Tone: [C]
Capo: 5
[Intro]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D] [x2]
[Verse1]
[C]Our step[G]stepmom, we did [Am]everything to [G]hate her
[C]She took us [G]down to the [Am]edge of De[G]Decatur
[C]We saw the [G]lion and the [Am]kangaroo [G]take her
[C]Down to the [G]river
where they [Am]caught a wild [G]alligator
[Instrumental]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[Verse2]
[C]Sangamon [G]River, it [Am]overf[G]overflowed
It [C]caused a [G]mudslide on
the [Am]banks of the [G]operator
[C]Civil War [G]skeletons [Am]in their [G]graves
They [C]came up [G]clapping in
the [Am]spirit of the [G]aviator
[Instrumental]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D] [x2]
[Verse3]
The [C]sound of the [G]engines
and the [Am]smell of the [G]grain
[C]We go r[G]riding on the [Am]abolition [G]grain train
[C]Stephen A. [G]Douglas was a [Am]great de[G]debater
But [C]Abraham [G]Lincoln was the [Am]great ema[G]emancipator
[Instrumental]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D] [x2]
[Verse4]
[C]Chickenmo[G]Chickenmobile with your [Am]rooster [G]tail
I [C]had my fil[G]fill, and I [Am]know how [G]bad it feels
[C]Stay awak[G]awake and [Am]watch for the [G]data
[C]No small [G]caterpillar, [Am]go congr[G]congratulate her
[Instrumental]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D] [x2]
[Chorus]
[C]Denomin[G]ator, g[Am]o Deca[G]tur, [C]go Dec[G]atur
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Abomin[G]ate her,[Am] go Dec[G]atur,[C] why did we [G]hate her?
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Denomi[G]Denominator, [Am]go Dec[G]Decatur, [C]anticip[G]ate her
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Appreci[G]ate her,[Am] appreci[G]ate her
[C]Stand up and t[G]thank her [D]
[Outro]
[C]Stand up and t[G]thank her
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Stand up and t[G]thank her
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Stand up and t[G]thank her
[D]It's the great I am
[C]Stand up and t[G]thank her [D]