Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road by Loudon Wainwright III

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Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road (G Major)

Artist: Loudon Wainwright III Genre: Alternative Folk Tempo: Slow Strum Pattern: Syncopated, offbeat Roman Numerals: I, IV, V Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Songwriters: Loudon Wainwright Iii
Dead Skunk lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt-o2xlffWo

Entered by: Mark Miller-McLemore
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G
(G,B,D)











G	B	D	G	B	G

C
(C,E,G)


-	C	E	G	C	E

D
(D,F♯,A)











-	-	D	A	D	F♯

Verse 1

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Crossing the highway

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] late last night,

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] He

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shoulda looked left and he

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shoulda looked right.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He

didn't see the station

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] wagon car.

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] skunk got squashed and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] there you are.

Chorus

You got your

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dead skunk in the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] middle of the road

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Dead skunk in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] middle of the road

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Dead skunk in the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] middle of the road

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And it's

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stinking to high

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven

Instrumental

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2

Take a

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whiff on me. That

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ain't no rose.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Roll up your window and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hold your nose.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You

don't have to look and you

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] don't have to see

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 'Cause you can

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] feel it in your ol-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] factory.

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Instrumental

Verse 3

Yeah, you

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] got your dead cat and you

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] got your dead dog.

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] On a

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moonlit night you got your

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dead toad frog.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You got your

dead rabbit and your

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dead raccoon.

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blood and the guts, they gonna

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] make you swoon.

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental 2

C'mon, stink

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus 2

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You got it. It's

dead.

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] It's in the middle.

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Dead skunk in the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] middle of the road

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Stinking to high

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven

Chorus 3

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ....

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] All over the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] road ...

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Technicolor

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Outro

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ....

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh, you got po

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] llution.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It's

dead.

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] It's in the middle,

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And it's

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stinkin' to high

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heaven.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (fade)