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Spitting Image - The Chicken Song

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No 1 in the UK charts in 1986. Various key changes, as noted, throughout this song.
[Intro]
C G C G
[Verse 1]
It's the Ctime of year now that Fspring is in the air
When those Gtwo wet gits with their Cgirly curly hair
Make another song for moFronic holidays
That nausGeate-ate-ate in a Cmillion different ways
From the shores of Spain to the Fcoast of southern France
No matter Dwhere you hide you just can't esGcape this dance
[Chorus]
GHold a Cchicken in the air, stick a Gdeck-chair up your nose
Buy a jumbo jet and then Cbury all your clothes
Paint your left knee green then exFtract your wisdom teeth
Form a Cstring quartet and preGtend your name is CKeith
Up 1 tone
[Verse 2]
ASkin yourDself alive, learn to Aspeak Arapaho
Climb inside a dog and beDhead an eskimo
Eat a Renault 4, wear saGlami in your ears
CasseDrole your gran, disemAbowel yourself with DspearsA  
[Bridge]
The Ddisco is migrating, the Gsound is loud and grating
It's Etruly nauseating, let's Ado the dance again
Up 1 tone
[Chorus]
BHold a Echicken in the air, stick a Bdeck-chair up your nose
Yes you'll hear this song in the Eholiday discos
And there's no escape in the Aclubs or in the bars
You would Ehear this song if you Bholidayed in EMars
Up 1 tone
[Verse 3]
C#Skin yourF#self alive, learn to C#speak arapaho
Climb inside a dog and beF#head an eskimo
Now you've heard it once your brain will Bspring a leak
And though you F#hate this song you'll be C#humming it for F#weeks
[Outro] up 1/2 tone to fade
DHold a Gchicken in the air, stick a Ddeck-chair up you nose
Buy a jumbo jet and then Gbury all your clothes
La la la la la la la Cla la la
La la Gla la la la la Dla la la la Gla

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Spitting Image - The Chicken Song

by Misc Television

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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No 1 in the UK charts in 1986. Various key changes, as noted, throughout this song.

[Intro]

C G C G

[Verse 1]

C F

It's the time of year now that spring is in the air

G C

When those two wet gits with their girly curly hair

Make another song for moronic holidays

G C

That nauseate-ate-ate in a million different ways

From the shores of Spain to the coast of southern France

D G

No matter where you hide you just can't escape this dance

[Chorus]

G C G

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up your nose

Buy a jumbo jet and then bury all your clothes

Paint your left knee green then extract your wisdom teeth

C G C

Form a string quartet and pretend your name is Keith

Up 1 tone

[Verse 2]

A D A

Skin yourself alive, learn to speak Arapaho

Climb inside a dog and behead an eskimo

Eat a Renault 4, wear salami in your ears

D A D A

Casserole your gran, disembowel yourself with spears

[Bridge]

D G

The disco is migrating, the sound is loud and grating

E A

It's truly nauseating, let's do the dance again

Up 1 tone

[Chorus]

B E B

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up your nose

Yes you'll hear this song in the holiday discos

And there's no escape in the clubs or in the bars

E B E

You would hear this song if you holidayed in Mars

Up 1 tone

[Verse 3]

C# F# C#

Skin yourself alive, learn to speak arapaho

Climb inside a dog and behead an eskimo

Now you've heard it once your brain will spring a leak

F# C# F#

And though you hate this song you'll be humming it for weeks

[Outro] up 1/2 tone to fade

D G D

Hold a chicken in the air, stick a deck-chair up you nose

Buy a jumbo jet and then bury all your clothes

La la la la la la la la la la

G D G

La la la la la la la la la la la la

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