{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1700764,"song":"Old Man Emu","artist":"John Williamson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11357554-old-man-emu-chords-by-john-williamson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1700764?type=chord","rating":4.86324,"votes":38,"content":"John Williamson\r\nOld Man Emu\r\nReleased: 1970\r\nCapo 1st, standard tuning\r\n\r\n\r\n[intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhe’s got a beak and feathers and things,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut the poor old fella ain't got no wings.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAren’t you jealous of the wedge tailed eagle?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\noom ba-da di-doo ba da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(false notes)\r\n\r\n“While the Eagle’s flying round and round,\r\n\r\nI keep my two feet firmly on the ground.\r\n\r\nNow, I cant fly, but I’m telling you: I can run the pants off a kangaroo.“\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBa da da doo doo, ba doo doo doo , doo doo doo doo doo doo.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe can’t fly but I’m telling you, he can run the pants off a kangaroo.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, he was a model for the fifty cents, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe designer should have had more sense, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(false notes)\r\n“If you take a look, it will prove to you,\r\n\r\nI ran the pants off that kangaroo.”\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBa da da doo doo, ba doo doo doo , doo doo doo doo doo doo.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\ntake a look, it will prove to you, he ran the pants off a kangaroo.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can’t loop the loop like a cockatoo, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nswoop and toss like an albatross, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(false notes)\r\n“You silly galah, I’m better by far,\r\n\r\nthan a white cockatoo or a budgerigar.\r\n\r\nThey squeak and squawk and try to talk,\r\n\r\nwhy, me and them's like cheese and chalk.”\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBa da da doo doo, ba doo doo doo , doo doo doo doo doo doo.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe can’t fly but I’m telling you, he could run the pants off a kangaroo.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, a dingo came around one day, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n“Hey there, emu, do ya wanna play?” oom ba-da di-doo ba da da.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(false notes)\r\nBut the emu was too smart for him,\r\n\r\nwalked right up an’ kicked him in the shins.\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBa da da doo doo, ba doo doo doo , doo doo doo doo doo doo.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe can’t fly but I’m telling you, he could run the pants off a dingo, too.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[interlude] \r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, the last time I saw old man emu, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhe was chasing a female he knew, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAs he shot past I heard him say[/tab]\r\n\r\n(false notes)\r\n[panting noises]\r\n\r\n“She can’t fly but I’m telling you, she can run the pants off a kangaroo.”\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBa da da doo doo, ba doo doo doo , doo doo doo doo doo doo.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe can’t fly but I’m telling you, she could run the pants off a kangaroo.[/tab]\r\n \r\n[interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, there is no moral to this ditty, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthrush can sing but he ain't pretty, oom ba-da di-doo ba da da.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDuck can swim, but he can’t sing, nor can eagle on the wing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nemu can’t fly, but I’m telling you: he can run the pants off a kangaroo![/tab]\r\n \r\n[interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, the kookaburra laughed, and he said, “It’s true,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\noom ba-da di-doo ba da da,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhaaa ha ha ha, ha, hoo, he can run the pants off a kangaroo!”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHa ha ha ha ha, aah ha ha ha haa[/tab]","plain_text":"John Williamson\nOld Man Emu\nReleased: 1970\nCapo 1st, standard tuning\n\n\n[intro]\nC  F  C  G  C x2\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(false notes)\n\n“While the Eagle’s flying round and round,\n\nI keep my two feet firmly on the ground.\n\nNow, I cant fly, but I’m telling you: I can run the pants off a kangaroo.“\n\n \n\n\n\n[interlude]\nC  F  C     C  G  C\n \n\n\n\n\n(false notes)\n“If you take a look, it will prove to you,\n\nI ran the pants off that kangaroo.”\n\n \n\n\n\n[interlude]\nC  F  C     C  G  C\n \n\n\n\n\n(false notes)\n“You silly galah, I’m better by far,\n\nthan a white cockatoo or a budgerigar.\n\nThey squeak and squawk and try to talk,\n\nwhy, me and them's like cheese and chalk.”\n\n \n\n\n\n[interlude]\nC  F  C      C  G  C x2\n\n \n\n\n\n(false notes)\nBut the emu was too smart for him,\n\nwalked right up an’ kicked him in the shins.\n\n \n\n\n\n[interlude] \nC  F  C     C  G  C x2\n\n \n\n\n\n\n(false notes)\n[panting noises]\n\n“She can’t fly but I’m telling you, she can run the pants off a kangaroo.”\n \n\n\n \n[interlude]\nC  F  C    C  G  C x2\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n[interlude]\nC  F  C    C  G  C","chords":["C","F","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}