Chickens Chords by Hayes Carll
Tempo:
97.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A] [Am]
[G] [A] [Am]
[D]
[G] [A] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A]
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck.
[F#] I [E] got chickens [D] out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck.
[Am] [E] Comes up time to go [D] out there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
It ain't meanness [Am] y'all, it's just hunger is what [A] I am.
[D] It ain't meanness y'all, it's just hunger is [A] what I am.
Ain't [D] nothing in this world better than fried chicken, [A] yes ma'am.
[C] [A] If it rains today, all the backyard will turn to mud.
[D] If it rains today, all the backyard will [A] turn to [F#] mud.
[F#m]
[E] If it don't, it won't, [D]
either way it won't [A] have my blood.
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
[C] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D] [E] [C]
[A]
I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the sky fiddle in the wood.
[D]
[C] [D] I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the [Am] sky fiddle in the wood.
[A]
[C] There's [E] an old [D] crow on the clothesline, counting his toes and feeling [A] good.
[F#]
[Em] [C] [A]
[D]
[Em] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A]
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck.
[D] I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck.
[E] Comes up time to go out [D] there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
[D#] [Dm] [Am] [A]
It ain't meanness [D] y'all, it's just hunger [A] is what I [D] am.
[A] [G] [C] [A]
[Am]
[A] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[Am]
[A] [E]
[G] [A] [Am]
[D]
[G] [A] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A]
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck.
[F#] I [E] got chickens [D] out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck.
[Am] [E] Comes up time to go [D] out there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
It ain't meanness [Am] y'all, it's just hunger is what [A] I am.
[D] It ain't meanness y'all, it's just hunger is [A] what I am.
Ain't [D] nothing in this world better than fried chicken, [A] yes ma'am.
[C] [A] If it rains today, all the backyard will turn to mud.
[D] If it rains today, all the backyard will [A] turn to [F#] mud.
[F#m]
[E] If it don't, it won't, [D]
either way it won't [A] have my blood.
[C] [A] [D]
[A]
[C] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D] [E] [C]
[A]
I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the sky fiddle in the wood.
[D]
[C] [D] I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the [Am] sky fiddle in the wood.
[A]
[C] There's [E] an old [D] crow on the clothesline, counting his toes and feeling [A] good.
[F#]
[Em] [C] [A]
[D]
[Em] [Am]
[E] [D]
[A]
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck.
[D] I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck.
[E] Comes up time to go out [D] there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
[D#] [Dm] [Am] [A]
It ain't meanness [D] y'all, it's just hunger [A] is what I [D] am.
[A] [G] [C] [A]
[Am]
[A] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[Am]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
D
Am
E
C
A
D
Am
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[F#] I [E] got chickens [D] out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck. _ _ _
_ [Am] [E] Comes up time to go [D] out there, _ find me one of them [A] isn't it? _ _ _ _
_ It ain't meanness [Am] y'all, it's just hunger is what [A] I am. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] It ain't meanness y'all, it's just hunger is [A] what I am. _ _ _ _
_ Ain't [D] nothing in this world better than fried chicken, [A] yes ma'am. _ _ _
_ [C] [A] If it rains today, _ all the backyard will turn to mud. _ _ _ _
_ [D] If it rains today, _ all the backyard will [A] turn to [F#] mud.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] If it don't, it won't, [D]
either way it won't [A] have my blood. _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the sky fiddle in the wood.
_ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ [D] I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the [Am] sky fiddle in the wood.
_ _ _ [A] _
[C] There's [E] an old [D] crow on the clothesline, counting his toes and feeling [A] good. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[D] I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[E] Comes up time to go out [D] there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
[D#] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ It ain't meanness [D] y'all, it's just hunger [A] is what I [D] am.
_ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[F#] I [E] got chickens [D] out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck. _ _ _
_ [Am] [E] Comes up time to go [D] out there, _ find me one of them [A] isn't it? _ _ _ _
_ It ain't meanness [Am] y'all, it's just hunger is what [A] I am. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] It ain't meanness y'all, it's just hunger is [A] what I am. _ _ _ _
_ Ain't [D] nothing in this world better than fried chicken, [A] yes ma'am. _ _ _
_ [C] [A] If it rains today, _ all the backyard will turn to mud. _ _ _ _
_ [D] If it rains today, _ all the backyard will [A] turn to [F#] mud.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] If it don't, it won't, [D]
either way it won't [A] have my blood. _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the sky fiddle in the wood.
_ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ [D] I'm sitting on the porch swing, watching the [Am] sky fiddle in the wood.
_ _ _ [A] _
[C] There's [E] an old [D] crow on the clothesline, counting his toes and feeling [A] good. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[D] I got chickens out in front of y'all, what they do is [A] scratch and peck. _ _ _ _
[E] Comes up time to go out [D] there, find me one of them [A] isn't it?
[D#] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ It ain't meanness [D] y'all, it's just hunger [A] is what I [D] am.
_ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
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