Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G Cm I have fought a grizzly bear Cm Tracked a cobra to its lair Fm killed a crocodile who dared to cross my path Fm But the thing I really dread Fm G When I've just got out of bed Cm G Cm Is to find that there's a spider in the bath Verse 2: G Cm I've no fear of wasps or bees Cm Mosquitoes only tease Cm Fm I rather like a cricket on the hearth Fm But my blood runs cold to meet Fm G In pyjamas and bare feet Cm G Cm With a great big hairy spider in the bath Chorus 1: B B7 Em I have faced a charging Bull in Barcelona B B7 Em I have dragged a mountain lioness from her cubs D D7 Gm I've restored a mad gorilla to its owner Gm Cm Ab G Ab Gm But I don't dare face that tub ... Verse 3: Cm What a frightful looking beast - Cm Half an inch across at least - Cm Fm It would frighten even Superman or Garth! Fm There's contempt it can't disguise Fm G In the little beady eyes Cm G Cm Of the spider sitting glowering in the bath Verse 4: G Cm It ignores my every lunge Cm With the backbrush and the sponge; Cm Fm I have bombed it with 'A present from Penarth' Fm It just rolls into a ball Fm G Doesn't seem to mind at all Cm G Cm And simply goes on squatting in the bath Chorus 2: B B7 Em For hours we have been locked in endless struggle B B7 Em I have lured it to the deep end by the drain D D7 Gm At last I think I've washed it down the plughole Gm Cm Ab Gm But Here it comes a-crawling up the chain! Final Verse: G Cm Now it's time for me to shave Cm Though my nerves will not behave Cm Fm And there's bound to be a fearful aftermath Fm So before I cut my throat Fm G I shall leave this final note; Cm G Cm Driven to it - by the spider in the bath!
Spider In The Bath by Flanders And Swann guitar playing instructions.