Chords for Tom Lehrer: The Hunting Song (concert live) (1960)
Tempo:
120.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
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D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Ebm]
[F] [Bb]
During the hunting season, you see [Db] at least one item in the newspapers [N] about somebody who has shot somebody else
under the impression that he was a deer with a red hat, perhaps.
Maybe a large flesh-colored squirrel.
At any rate, it seems to me that this marks an encouraging new trend in the field of blood sports.
It deserves a new type of hunting song, which I present herewith.
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[F] [C] [F] I always will remember, t [C]'was a year ago November, I [F] went out to hunt [D] some deer on [G] a morning bright [C] and clear.
[F] I went and shot the maximum [Bb] the game laws would [Bbm] allow.
Two [F] game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[C] [F] I was in no mood to trifle, I [C] took down my trusty rifle [F] and went out to stalk [D] my prey.
[G] What a haul I made [C] that day.
[F] I tied them to my fender [Bb] and I drove them home somehow.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[Am] The law was very firm, [E] it took away my permit, [Am] the worst punishment I [E] ever endured.
It [Am] turned out there was a reason, [E] cows were out of season, [Am] and one of the hunters wasn't [C] insured.
People [F] ask me how I do it, and [C] I say there's nothing to it.
You [F] just stand there [D] looking cute, [G] and when something [C] moves, you shoot.
And there's [F] ten stuffed heads in my [Bb] trophy [Bbm] room right now.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, and [F] a purebred [Bbm] Guernsey cow.
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[F] [Bb]
During the hunting season, you see [Db] at least one item in the newspapers [N] about somebody who has shot somebody else
under the impression that he was a deer with a red hat, perhaps.
Maybe a large flesh-colored squirrel.
At any rate, it seems to me that this marks an encouraging new trend in the field of blood sports.
It deserves a new type of hunting song, which I present herewith.
[F]
[F] [C] [F] I always will remember, t [C]'was a year ago November, I [F] went out to hunt [D] some deer on [G] a morning bright [C] and clear.
[F] I went and shot the maximum [Bb] the game laws would [Bbm] allow.
Two [F] game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[C] [F] I was in no mood to trifle, I [C] took down my trusty rifle [F] and went out to stalk [D] my prey.
[G] What a haul I made [C] that day.
[F] I tied them to my fender [Bb] and I drove them home somehow.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[Am] The law was very firm, [E] it took away my permit, [Am] the worst punishment I [E] ever endured.
It [Am] turned out there was a reason, [E] cows were out of season, [Am] and one of the hunters wasn't [C] insured.
People [F] ask me how I do it, and [C] I say there's nothing to it.
You [F] just stand there [D] looking cute, [G] and when something [C] moves, you shoot.
And there's [F] ten stuffed heads in my [Bb] trophy [Bbm] room right now.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, and [F] a purebred [Bbm] Guernsey cow.
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[Bb]
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During the hunting season, you see [Db] at least _ one item in the newspapers [N] about somebody who has shot somebody else
under the impression that he was a deer with a red hat, perhaps. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Maybe a large flesh-colored squirrel.
_ _ _ _ _ _ At any rate, it seems to me that this marks an encouraging new trend in the field of blood sports.
_ _ It deserves a new type of hunting song, which I present herewith.
[F] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] I always will remember, t [C]'was a year ago November, I [F] went out to hunt [D] some deer on [G] a morning bright [C] and clear.
[F] I went and shot the maximum [Bb] the game laws would [Bbm] allow.
Two [F] game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[C] _ [F] I was in no mood to trifle, I [C] took down my trusty rifle [F] and went out to stalk [D] my prey.
[G] What a haul I made [C] that day.
[F] I tied them to my fender [Bb] and I drove them home somehow.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[Am] The law was very firm, [E] it took away my permit, [Am] the worst punishment I [E] ever endured.
It [Am] turned out there was a reason, [E] cows were out of season, [Am] and one of the hunters wasn't [C] insured.
People [F] ask me how I do it, and [C] I say there's nothing to it.
You [F] just stand there [D] looking cute, [G] and when something [C] moves, you shoot.
And there's [F] ten stuffed heads in my [Bb] trophy [Bbm] room right now.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, and [F] a purebred [Bbm] Guernsey cow. _ _
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During the hunting season, you see [Db] at least _ one item in the newspapers [N] about somebody who has shot somebody else
under the impression that he was a deer with a red hat, perhaps. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Maybe a large flesh-colored squirrel.
_ _ _ _ _ _ At any rate, it seems to me that this marks an encouraging new trend in the field of blood sports.
_ _ It deserves a new type of hunting song, which I present herewith.
[F] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] I always will remember, t [C]'was a year ago November, I [F] went out to hunt [D] some deer on [G] a morning bright [C] and clear.
[F] I went and shot the maximum [Bb] the game laws would [Bbm] allow.
Two [F] game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[C] _ [F] I was in no mood to trifle, I [C] took down my trusty rifle [F] and went out to stalk [D] my prey.
[G] What a haul I made [C] that day.
[F] I tied them to my fender [Bb] and I drove them home somehow.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, [F] and a cow.
[Am] The law was very firm, [E] it took away my permit, [Am] the worst punishment I [E] ever endured.
It [Am] turned out there was a reason, [E] cows were out of season, [Am] and one of the hunters wasn't [C] insured.
People [F] ask me how I do it, and [C] I say there's nothing to it.
You [F] just stand there [D] looking cute, [G] and when something [C] moves, you shoot.
And there's [F] ten stuffed heads in my [Bb] trophy [Bbm] room right now.
[F] Two game wardens, [C] seven hunters, and [F] a purebred [Bbm] Guernsey cow. _ _
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