[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
    C                     C
The hen said, "Buck buck! You are out of luck
       C                               G
If you wanted scrambled eggs upon your plate
            G                              G
Because the eggs hatched chickens and they ran like the dickens
       G                                  C
If you want scrambled eggs you'll have to wait"


[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
    C                     C
The rooster crowed by the side of the road
     C                        G
Go, "Cockadoodle, cockadoodle-doo!
  G                   G
I crow so loud 'cause I'm so proud
       G                           C
And if you were a rooster so would you"


[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time


[Banjo solo]
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| F      | C      | G      | C      | G      |


[Verse 3]
    C                         C
The chicks said, "Peep! Peep! We don't wanna sleep
               C                            G
'Cause there's always something funny going on
          G                         G
And we're gonna stick together 'til fuzz turns to feather
          G                          C
And we'll all be chickens when we're grown"


[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
    C                           C
The rooster and the hen and the little chicks then
      C           G
Would not be satisfied
          G                        G
Till they tippy-tippy-toed all the way across the road
        G                C
Just to get to the other side


[Chorus]
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                              C
If you can't spell chicken then we'll try it once again
F       C
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
       G                               C
Spells chicken, chicken, chicken every time
G                               C
Chicken, chicken, chicken every time


[Outro]
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