Chords for Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - "High Flying Eagle" From Shel´s Houseboat!

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Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - "High Flying Eagle"  From Shel´s Houseboat! chords
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[E] I guess we should explain to you about [G] our change of costume.
We're usually just dressing whatever we want to wear, but it's hot today.
And we're going to play some hot blues, and we figured we would [E] get to the point where we could stand any amount of hot you can give us without taking off our skin and bones.
Tell the truth!
Tell them why.
Why we what?
[Em] I'm not doing [D] [A] it.
[E] We're going to play some blues.
[A] Why?
Why?
Why?
I don't know.
I [E] don't
[Em] [Bm] [E] [Em]
[B] This boat is rocking.
[A] [A]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[E] I'm a high-flying eagle.
I'm a high-flying eagle.
[A] [D] [A] [A]
[E] I'm a high-flying eagle.
[Em] [E] [B] [E] I'm [B] a high-flying [E] eagle and, [A]
[D] uh
[A] [D] I don't [E] give no shit for you.
[C#m] [C] [B]
I [A] will [Em] shit on the [A] mountains.
[Em]
[A] I will [D] shit on the [E] plains.
[Em] [G#] On the [F#m] ocean liner.
[E]
[Em] [Bm] And shoot your [A] trains.
[F#m] But [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E] I don't give [G] no shit for [E] you.
[B] You can't stop me, sugar.
[A] [D] I'll fly [E] much too fast for you.
[C#m] Especially when [C] I'm [B] flying light.
[E] I will shit in your [F#m] espresso [E] and in your Chinese tea.
I will be a monkey's knuckle.
Sometimes [A] I shit on me.
Hey, Bill.
[A]
You look [D] chilly, [A] man.
[E] But I don't give no shit for you.
[A] [B] [G#m] [A]
I'm a sugar.
[E] [C#m]
[B] [Em] [E] Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
I can play the harmonica.
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
How come I never play nothing?
[A] [D] Why?
Why?
[A] Why?
Why?
[A] [E] Why?
[A] [E] Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Thank you, baby.
I'll [B] play the shit out of this.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] [B] Why?
Why?
Why?
[E]
[A] Why?
I'll keep [D] playing it.
[A]
[D] Why?
[A] [E]
[A#] [B] [E] Why?
Why?
[B] Why?
[A]
Why?
Why?
[E] [B] [A#]
[A] [E] [Em] [E] I'll fly into your bedroom and catch you making love.
[A] Spread my [E] wings wide open [A] and [E] drop my blessings from [A] above.
[D] [A]
[E] Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Darling, [B] you can't stop my [A#] flying, baby.
[A]
I got a piece of glass in my pocket.
[G#] [E]
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[E] I guess we should explain to you about [G] our change of costume.
We're usually just dressing whatever we want to wear, but it's hot today.
And we're going to play some hot blues, and we figured we would [E] _ get to the point where we could stand any amount of hot you can give us without taking off our skin and bones.
Tell the truth!
Tell them why.
Why we what? _ _
_ _ _ [Em] I'm not doing [D] [A] it.
[E] _ _ We're going to play some blues. _ _ _
[A] _ Why?
Why?
Why?
I _ don't know.
I [E] don't_
[Em] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
[B] This boat is rocking.
_ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] I'm a high-flying eagle.
_ I'm _ _ a high-flying eagle. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ I'm a high-flying eagle. _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ [B] [E] I'm [B] a high-flying [E] eagle and, [A]
[D] uh_
[A] [D] I don't [E] give no shit for you.
[C#m] _ [C] _ [B] _
I _ [A] will [Em] shit on the [A] mountains.
[Em]
[A] I will [D] shit on the [E] plains.
_ [Em] [G#] On the [F#m] ocean liner.
[E] _
[Em] [Bm] And shoot your [A] trains.
[F#m] But [D] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [E] I don't give [G] no shit for [E] you. _
_ _ _ [B] You can't stop me, sugar. _
[A] _ [D] I'll fly [E] much too fast for you.
[C#m] Especially when [C] I'm [B] flying light.
_ [E] _ I will shit in your [F#m] espresso [E] and in your Chinese tea.
I will be a monkey's knuckle.
_ Sometimes [A] I shit on me.
Hey, Bill.
[A]
You look [D] chilly, [A] man.
[E] _ _ _ But I don't give no shit for you.
_ [A] _ [B] _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
I'm a sugar.
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
I can play the harmonica.
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
How come I never play nothing?
[A] [D] Why?
Why?
[A] Why?
Why? _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Why? _ _ _
[A] [E] Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Thank you, baby.
I'll [B] play the shit out of this.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] [B] Why?
Why?
Why?
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Why?
I'll keep [D] playing it.
[A]
[D] Why?
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] [E] Why?
Why?
[B] Why?
_ [A]
Why?
Why?
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A#] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [Em] [E] I'll fly into your bedroom and catch you making love.
[A] Spread my [E] wings wide open [A] and [E] drop my blessings from [A] above.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Darling, _ _ _ [B] you can't stop my [A#] flying, baby.
[A]
I got a piece of glass in my pocket.
[G#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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