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The Little Black Egg chords
Capo II
 G   D   C   G4x
       G      D           C     G( G   D   C  G)
I don't care what they say
         G         D    C     G( G   D   C  G)
I'm gonna keep it anyway
       G          D               C       G( G   D   C  G)
I won't let them stretch their necks
GTo see my little black Degg
                     C        G( G   D   C  G)
With the little white specks
EmI found it Din a tree
EmJust the other Dday
EmAnd now it's Dmine all mine
EThey won't take it aDway
          G       D            C    G( G   D   C  G)
Here comes Mary, here comes Lee
        G           D         C     G( G   D   C  G)
I'll bet what they want to see
       G          D               C       G( G   D   C  G)
I won't let them stretch their necks
GTo see my little black Degg
                     C        G( G   D   C  G)
With the little white specks
EmI found it Din a tree
EmJust the other Dday
EmAnd now it's Dmine all mine
                   E     D(D)
They won't take it away
      G            D       C     G( G   D   C  G)
Oh gol-durn, what can I do?
                G             D         C     G( G   D   C  G)
The little black egg's gonna tell on you
       G          D               C      G( G   D   C  G)
I won't let them stretch their necks
GTo see my little black Degg
                     C        G( G   D   C  G)
With the little white specks
My Glittle black DeggC  G  
My Glittle black DeggC  G  
My Glittle black Degg.C..G  

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The Little Black Egg

by Nightcrawlers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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The Little Black Egg chords

Capo II

G D C G

G D C G G D C G

( )

I don't care what they say

G D C G G D C G

( )

I'm gonna keep it anyway

G D C G G D C G

( )

I won't let them stretch their necks

G D

To see my little black egg

C G G D C G

( )

With the little white specks

Em D

I found it in a tree

Em D

Just the other day

Em D

And now it's mine all mine

E D

They won't take it away

G D C G G D C G

( )

Here comes Mary, here comes Lee

G D C G G D C G

( )

I'll bet what they want to see

G D C G G D C G

( )

I won't let them stretch their necks

G D

To see my little black egg

C G G D C G

( )

With the little white specks

Em D

I found it in a tree

Em D

Just the other day

Em D

And now it's mine all mine

E D D

()

They won't take it away

G D C G G D C G

( )

Oh gol-durn, what can I do?

G D C G G D C G

( )

The little black egg's gonna tell on you

G D C G G D C G

( )

I won't let them stretch their necks

G D

To see my little black egg

C G G D C G

( )

With the little white specks

G D C G

My little black egg

G D C G

My little black egg

G D C G

My little black egg...

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