Chords for THE THING -- Phil Harris

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[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
While I was walking down the beach one bright and sunny day, I saw a great big wooden box
a-floatin' in the bay.
I pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surprise, ooh, I discovered a_
[G] Right before my eyes, ooh, I [Db] discovered a_
Right [G] before my eyes.
I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king.
I took it to a guy I knew who'd buy most anything.
But this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shop.
Oh, get out of here with that_
Before I call a cop.
Oh, get [C] out of here with [A] that_
Before I call a cop.
I turned around and got right out of [C] running for my [G] life.
And then I took it home with me to give it to [D] my wife.
[G] But this is what she hollered at me [C] as I walked [D] in the door.
Oh, [G] get out of here with that_
And don't come back no more.
Oh, get [D] out of here with that_
And don't come back no more. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I wandered all around the town until I chanced to meet a hobo who was looking for a hand
out on the street.
He said he'd take most any old thing.
He was a desperate man.
But when I showed him the_
He turned around and ran.
Oh, when I showed him [F] the_
He [Ab] turned around and [E] ran.
I wandered [D] on for many years, a victim of my [A] fate.
Until one day I came upon St.
Peter at the gate.
And when I tried to take it inside, he told me where to go.
Get out of here with that_
And take it down below.
Oh, get out of here with that_
And take it down below.
The moral of [G] the story is if you're out [A] on the beach_
And you should see a great [Db] big box and [B] it's within your [E] reach.
[A] Don't ever stop and [G] open it up.
That's [B] my advice to you.
Cause you'll [E] never get rid of the_
No matter what you do.
Oh, you'll never get rid of the_
No matter what you do. _