Hop In The Vat chords by Sycamore Smith

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Verse 1:
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Meet me on the log jam on Kerosene Creek
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Where the forest lies waiting in a heap
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The logs rub together and it burns for weeks
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And the black clouds choke you while you sleep
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On the God-forsaken plains in the middle of the west
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There's a town called Yodel-ay-hee Hole
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You get there by hopping from crest to crest
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Of the amber waves as they roll

Chorus:
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How can a man ride the back of a horse
                                     Db
When he can't suck the breath from a cat?
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The answer is found as a matter of course
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Once you drop your drawers and hop in the vat


Verse 2:
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A gladiator raider went hunting in the swamp
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Brandishing a lariat and maul
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He bumped into a gator and the gator went "chomp"
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And swallowed him, chariot and all
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In a tavern by a canyon down in Guillotine Gulch
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A miner 49er drinks a shot
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The night before he shoveled up a talking skull
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That brainless bone said "I don't think, therefore I'm not"


Verse 3:
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If your dander is up and you're feeling quite bold
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Then do a chorus line kick in the sleet
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But if dancing on ice seems too frightfully cold
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Then wear a nice pair of wigs on your feet
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I'm like an ox in your china shop shack
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Knocking plates on the floor when I curtsy
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My tutu is tight and it rides up my back
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And it tangles my teacups and hurts me

Chorus:
Bm                      Gbm      Bm
How can a man ride the back of a horse
                                     Db
When he can't suck the breath from a cat?
Bm             Gbm       Bm          D
The answer is found as a matter of course
Bm                  Gbm                   Bm
Once you drop your drawers and hop in the vat

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Yes, the answer is found as a matter of course