Turkey In The Straw Chords

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Turkey In The Straw by Misc Traditional is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C G C  

verse 1 
C 
As I was a-gwine down the road 
                        G     C                 
With a tired team and a heavy load 
C 
I crack'd my whip and the leader sprung 
                      G     C 
I says day-day to the wagon tongue 

C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 

verse 2 
C 
Went out to milk and I didn't know how 
                     G           C 
I milked the goat instead of the cow 
C 
A monkey sittin' on a pile of straw 
                 G         C                 
A-winkin' at his mother-in-law 

C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 

verse 3 
C 
Met Mr. Catfish comin' down stream 
                  G             C 
Says Mr. Catfish "What does you mean?" 
C 
Caught Mr. Catfish by the snout 
                       G          C 
And turned Mr. Catfish wrong side out 

C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 

verse 4 
C 
Came to a river and I couldn't get across 
                       G          C 
Paid five dollars for a blind old hoss 
C 
Wouldn't go ahead nor he wouldn't stand still 
                               G       C 
So he went up and down like an old saw mill 

C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 

Verse 5 
C 
As I came down the new cut road 
                 G        C 
Met Mr. Bullfrog met Miss Toad 
C 
And every time Miss Toad would sing 
                   G      C 
Old Bullfrog cut a pigeon wing 
 
C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 

Verse 6 
C 
Oh I jumped in the seat and I gave a little yell 
                              G            C 
The horses ran away broke the wagon all to hell 
C 
Sugar in the gourd and honey in the horn 
                                G         C 
I never been so happy since the day I was born 

 
C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante