Chords for Chris Thomas King- Watermelon Man
Tempo:
99.05 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
Once was a boy in New Orleans, one day he would grow up to be a king.
What a man a man come passin' by, he and a friend would hop a ride.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Watermelon man's things for the hill.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
But the little boy went on home, planted seeds when they were grown.
He couldn't believe what his eye could see.
Giant watermelon, big-ass tree.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Well the people came from miles around, to see the wonder growin' out of the ground.
And a man walked up in a shiny suit, up from New York to come look for you.
Wanna buy a melon from a gallery.
I'll pay forty-two dollars if you sign me.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
For too long, from page new.
For too long, from page new.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
With a giant watermelon by his side.
Giant watermelon by his side.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Yeah.
By and by the boy became a man.
Went up north to New York land.
To see his melon one more time.
So he hopped a ride on the freight train line.
And he got there and the line was long.
He wouldn't let him in with his shabby clothes on.
He never did see his melon again.
Because the shiny suit man wouldn't let him in.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Yeah.
Well.
Now he's driving a watermelon truck by and by.
Truck, truck, he's by and by.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
Here's the seeds.
If you're watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell.
No Mimps in!
[G#] No Mimps in!
[C#] No, No
[G#] I'm a watermelon [C#] Watermelon [G#] Watermelon Watermelon [C#] Watermelon
Once was a boy in New Orleans, one day he would grow up to be a king.
What a man a man come passin' by, he and a friend would hop a ride.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Watermelon man's things for the hill.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
But the little boy went on home, planted seeds when they were grown.
He couldn't believe what his eye could see.
Giant watermelon, big-ass tree.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Well the people came from miles around, to see the wonder growin' out of the ground.
And a man walked up in a shiny suit, up from New York to come look for you.
Wanna buy a melon from a gallery.
I'll pay forty-two dollars if you sign me.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
For too long, from page new.
For too long, from page new.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
With a giant watermelon by his side.
Giant watermelon by his side.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Yeah.
By and by the boy became a man.
Went up north to New York land.
To see his melon one more time.
So he hopped a ride on the freight train line.
And he got there and the line was long.
He wouldn't let him in with his shabby clothes on.
He never did see his melon again.
Because the shiny suit man wouldn't let him in.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon.
Yeah.
Well.
Now he's driving a watermelon truck by and by.
Truck, truck, he's by and by.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
Here's the seeds.
If you're watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell.
No Mimps in!
[G#] No Mimps in!
[C#] No, No
[G#] I'm a watermelon [C#] Watermelon [G#] Watermelon Watermelon [C#] Watermelon
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_ _ _ _ Once was a boy in New Orleans, _ _ _ _ one day he would grow up to be a king.
_ _ What a man a man come passin' by, _ _ _ he and a friend would hop a ride.
_ _ One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
_ _ _ _ Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon, watermelon. _ _ _ _
Watermelon _ _ _ _ _ man's things for the hill.
_ _ _ Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
_ _ But the little boy went on home, _ _ _ planted seeds when they were grown.
_ _ He couldn't believe what his eye could see.
_ _ _ Giant watermelon, big-ass tree.
_ _ _ One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon.
_ _ _ Well _ the _ _ _ _ people came from miles around, _ _ to see the wonder growin' out of the ground.
_ _ And a man walked up in a shiny suit, _ _ up from New York to come look for you.
_ _ Wanna buy a melon from a gallery.
_ _ _ I'll pay forty-two dollars if you sign _ _ _ me.
Watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon, _ _ watermelon, watermelon.
_ _ _ _ _ For _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ too long, from page new.
For too long, from page new.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
With a giant watermelon by his side.
Giant watermelon by his side.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon.
_ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By and by the boy became a man.
_ _ _ Went up north to New York land.
_ _ _ To see his melon one more time.
_ _ _ So he hopped a ride on the freight train line.
_ _ _ And he got there and the line was long.
_ _ He wouldn't let him in with his shabby clothes on.
_ _ He never did see his melon again.
_ _ Because the shiny suit man wouldn't let him in. _ _ _ _
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ _ watermelon, _ _ watermelon.
Yeah. _
_ _ Well. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now he's driving a watermelon truck by and by.
Truck, truck, he's by and by.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
Here's the seeds.
If you're watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell.
_ No Mimps in!
[G#] No Mimps in!
[C#] No, No
[G#] I'm a watermelon [C#] _ _ _ Watermelon _ [G#] Watermelon Watermelon [C#] Watermelon _
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_ _ _ _ Once was a boy in New Orleans, _ _ _ _ one day he would grow up to be a king.
_ _ What a man a man come passin' by, _ _ _ he and a friend would hop a ride.
_ _ One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
_ _ _ _ Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon, watermelon. _ _ _ _
Watermelon _ _ _ _ _ man's things for the hill.
_ _ _ Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
_ _ But the little boy went on home, _ _ _ planted seeds when they were grown.
_ _ He couldn't believe what his eye could see.
_ _ _ Giant watermelon, big-ass tree.
_ _ _ One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon.
_ _ _ Well _ the _ _ _ _ people came from miles around, _ _ to see the wonder growin' out of the ground.
_ _ And a man walked up in a shiny suit, _ _ up from New York to come look for you.
_ _ Wanna buy a melon from a gallery.
_ _ _ I'll pay forty-two dollars if you sign _ _ _ me.
Watermelon, _ watermelon, watermelon, _ _ watermelon, watermelon.
_ _ _ _ _ For _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ too long, from page new.
For too long, from page new.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
Picture of the man in the shiny suit.
With a giant watermelon by his side.
Giant watermelon by his side.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
He had just won the Nobel Prize.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ watermelon.
_ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By and by the boy became a man.
_ _ _ Went up north to New York land.
_ _ _ To see his melon one more time.
_ _ _ So he hopped a ride on the freight train line.
_ _ _ And he got there and the line was long.
_ _ He wouldn't let him in with his shabby clothes on.
_ _ He never did see his melon again.
_ _ Because the shiny suit man wouldn't let him in. _ _ _ _
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
One for a nickel, two for a dime.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Those sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, _ _ watermelon, _ _ watermelon.
Yeah. _
_ _ Well. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now he's driving a watermelon truck by and by.
Truck, truck, he's by and by.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
Little boy and his friends was trying to hop a ride.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
One for a dollar, six for a dime.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Sweet juices wanna eat and ride.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Watermelon man said thanks for the help.
Here's some seeds you can plant yourself.
Here's the seeds.
If you're watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Watermelon growing, I'm here to tell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell, don't you never sell.
Don't you ever sell.
_ No Mimps in!
[G#] No Mimps in!
[C#] No, No
[G#] I'm a watermelon [C#] _ _ _ Watermelon _ [G#] Watermelon Watermelon [C#] Watermelon _
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