Chords for Cousins by Tom Chapin
Tempo:
131.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The peasants are coming!
They pulled into the driveway like a frigate dropping sail,
And out came Butch and Mike and Bill and Ben and [A] Baby Gail.
[D] Uncle, you looked hassled, but at best was [D] all aglow.
Hey!
[E] Hi!
Hi!
Yo!
Peasants, [A] peasants, here [D] come the boys.
Bedlam, [G] mayhem, [D] noise, noise, [A] noise.
Blow [G] up the air [D] mattresses, hide [G] the breakable toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
We sat in the basement playing cards, all quiet and discreet,
Till Mikey peeked at Billy's hand and Billy said,
[A] You cheat!
[D] I don't!
You do!
Did not!
You did!
Then he heard Grandpa [A] say,
I've had about enough [D] of this, I'm taking the cards away.
Then Butchie went and fell on a rake and bled all over the floor.
They stitched him up and gave him a shot, and Butchie was [A] back for more.
[D] He ate a hero sandwich and he drank a [A] quart of punch.
Then he disobeyed the doctor and went swimming [D] after lunch.
Peasants, peasants, [A] here come the [D] boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [A] noise, noise.
Blow [G] up the [D] air mattresses, hide the breakable [G] toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
Late that night we bedded down and began the pillow fight
That broke the big aquarium, the mirror and [A] the light.
[D] We swept the glass and saved the fish and put them in the John well.
No one knows what happened, but [A] next morning they [D] were gone.
[E] And then at breakfast Baby Gale went backward in her chair.
Mikey pushed me!
It wasn't me!
It was!
I swear!
[E] Then Mikey threw a muffin, hitting Billy on [A] the bean twaas.
[E] The most gigantic food fight this world has ever seen.
Peasants, [B] peasants, here come [E] the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] Blow up the [E] air mattresses, hide the [A] breakable toys.
[E] Peasants, [B] peasants, here [E] come the boys.
Then Uncle Hugh said, time to go, we gotta get out of here.
It took them half the afternoon to pack up [B] all their gear.
[E] When they piled into the car, their dress was [A] full of woe.
Bye!
Bye!
[E] Yo!
Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, [A] mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] My mom sat [E] down and gave a sigh and said to me,
You know, I'd love to see your cousins come.
I'd love to see them go.
Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
Bye!
[E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[B]
They pulled into the driveway like a frigate dropping sail,
And out came Butch and Mike and Bill and Ben and [A] Baby Gail.
[D] Uncle, you looked hassled, but at best was [D] all aglow.
Hey!
[E] Hi!
Hi!
Yo!
Peasants, [A] peasants, here [D] come the boys.
Bedlam, [G] mayhem, [D] noise, noise, [A] noise.
Blow [G] up the air [D] mattresses, hide [G] the breakable toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
We sat in the basement playing cards, all quiet and discreet,
Till Mikey peeked at Billy's hand and Billy said,
[A] You cheat!
[D] I don't!
You do!
Did not!
You did!
Then he heard Grandpa [A] say,
I've had about enough [D] of this, I'm taking the cards away.
Then Butchie went and fell on a rake and bled all over the floor.
They stitched him up and gave him a shot, and Butchie was [A] back for more.
[D] He ate a hero sandwich and he drank a [A] quart of punch.
Then he disobeyed the doctor and went swimming [D] after lunch.
Peasants, peasants, [A] here come the [D] boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [A] noise, noise.
Blow [G] up the [D] air mattresses, hide the breakable [G] toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
Late that night we bedded down and began the pillow fight
That broke the big aquarium, the mirror and [A] the light.
[D] We swept the glass and saved the fish and put them in the John well.
No one knows what happened, but [A] next morning they [D] were gone.
[E] And then at breakfast Baby Gale went backward in her chair.
Mikey pushed me!
It wasn't me!
It was!
I swear!
[E] Then Mikey threw a muffin, hitting Billy on [A] the bean twaas.
[E] The most gigantic food fight this world has ever seen.
Peasants, [B] peasants, here come [E] the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] Blow up the [E] air mattresses, hide the [A] breakable toys.
[E] Peasants, [B] peasants, here [E] come the boys.
Then Uncle Hugh said, time to go, we gotta get out of here.
It took them half the afternoon to pack up [B] all their gear.
[E] When they piled into the car, their dress was [A] full of woe.
Bye!
Bye!
[E] Yo!
Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, [A] mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] My mom sat [E] down and gave a sigh and said to me,
You know, I'd love to see your cousins come.
I'd love to see them go.
Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
Bye!
[E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[B]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The peasants are coming! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They pulled into the driveway like a frigate dropping sail,
And out came Butch and Mike and Bill and Ben and [A] Baby Gail.
[D] Uncle, you looked hassled, but at best was [D] all aglow.
Hey!
_ _ _ _ [E] Hi!
Hi!
Yo!
_ _ Peasants, [A] peasants, here [D] come the boys.
Bedlam, [G] mayhem, [D] noise, noise, [A] noise.
Blow [G] up the air [D] mattresses, hide [G] the breakable toys.
[D] _ Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We sat in the basement playing cards, all quiet and discreet,
Till Mikey peeked at Billy's hand and Billy said,
[A] You cheat!
[D] I don't!
You do!
Did not!
You did!
Then he heard Grandpa [A] say,
I've had about enough [D] of this, I'm taking the cards away.
Then Butchie went and fell on a rake and bled all over the floor.
They stitched him up and gave him a shot, and Butchie was [A] back for more.
[D] He ate a hero sandwich and he drank a [A] quart of punch.
Then he disobeyed the doctor and went swimming [D] after lunch. _
_ Peasants, peasants, [A] here come the [D] boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [A] noise, noise.
Blow [G] up the [D] air mattresses, hide the breakable [G] toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Late that night we bedded down and began the pillow fight
That broke the big aquarium, the mirror and [A] the light.
[D] We swept the glass and saved the fish and put them in the John well.
No one knows what happened, but [A] next morning they [D] were gone.
[E] _ _ _ And then at breakfast Baby Gale went backward in her chair.
Mikey pushed me!
It wasn't me!
It was!
I swear!
[E] Then Mikey threw a muffin, hitting Billy on [A] the bean twaas.
[E] The most gigantic food fight this world has ever seen.
_ Peasants, [B] peasants, here come [E] the boys.
_ Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] Blow up the [E] air mattresses, hide the [A] breakable toys.
[E] _ Peasants, [B] peasants, here [E] come the boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then Uncle Hugh said, time to go, we gotta get out of here.
It took them half the afternoon to pack up [B] all their gear.
[E] When they piled into the car, their dress was [A] full of woe.
Bye!
_ _ _ Bye! _
[E] Yo!
_ _ Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
_ Bedlam, [A] mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] My mom sat [E] down and gave a sigh and said to me,
You know, _ _ I'd love to see your cousins come.
I'd love to see them go.
_ Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
Bye!
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The peasants are coming! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They pulled into the driveway like a frigate dropping sail,
And out came Butch and Mike and Bill and Ben and [A] Baby Gail.
[D] Uncle, you looked hassled, but at best was [D] all aglow.
Hey!
_ _ _ _ [E] Hi!
Hi!
Yo!
_ _ Peasants, [A] peasants, here [D] come the boys.
Bedlam, [G] mayhem, [D] noise, noise, [A] noise.
Blow [G] up the air [D] mattresses, hide [G] the breakable toys.
[D] _ Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We sat in the basement playing cards, all quiet and discreet,
Till Mikey peeked at Billy's hand and Billy said,
[A] You cheat!
[D] I don't!
You do!
Did not!
You did!
Then he heard Grandpa [A] say,
I've had about enough [D] of this, I'm taking the cards away.
Then Butchie went and fell on a rake and bled all over the floor.
They stitched him up and gave him a shot, and Butchie was [A] back for more.
[D] He ate a hero sandwich and he drank a [A] quart of punch.
Then he disobeyed the doctor and went swimming [D] after lunch. _
_ Peasants, peasants, [A] here come the [D] boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [A] noise, noise.
Blow [G] up the [D] air mattresses, hide the breakable [G] toys.
[D] Peasants, peasants, [A] here come [D] the boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Late that night we bedded down and began the pillow fight
That broke the big aquarium, the mirror and [A] the light.
[D] We swept the glass and saved the fish and put them in the John well.
No one knows what happened, but [A] next morning they [D] were gone.
[E] _ _ _ And then at breakfast Baby Gale went backward in her chair.
Mikey pushed me!
It wasn't me!
It was!
I swear!
[E] Then Mikey threw a muffin, hitting Billy on [A] the bean twaas.
[E] The most gigantic food fight this world has ever seen.
_ Peasants, [B] peasants, here come [E] the boys.
_ Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] Blow up the [E] air mattresses, hide the [A] breakable toys.
[E] _ Peasants, [B] peasants, here [E] come the boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then Uncle Hugh said, time to go, we gotta get out of here.
It took them half the afternoon to pack up [B] all their gear.
[E] When they piled into the car, their dress was [A] full of woe.
Bye!
_ _ _ Bye! _
[E] Yo!
_ _ Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
_ Bedlam, [A] mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
[A] My mom sat [E] down and gave a sigh and said to me,
You know, _ _ I'd love to see your cousins come.
I'd love to see them go.
_ Peasants, peasants, here come the boys.
Bedlam, mayhem, noise, [B] noise, noise.
Bye!
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _