Chords for Dan Hicks - The Buzzard Was Their Friend - 11/26/1989 - Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium (Official)
Tempo:
154.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
E
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It looks like [Em] it climbed right along.
And where did it [G] take them?
The buzzard was their friend.
[C]
Took them all down [A] to Bottomwater, what's his name?
[E] They were getting fat just going to [G] bat in their bowl of [Em] fish.
He blew a whistle, blew it just [D] once.
They were in the air [A] and looking rough.
[F#] The wind was going to throw them [Em] off, they were getting off dirty, but they didn't mind.
[G] They're baking fries, I want you gone.
You'd be treading if you did no [C]
wrong.
Look [Em] in the sky, see those buzzards, [F] ain't they high?
Black [C]-headed and looks [G] slick, climbed right along.
Hey, the [C] bacon grease don't matter none, let it slip and slide and run.
In the day, see [F] those buzzards on their way.
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed right [G] along.
Now when it's fried, fried line, you might as well cook up [C] all you got.
Look in the [A] sky, see those buzzards, ain't they high?
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed [G] right along.
[E] [G]
[C] [E] [Em]
[C] [G] [A]
[C] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[Em]
[G] [C] [G]
[D]
[Gm]
[D] [E] [G]
[G]
[C] [G] [A]
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[A] [E] [Em]
[E] [G]
See
[F] the bass up
[Gm] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[C] [G]
[D] No more, no better, no more, [Em] no lower, no [G] lower, no [F]
[C] lower, no lower, no [G] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [E] [Em]
no lower, [C]
[E] no lower, no lower, [Em] no lower, [F#] no [Em] lower, no lower, no [G]
[C] lower, no lower, no [E] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
[G]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E]
[G] [Gm] [G]
[Em] [N]
[F] [G#]
[Em]
lower, no lower, no [C] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, [B] no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [Em]
no lower, no lower, no [B] lower,
And where did it [G] take them?
The buzzard was their friend.
[C]
Took them all down [A] to Bottomwater, what's his name?
[E] They were getting fat just going to [G] bat in their bowl of [Em] fish.
He blew a whistle, blew it just [D] once.
They were in the air [A] and looking rough.
[F#] The wind was going to throw them [Em] off, they were getting off dirty, but they didn't mind.
[G] They're baking fries, I want you gone.
You'd be treading if you did no [C]
wrong.
Look [Em] in the sky, see those buzzards, [F] ain't they high?
Black [C]-headed and looks [G] slick, climbed right along.
Hey, the [C] bacon grease don't matter none, let it slip and slide and run.
In the day, see [F] those buzzards on their way.
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed right [G] along.
Now when it's fried, fried line, you might as well cook up [C] all you got.
Look in the [A] sky, see those buzzards, ain't they high?
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed [G] right along.
[E] [G]
[C] [E] [Em]
[C] [G] [A]
[C] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[Em]
[G] [C] [G]
[D]
[Gm]
[D] [E] [G]
[G]
[C] [G] [A]
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[A] [E] [Em]
[E] [G]
See
[F] the bass up
[Gm] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[C] [G]
[D] No more, no better, no more, [Em] no lower, no [G] lower, no [F]
[C] lower, no lower, no [G] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [E] [Em]
no lower, [C]
[E] no lower, no lower, [Em] no lower, [F#] no [Em] lower, no lower, no [G]
[C] lower, no lower, no [E] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
[G]
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E]
[G] [Gm] [G]
[Em] [N]
[F] [G#]
[Em]
lower, no lower, no [C] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, [B] no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [Em]
no lower, no lower, no [B] lower,
Key:
G
C
E
Em
D
G
C
E
It looks like [Em] it climbed right along.
_ And where did it [G] take them?
The buzzard was their friend.
[C]
Took them all down [A] to Bottomwater, what's his name?
_ [E] They were getting fat just going to [G] bat in their bowl of [Em] fish.
He blew a whistle, blew it just [D] once. _
They were in the air [A] and looking rough.
[F#] The wind was going to throw them [Em] off, they were getting off dirty, but they didn't mind.
_ [G] They're baking fries, I want you gone.
You'd be treading if you did no [C]
wrong.
Look [Em] in the sky, see those buzzards, [F] ain't they high?
Black [C]-headed and looks [G] slick, climbed right along.
Hey, the [C] bacon grease don't matter none, let it slip and slide and run.
In the day, see [F] those buzzards on their way.
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed right [G] along. _
Now when it's fried, fried line, you might as well cook up [C] all you got.
Look in the [A] sky, see those buzzards, ain't they high?
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed [G] right along. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ See _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ the bass up_ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] No more, no better, no more, [Em] no lower, no _ _ _ [G] _ lower, no _ [F] _
_ [C] lower, no lower, no [G] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
no lower, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] no lower, _ no lower, [Em] no lower, _ [F#] _ no _ [Em] _ lower, no lower, no _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] lower, no lower, no [E] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ lower, no lower, no [C] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, [B] no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, _ [Em] _
no lower, _ no lower, _ no [B] lower, _ _ _ _
_ And where did it [G] take them?
The buzzard was their friend.
[C]
Took them all down [A] to Bottomwater, what's his name?
_ [E] They were getting fat just going to [G] bat in their bowl of [Em] fish.
He blew a whistle, blew it just [D] once. _
They were in the air [A] and looking rough.
[F#] The wind was going to throw them [Em] off, they were getting off dirty, but they didn't mind.
_ [G] They're baking fries, I want you gone.
You'd be treading if you did no [C]
wrong.
Look [Em] in the sky, see those buzzards, [F] ain't they high?
Black [C]-headed and looks [G] slick, climbed right along.
Hey, the [C] bacon grease don't matter none, let it slip and slide and run.
In the day, see [F] those buzzards on their way.
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed right [G] along. _
Now when it's fried, fried line, you might as well cook up [C] all you got.
Look in the [A] sky, see those buzzards, ain't they high?
[E] Black-headed and looks slick, climbed [G] right along. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ See _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ the bass up_ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] No more, no better, no more, [Em] no lower, no _ _ _ [G] _ lower, no _ [F] _
_ [C] lower, no lower, no [G] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
no lower, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[E] no lower, _ no lower, [Em] no lower, _ [F#] _ no _ [Em] _ lower, no lower, no _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] lower, no lower, no [E] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ lower, no lower, no [C] lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, no
lower, no lower, [B] no lower, no lower, no lower, no lower, _ [Em] _
no lower, _ no lower, _ no [B] lower, _ _ _ _