Chicken Every Sunday
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Bobby Bare
(From the 1967 Album THIS I BELIEVE)
[Intro]
G C
Chicken every Sunday mama everything's all right
[Verse 1]
C F
Johnny was just a little boy the day his daddy died
G C
And his mama had a hard time keepin' them both but the Lord knows how she tried
F
And sometimes she'd tell him son we got heaven on our side
G C
There's chicken every Sunday Johnny everything's all right
[Verse 2]
C F
Although he was just a little lad he never did forget
G
His mama special way of sayin' how their little home was blessed
C F
And sometimes she would said when she said her prayers at night
G C A D
She'd bowed her head and said chicken every Sunday Lord and everything's all right
[Verse 3]
D G A7
Well Johnny grew to be a man and his mama passed away
D
And this fate would have happened Johnny's the rich man today
G
In fact they held the dinner to honor Johnny's name
A7 D
And with his fame and his riches you might think that Johnny had changed
[Verse 4]
D G
But thirty rich men sat around and passed the golden cup
A7
And Johnny God bless his honor looked around and then stood up
D
Thirty rich men bowed their heads and everything grew quiet
G A7 D
And Johnny said chicken every Sunday mama everything's all right
A7 D
Chicken every Sunday mama everything's all right
How to play Chicken Every Sunday
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.