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Weird Al Yankovic - "Canadian Idiot"
From: Straight Outta Linwood
Parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day
[Intro] 
   A     D     G   D   A    Gx4
[Chorus]
N.C.                                  A     D     G   D   A  G  
Don't want to be a Canadian idiot   
N.C.                                               A     D     G   D   A  G  
Don’t want to be some beer swillin' hockey nut  
N.C.                                               A     D     G   D   A                            G  
And do I look like some frost bitten hosehead?   
N.C.                                              A     D     G   D   A  G  
I never learned my alphabet from "A" to "Zed"  
[Verse 1]
  DThey all live on donuts and moose meat
  AAnd they leave the house without packin' Eheat
  ENever even bring their guns to the Amall
  DAnd you know what else is too funny?
  ATheir stupid monopoly money-Ey 
  ECan't take 'em seriously at...
[Interlude]
A   D   G   D A G
A   D   G   D A G
[Chorus]
N.C.                                             A     D     G   D   A  G  
Well maple syrup and snow's what they export 
N.C.                                              A     D     G   D   A  G  
They treat curling just like it's a real sport  
N.C.                                         A     D     G   D   A  G  
They think their silly accent is so cute    
N.C.                                                A     D     G   D   A  G  
Can't understand a thing they're talking a-boot   
[Verse 2]
  DSure they got their national health care 
  ACheaper meds, low crime rates, and clean air-Er
(E)                                  A  
  Then again well they got Celine Di-on 
  DEat their weight in Kraft macaroni 
  AAnd dream of driving a zamboni-Ei 
(E)
  All over Sas-ka-tchew-an 
[Interlude]
A   D   G   D A G
A   D   G   D A G
[Chorus]
  ADon't want to Dbe a GCanadDian Aidiot
  AWon't figure Dout the GtemperaDture in ACelcius
  ASee the Dmap they're GhoverDing right Aover us 
N.C.
  Tell you the truth it makes me kinda nervous
[Verse 3]
  DAlways hear the same kind of story 
  ABreak their nose and they'll just say sorry-Ey 
  ETell me what kind of freaks are that poAlite?
  DIt's gotta mean they're all up to something 
  ASo quick before they see it coming-Eg 
  ETime for a pre-emptive strike
[Outro]
   A     D     G   D   A    Gx4

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Canadian Idiot

by "Weird Al" Yankovic

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Weird Al Yankovic - "Canadian Idiot"

From: Straight Outta Linwood

Parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day

[Intro]

A D G D A G

[Chorus]

A D G D A G

N.C.

Don't want to be a Canadian idiot

A D G D A G

N.C.

Don’t want to be some beer swillin' hockey nut

A D G D A G

N.C.

And do I look like some frost bitten hosehead?

A D G D A G

N.C.

I never learned my alphabet from "A" to "Zed"

[Verse 1]

They all live on donuts and moose meat

A E

And they leave the house without packin' heat

E A

Never even bring their guns to the mall

And you know what else is too funny?

A E

Their stupid monopoly money-y

Can't take 'em seriously at...

[Interlude]

A D G D A G

[Chorus]

A D G D A G

N.C.

Well maple syrup and snow's what they export

A D G D A G

N.C.

They treat curling just like it's a real sport

A D G D A G

N.C.

They think their silly accent is so cute

A D G D A G

N.C.

Can't understand a thing they're talking a-boot

[Verse 2]

Sure they got their national health care

A E

Cheaper meds, low crime rates, and clean air-r

E A

()

Then again well they got Celine Di-on

Eat their weight in Kraft macaroni

A E

And dream of driving a zamboni-i

()

All over Sas-ka-tchew-an

[Interlude]

A D G D A G

[Chorus]

A D G D A

Don't want to be a Canadian idiot

A D G D A

Won't figure out the temperature in Celcius

A D G D A

See the map they're hovering right over us

N.C.

Tell you the truth it makes me kinda nervous

[Verse 3]

Always hear the same kind of story

A E

Break their nose and they'll just say sorry-y

E A

Tell me what kind of freaks are that polite?

It's gotta mean they're all up to something

A E

So quick before they see it coming-g

Time for a pre-emptive strike

[Outro]

A D G D A G

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