{"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":2874812,"song":"Chip","artist":"The Real McKenzies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11648381-chip-chords-by-the-real-mckenzies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2874812?type=chord","rating":4.41478,"votes":11,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nChip worked as a boatwright as his father and his gran[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA' working in a boatyard building on the River Thames[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOne day Chip was hard at work, the Devil appeared from hell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe held a roll of copper and a bucket full of nails[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Devil said unto Chip, \"Take these nails and copper roll[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you also have to take this rat and I will take your soul\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nChip despised the rat, and the rat squealed and hissed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the bucket of nails and copper were too much to resist[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\nAm ... F G Am (repeat first four bars of verse) 2x\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nChip went straight to work, he'd get rid of the rat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd there would no' be a problem with his death after the fact[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the devil rat wouldn't die, no matter how hard he tried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe rat attacked the boatwright and 'e bit him in the eye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt seemed as if the river rats fell under Satan's spell[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey followed Chip around and made his life a living hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe slowly lost his mind, he lost his family[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe lost his job and had to join the King's Navy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will get you, Chip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n\r\nI'm gonna get you\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] 3x\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] ... [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe rats chased Chip up the gangplank of the ship[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd they bit him and they tortured him until he finally flipped[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe sniveled to the captain to turn around the rig[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe captain spied his madness and they chucked him in the brig[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow, the devil rat had his man, he knew just what to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'd command the rats and through the planks they'd chew[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe water rushed in, and the ship went down[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe was smashed upon the rocks on which the rats danced around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will get you, Chip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will get you, Chip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will get you, Chip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lemon grows a pip[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA yard will build a ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs Satan is my master[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI GOT YOU CHIP![/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm ... F G Am (repeat first four bars of verse) 2x\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm G Am G\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI'm gonna get you\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm G F Am 3x\nF G\nAm ... F G Am 2x\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","F","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]}}}