The Alpaca Song chords by The Narcissist Cookbook

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: F

Intro:

N.C.
1 2 3 4

G   C   D
G   C   D

Chorus:
      G          C    D       G   C   D
The alpaca can't see over the fence.
      G          C            Dsus4   D
The alpaca can't see over the fence.
       C         D               B                Em
The alpaca can't see, but he can hear all of his friends.
      Am          D            G     Em   G   Em
The alpaca can't see over the fence.

Verse 1:
            G
He could go over it.
Em
"ALPACAS CAN'T JUMP!"
   G
Go under it.
Em
"ALPACAS CAN'T DIG!"
   G
Go through it.
Em
"ALPACAS AREN'T GHOSTS!"
   G
Go 'round it.
Em                           C               D             G      D
"UNFORTUNATELY, THE FENCE IS SURROUNDING THE ALPACA ON ALL SIDES."

Verse 2:
         G
He could open the gate.
Em
"THE GATE IS LOCKED."
         G
He could unlock the gate.
Em
"HE DOESN'T HAVE A KEY."
         G
He could pick the lock.
Em
"PICK IT WITH WHAT "
  G
A stalk of hay?
            Em                     C                D                       G      D
"THAT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION. ALPACAS CAN'T PICK LOCKS; THEY DON'T HAVE THUMBS."

Chorus:
      G          C    D       G   C   D
The alpaca can't see over the fence.
      G          C            Dsus4   D
The alpaca can't see over the fence.
       C         D               B                Em
The alpaca can't see, but he can hear all of his friends.
      Am          D            G     Em   G   Em
The alpaca can't see over the fence.

Verse 3:
         G
He could eat the fence  .
Em
"WAIT, THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA."
       G
Try to eat the fence!
Em
"HE'S EATING THE FENCE!"
   G
Oh wow, it's working!
Em
"OH NO, IT'S NOT."
G
Why? What happened?
Em                            C              D           G      D
"NOTHING IN PARTICULAR, IT'S JUST THAT THERE IS A LOT OF FENCE."

Verse 4:
         G              Em   G   Em
He could burn the fence.
                G
I said he could burn the fence.
         Em
"YEAH, I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME."
C                      D                     G              D
"WHY DO YOU THINK HE'S LOCKED IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE "

Distorted Vocal() Solo!:
G   C   D
G   C   D
C   D   B   Em
Am  D   G   D

Verse 5:
         G
He could fake his death.
Em
"Okay  ."
G
Scream for help.
Em
"Erm  ."
    G
And when his friends come  .
Em
"Mhm."
                   G
  .they'll see him lying on the floor.
Em
"Err."
         G
He'll be covered in blood.
Em
"WHERE'D HE GET THE BLOOD "
    G
The blood is from the farmer.
Em
"OH MY GOD!"
          G
And then, when the gate is open  .
Em
"AHH"
G                    D
BURN THE FARM DOWN!

Bridge:
G
It's working, it's working!
G#
They're coming to help him.
A
The blood is convincing.
A#
They're opening the gate!
B
They've sensed his trickery,
C
but it's too late.
C#
The alpaca is free.
D
The alpaca is free!

G   C   D   G   C   D
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY!

Verse 4:
G                        C   D
He tries to start a fire,
G                        C   D
but the farmer's not dead!
G                                  C   D
They're fighting, they're fighting!
G                         C    D
He calls to his friends, "HELP ME!"
G                     C   D
the ones he betrayed.
G                     C   D
But they won't save him.
G               C   D
He only has one chance.

Outro:
   C
He strikes a match.
   D
He tosses it
  B           Em
into the hay.
    G          D          G        G
The alpaca has gotten his revenge.