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Kangaroo

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Cmajor

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Capo 2, chords relative to capo
Main Riff (with variations throughout the song)
-0-----0-0-0-0------0-----|
-1-----1-1-0-1------1-----|
-0-----0-0-0-0------2-----|
-2-----2------------3-----|
-3-(3)-3-------(3)--3-----|
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Verse
CI first saw Fmaj7you
CYou had on blue Fmaj7jeans
CYour eyes couldn't Fmaj7hide
Cany--Fmaj7thing
I Fmsaw you Cbreathing, Fmaj7oh
I Csaw you staring out in Fmaj7space
Break
C-Fmaj7  
Verse
CI next saw Fmaj7you
CYou was at the Fmaj7party
CThought you was a Fmaj7queen
COh so Fmaj7flirty
FmI   Ccame agFmaj7ainst
CDidn't say Fmaj7excuse
CKnew what I wFmaj7as doing
CWe looked very Fmaj7fine
C'Cause we were Fmaj7leaving
Break
Fm
C- Fmaj7(4x)
Verse
CLike Saint Fmaj7Joan
CDoing a cool Fmaj7jerk
COh, I want Fmaj7you
CLike a kanga Fmaj7rooooooFmoo
End
C-Fmaj7  

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Kangaroo

by Big Star

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Capo 2, chords relative to capo

Main Riff (with variations throughout the song)

-0-----0-0-0-0------0-----|

-1-----1-1-0-1------1-----|

-0-----0-0-0-0------2-----|

-2-----2------------3-----|

-3-(3)-3-------(3)--3-----|

--------------------------|

Verse

C Fmaj7

I first saw you

C Fmaj7

You had on blue jeans

C Fmaj7

Your eyes couldn't hide

C Fmaj7

any--thing

Fm C Fmaj7

I saw you breathing, oh

C Fmaj7

I saw you staring out in space

Break

C Fmaj7

Verse

C Fmaj7

I next saw you

C Fmaj7

You was at the party

C Fmaj7

Thought you was a queen

C Fmaj7

Oh so flirty

Fm C Fmaj7

I came against

C Fmaj7

Didn't say excuse

C Fmaj7

Knew what I was doing

C Fmaj7

We looked very fine

C Fmaj7

'Cause we were leaving

Break

C Fmaj7

- (4x)

Verse

C Fmaj7

Like Saint Joan

C Fmaj7

Doing a cool jerk

C Fmaj7

Oh, I want you

C Fmaj7 Fm

Like a kanga roooooooo

End

C Fmaj7

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