Chicken Cordon Blues chords by Steve Goodman

Chords with lyrics

Verse I

E MajorE
When I first met you baby, You fed me on chicken and wine
E MajorE               A augmentedA         E MajorE
It was steak and potatos, and babe I sure felt fine
 E MajorE
But now all you feed me if the seaweed and the alfalfa sprouts
 A augmentedA
sunflower seeds and I got my doubts
     E MajorE    C# minorC#m F# minorF#m       BB   E MajorE
Baby you left me here with the chicken cordon blues


Verse II

 E MajorE
My stomach's empty and all I got is food for thought
 E MajorE
I've been sittin' here thinking
      A augmentedA               E MajorE
Bout' the twenty pounds of groceries we bought
 E MajorE
We bought ten pounds of wild rice, five more of beans
 A augmentedA
five pounds of granola and you know what that means
    E MajorE          C# minorC#m   F# minorF#m   BB   E MajorE
I'm a regular fella, and I got the chicken cordon blues

Verse III

 E MajorE
I'm starved for affection and I don't think I can stand no more
 E MajorE
this stuff is so strange the cockroaches moved next door
      A augmentedA
don't you see that old dog standing out there in the street
   E MajorE
with a big smile on his face cause they let him eat meat
 E MajorE    C# minorC#m  F# minorF#m      BB
And i got you, And I got the chicken
 E MajorE  C# minorC#m F# minorF#m      BB
I got you, And I got the chicken
 E MajorE        C# minorC#m   F# minorF#m   BB   E MajorE
I got you, and I got the chicken cordon blues