D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D       C       B   E   C   G#
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C#  F#  B   E         B E
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Verse 1]
F#             B               A#               D
I'm a-bout to bust all my gut to find out what you find in
F#              B                A#              D
Jum-ping o-ver bu-shes how-ling like a dog-wolf at moon time
    F#                 B                 A#                  D
And_did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad? It's just like peo-ple, So
      F#              B               A#                   D
we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O


[post-verse]
F#
A-bout a mile _ of all of us now
A
di-no-saurs and _ gi-ants lay-ing down
C        G         C#          G#     C# G#
a shi-ve-ring lone-some on the ground
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#


[Verse 2]
F#                B                A#                    D
Is that belt too tight for it to spurt? Mis-sing collar and I. D.
   F#               B                   A#            D
To help he find it 'Hel-lo doc, please mend my body, mend my seam'


[post-verse]
F#
On the ground_a shi-ve-ring and scared
A
One of the ships han-ging in mid-air
C           G        C#       G#    C# G#
like it was lost and no-bo-dy cared
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#


[Pre-Chorus]
D              C                  B       E
Oh how he died blub-bing and whim-pe-ring and all
  C         G#
Shi-vering cold and was scared


[Chorus]
C#            F#           B       E    B E
Just like he was lost and no-body cared


[Verse 3]
F#             B                  A#              D
Jump he over, bust all gut, all flood-lit like I don't know It_being
    F#               B           A#           D
one_of the big-gest do-ses of Ho-ly Spi-rit I e-ver seen
    F#                 B                 A#                  D
And did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad? it's just like peo-ple, so
      F#               B              A#                   D
we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O


[post-verse]
F#
Roll 'em Raw-hide! Brand 'em in the eye!
A
A-li-en there. So what if it dies
C            G      C#     G#     C# G#
Y'ain't ever gon-na see it a-gain!
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#


[Pre-Chorus]
D               C
Hang in air oh far too slow
  B       E         C            G#
I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain

[Chorus]
C#             F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
 C#            F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
 C#            F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
   A          E       B        C#
Yo-our rocket will go chase me for
A           E
more than a mile 'cos
B                                        C#
I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and chain


[Instrumental]
F#
A
C   G   C#  G#   C# G#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#


[ascending progression]
A#  C#  E  G
A#  C#  E  G
A#  C#  E  G
A#  C#  E  G


[hard bridge]
C                 F            A             A#
Light shine o-ver all my bo-dy and a-bout my a-na-to-my
C#                  Cm           B                    G                  B  G
but can't reach me 'cos I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
C              F            A              A#
Like my collar and I.D? It help me show me a-na-to-my
C#          Cm           B                    G                  B  G
ce-re-mo-ni-al, I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
C               F               A               A#
Lu-ring me with all the peo-ple I'll all love above all else
    D             E              B              G   A  G  D#  D  G  A/E
All flood-lit I-i star-tle there all street fla-air


[soft bridge]
A                            G
Oh to go in all di-rec-tions at once
        C              E              G   C
If you have to ken-nel into which you cra-awl
D                    C
You got them sweet-heart
                A      Em        C     B
All sprigh-tly, biz-ne-ess-like?   Not live-ly
A                              G              C
If you move to have me bu-ried un-der tons of ti-ny dogs
   E                G    C
Ad-ven-tures will a-wait you
D              C
By bad lung he coughs away and
Em       A     C     D     G     E
Leaves u-us hi-is be-er-ry-y spe-erm
    D     G      C       A
wra-a-ppe-ers le-eft tro-od
    D      E       B    C      D
Wha-at wou-uld you-u ha-ave me-e do?


[organ]
F#
A
C   G   C#  G#   C# G#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B B B B


[Verse 4]
F#               B               A#                D
Fu-ture past and fu-ture pret-ty ah! Might more af-fec-ted be
       F#               B          A#           D
by_one of the big-gest doses of Ho-ly spi-rit I e-ver seen
    F#                 B                 A#                 D
And_did they hurt him 'till he got mean mad it's just like peo-ple, so
      F#               B              A#                   D
we're mar-king up our land with X-s, look out, here comes cow-boy O


[post-verse]
F#
Roll 'em Raw-hide! Brand 'em in the eye!
A
A-li-en there. So what if it dies
C            G      C#     G#      C# G#
Y'ain't ever gon-na see it a-gain! [slow down]
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#


[Pre-Chorus]
D              C
Hang in air oh far too slow
  B      E          C            G#
I am fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain


[Chorus]
C#             F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
C#             F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
C#             F#           B           E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chain
C#             F#           B           E          B E
Fas-ter than snakes with a ball and a chaaaaaaaain


[organ]
F#
A
C   G   C#  G#   C# G#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#
A   E   B   C#