Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Key: F
The Wild West Is Where I Wanna Be
by Tom Lehrer
F C
Along the trail you'll find me lopin'
F Fsus2
Where the spaces are wide open,
C A7 D7 G7
In the land of the old A.E.C. (yea-hah!)
C
Where the scenery's attractive,
F Fsus2
And the air is radio-active,
C G C
Oh, the wild west is where I wanna be.
C
Mid the sagebrush and the cactus,
F Fsus2
I'll watch the fellas practice
C A7 D7 G7
Droppin' bombs through the clean desert breeze.
C
I'll have on my sombrero,
F Fsus2
And of course I'll wear a pair o'
C G C C7
Levis over my lead B.V.D.'s.
F
I will leave the city's rush,
C
Leave the fancy and the plush,
G7
Leave the snow and leave the slush
C C7
And crowds.
F
I will seek the desert's hush,
C
Where the scenery is lush,
D7 Am
How I long to see thosee mush-
D7 G G7
Room clouds.
C
'mid the yuccas and the thistles
F Fsus2
I'll watch the guided missiles,
C A7 D7 G7
While the old F.B.I. watches me. (yea-hah!)
C
Yes, I'll soon make my appearance
F Fsus2
(soon as I can get my clearance),
C G C F C
'cause the wild west is where I wanna be.
