Dave Van Ronk

Chicken Is Nice

Dave Van Ronk


Tom: C

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CAPO 2
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[Verse 1]
  C/G
I don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
C/G
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
    C/G    F                          C/G
The o-only dish she can cook is fried fish
C/G                     G6       C/G
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls

[Chorus]
C/G              C/G
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
C/G        F
Chicken is nice
          G6         C
With palm butter and rice

[Verse 2]
  C/G
I don't want no wife from Quepamas
C/G
Don't want no wife from Quepamas
   C/G     F                           C/G
If I move around, she'll put me in the ground
  C/G           G6           C/G
I don't want no wife from Quepamas

[Chorus]
C/G              C/G
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
C/G        F
Chicken is nice
          G6         C
With palm butter and rice

[Verse 3]
  C/G
I don't want no wife from Cyno
C/G
Don't want no wife from Cyno
     C/G       F                             C/G
If I go out at night, she'll challenge me to fight
  C/G           G6         C/G
I don't want no wife from Cyno

[Chorus]
C/G              C/G
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
C/G        F
Chicken is nice
          G6         C
With palm butter and rice

[Verse 4]
  C/G
I don't want no wife from Monrovia
C/G
Don't want no wife from Monrovia
        C/G        F                      C/G
When my money gets low, to another she'll go
  C/G           G6              C/G
I don't want no wife from Monrovia

[Chorus]
C/G              C/G
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
C/G        F
Chicken is nice
          G6         C
With palm butter and rice

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