Chords for Old Zip Coon (Turkey in the Straw)
Tempo:
99.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
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Am
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
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Old Donald Stanley Oliver, the old bastard.
The first man that came to [D] me was old [G] Zipfoon.
Old Zipfoon was a very learned fella.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney in the house.
Lots of mothers on the street.
[C] Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney [G] on the block.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
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Very, very trouble.
Another bird.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too close.
I went to the other day to take a cup of tea.
What do you think, folks, you've got?
Possibly a paper bag without any butter.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too [C] close.
He's getting [G] too close.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
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'all, you better get up here.
I got to talk to these two for a minute.
Look, y'all got to help me out with this.
Y'all have forgotten what your part is, I guess,
but this is where it goes.
When I sing, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump,
is what you say, you better go ahead.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
Now, here we go.
All right, let's try it again.
Give me time to think about it.
Here we go.
Let's try it one more.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
[Em] Possum up a gum tree, Cooney [G] on the stump.
Now, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
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Old Donald Stanley Oliver, the old bastard.
The first man that came to [D] me was old [G] Zipfoon.
Old Zipfoon was a very learned fella.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney in the house.
Lots of mothers on the street.
[C] Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney [G] on the block.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
[D] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[C]
[G]
Very, very trouble.
Another bird.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too close.
I went to the other day to take a cup of tea.
What do you think, folks, you've got?
Possibly a paper bag without any butter.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too [C] close.
He's getting [G] too close.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
[C] Y
[G]
'all, you better get up here.
I got to talk to these two for a minute.
Look, y'all got to help me out with this.
Y'all have forgotten what your part is, I guess,
but this is where it goes.
When I sing, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump,
is what you say, you better go ahead.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
Now, here we go.
All right, let's try it again.
Give me time to think about it.
Here we go.
Let's try it one more.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
[Em] Possum up a gum tree, Cooney [G] on the stump.
Now, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
[C] [E] [G]
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_ _ Old Donald Stanley Oliver, the old bastard.
The first man that came to [D] me was old [G] Zipfoon.
Old Zipfoon was a very learned fella.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney in the house.
Lots of mothers on the street.
[C] Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney [G] on the block.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble. _ _ _ _ _
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Very, very trouble. _ _ _ _
Another bird.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too close.
I went to the other day to take a cup of tea.
What do you think, folks, you've got?
Possibly a paper bag without any butter.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too [C] close.
He's getting [G] too close.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
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'all, you better get up here.
I got to talk to these two for a minute.
_ Look, y'all got to help me out with this.
Y'all have forgotten what your part is, I guess,
but this is where it goes.
When I sing, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump,
is what you say, you better go ahead.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
Now, here we go.
All right, let's try it again. _ _ _ _
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_ Give _ _ _ _ me time to think about it. _ _ _ _ _
_ Here we go.
Let's try it one more.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
[Em] Possum up a gum tree, Cooney [G] on the stump.
Now, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble. _ _
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_ _ Old Donald Stanley Oliver, the old bastard.
The first man that came to [D] me was old [G] Zipfoon.
Old Zipfoon was a very learned fella.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney in the house.
Lots of mothers on the street.
[C] Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney [G] on the block.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble. _ _ _ _ _
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Very, very trouble. _ _ _ _
Another bird.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too close.
I went to the other day to take a cup of tea.
What do you think, folks, you've got?
Possibly a paper bag without any butter.
Well, old Zipfoon, he's getting too [C] close.
He's getting [G] too close.
Lots of mothers on the street, Cooney on the block.
And you were no trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
_ _ _ [C] Y _
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'all, you better get up here.
I got to talk to these two for a minute.
_ Look, y'all got to help me out with this.
Y'all have forgotten what your part is, I guess,
but this is where it goes.
When I sing, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump,
is what you say, you better go ahead.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble.
Now, here we go.
All right, let's try it again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Give _ _ _ _ me time to think about it. _ _ _ _ _
_ Here we go.
Let's try it one more.
Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
[Em] Possum up a gum tree, Cooney [G] on the stump.
Now, Possum up a gum tree, Cooney on the stump.
And it's over, trouble, trouble, Zipfoon, really trouble. _ _
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