Chords for Indigo Girls- Chicken Man
Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I am an only child, born of [D] the wild,
to spend my time defending my land.
You are the only [A] one, [D] born in the sun,
[A] riddled to spend your [Dm] time defending my black horse.
Dead dog on the highway,
at me.
I'm counting through the night ride.
And it's [C] one more [G] light [D] for the brave man,
to spend my time defending my land.
You are the only [A] one, [D] born in the sun,
[A] riddled to spend your [Dm] time defending my black horse.
Dead dog on the highway,
at me.
I'm counting through the night ride.
And it's [C] one more [G] light [D] for the brave man,
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I am an only _ child, _ _ _ born of [D] the _ wild,
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] riddled to spend my time _ defending _ my land. _ _ _
_ You _ are the only _ _ [A] one, _ _ [D] born in the sun, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ riddled to spend your _ [Dm] time _ _ defending my black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ horse.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dead dog on the highway,
[A] _ _ [D] leading cats [A] are growling at me.
I [D] turn my lights on brighter, _
_ I'm counting through the night ride.
_ _ _ And it's [C] one more [G] _ light [D] for the brave man, _ _
_ [C] for the one more [G] thought [D] of me. _ _ _ _ _
On the road to _ _ Athens,
I saw [D] a dead deer on the highway,
I slipped into a desert,
_ by prairie dogs and a rat.
_ _ _ I was running down on Queen Street,
_ I saw a woman on the sidewalk,
she was beat by a stranger. _
_ _ Danger, danger, danger,
and [A] for more [G] _ light,
[D] for a safe man, for a man, for my [C] head,
for more _ [G] song,
[D] for the late night air,
for the skin man.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ was on the road to _ Austin,
_ met a man on the highway,
[G] he sold me junk and conversation,
_ he [A] was wife and dirty [D] from the wet.
I saw darkness into darkness,
_ all the courage [A] of my journeys,
[D] makes it harder to be living.
_ He said it's a long road,
we all give it.
[C] And for more [D] light,
[G] _ _
[D] for a safe man, for a man, for my [C] head,
for [G] more song,
for the late night air,
for the skin man.
I [A] _ _
_ _ [D] am an only child,
_ [A] _ born [D] of the wild,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] riddled to spend my time, _ _
[A] defending _ my land. _ _
_ You _ are the only _ _ [A] one,
_ [D] born in the _ sun,
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] riddled to spend your time, _
_ _ [D] _ _ defending my land.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I went looking for a car,
found myself beneath the stars.
I went looking for a girl,
found a man and his work.
I [A] went looking for a [D] car,
found myself beneath the [A] stars.
I went looking for a man,
[D] for my head,
[D] for my head,
for _ my head,
for my head,
_ _ _ _ for my head,
for my head,
for my head, _
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head, _
_ for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my _ head. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] riddled to spend my time _ defending _ my land. _ _ _
_ You _ are the only _ _ [A] one, _ _ [D] born in the sun, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ riddled to spend your _ [Dm] time _ _ defending my black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ horse.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dead dog on the highway,
[A] _ _ [D] leading cats [A] are growling at me.
I [D] turn my lights on brighter, _
_ I'm counting through the night ride.
_ _ _ And it's [C] one more [G] _ light [D] for the brave man, _ _
_ [C] for the one more [G] thought [D] of me. _ _ _ _ _
On the road to _ _ Athens,
I saw [D] a dead deer on the highway,
I slipped into a desert,
_ by prairie dogs and a rat.
_ _ _ I was running down on Queen Street,
_ I saw a woman on the sidewalk,
she was beat by a stranger. _
_ _ Danger, danger, danger,
and [A] for more [G] _ light,
[D] for a safe man, for a man, for my [C] head,
for more _ [G] song,
[D] for the late night air,
for the skin man.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ was on the road to _ Austin,
_ met a man on the highway,
[G] he sold me junk and conversation,
_ he [A] was wife and dirty [D] from the wet.
I saw darkness into darkness,
_ all the courage [A] of my journeys,
[D] makes it harder to be living.
_ He said it's a long road,
we all give it.
[C] And for more [D] light,
[G] _ _
[D] for a safe man, for a man, for my [C] head,
for [G] more song,
for the late night air,
for the skin man.
I [A] _ _
_ _ [D] am an only child,
_ [A] _ born [D] of the wild,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] riddled to spend my time, _ _
[A] defending _ my land. _ _
_ You _ are the only _ _ [A] one,
_ [D] born in the _ sun,
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] riddled to spend your time, _
_ _ [D] _ _ defending my land.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I went looking for a car,
found myself beneath the stars.
I went looking for a girl,
found a man and his work.
I [A] went looking for a [D] car,
found myself beneath the [A] stars.
I went looking for a man,
[D] for my head,
[D] for my head,
for _ my head,
for my head,
_ _ _ _ for my head,
for my head,
for my head, _
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head, _
_ for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my head,
for my _ head. _ _ _ _