Intro: | E Gbm | Dbm Abm7 | E Gbm | Dbm Abm7 | | E Gbm | Dbm Abm7 | E Gbm | Dbm Abm7 | | A | B | Dbm B | B Ab7 | A | | A | B | Dbm B | B Ab7 | A | | A | Am | Verse 1: E Gbm Dbm Abm7 The chicken wakes up, like she does every morning E Gbm Dbm Abm7 To the sounds of her husband's screams E Gbm Dbm Abm7 Sat in the dark on the egg she is warming E Gbm Dbm Abm7 She closes her eyes and dreams of A B Walking to Memphis, becoming a dentist Dbm B Ab7 A Anything but this A B I mean, shе likes her life as a mothеr and wife Dbm B Ab7 A But is that all she is? A Am She stares out the window Verse 2: Emaj7 Gbm Dbm Abm7 The very next morning, the chicken decides to Emaj7 Gbm Dbm7 Abm7 Make her escape, get a taste of freedom Emaj7 Gbm Dbm7 Abm7 She runs out the coop that her life's been confined to Emaj7 Gbm Dbm7 Abm7 Suddenly sees the thing she’s only dreamed of A B Just up ahead, gophers run through a meadow Dbm B Ab7 A Deer graze, birds sing A B Her future is waiting, right there for the taking Dbm B Ab7 A There's just one thing A Am E The chicken must first cross the road Ab7 The road Bridge: Dbm B A A sea of trees and green and moss Gbm E Ab7 Dbm Waiting just across the road, the road B A Am A life of brighter days, a width of road away Verse 3: E Gbm Dbm Abm7 The road is gigantic, the chicken is little E Gbm Dbm Abm7 She moves ahead left-right-left, right-left-right E Gbm Dbm Abm7 All of the sudden she stops in the middle E Gbm Dbm Abm7 Frozen in place by a pair of headlights A B It's anyone's guess what then happened next Dbm B Ab7 A But most think she died A B But I think we ought to believe that she got to Dbm B Ab7 A The other side A Am So that's why she did it
