Standard (EADGBE)
(4): 000030? : 000234 : 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.]
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
Instrumental
Dead dog on the highway, median cats are growling at me
I turn my lights on brighter, I'm counting through the night ride
And it's one more life for the taker, Chickenman
One more song for the maker, Chickenman
On the road to Athens, I saw a dead deer on the highway
I slipped into a desert, five prairie dogs and a rabbit
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 one more life for the taker, Chickenman, hold my hand
One more song for the maker (Hold my hand, Chickenman)
Instrumental
Instrumental
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 one more life for the taker, Chickenman, hold my hand
Csus9 [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
Instrumental
I went looking for a car, found myself beneath the stars
I went looking for a girl, found a man and his world
Chickenman, chickenman, chickenman, hold my hand
Chickenman, chickenman, chickenman, hold my hand [repeat until ending]