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The Fox

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[Verse]
GThe fox went out on a chilly night
He prayed for the moon to Dgive him light
GFor he'd many a mile to Cgo that night
GBefore he Dreached the Gtown-o, Dtown-o, Gtown-o
CHe'd many a mile to Ggo that night, Dbefore he reached the Gtown-o
[Verse]
GHe ran 'til he came to the farmer's pen
The ducks and the geese were Dkept therein
GHe said, a couple of you are gonna Cgrease my chin,
GBefore I Dleave this Gtown-o, Dtown-o, Gtown-o
CSaid a couple of you are gonna Ggrease my chin, Dbefore I leave this Gtown-o
[Solo]
G D G C
G D G D G
C G D G
[Verse]
GHe grabbed the great goose by the neck
And he threw a duck Dacross his back
GAnd he didn't mind the Cquack, quack
GAnd the legs all Ddangling Gdown-o, Ddown-o, Gdown-o
CHe didn't mind the quaGck, quack and the legDs all dangling dowGn-o
[Verse]
GThe old grey woman jumped out of bed
Out of the window she Dpopped her head,
GCrying John, John, the great Cgoose is gone
GAnd the fox is Don the Gtown-o, Dtown-o, Gtown-o
CJohn, John, the great Ggoose is gone and the Dfox is on the Gtown-o
[Solo]
G D G C
G D G D G
C G D G
[Verse]
GHe ran 'til he came to his nice warm den
And there were the little ones, Deight, nine, ten
GSayin Daddy, Daddy, better Cgo back again
GFor it must be a Dmight fine Gtown-o, Dtown-o, Gtown-o
CDaddy, Daddy, Ggo back again for it Dmust be mighty fine Gtown-o
[Verse]
GThe fox and his wife, without any strife
Cut up the goose with a Dfork and a knife
GThey never had such a Csupper in their life
GAnd the little ones Dchewed on the Gbones-o, Dbones-o, Gbones-o
CThey never had such a Gsupper in their life
And the Dlittle ones chewed on the Gbones
[Outro]
G D G C
G D G D G
C G D G

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The Fox

by Nickel Creek

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

The fox went out on a chilly night

He prayed for the moon to give him light

G C

For he'd many a mile to go that night

G D G D G

Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o

C G D G

He'd many a mile to go that night, before he reached the town-o

[Verse]

He ran 'til he came to the farmer's pen

The ducks and the geese were kept therein

G C

He said, a couple of you are gonna grease my chin,

G D G D G

Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o

C G D G

Said a couple of you are gonna grease my chin, before I leave this town-o

[Solo]

G D G C

G D G D G

C G D G

[Verse]

He grabbed the great goose by the neck

And he threw a duck across his back

G C

And he didn't mind the quack, quack

G D G D G

And the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o

C G D G

He didn't mind the quack, quack and the legs all dangling down-o

[Verse]

The old grey woman jumped out of bed

Out of the window she popped her head,

G C

Crying John, John, the great goose is gone

G D G D G

And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o

C G D G

John, John, the great goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o

[Solo]

G D G C

G D G D G

C G D G

[Verse]

He ran 'til he came to his nice warm den

And there were the little ones, eight, nine, ten

G C

Sayin Daddy, Daddy, better go back again

G D G D G

For it must be a might fine town-o, town-o, town-o

C G D G

Daddy, Daddy, go back again for it must be mighty fine town-o

[Verse]

The fox and his wife, without any strife

Cut up the goose with a fork and a knife

G C

They never had such a supper in their life

G D G D G

And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o

C G

They never had such a supper in their life

D G

And the little ones chewed on the bones

[Outro]

G D G C

G D G D G

C G D G

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