The Fox Chords by Nickel Creek
Tempo:
142.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Am
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Am] [E]
[A] All the folks went out on a chilly night And he ran for the moon to give them light
For he'd many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town, oh, town, oh,
town [Dm] Oh, he'd many a mile to go [D] that night
Before [A] he reached the town, oh
Peter and Telly came to the farm of Ben The [F#] dogs and the geese had kept their pen
He said, if [F#m] I'm gonna do, I'm gonna grace my tin
Before I [A] leave this town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
Oh, you're out of grease, [F#] my tin Before I leave this town, oh
[A]
[E] [A] [D]
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[D] [A] [E] [A]
He grabbed a great goose by the neck And he threw [E] it off across his back
And he [D] didn't mind the quack, [E] quack, quack And the legs all dangling down, oh, down, oh,
[D] down, oh He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack
And the legs all [A] dangling down, oh
Oh, Mother of a lover, just a bitch She ran to the [E] window and she popped out
[A] Her head crying, John, John, John The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on the
town, oh, town, oh, [A] town, oh, down, oh
The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on [A] the town, oh
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[F] [F#]
Oh, [F] John is in the basement [C#] Mixing up the medicine
And I'm on the [D] pavement And digging with the government
The man in the trench Quoted a badge off, laid off
And says he has a bad cough And wants to get it paid off
And, yeah, so [E] he did He's got no mean
If you do it again, you better Jump down that alleyway
Looking for a new friend Man in a coon's team
Got on a big pen And wants to love another person
You only [Am] got ten
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[D#] [G]
[C] [A#]
[Cm] [E]
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[A] He rapped till he came back to his den And now all the little ones, eight, nine, ten
Singing, Daddy, Daddy, better go big again
It must be in my divine town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
[Em] Daddy, [A] Daddy, go big again [E] for [A] it
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[A] All the folks went out on a chilly night And he ran for the moon to give them light
For he'd many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town, oh, town, oh,
town [Dm] Oh, he'd many a mile to go [D] that night
Before [A] he reached the town, oh
Peter and Telly came to the farm of Ben The [F#] dogs and the geese had kept their pen
He said, if [F#m] I'm gonna do, I'm gonna grace my tin
Before I [A] leave this town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
Oh, you're out of grease, [F#] my tin Before I leave this town, oh
[A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E] [A]
He grabbed a great goose by the neck And he threw [E] it off across his back
And he [D] didn't mind the quack, [E] quack, quack And the legs all dangling down, oh, down, oh,
[D] down, oh He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack
And the legs all [A] dangling down, oh
Oh, Mother of a lover, just a bitch She ran to the [E] window and she popped out
[A] Her head crying, John, John, John The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on the
town, oh, town, oh, [A] town, oh, down, oh
The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on [A] the town, oh
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[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [E]
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[Em]
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[F#]
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[F#m] [Em] [F]
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[Am]
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[G] [E]
[Am]
[F] [F#]
Oh, [F] John is in the basement [C#] Mixing up the medicine
And I'm on the [D] pavement And digging with the government
The man in the trench Quoted a badge off, laid off
And says he has a bad cough And wants to get it paid off
And, yeah, so [E] he did He's got no mean
If you do it again, you better Jump down that alleyway
Looking for a new friend Man in a coon's team
Got on a big pen And wants to love another person
You only [Am] got ten
[E]
[Am]
[D#] [G]
[C] [A#]
[Cm] [E]
[D#] [B]
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[A] [Em]
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[Am] [F#] [B]
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[C] [A]
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[A] He rapped till he came back to his den And now all the little ones, eight, nine, ten
Singing, Daddy, Daddy, better go big again
It must be in my divine town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
[Em] Daddy, [A] Daddy, go big again [E] for [A] it
[E] [A]
[E]
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[E] [A] [B]
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Key:
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[A] All the folks went out on a chilly night And he ran for the moon to give them light
For he'd many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town, oh, town, oh,
town [Dm] Oh, he'd many a mile to go [D] that night
Before [A] he reached the town, _ oh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Peter and Telly came to the farm of Ben The [F#] dogs and the geese had kept their pen
He said, if [F#m] I'm gonna do, I'm gonna grace my tin
Before I [A] leave this town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
Oh, you're out of grease, [F#] my tin Before I leave this town, oh
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_ _ He grabbed a great goose by the neck And he threw [E] it off across his back
And he [D] didn't mind the quack, [E] quack, quack And the legs all dangling down, oh, down, oh,
[D] down, oh He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack
And the legs all [A] dangling down, oh
Oh, Mother of a lover, just a bitch She ran to the [E] window and she popped out
[A] Her head crying, John, John, John The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on the
town, oh, town, oh, [A] town, oh, down, oh
The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on [A] the town, oh
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_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [F] John is in the basement [C#] Mixing up the medicine
And I'm on the [D] pavement And digging with the government
The man in the trench Quoted a badge off, laid off
And says he has a bad cough And wants to get it paid off
And, yeah, so [E] he did He's got no mean
If you do it again, you better Jump down that alleyway
Looking for a new friend Man in a coon's team
Got on a big pen And wants to love another person
You only [Am] got ten _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ He rapped till he came back to his den And now all the little ones, eight, nine, ten
Singing, Daddy, Daddy, better go big again
It must be in my divine town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
[Em] Daddy, [A] Daddy, go big again [E] for _ [A] _ it _ _ _ _
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[A] All the folks went out on a chilly night And he ran for the moon to give them light
For he'd many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town, oh, town, oh,
town [Dm] Oh, he'd many a mile to go [D] that night
Before [A] he reached the town, _ oh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Peter and Telly came to the farm of Ben The [F#] dogs and the geese had kept their pen
He said, if [F#m] I'm gonna do, I'm gonna grace my tin
Before I [A] leave this town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
Oh, you're out of grease, [F#] my tin Before I leave this town, oh
[A] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ He grabbed a great goose by the neck And he threw [E] it off across his back
And he [D] didn't mind the quack, [E] quack, quack And the legs all dangling down, oh, down, oh,
[D] down, oh He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack
And the legs all [A] dangling down, oh
Oh, Mother of a lover, just a bitch She ran to the [E] window and she popped out
[A] Her head crying, John, John, John The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on the
town, oh, town, oh, [A] town, oh, down, oh
The great goose is gone, [E] the fox is on [A] the town, oh
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_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [F] John is in the basement [C#] Mixing up the medicine
And I'm on the [D] pavement And digging with the government
The man in the trench Quoted a badge off, laid off
And says he has a bad cough And wants to get it paid off
And, yeah, so [E] he did He's got no mean
If you do it again, you better Jump down that alleyway
Looking for a new friend Man in a coon's team
Got on a big pen And wants to love another person
You only [Am] got ten _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ He rapped till he came back to his den And now all the little ones, eight, nine, ten
Singing, Daddy, Daddy, better go big again
It must be in my divine town, oh, town, oh, town, oh
[Em] Daddy, [A] Daddy, go big again [E] for _ [A] _ it _ _ _ _
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