Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Eb MajorEb
AbAb FF
On the day I kick the bucket,
Bb majorBb
it won't vex me in the least;
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb
I shall pop my clogs with certain glee;
AbAb F7F7 BbmBbm F7F7
For I know that I'll return in the form of a beast,
AbAb F7F7 Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
And I've chosen the animal I want to be;
AbAb FF Bb7Bb7
For if I've got to come back a second time,
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
I think I'd rather be a kangaroo;
DbDb AbAb
I quite agree a panda or a tiger would be grander,
Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7
But they'll either all have died out or be living in a zoo;
Ab7Ab7 DbDb
If I chose to be a crocodile or 'gator,
G7G7 C minorCm FF
My power would undoubtedly be far far greater,
Bb majorBb FF
But it would be a snag
Bb majorBb
If I got turned into a bag;
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
So I'd rather be a kangaroo.
AbAb FF Bb7Bb7
So if I've got to return to this valley of tears,
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
I'd like to bounce about the bush all day;
DbDb AbAb
As a pig, I'd just be pork on the prongs of someone's fork-
Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7
If I were destined for the oven, I would be far from gay.
Ab7Ab7 DbDb
As a rhino, I'd be hunted for my horn;
G7G7 CM FF
As a pheasant, I'd be shot by someone frightf'lly nobly born;
Bb majorBb FF
As an insect, I'd be sprayed,
Bb majorBb
As a pussycat, I'd be spayed
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
So I'd rather be a kangaroo
AbAb FF Bb7Bb7
So when I shuffled off this mortal coil,
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
A augmentedA marsupial would get my vote;
DbDb AbAb
As a wildebeest, I'd hate not being able to migrate;
Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7
As a mink, I'd doubtless end up as Ivana Trump's coat;
Ab7Ab7 DbDb
As a butterfly I'd probably be collected
G7G7 CM FF
As a gibbon or macaque, I'd be horribly vivisected
Bb majorBb FF
As an eagle, I'd be best,
Bb majorBb
But then some berk would raid my nest,
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
So I'd rather be a kangaroo
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb F minorFm
Boing boing boing boing
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb
Bouncing underneath the gums
BbmBbm Eb MajorEb AbAb F minorFm
Boing boing boing boing
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Joeys sleeping in my tum
AbAb BbmBbm AbAb C majorC
Boing boing boing boing
DbDb C majorC F minorFm
Eucalyptus, yum yum yum
Eb MajorEb BbmBbm AbAb F7F7
Boing boing boing boing
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb
Australia here I come