Pig Chords

Tabbed by Matt Webb
 
Strumming pattern: Play base note twice, then DUDU U UDUDU
 
    B      G#m       E        F#
eb|-2-------4--------0--------2-|
Bb|-4-------4--------0--------2-|
Gb|-4-------4--------1--------3-|
Db|-4-------6--------2--------4-|
Ab|-2-------6--------2--------4-|
Eb|-2-------4--------0--------2-|
 
Intro:
B G#m E F#
 
B
When I was a baby I was so happy.
G#m
I played with my friends in the mud.
E
Wilbur and Jack and Otis and Beatty,
F#
We were a gang, you gotta believe me.
B
Momma would scold us if we got too rough
G#m
She didn't care, she was proud of us.
E
I ran around and talked to the animals,
F#
Tellin' 'em stories of savage cannibals.
 
B
Then I got older and noticed a girl.
G#m
At first I was sure I didn't exist to her.
E
I sulked around but I didn't know why.
F#
Then she put her cheek on my shoulder and I
B
Was lookin' at her and she was lookin' at me.
G#m
We started to smile it was our destiny.
E
Tina was her name, she was my cutie-pie.
F#
I forgot about the things that I used to like.
 
B
I spent all my time followin' her around.
G#m
My friends all made the whip-lash sound.
E
But they understood, they was happy for me,
F#
And everyone clapped when I asked her to marry me.
B
And she said "yes" and we felt so fine.
G#m
We lost track of the passin' of time.
E
Before I knew it we had our own babies:
F#
Gina and Shannon and Keebie and Gabe
 
    B               G#m
But now I've got to die.
     E                          F#
I've lived a good life I've got no complaints.
B                 G#m
I'd like to thank farmer Pete
    E                               F#
For bringing me scraps of food that I could eat.
B                G#m
He always had a smile on his face.
E                 F#
He didn't want to think of this day.
     B                  G#m
It's finally here, it's finally here,
     E              F#
It's finally here, oh.
 
B  G#m E                F#
Oo-oo,   they called me Pig.
B  G#m E                F#
Oo-oo,   they called me Pig.
 
B
When I was a baby I was so happy.
G#m
I played with my friends in the mud.
 
    E               F#
eb|-----------0-------------2~------|
Bb|---------0---0-------------------|
Gb|-------1-------1-------3---------|
Db|-----2---------------4-----------|
Ab|---2---------------4-------------|
Eb|-0---------------2---------------|
 
    B                B                B                B
eb|-----2222-2-----------2222-2-----------2222-2-----------2222-2-------|
Bb|-----4444-4-2/444-----4444-4-----------4444-4-2/444-----4444-4-------|
Gb|-----4444-4-----------4444-4-3/444-----4444-4-----------4444-4-3/444-|
Db|-----4444-4-----------4444-4-----------4444-4-----------4444-4-------|
Ab|-2-2-2222-2-------2-2-2222-2-------2-2-2222-2-------2-2-2222-2------2|
Eb|-----2222-2-----------2222-2-----------2222-2-----------2222-2-------|
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