The Great Historical Bum - Chad Mitchell Trio Chords
Chords: D, A7, G, ABC’s.
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Genre: folk, comedy, novelty
[Chorus]
D A7
I was born about 10,000 years ago
A7 D
There ain't nothin' in this world that I don't know
G D
I saw Peter, Paul & Moses playing ring around the roses
D A7 D
And I'll whup the guy what says it isn't so.
[Verse 1]
D A7
Well, I’m just a lonesome traveler, a great historical bum.
A7 D
Highly educated through history I have come.
G D
I built the rock of ages it was in the year of one.
A7 D
And that’s about the biggest thing that man has ever done.
[Verse 2]
D A7
I saw Adam & Eve driven from the door.
A7 D
I’m the guy that picked the fig leaves that they wore.
D G D
And from behind the bushes peepin’ saw the apple they was eatin’.
D A7 D
And I swear that I’m the one what ate the core.
[Verse 3]
D A7
Now I built the garden of Eden it was in the year of two.
A7 D
Joined the apple pickers union and I always paid my due.
G D
I’m the man what signed the contract to raise the rising sun.
A7 D
And that’s about the biggest thing that man has ever done.
[Verse 4]
D A7
I taught Samson how to use his mighty hand.
A7 D
I showed Columbus to this happy land.
G D
And for Pharaoh’s little kiddies I built all the pyramiddies.
A7 D
And to the Sahara carried all the sand.
[Verse 5]
D A7
Now I was straw boss on the pyramids, and the tower of Babel too.
A7 D
I opened up the ocean, let the migrant children through.
G D
I fought a million battles and I never lost a one.
A7 D
And that’s about the biggest thing that man has ever done.
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