{"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":1812335,"song":"Wildebeest","artist":"The Handsome Family","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11399587-wildebeest-chords-by-the-handsome-family/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1812335?type=chord","rating":0.10027,"votes":0,"content":"Wildebeest\r\nFrom the album Wilderness\r\n\r\n[INTRO]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen Stephen Foster died [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nin a flop-house on the Bowery[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHis worn-out wallet held [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]\r\njust a quarter and a dime[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut the crocodiles have to eat, [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthe crocodiles have to eat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe smashed his head on the sink [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nin the bitter fever of gin[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA wildebeest gone crazy with thirst [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\npulled down as he tried to drink[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut deep down in the muddy stream [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\neven crocodiles dream their dreams[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd as the herd galloped off [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nhe lay on that flophouse floor[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"Beautiful Dreamer\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]  \r\nas the lions began to roar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut we all have our beautiful dreams [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nrunning through us like wildebeest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd when we meet at the river [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto cross to that gleaming shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe river, she always takes a few [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nas the herd thunders across[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut the river has oceans to feed, [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nshe has beautiful oceans to feed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the oceans they feed the sky [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand the sky feeds the earth[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd Stephen Foster's beautiful ghost [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]  \r\nlay down to feed a song[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo feed ten thousand songs [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nechoing cross the wild plains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"Wildebeest\nFrom the album Wilderness\n\n[INTRO]\n\nA\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE]\n\nD E A  D A   D A  E E7\n\nD E A  F#m E A\n\n[VERSE 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\nA","chords":["A","E","D","E7","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}