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Wildebeest chords by The Handsome Family

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       Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramA augmentedA
When Stephen Foster died
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in a flop-house on the Bowery
     Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
His worn-out wallet held
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just a quarter and a dime

          Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA
But the crocodiles have to eat,
      Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA
the crocodiles have to eat

     Chord diagramA augmentedA          Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramA augmentedA
He smashed his head on the sink
        Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
in the bitter fever of gin
   Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramA augmentedA
Chord diagramA augmentedA wildebeest gone crazy with thirst
         Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramE7E7
pulled down as he tried to drink

     Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA
But deep down in the muddy stream
      Chord diagramF# minorF#m         Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramA augmentedA
even crocodiles dream their dreams

    Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramA augmentedA
And as the herd galloped off
    Chord diagramD MajorD                      Chord diagramA augmentedA
he lay on that flophouse floor
 Chord diagramD MajorD                    Chord diagramA augmentedA
Singing, "Beautiful Dreamer"
         Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramE7E7
as the lions began to roar

        Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
But we all have our beautiful dreams
           Chord diagramF# minorF#m           Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA
running through us like wildebeest

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE7E7

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA

     Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramA augmentedA
And when we meet at the river
     Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramA augmentedA
to cross to that gleaming shore
     Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
The river, she always takes a few
        Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramE7E7
as the herd thunders across

         Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
But the river has oceans to feed,
         Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramA augmentedA
she has beautiful oceans to feed

        Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA
And the oceans they feed the sky
         Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramA augmentedA
and the sky feeds the earth
      Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA augmentedA
And Stephen Foster's beautiful ghost
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lay down to feed a song

    Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA
To feed ten thousand songs
Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
echoing cross the wild plains

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