Pal-Yat-Chee Chords by Spike Jones & His City Slickers

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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] When we was [G] in the city, we was wondering where [D] to go.
The signs spelled out Pagliacci up [Em] in lights above the show.
[D] We thought it would be a western till [G] the stage lit [D] up with light.
And ninety-seven people [A] sung without a [D] horse in sight.
[G] We couldn't understand them [D] cause they spoke a foreign tongue.
[E] But we can give you some [A] idea of what [E] we think [Gb] they [A] _ _ sung.
[Gm] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ All _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bbm] at _ _ [C] once, there's a fat guy [Bb] in a [Eb] clown [Bbm] suit.
It ain't Halloween, that's for sure.
[Eb] Then [Ab] this here feller, this punchy neller, [C] begins [Eb] to beller.
[C] _
Like we all [Ab] was _ deep. _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ That _ _ was [Cm] _ Pagliacci _ [G]
and _ _ he [Cm] sung. _
_ _ _ _ Invest in a tuba and something [Bb] or other but Cuba.
He sung about a lady [Eb] who [Ab] weighed two hundred and eighty.
When she [Bb] takes a powder, [C] he just starts [Fm] chirping louder.
And [Abm] he don't do a [Eb] goddarn thing, [Bbm] except to stand up [Eb] there and sing.
When [Fm] we listen to Pagliacci, we [Cm] get itchy and scratchy.
[Fm] This [Cm] sure is top [G] corn, so we go and [Cm] buy some popcorn.
[Fm] We hate to go back, but we [Ab] can't get our dog back.
[Fm] Ain't no use [G] complaining, cause outside it's a raining.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Seven hours later, we're still in the darn [Fm] theater.
Taking [Em] turns a napping, [Eb] waiting for [Ab] something to happen.
[Eb] Pagliacci, he [Bbm] ain't hurrying, [E] but the folks on [Fm] stage are flurrying.
[Abm] And it sounds like [Eb] Ketchy _ [Bb] Turian's [Eb] neighbor dance.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Then old Pagliacci finds a guy he's seeking cheek to cheek.
And with his wife, he grabs a knife and stabs a louse who stole his spouse.
And then he stabs a lady in himself.
It ain't very _ _ sanitary.
[Eb]
They all collapse, but old Pagliacci sets up.
Then he gets up, sings, I'm dying, I am dying, I am dying.
And we start crying, cause to tell the truth, we're dying too. _
_ _ [Fm] As the footlights fade [D] out, _ we see Pagliacci [G] laid out.
[F] But the dagger never [Cm] _ caused [G] it.
Pagliacci _ was plum _ _ [Eb] _ _ exhausted. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three deep _ [Fm] _ _ Pagliaccio, so [Ab] _ warm a [F] rain.
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