlude 1
B
E
F#
B
Bsus4
B
Verse 10
B
Uncle Toad sittin' by
E
the wrought iron fence
B
Lookin' at the moon like
it don't make sense
E
We say, Toad here's lookin' at you
B
Hopin' you get your wish too
E
Sway
Verse 11
F#
to the left,
sway to the right
B
When uncle Toad spoke it was not a pretty sight
Outro 1
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Bsus4
B
Bsus4
B
F#sus4
B
E
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Bsus4
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Bsus4
B
F#sus4
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