Daddy Fox Chords by The Young Tradition

Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Fm

Ab

E

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Young Tradition, Daddy Fox chords
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[Bb] Daddy Foxy went out [E] one chilly night.
He prayed to the [Fm] moon for to give him [N] light.
For he'd many, many miles to go that night, before he came to his [Bb] den -o -
DEN [Fm] [Eb] -O
[Bb] For he'd many, [Ab] many miles to go that night, [Gm] before he came to his den [Fm]
[Bb]-o -
So [E] he grabbed a grey goose by the neck, [Bb] and he throwed a duck all [Ab] across his back.
And he did not lick, quibby [E] quibby quack, nor the legs all a [Bb]
-dangling down -o [Eb]-
[Ab]
He did not dare quibby quibby quack, nor the [Bb] legs all a-dangling down -o-
Then old [Abm] mother twiddle twaddle jumped out of bed, and out of the wind [Bb] she stuck a little lad.
[Gm] Crying, oh John, oh, that [F] the grey goose is dead, and the fox is [Bb] away to his den -o [Fm]
[Eb]-
[Ab]
DEN-O
Crying, oh John, oh, that the grey goose is dead, [Bb] and the fox is away to his den [Fm] [Bb]-o -
So John then he [E] rode up to the top of the hill, he plod his little horn both loud and [Eb] shrill.
Play on, say the [Ab] rain out with your music still, [Gm] while I trot away to me den [Bb]-o - DEN [F]-O
[Eb]
[F] Play
[N] on, say the rain out with your music still, [Bb] while I trot away to me den -o -
[Dbm] Then old daddy fox [E] and his cubs and his wife, they cut up the goose without any knife.
Saying, I've never ever had such a supper in [Bb] me life, and the cubs they can pick on the bones [Ab]-o- Bones-o
[Bb] Saying, I've never ever had such a supper in me life, and the cubs they can pick on the bones-o [Fm] -
[Bb] [N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
E
2311
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
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To start learning The Young Tradition - Daddy Fox chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Ab, E, Bb, Ab, Bb, Fm, Bb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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_ [Bb] Daddy Foxy went out [E] one chilly night.
He prayed to the [Fm] moon for to give him [N] light.
For he'd many, many miles to go that night, before he came to his [Bb] den _ _ -o _ -
_ DEN [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ -O
[Bb] _ _ For he'd many, [Ab] many miles to go that night, [Gm] before he came to his den [Fm] _
[Bb]-o _ _ -
So [E] he grabbed a grey goose by the neck, [Bb] and he throwed a duck all [Ab] across his back.
And he did not lick, quibby [E] quibby quack, nor the legs all a [Bb]
-dangling down _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -o _ _ _ [Eb]-
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ He did not dare quibby quibby quack, nor the [Bb] legs all a-dangling down _ _ _ _ _ -o-
Then old [Abm] mother twiddle twaddle jumped out of bed, and out of the wind [Bb] she stuck a little lad.
[Gm] Crying, oh John, oh, that [F] the grey goose is dead, and the fox is [Bb] away to his _ den _ _ _ _ _ _ -o [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Eb]-
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ DEN-O
Crying, oh John, oh, that the grey goose is dead, [Bb] and the fox is away to his den [Fm] _ _ [Bb]-o _ _ -
So John then he [E] rode up to the top of the hill, he plod his little horn both loud and [Eb] shrill.
Play on, say the [Ab] rain out with your music still, [Gm] while I trot away to me den _ [Bb]-o _ - _ DEN [F]-O
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] Play _ _ _
[N] _ on, say the rain out with your music still, [Bb] while I trot away to me den _ -o _ _ -
[Dbm] Then old daddy fox [E] and his cubs and his wife, they cut up the goose without any _ knife.
Saying, I've never ever had such a supper in [Bb] me life, and the cubs they can pick on the _ _ bones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab]-o- _ _ _ _ Bones-o
_ [Bb] _ Saying, I've never ever had such a supper in me life, and the cubs they can pick on the bones-o [Fm] _ -
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the So Cheerfully Round album.

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