Cottontail Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Way[C][F][G][Ebm][D][G]
[C]back in my [D]childhood,
[G]I heard a story so true
About [C]a f[F]unny b[G]unny stealing some
food from a garden he knew
His [A]mama got [D]worried,
[G]she[C] tol[G]d the bunny one day
Better [F]watch the [G]farmer,
he'd, what I [Em]say, over[G]blow you [C]away
[G]He knew his mam[C]a was rig[Em]ht,
[A]so why don't he do what she [G]say
[D]Maybe he just don't dig it,
maybe it's [G]habit,
cause he's a rabbit, I [A]heard the old [D]story.
[G]One rab[A]bit wou[G]ld bring luck,
[C]but you[G] must want lucky luck,
you're not just a rabbit's attempt.
[C]Out of the garden, a c[G]oincidence,[C]
[A]I found [G]a hole in the fence.
[C]And every morning when [F]things are still,
then [G]I crawl through
[A]the hole [G]and eat my fill.
[C]The [A]other rabbits [G]say I'm taking dares,
maybe [A]it's wrong, [G]but who cares?
I'm a hooked [F]rabbit,
[C]yeah, I got a carrot hab[F]it.
[E]Every day I'm trying to avoid [A]it,
and when I do, I
know that I've enjoyed it.
[D]Really and true, a big amount of fun,
[G]all the time I'm heading for the garden.
[A]Whee!
[G]Oh, everything is free
[A]in the [G]farmer's garden.
Every [C]little carrot [F]a stone delight,
[G]I keep forgetting that it a[C]in't right.[A][C][G][A][G][F]
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[G]So [Cm]one day as I was deep in a meal,
that farmer pulled a real sneaky deal
Came at me with a big shotgun,
[Ab]and did I ru[G]n, oh,
[C]so [Dm]really swiftly [D]as I [Cm]could[G][A]
[G]Yeah, I [C]split from there, not a
second [Bb]to spare,
[G]an d I could hear the bullets flying
through the [E]air
[Abdim]Hear the [Ddim]word s Mama told me,
[A]if Mama knew she would scold me
[Ab]Got a real sick feeling,
[Cm]I gott[G]a really stop me stealing
The [C]farmer, he really [D]had sense.
[C]He plugged [D]up a hole within the [G]fence,
had me run[F]nin' madly
round the garden
[G]lookin' for [C]a hole to crawl in.
[Eb]Hey, [A]you [Dm]pick up w[G]hat I say,
[Cm]hard head rab[A]bit,
gonna keep your [D]habit?
[Cm]Your mama told [Ebdim]you, when you hop,
[G]that when you stop, you come to [Dm]crop.
[C]He gets salty and[A] guns for[Am] you
be[G]cause carrot[A]s and
you make a very good stew.
[D]So [E]he's got [Bdim]you on the run
So you better [A]find a quiet
little corner
Where the farmer never comes
Got [D]plenty of patches
and you snuggle [Dm]in between them
Dig what I mean, you gotta tell,
you gotta keep the [A]beat
Run, you rabid [G]run
Now you [Am]got your [G]fun
[C]Run before you feel [F]the shotgun
[Bb]Run! [G]Run!
Well [C]now, [A]while you're in a panic
Don't [G]forget about the garden gate
[A]All you [D]gotta do is [G]lay around [C]and wait
Right now,
the [F]farmer thinks he gotcha
[G]Really is [A]itchin' to [D]steal your [C]fate
Don't you mean it?
[A]By the hole in the [G]fence,
you could meet him,
[Am]with some [C]natural [G]sense
[C]While he's over by [F]the fence around [C]the way,
keep on running till
you're out of that gate
[E]Now the farmer really scared you to death,
[A]you never figured he was out [D]gunning
Better pause a while to catch your breath,
[Dm]you're gonna need
it if you're out running
[C]Maybe now you'll remember
[Am]what your ma [C]told [A]you,
now you'll get a
beating if your ma [D]scolds [C]you
So hit the gate [Bb]an d be ready to wail,
and [D]when you do, you sew [G]them at your [C]tail[A][G]

[Interlude 1]
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[Dm][G][A][G][C][F][C][E]
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[C]Hurry [A]up ,

[Verse 2]
better change your [G]plan,
[C]better [A]run from the farmer man.
[C]Oh, you best make tracks,
[C]your dog got pes[A]ky hair.
[D]Head for home now,
[C]got to wail to [G]show your tale.
[C]We [D]got[G]ta head for home,
gotta head for home
[E]Now you know your sister's
moppy and floppy
[A]An d your little brother's
mopsy and flopsy
[D]Now you're gonna do what
mama intended
Now [G]you know your carrot stealing is ended
I heard the old story
[G]One rabbit's gonna bring luck
But you're much more lucky,
luckier, natural
The rabbit's attached