The Fox Chords by The Smothers Brothers

_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] That's the sound of the next song.
_ [B] _ This is one of the ethnic [G] purest folk songs, what is referred to as the folk singer [Bm] standard.
My [E] brother little Dickie Smothers
[Eb] [N] will step into the
_ spotlight in front of the microphone and in his inimitable ethnic charming manner
relate the story as of years of yore as folk singers and balladeers and troubadours
once told their stories in yon times of yore. _
_ When he steps up into the spotlight and starts to tell the story, it is a story of folk song, try to picture him as an early American balladeer and folk singer as he traveled across the country on his horse with his bass strung over his back. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Dm] [N] Picture that. _ _
I know you recognize this song right away because it was referred to as the folk singer standard.
It's entitled, you've probably heard this many times before, it's entitled _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The Foxes
Maybe some of you don't [B] remember that one. _ _
Oh well, the [G] fox went out on a chase one night, he fled to the moon to give him light, yet many a [C] mile did go that night [G] before he reached the town of town of town.
Oh, many a mile did go that night before he reached the town of town.
He ran till he came to a great big tent, the fox and the geese were kept there and he said, a couple of you are going to grease my chin before I leave this town of town of town.
Oh, a couple of you are going to grease my chin before I leave this town of town.
He grabbed the great goose by the neck and through the dark [D] it crossed his [G] back.
He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack with the legs all dangling down, down, down.
No, [Em] no, he didn't mind [G] the quack, quack, quack.
Hey, what are you doing?
He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack.
Tommy, what are you doing?
He stole the geese and they were quacking.
Tommy, I don't mean quack.
Just be quiet.
You're not supposed to quack.
He never offered to let me sing.
This is my song, why should I let you sing?
He was quacking because the fox stole the ducks and geese.
Alright, I'll tell you what, if you want to sing, go ahead and sing, but don't quack.
Alright?
I'm just trying to have a little fun. That's enough.
Oh, Grandma, she jumped out of bed.
Out to the window she stuck her head.
She cried, John, John, the great goose, he's gone.
Foxy's on the town-o, town-o, town-o.
John, John, the great goose, he's gone.
Foxy's on the town-o.
I'm not singing.
Foxy went to the river and he said, thanks, I'm trying.
Now I better go pack again, get my family back.
Oh, Jack, alright, shut up.
He stole the geese and they were quacking.
Quack out loud, just be quiet.
Shut up. _
Shut up.
I let you sing, but no, that's not enough for you to go quack, quack, [E] quack.
I don't want to see your mouth [Ab] open [Em] for anything except singing for [E] cooperation.
Do you understand [Em] that?
Do you?
Just shut up.
I don't [Ab] know.
No. No color.
[Abm] I don't want any color or sound [G] effects.
_ Foxy went to his old den.
There was a little wind, said thanks, I'm trying.
Now I better go pack again, get my family back.
Town-o, town-o, town-o, now I better go [D] pack again, get [G] my family back.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, [Bm] quack.
That is enough.
That [N] is just enough.
You really think that's funny, don't you?
Quack, quack, quack.
Sure is clever.
Takes a lot of brains to go quack, quack, quack in a song about a fox.
[B] Thank you.
You're [N] really proud, aren't you?
Thank you very much.
You're proud of yourself.
I was quacking, I was showing how to zap the fox's fingers.
I hope you're really proud.
You know [G] what you've done?
What?
You've ruined the song, [B] you've ruined the show, you've made yourself a stupid fool,
you've embarrassed me thoroughly, and you've proved beyond a shadow of a doubt [G] that you're
fully, thoroughly incapable of ever [N] doing anything rational.
All your life you've never done anything right.
You never will because you can't.
You've tried to do things wrong.
It just shows in your warped personality.
I'm just ashamed to call you my brother because you just never, never in your entire life
has done anything [G] good and worked well.
You never will do anything good and well because you can't.
Don't shush me, Tom Smothering.
_ [Em] Don't shush me, just stand there and take it.
Try to be a man once in your life.
No, [N] you need to hear this so bad, so rotten and smooth through, God knows I'm sorry.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [Eb] Name [G] droppers. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] [G] I tell you, I'm through, I've had [E] it.
You wanted [Ab] to quack, start quacking.
I'll stand in the back and wait for you to start.
Oh no, Dick, I don't [N] want to.
_ Quack!
I don't want to.
Listen here, you asked to quack so you start quacking [B] right now.
I don't want to let anything out of you.
You keep quacking.
Start, start quacking right now!
Quack!
Go ahead, start!
Quack.
That's it.
_ Quack. _
Quack.
[N] Quack.
_ Quack.
Quack.
Quack.
Quack.
_ _ [G] Quack.
Quack. _
Quack.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Quack. Quack. Quack.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
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[N] Quack.
Quack. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Quack.
Quack.
Quack.
_ [Bm] Quack. Quack.
_ _ Hey, _ Dickie, I kind of like that.
[N] _ Quack, quack, quack, quack. _
_ _ _ _ I'm not [B] finished.
Look, look at that.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
primero _ se tiene que sufrir como un hijo cuando reacciona lo [D] loco lo loco
[G] primero se tiene que sufrir como [D] un joven cuando [G] reacciona lo loco
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