Biography:
Geoff Berner (born 26 November 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and accordionist. Predominantly a composer and performer of klezmer music, having proclaimed himself the "Avenging Angel of Klezmer", Berner's darkly humorous, insightful and satirical lyrics, as well as his cabaret live act, have gained him considerable underground acclaim and popularity throughout the world. He is often accompanied by Diona Davies on violin and Wayne Adams on drums. Frequent collaborators include Dan bern, Carolyn Mark, and The Corb Lund Band.
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Verse Chorus
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D# x6888x D x6888x
D x5777x Gm 3553xx
C x3555x C x3555x
[Intro]
D# D C
D# D C D
D# D C
D C D C D
[Verse 1]
Well
D# D
On my 40th birthday
D# D
I woke up in Poland
D# D
Just accidentally
C
I looked around and thought, “I better keep on rollin’”
D C D C D
So we rolled right the fuck on outta Poland, alright
D# D
Free Christiania
D# D
That’s where my birthday ended
D# D C
My friends said, “where were ya, we couldn’t find ya, why’re you bleeding?”
D C D C D
So I said ---- as I bled
[Chorus 1]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
[Verse 2]
D# D
I hear that Superman’s a Jew
D# D
Or at least an immigrant
D# D C
And Nosferatu too but what do they do when they screw up so bad
D C D
It’s like a kryptonite magnet that is dragging them to their death bed?
C D
What do they do instead?
They say if you need me
[Chorus 2]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
[Bridge]
D
If you do enough living, you’ll be faced with a decision
D
Between committing a sin and just committing another sin
D
Now you’ll want a shot at redemption, you want a shot at redemption?
D
Don’t use a rubber chicken, because then the sin just bounces back in
D
Now you take it by each wing and you sing
D
You sing, “won’t you help me swing this frightened chicken, it’s all I ever had”
D
Alright DD, get ready
D
Swing that chicken one time
D
Swing that chicken two times
D
Swing that chicken three times, alright!
[Chorus 3]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D C D
Three times over my head
---------- ----------
D# x6888x D x6888x
D x5777x Gm 3553xx
C x3555x C x3555x
[Intro]
D# D C
D# D C D
D# D C
D C D C D
[Verse 1]
Well
D# D
On my 40th birthday
D# D
I woke up in Poland
D# D
Just accidentally
C
I looked around and thought, “I better keep on rollin’”
D C D C D
So we rolled right the fuck on outta Poland, alright
D# D
Free Christiania
D# D
That’s where my birthday ended
D# D C
My friends said, “where were ya, we couldn’t find ya, why’re you bleeding?”
D C D C D
So I said ---- as I bled
[Chorus 1]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
[Verse 2]
D# D
I hear that Superman’s a Jew
D# D
Or at least an immigrant
D# D C
And Nosferatu too but what do they do when they screw up so bad
D C D
It’s like a kryptonite magnet that is dragging them to their death bed?
C D
What do they do instead?
They say if you need me
[Chorus 2]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
[Bridge]
D
If you do enough living, you’ll be faced with a decision
D
Between committing a sin and just committing another sin
D
Now you’ll want a shot at redemption, you want a shot at redemption?
D
Don’t use a rubber chicken, because then the sin just bounces back in
D
Now you take it by each wing and you sing
D
You sing, “won’t you help me swing this frightened chicken, it’s all I ever had”
D
Alright DD, get ready
D
Swing that chicken one time
D
Swing that chicken two times
D
Swing that chicken three times, alright!
[Chorus 3]
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D
Three times over my head
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm D
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D Gm C
I’ve been swinging a chicken
D C D C D C D
Three times over my head
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