Spitting Image - The Chicken Song chords by Television Music

Chords with lyrics

No 1 in the UK charts in 1986. Various key changes, as noted, throughout this song.

Intro = C majorC G+G C majorC G+G

Verse 1
     C majorC           FF
It's the time of year now that spring is in the air
      G+G            C majorC
When those two wet gits with their girly curly hair
            FF
Make another song for maronic holidays
     G+G         C majorC
That nausiate ate ates in a million different ways
                FF
From the shores of Spain to the coast of southern France
     D MajorD                G+G
No matter where you hide you just can't escape this dance

Verse 1
G+G   C majorC             G+G
Hold a chicken in the air stick a deck-chair up your nose
             C majorC
Buy a jumbo jet and then bury all your clothes
                 FF
Paint your left knee green then extract your wisdom teeth
    C majorC           G+G         C majorC
Form a string quartet and pretend your name is Keith

Up 1/2 tone

Verse 2
A augmentedA    D MajorD          A augmentedA
Skin yourself alive learn to speak Arapaho
             D MajorD
Climb inside a dog and behead an eskimo
            G+G
Eat a Renault 4 wear salami in your ears
   D MajorD          A augmentedA          D MajorD   A augmentedA
Casserole your gran disembowel yourself with spears

Bridge
  D MajorD           G+G
The disco is migrating the sound is loud and grating
   E MajorE           A augmentedA
It's truly nauseating let's do the dance again

Up 1/2 tone

Verse 3
BB   E MajorE             BB
Hold a chicken in the air stick a deck-chair up your nose
                 E MajorE
Yes you'll hear this song in the holiday discos
               A augmentedA
And there's no escape in the clubs or in the bars
     E MajorE           BB      E MajorE
You would hear this song if you holidayed in Mars

Up 1 tone

Verse 4
C#C#    F#F#         C#C#
Skin yourself alive learn to speak arapaho
             F#F#
Climb inside a dog and behead an eskimo
                     BB
Now you've heard it once your brain will spring a leak
        F#F#            C#C#       F#F#
And though you hate this song you'll be humming it for weeks

Outro up 1/2 tone to fade
D MajorD   G+G             D MajorD
Hold a chicken in the air stick a deck-chair up you nose
             G+G
Buy a jumbo jet and then bury all your clothes
           C majorC
La la la la la la la la la la
   G+G       D MajorD      G+G
La la la la la la la la la la la la