Hair
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Capo III
Am
C Am
She asks him why
C Am
why I'm a hairy guy
C Am
I'm hairy noon and nightie, night night
C Am
My hair is a fright
Em C
I'm hairy high and low
Em G
Don't ask me why
Em G
(Cause he don't know)
Em C
It's not for lack of bread
Em G
Like the Grateful Dead
F G
Darling
Am F
Gimme head with hair
Am C
Long beautiful hair
Am F
Shining, gleaming,
Am C
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
Em C
Give me down to there (hair)
Em G
Shoulder length or longer (hair)
Em C
Here baby, there mama
Em G
Everywhere daddy daddy
Am F Am
Hair . . . . .
C G
grow it, show it
F G
Long as I can grow
C
My hair
Am C F
Let it fly in the breeze
Am C
And get caught in the trees
Am C Am
Give a home to the fleas in my hair
Em C
A home for fleas
Em G
A hive for buzzing bees
Em
A nest for birds
C
There ain't no words
Em G
For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder
Of my...
Am F Am
Hair . . . . .
C G
grow it, show it
F G
Long as I can grow
C
My hair
Am Em
I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
C Em
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Am C
Oily, greasy, fleecy
Em
Shining, gleaming, streaming
Am
Flaxen, waxen
F Am
Knotted, polka-dotted
F G
Twisted, beaded, braided
F Em
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
G Am G
Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied!
G Am C
Oh say can you see
Am C Em G
My eyes if you can
(Then my hair's too short)
Am
Down to here
F
Down to there
Am
Down to where
F
It stops by itself
(I don't have to cut it because it stops by itself..)
Am F
Gimme head with hair
Am C
Long beautiful hair
Am F
Shining, gleaming,
Am C
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
Em C
Give me down to there (hair)
Em G
Shoulder length or longer (hair)
Em C
Here baby, there mama
Em G
Everywhere daddy daddy
Am F Am
Hair . . . . .
C G
grow it, show it
F G
Long as I can grow my
Am F Am
Hair . . . . .
C G
grow it, show it
F G
Long as I can grow my
Am F Am
Hair . . . . .
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How to play Hair
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.