Thanks, luna, for the link to the Gunther Anderson site - lots of great Tom Lehrer chords there. Unfortunately, I didn't find the layout of his chords to be very pleasing to play along with, so I took his chords for a few of my favorite Tom Lehrer songs and put them overtop the lyrics.
I find this way to be easier to read than having all the chords clumped together underneath each verse.
Oh, and a dash (-) means to play the previous chord for an additional measure.
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
C A7 D7 G7
Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here
C A7 D7 G7
Life is skittles and life is beer
Dm7 G7 C G7
I think the loveliest time of the year
C A7 D7 G7
Is the spring, I do, don't you, of course you do
Dm G7 C -
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me
D7 - G G7
And makes every Sunday a treat for me
C Cmaj7 C6 C
All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon
C - G7 -
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park
Dm - F -
Every Sunday you'll see my sweetheart and me
G7 - C -
As we poison the pigeons in the park
Fm - Am -
When they see us coming, the birdies all try and hide
D7 - G7 -
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide
C Cmaj7
The sun's shining bright
C6 C
Everything seems all right
D7 G7 C Am
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park
F G C Am F G - -
La la, dum de da da da doo deedeedee
G7 - Cmaj7 C6
We've gained notoriety and caused much anxiety
G7 - Cmaj7 C6
In the Audubon Society with our games
A7 - Dmaj7 D6
They call it impiety and lack of propriety
A7 - - D
And quite a variety of unpleasant names
D7 - G -
But it's not against any religion
D7 - G7 -
To want to dispose of a pigeon
C Cmaj7 C6 C
So if Sunday you're free, why don't you come with me
C - G7 -
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park
Dm - F -
And maybe we'll do in a squirrel or two
G7 - C -
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park
Fm - Am -
We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment
D7 - G7 -
Except for the few we take home to experiment
C Cmaj7 C6 C
My pulse will be quickenin' with each drop of strych-a-nin'
D7 G7
We feed to a pigeon
D7 G7
It just takes a smidgen
D7 G7 C -
To poison a pigeon in the park
Fight Fiercely, Harvard!
G - C -
Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight, fight, fight
A7 D7 G D7
Demonstrate to them our skill
G - C E7
Albeit they possess the might
A7 - D7 -
Nonetheless we have the will
B7 - Em -
How we shall celebrate our victory
A7 - D7 -
We shall invite the whole team up for tea, how jolly
G C E7 -
Hurl that spheroid down the field
A7 D7 G -
And fight, fight, fight
... / A7 D7 G E7 / / A7 D GD7 G /
Fight fiercely, Harvard, Fight, fight, fight
Impress them with our prowess, do
Oh, fellows, do not let the Crimson down
Be of stout heart and true
Come on, chaps, fight for Harvard's glorious name
Won't it be peachy if we win the game, oh, goody
Let's try not to injure them
But fight, fight, fight - Let's not be rough, though
Fight, fight, fight - And do fight fiercely
Fight, fight, fight
The Hunting Song
[Capo 5]
C - G7 -
I always will remember, 'twas a year ago November
C A7 D7 G7
I went out to hunt some deer, on a mornin' bright and clear
C C7 F Fm
I went and shot the maximum the game laws would allow
C G7 C G7
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow
Em - B7 -
I was in no mood to trifle, I took down my trusty rifle
Em - B7 -
And went out to stalk my prey, what a haul I made that day
Em - B7 -
I tied them to my fender, and I drove them home somehow
Em - G7 -
Two game wardens, seven hunters, and a cow
Em - B7 -
The law was very firm, it took away my permit
Em - B7 -
The worst punishment I ever endured
Em - B7 -
It turned out there was a reason, cows were out of season
Em - G7 -
And one of the hunters wasn't insured
... / C C7 F Fm / C G7 C Fm C - /
People ask me how I do it, and I say, "There's nothin' to it
You just stand there lookin' cute, and when something moves, you shoot"
And there's ten stuffed heads in my trophy room right now
Two game wardens, seven hunters and a pure-bred Guernsey cow
I got it From Agnes
[Capo 3]
G - F -
I love my friends, and they love me
B7 - Em -
We're just as close as we can be
Eb - G# B7
And just because we really care
Eb - - -
Whatever we get, we share
G -
I got it from Agnes
C G
She got it from Jim
D7 G
We all agree it must have been
A7 D7
Louise who gave it to him
G -
She got it from Harry
B7 Em
Who got it from Marie
G Em
And everybody knows that Marie
A7 D7 G D7
Got it from me
G -
Giles got it from Daphne
C G
She got it from Joan
D7 G
Who picked it up in County Cork
A7 D7
A-kissin' the Blarney Stone
G -
Pierre gave it to Sheila
B7 Em
Who must have brought it there
G Em
He got it from Francois and Jacques
A7 D7 G D7
Haha, Lucky Pierre
G -
Max got it from Edith
C G
Who gets it every spring
D7 G
She got it from her Daddy
A7 D7
Who just gives her everything
G -
She then gave it to Daniel
B7 Em
Whose spaniel has it now
G Em
Our dentist even got it
A7 D7 G D7
And we're still wondering how
G -
Ah, but I got it from Agnes
C G
Or maybe it was Sue
D7 G
Or Millie or Billie or Gillie or Willie
A7 D7
It doesn't matter who
G -
It might have been at the club
B7 Em
Or at the pub, or in the loo
G Em
And if you will be my friend
A7 - Cmaj7 -
Then I might...(Mind you, I said "might")...
D7 G
Give it to you
Any other Tom Lehrer tabs/chords are still welcome.
