Hair
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Am C - Am C
1. She asks me why, I`m just a hairy guy,
Am C Am C
I`m hairy noon and night, hair that`s a fright.
Em C Em G
I`m hairy high and low, don`t ask me why, don`t know.
Em C Em G
It`s not for lack of bread, like the Grateful Dead. Darling......
Am F Am C
Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair,
Am F Am C
shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen waxen.
Em C Em G
Give me down to there hair, shoulder length or longer,
Em C Em G
here, baby, there, mamma, everywhere, daddy, daddy.
Am F Am C
Hair, hair, hair, hair hair, hair, hair, flow it
G7 C F G7 C
show it, long as God can grow it, my hair.
Am F Am C
2. Let it fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees,
Am F Am - C
give a home to the fleas in my hair.
Em C Em G
A home for fleas, yeah, a home for bees, yeah,
Em C
a nest for birds, there ain`t no words
Em G7
for the beauty, the splendor, the wonder of my
Am F Am C
Hair, hair, hair, hair hair, hair, hair, flow it
G7 C F G7 C
show it, long as God can grow it, my hair.
E
I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty,
A
oily, greasy, fleecy, shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen,
D
knotted, polka dotted, twisted, beaded, braided,
powdered, flowered and confettied,
G
bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied.
C
Oh, say can you see by the dawns....
G
if you can then my hair`s too short.
Am F
Down to here, down to there,
A F G = =
down with here, down you wear it, just by yourself.
Am F Am C
3. They`ll be gaga at the gogo when they see me in my toga,
Am F Am C
my toga made of blonde brilliantined-biblical hair.
Em C Em G
My hair like Jesus wore it, hallelujah, I adore it,
Em C Em G7
hallelujah, Mary loved her son, why don`t my mother love me?
Am F Am C
Hair, hair, hair, hair hair, hair, hair, flow it
G7 C F G7 Am-F-Am-C
show it, long as God can grow it, my h….a.….i….r.
G C F G7 Am -F-Am-C
flow it, show it, long as God can grow it, my h…..a…..i…..r,
\ G C F G7 C
flow it, show it, long as God can grow it, my hair.
How to play Hair
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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.