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Little Feat : Dixie Chicken
1973

  1. Dixie Chicken
  2. Two Trains
  3. Roll Um Easy
    +1
  4. On Your Way Down
  5. Kiss It Off

  6. Fool Yourself
  7. Walkin' All Night
  8. Fat Man In The Bathtub
  9. Juliette

Dixie Chicken

A
E
I've seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel
E7
E
E7
A
And underneath a street lamp, I met a southern belle
D
A
E
Oh, she took me to the river, where she cast her spell
E7
E
E7
A
And in that southern moonlight, she sang this song so well
A
E
If you'll be my Dixie chicken, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
E7
E
A
D
A
And we can walk together down in Dixieland
E7
A
D
A
Down in Dixieland We made all the hotspots, my money flowed like wine Then the low-down southern whiskey, yeah, began to fog my mind And I don't remember church bells, or the money I put down On the white picket fence and boardwalk on the house at the end of town
D
A
E
Oh, but boy do I remember the strain of her refrain
E7
E
And the nights we spent together
E7
E
A
And the way she called my name If you'll be my Dixie chicken, I'll be your Tennessee lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland |
A
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x6
Well, many years since she ran away, yes that guitar player sure could play She always liked to sing along, she always handy with a song But then one night at the lobby of the Commodore Hotel I chanced to meet a bartender who said he knew her well
D
A
E
And as he handed me a drink he began to hum a song
E7
E
E7
E
A
And all the boys there, at the bar, began to sing along If you'll be my Dixie chicken, I'll be your Tennessee lamb And we can walk together down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland

Two Trains

Capo:
I
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A
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A
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A
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D
E
A
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x2
A
In 1966 I found my love In 1967 I had all there was And as my time went by I was satisfied Until that situation took me by surprise
D
A
E
D
A
E
Now there's two trains running, on that line
D
A
E
A
D/e
A
One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine
D
D
A
D
D
A
You know it would be all right, be just fine
D
D
E
A
If the woman took one train, and left the other behind |
A
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x4
Illusion, it is just the same Conclusion, I don't know how to play the game Of what it is or how it's going to be When one train is my friend and the other train is me |
A
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D/a
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x4
Easy, I say easy I can't push or shove her So I guess I really care Now I'm not one to hide my love behind a lock and key But if things keep going the way they are there's no place left for me Now there's two trains running, on that line One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine You know it would be all right, be just fine If the woman took one train, and left the other behind
A
Two trains, two trains, two trains, two trains

Roll Um Easy

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E
. . .
A
E
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x4
E
Oh I am just a vagabond
A
E
A drifter on the run
E
And eloquent profanity
B
A
E
It rolls right off my tongue And I have dined in palaces Drunk wine with kings and queens But darlin', oh darlin' You're the best thing I ever seen
A
E
(
A
E
) Won't you roll me easy
A
E
(
A
E
) Oh slow and easy
A
E
(
A
E
) Take my independence
Esus4
E
C#m
B
With no apprehension, no tension
A
You're walking, talking mm-mm
E
A
E
Paradise, sweet paradise
B
E
Mm-mm-mm I've been across this country From Denver to the ocean And I never met girls that could sing so sweet Like the angels that live in Houston Singing, roll me easy So slow and easy Play the concertina, be a temptress And baby I'm defenseless
A
E
(
A
E
) Singin' harmony
A
(
D
A
) In unison
A
E
(
A
E
) Sweet harmony
B
A
Gotta hoist the flag
E
And I'll beat your drum

On Your Way Down

Capo:
I
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Am
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Am
D7
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x2
Am
D7
Am
D7
Sunrise and sunset
Am
D7
Am
D7
Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet
Am
D7
Am
D7
People fly higher, begin to lose sight
Am
D7
Am
You can't see very clearly when you're in flight
D7
But it's high time that you found
F7
The same people you misuse on your way up
E7
Am
You might meet up, on your way down |
Am
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Am
D7
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x2
Vintage wines from the year '62 It's your thing, it's your thing, what pleases you You love to be found when you're crosstown You think it's an honor girl just to have you around Well it's high time that you found The same dudes you misuse on your way up You might meet up, on your way down
Solo over verse and chorus chords
You think the sun rise and set for you But the same sun rise and set and shine on poor folks too I don't mind your turning round I myself would even like a little higher ground Oh it's high time that you found The same people you walk on on your way up You might meet up, on your way down

Kiss It Off

Capo:
III
Em
One so sad, feeling's painful
Em
B7
You can't deny, there is no peace
A7
B7
Is no love, milk-toasted love
Em
/d
/a
/g
Em
Ain't no velvet glove
B7
Em
You were the child of some electric nightmare
A7
Em
And you could move mountains, the swords of fire
D7
A7
They keep you around to watch their house of gold
B7
Em
/d
/a
/g
Em
Keep the hungry away from the sacred grove
C#m
B
A
You were holy and you made me wonder how
D
A7
Em
But you looked like a devil who would seize and shake you down
B7
On the hopes of a tyrant
Em
/d
/a
/g
Em
No one makes it over
B7
There is no peace
A7
B7
Is no love, a milk-toasted love
Em
/d
/a
/g
Em
Ain't no velvet glove

Fool Yourself

Capo:
VII
C
Csus2
C
Look out child you're bound to change
G
You can't ever stay the same
Em
'Cause if you keep on singin' the same old lines
C
Csus2
G
C/g
G
You're going to look around babe and find your friend's out of time
C
Csus2
C
G
Em
Watch out girl the words you're sayin' don't really fit the play
C
Csus2
Somebody else you might talk to now
C
Csus2
Knows what you sayin' what you mean
G
C/g
G
They don't help your style
C
G
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
C
G
You might say you always try your best
C
G
You might say you only need a rest
C
G
You might say you can only fool yourself
G
G
I said fool yourself
C
G
Fool yourself
C
Csus2
C
Don't believe the words you read
C
G
They're written on the street
Em
And every time you know you play their game
C
Csus2
G
C/g
G
They'll knock you down and take your pride away
C
Csus2
C
G
Em
See how bad you need to cry, but no matter how you try
C
Csus4
It's the same old story once again
C
Csus4
G
You always run to the one who calls you friend
C/g
G
I call you friend
C
G
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
C
Csus2
G
You might say you always try your best
C
G
You might say you only need a rest
C
Csus4
G
You might say you can only fool yourself
G
C/g
G
I said fool yourself
C
G
Fool yourself

Walkin' All Night

G
/d
/g
/d
Well she was plantin' her feet on the sidewalk
G
/d
/g
/d
Listenin' for signs of the small talk
G
/d
/g
/d
Waitin', hesitatin', got tired of all that waitin'
G
/d
/g
/d
Decided to walk around, that blonde bull
Em
G
She's been waitin' once again on the home town
Em
C
There ain't enough room this time round
Em
G
I gotta chasin' that woman all around town
Em
G
Seems that satisfaction just can't be found
C
G
'Cause she's a side street swinger
D
C
She's a side street swinger
F
G
Got a kiss on her lips for the askin'
C
Just gotta keep movin'
D
She's bear walkin'
G
/d
/g
/d
She's gotta wiggle her way up them side-streets
G
/d
/g
/d
G
/d
/g
/d
Lookin' for a ride through town
G
/d
/g
/d
G
/e
/g
/e
Well I've been savin' my money for a week
G
/e
/g
/e
Tryin' to buy somethin' real sweet
G
/e
/g
/e
I can't find the one, you know my luck is so dumb
G
She's probably walkin' all over the street She's a side street swinger She's a side street swinger Got a kiss on her lips for the askin' Just gotta keep movin' She's bear walkin' all night She's bear walkin' all time
Slide solo over chorus chords
Em
G
She's been waitin' once again on the hometown
Em
C
There ain't enough room this time round
Em
G
But the woman's too scared to try and slow down
Em
G
D
Those bulls will just love to take her downtown, downtown
G
/d
/g
/d
She's gotta wiggle her way up them side-streets
G
/d
/g
/d
G
/d
/g
/d
Lookin' for a ride through town
G
/d
/g
/d
She's a side street swinger She's a side street swinger Got a kiss on her lips for the askin' Just gotta keep movin' She's bear walkin' all night She's bear walkin' all night She's bear walkin' all time

Fat Man In The Bathtub

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G
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G
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G
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D
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G
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G
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Eb7
D7
G
C
Spot-Check Billy got down on his hands and knees, and he said
G
C/g
G
D
G
"Hey, mama, hey, let me check your oil, all right?" and she said
D/b
/a
D/b
/a
G
"No, no, honey, not tonight
G
D
G
Come back Monday, come back Tuesday and then I might" |
G
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G
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D
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
D7
G
I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
G
D7
G
I said Juanita, my sweet taquito, what are you up to?
C
Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die trying
D
G/d
D7
Throw me a line, throw me a dime
G
D
G
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
G
D
F/g
G
F/g
G
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan
Eb7
D7
G
C
Billy got so sad dejected, put on his hat and started to run
G
D7
G
Running down the street, yelling at the top of his lungs
G
D7
G
"All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun
G
D7
G
D7
G
F/g
G
All I want in this life and time is some hit and run"
G
D7
G
I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
G
D7
G
I said Juanita, my sweet taquito, what are you up to?
C
Put my money in your meter, baby, so it won't run down But you caught me in a squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
D
G/d
D7
Throw me a line, throw me a dime 'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues I hear you moan, I hear you moan I hear you moan

Juliette

Capo:
III
Em
D
Em
Don't sing sad songs Juliette 'Cause I heard you've been out to get it
D
Em
I seen you dancin' all night long What they said about you I hope it
C
D
Em
Don't turn out wrong
C
D
Em
Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground Heartache and pain They call you by name
C
D
Em
They follow you around
C
D
Em
Juliette (it hurts, sweet Juliette!)
C
D
Em
Mmm... Juliette The sky is all cast over And the stars refuse to shine And your lonely, your life is lonely Ah in time Over here don't concur He said you were out of control But I don't mind if you were with her one time So called prince of rock and roll Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground Heartache and pain They call you by name They follow you around Juliette (I'm so sorry, Juliette) Mmm... Juliette