One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eaters chords by Sheb Wooley

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

WITH MULTIPLE CHORD CHANGES PER THE ORIGINAL

Intro:
A augmentedA

Verse:
    D MajorD
Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky..
    A augmentedA       D MajorD
it had one long horn, one big eye.
D MajorD              G+G
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee!
  A augmentedA          D MajorD
it looks like a purple eater to me!"

Chorus:
D MajorD
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
 A augmentedA
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.)
 D MajorD
A augmentedA one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
A augmentedA           D MajorD
Sure looks strange to me..(one eye?)

Verse:
E MajorE
Well, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree.
     BB            E MajorE
I said, 'Mr. Purple People Eater, don't eat me.'
E MajorE          A augmentedA         BB
I heard him say in a voice so gruff.."I wouldn't eat you
        E MajorE
cause you're so tough."

Chorus:
Eb MajorEb
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
 Bb majorBb
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.)
 Eb MajorEb
A augmentedA one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
Bb majorBb          Eb MajorEb
Sure looks strange to me..(one horn?)

Verse:
     E MajorE
I said, 'Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?'
        BB              E MajorE
He said, "It's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine.
E MajorE                A augmentedA
But that's not the reason that I came to land..
 BB                 E MajorE
I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band!"

Chorus:
E MajorE
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater.
BB
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater.
 E MajorE
(We wear short shorts!)
E MajorE              BB           E MajorE
Flyin' purple people eater..sure looks strange to me.

Verse:
E MajorE
And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground.
  BB            E MajorE
He started to rock, really rockin' around.
E MajorE              A augmentedA
It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune..
    BB              E MajorE
sing a bop bop aboppa loppa lim bam boom.

Chorus:
E MajorE
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater.
BB
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater.
 E MajorE
(I like short shorts!)
E MajorE              BB           E MajorE
Flyin' purple people eater..what a sight to see!

Verse:
  FF
And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know?
 C majorC            FF
I saw him last night on a TV show.
FF                Bb majorBb
He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' 'em dead..
    C majorC                      FF
playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head.

Solo:
(Tequila!!!)
GbGb Bb majorBb