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[Intro]
   Gm      F    Cx4
[Verse 1]
GmOld Roger he lives at the tFop of the Chill
GmHe killed his wife and cFhildCren    Well
GmOh my god he Fmust be Ccrazy
GmYou'd better gather round now and Flisten   CListen!
GmYodallleFeeeeeeeeCeeeeeGmeF  C  
[Verse 2]
Well, He sGmnuck into town when the sFun went dCown  And he
GmSlaughtered all the cows and cFhickeCns
But he dGmidn't kill the pigs and instead he gFave them all wiCngs
And sent them Gmoff to work in jobs of high FpositiCons
  Gm     F   Cx2
[Verse 3]
GmOld Rodger he took himself a fFine young gCal now
GmAnd smeared her heart apart with FlieCs
Now she Gmwanders all the streets just trying to Ffeel complCete
With a Gmmillion idiots between her FthighCs
GmYodallleFeeeeeeeeCeeeeeGmeF  C  
GmyodaleyodFalllleCeeeGm  F  C  
[Verse 4]
GmSometimes he lives in the Fcountry bCaby
GmSometimes he lives in Ftown    CAnd
GmSometimes you get a nFotion bCaby
GmTo jump in the river and FdrowCn
[Break]
Gm
[Verse 5]
GmOld Rodger he gave you a good rFeason to Cdie now
GmAnd even better  one to Fkill fCor   and
Then he marches eGmveryone off to war he's done it a mFillion times beCfore
And it Gmjust keeps getting easier and eFasieCr
GmYodallleFeeeeeeeeCeeeeeGmeF  C  
[Verse 6]
And I hear he's sGmtill in his shed writing paFychecks to the deCad
The thunder Gmrolls and all the coyotes FhowCl
Ain't it Gmawfully fucking clever how he's Fgonna live fCorever
With no sGmavior except the one who cast him FdowCnGm  

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Old Roger

by Graham Lindsey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

Gm F C

[Verse 1]

Gm F C

Old Roger he lives at the top of the hill

Gm F C

He killed his wife and children Well

Gm F C

Oh my god he must be crazy

Gm F C

You'd better gather round now and listen Listen!

Gm F C Gm F C

Yodallleeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Verse 2]

Gm F C

Well, He snuck into town when the sun went down And he

Gm F C

Slaughtered all the cows and chickens

Gm F C

But he didn't kill the pigs and instead he gave them all wings

Gm F C

And sent them off to work in jobs of high positions

Gm F C

[Verse 3]

Gm F C

Old Rodger he took himself a fine young gal now

Gm F C

And smeared her heart apart with lies

Gm F C

Now she wanders all the streets just trying to feel complete

Gm F C

With a million idiots between her thighs

Gm F C Gm F C

Yodallleeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Gm F C Gm F C

yodaleyodalllleeee

[Verse 4]

Gm F C

Sometimes he lives in the country baby

Gm F C

Sometimes he lives in town And

Gm F C

Sometimes you get a notion baby

Gm F C

To jump in the river and drown

[Break]

[Verse 5]

Gm F C

Old Rodger he gave you a good reason to die now

Gm F C

And even better one to kill for and

Gm F C

Then he marches everyone off to war he's done it a million times before

Gm F C

And it just keeps getting easier and easier

Gm F C Gm F C

Yodallleeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Verse 6]

Gm F C

And I hear he's still in his shed writing paychecks to the dead

Gm F C

The thunder rolls and all the coyotes howl

Gm F C

Ain't it awfully fucking clever how he's gonna live forever

Gm F C Gm

With no savior except the one who cast him down

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