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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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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.

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