# #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# CHICKENMAN (Amy Ray) -------------------- [Tuning: DADGBD] [Each chord is one measure.] [I mostly got these chords from the songbook, but I'm not sure they're right. The songbook had some blatant errors, so I can't really trust it.] D5: 000230 D7sus: 000210, or maybe 005530' Csus9: 030030 G: 020000 D(4): 000030' D: 000234 Dsus: 000235 [Play the D5 (and possibly the D7sus, if you use the 000210 fingering) with hammer-ons from 0 to 2 on the G string every now and then.]

^D5I am an only child^D7sus born of the ^D5wild ^D7susRiddled to ^D5spend my time de^D7susfending my ^D5land

^D5You are the only one^D7sus born in the sun ^D5Riddled to ^D7susspend your time de^D7susfending my ^D5plan

^D5[inst^D5rumen^D5tal] ^D5 ^D5 ^D5 ^D5 ^D5 ^D5Dead dog on the high^D7susway, ^D5median cats are growling ^D7susat me I ^D5turn my lights on bright^D5er, I'm ^D7suscounting through the n^D5ight ride ^D5

And it's ^Csus9one more ^Glife for the ^D5taker, ^D5Chickenman ^Csus9One more ^Gsong for the ^D5maker, ^D5Chickenman

^D5On the road to Athen^D5s, I ^D5saw a dead deer on the hi^D7susghway I ^D5slipped into a de^D5sert, f^D7susive prairie dogs and a ^D5rabbit ^D5

I was running down on Queen Street, I saw a woman on the sidewalk She was beaten by a stranger, danger danger danger

And it's ^Csus9one more ^Glife for the ^D5taker, ^D5Chickenman, hold my hand ^Csus9One more ^Gsong for the m^D5aker (Hold my hand, ^D5Chickenman)

D(4) D5 D(4) D5 D(4) D5 D(4) D5 [Instrumental]

^D5[instru^D5mental]^D

^Dsus ^D

^Dsus I was on the road to Austin, I met a man on the highway He sold me junk and conversation, he was wise and dirty from the weather

I said, "darkness into darkness, all the carnage of my journeys Makes it harder to be living;" he said, "it's a long road to be forgiven"

And it's ^Csus9one more ^Glife for the ^D5taker, ^D5Chickenman, hold my hand Csus9 G D5 D5 D5 [stop] One more song for the maker (Chickenman, Chickenman, hold my hand)

I am an only child born of the wild Riddled to spend my time defending my land You are the only one born in the sun Riddled to spend your time defending my plan n.C. n.C. D5 D5 [instrumental]

^D5I went looking for a car, ^D5found myself beneath the stars ^D5I went looking for a girl, ^D5found a man and his world D5 - D5/E D5/F# - D5/C Chickenman, chickenman, chickenman, hold my hand D5 - D5/E D5/F# - D5/C Chickenman, chickenman, chickenman, hold my hand [repeat until ending]

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

Indigo Girls - Chickenman