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[Intro]
G  D  F  C
[Verse 1]
GEligible, Dnot too stupid, 
inFtelligible and Ccute as Cupid, 
Gknowledgeable, but Dnot always right, 
Fsalvageable and Cfree for the night. 
[Chorus]
Well my Gheart's running round 
like a chicken with its head cut oCff, 
all aDround the barnyard 
falling Cin and out of Glove. 
The Cpoor Dthing's Gblind as a bat 
getting up, falling down, getting Cup. 
Who'd Dfall in love with a Cchicken 
with its head cut oGff?  (Whoa, Nellie)
[Interlude]
G  D  F  C
[Verse 2]
GMy wife doesn't Dunderstand me. 
FMany dozens Chope to land me.
GI'm for free love, and DI'm in free fall.
FThis could be love or Cnothing at all. 
[Chorus]
Well my Gheart's running round 
like a chicken with its head cut oCff, 
all aDround the barnyard 
falling Cin and out of Glove. 
The Cpoor Dthing's Gblind as a bat 
getting up, falling down, getting Cup. 
Who'd Dfall in love with a Cchicken 
with its head cut oGff? 
[Bridge]
We don't have to be Cstars 
exploding Din the night 
or eGlectric eels under the Emcovers. 
We don't Chave to be 
Danything quite so unGreal 
Let's just be Emlovers.
[Solo]
  G    D    F     CX2
[Chorus]
Well my Gheart's running round 
like a chicken with its head cut oCff, 
all aDround the barnyard 
falling Cin and out of Glove. 
The Cpoor Dthing's Gblind as a bat 
getting up, falling down, getting Cup. 
Who'd Dfall in love with a Cchicken 
with its head cut oGff?  
(It ain't pretty)C  D  G  

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A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D F C

[Verse 1]

G D

Eligible, not too stupid,

F C

intelligible and cute as Cupid,

G D

knowledgeable, but not always right,

F C

salvageable and free for the night.

[Chorus]

Well my heart's running round

like a chicken with its head cut off,

all around the barnyard

C G

falling in and out of love.

C D G

The poor thing's blind as a bat

getting up, falling down, getting up.

D C

Who'd fall in love with a chicken

with its head cut off? (Whoa, Nellie)

[Interlude]

G D F C

[Verse 2]

G D

My wife doesn't understand me.

F C

Many dozens hope to land me.

G D

I'm for free love, and I'm in free fall.

F C

This could be love or nothing at all.

[Chorus]

Well my heart's running round

like a chicken with its head cut off,

all around the barnyard

C G

falling in and out of love.

C D G

The poor thing's blind as a bat

getting up, falling down, getting up.

D C

Who'd fall in love with a chicken

with its head cut off?

[Bridge]

We don't have to be stars

exploding in the night

G Em

or electric eels under the covers.

We don't have to be

D G

anything quite so unreal

Let's just be lovers.

[Solo]

G D F C

[Chorus]

Well my heart's running round

like a chicken with its head cut off,

all around the barnyard

C G

falling in and out of love.

C D G

The poor thing's blind as a bat

getting up, falling down, getting up.

D C

Who'd fall in love with a chicken

with its head cut off?

C D G

(It ain't pretty)

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