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Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
[Intro]
G   D   C   G
G   D   C   G
[Verse 1]
CrGossing the highway Dlate last night,
He Cshoulda looked left and he Gshoulda looked right.
He Gdidn't see the station Dwagon car.
The Cskunk got squashed and Gthere you are.
[Chorus]
You got your Gdead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
CDead skunk in the Gmiddle of the road
GDead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
CStinking to high Gheaven
[Link]
G   D   C   G
[Verse 2]
Take a Gwhiff on me. That Dain't no rose.
CRoll up your window and Ghold your nose.
You Gdon't have to look and you Ddon't have to see
'Cause you can Cfeel it in your olGfactory.
[Chorus]
You got your Gdead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
CDead skunk in the Gmiddle of the road
GDead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
And it's  Cstinking to high Gheaven
[Link]
G   D   C   G
G   D   C   G
[Verse 3]
Yeah, you Ggot your dead cat and you Dgot your dead dog.
On a Cmoonlight night you got your Gdead toad frog.
You got your Gdead rabbit and your Ddead raccoon.
The Cblood and the guts, they gonna Gmake you swoon.
[Chorus]
You got your Gdead skunk,  Din the middle,
CDead skunk in the Gmiddle of the road
GDead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
CStinking to high Gheaven
C'mon, stink
[Link]
G   D   C   G
    G      D      C    GYou got it,
[Outro]
It's Gdead.    DIt's in the middle.
  CDead skunk in the Gmiddle
GDead skunk in the Dmiddle of the road
CStinking to high Gheaven
         G     DAll over the road
         C      GTechnicolor
G    D    C    G
     G       D     COh, you got polGlution.
It's Gdead.  It's in the Dmiddle,
And it's Cstinkin' to high, high Gheaven.
G(repDeat Cto fGade)

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Dead Skunk

by Loudon Wainwright III

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Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III

[Intro]

G D C G

[Verse 1]

G D

Crossing the highway late last night,

C G

He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right.

G D

He didn't see the station wagon car.

C G

The skunk got squashed and there you are.

[Chorus]

G D

You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

G D

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

Stinking to high heaven

[Link]

G D C G

[Verse 2]

G D

Take a whiff on me. That ain't no rose.

C G

Roll up your window and hold your nose.

G D

You don't have to look and you don't have to see

C G

'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory.

[Chorus]

G D

You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

G D

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

And it's stinking to high heaven

[Link]

G D C G

[Verse 3]

G D

Yeah, you got your dead cat and you got your dead dog.

C G

On a moonlight night you got your dead toad frog.

G D

You got your dead rabbit and your dead raccoon.

C G

The blood and the guts, they gonna make you swoon.

[Chorus]

G D

You got your dead skunk, in the middle,

C G

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

G D

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

Stinking to high heaven

C'mon, stink

[Link]

G D C G

You got it,

[Outro]

G D

It's dead. It's in the middle.

C G

Dead skunk in the middle

G D

Dead skunk in the middle of the road

C G

Stinking to high heaven

G D

All over the road

C G

Technicolor

G D C G

Oh, you got pollution.

G D

It's dead. It's in the middle,

C G

And it's stinkin' to high, high heaven.

G D C G

(repeat to fade)

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