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Old Macdonald

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[Intro]
Am   E E7
Am   E E7
[Verse 1]
   AmOld MacDonald, Fsick of the faAmrm
Wants a Fnew life, a Dmnew place to gEoE7  
But if you Dmstrip away the consonants from Amreinvention
You get FE-I-EE-I-AmO
(Am)   E7    Am  E7  
[Verse 2]
   AmOld MacDonald tried to Fgive up the bAmooze
Shoulda dFone this a Dmlong time aEgoE7  
   DmSuck out the vowels Amof best intentions
You get BmE-I-E-I-EOE7  
[Bridge]
  FNo more echoes on the fCarm
  FNo more duck sounds in the Cair
  FThere's a quack quack hereC  
   DmBut there's no quack quack thereE7  
[Verse 3]
   AmDrunk on the insurance money from Ftorching the farAmm
Old MacFDonald getDms a tattoE7o
It's Dmthere on his arm amongst the Amskulls and the livestock
It's BmE-I-E7E-I-AmO

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Old Macdonald

by Bill Bailey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am E E7

[Verse 1]

Am F Am

Old MacDonald, sick of the farm

F Dm E E7

Wants a new life, a new place to go

Dm Am

But if you strip away the consonants from reinvention

F E Am

You get E-I-E-I-O

Am E7 Am E7

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[Verse 2]

Am F Am

Old MacDonald tried to give up the booze

F Dm E E7

Shoulda done this a long time ago

Dm Am

Suck out the vowels of best intentions

Bm E E7

You get E-I-E-I-O

[Bridge]

F C

No more echoes on the farm

F C

No more duck sounds in the air

F C

There's a quack quack here

Dm E7

But there's no quack quack there

[Verse 3]

Am F Am

Drunk on the insurance money from torching the farm

F Dm E7

Old MacDonald gets a tattoo

Dm Am

It's there on his arm amongst the skulls and the livestock

Bm E7 Am

It's E-I-E-I-O

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