Verse 1: E Ah, icky thump E Who'da thunk? E G A Sitting drunk on a wagon to Mexico E Ahh well E What a chump E Well my head got a bump E G A When I hit it on the radio
E Redhead señorita E Looking dead E Came and said E Need a bed E G A In Español E I said E Gimme a drink of water E I'm gonna sing around the collar E G A And I don't need a microphone Chorus: (arranged for open Chord position) e|-0-----------------------0-----------------------2--0--------------------0--------------2--4--2/4-| B|-0-----------------------2-----------------------0--0--------------------2--------------3--5--3/5-| G|-0--2-0------------------2---2-0------3-2--------0--0-2-0----------------2-----2-0------2--4--2/4-| D|-2------4-0--0-----------2-------4-0------2------0--2-----4-0--0---------2---------4-0--0---------| A|-2-------------4-0-------0-----------------------2--2------------4-0-----0------------------------| E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---0-----0~~~~~~~----------0--3--0~~~~~~~~~~-------0-----0~~~~-----------------| E Minor (4 beats) E Minor (3 Beats) G E Verse 2: E Icky Thump E With a lump in my throat E Grabbed my coat E And I was freaking E G A I was ready to go! E And I swear E Besides the hair E She had one white eye E One blank stare E Looking up G A Lying there E On the stand E Near her hand E Was a candy cane E Black rum, sugar cane E G A Dry ice and something strange E La la la la la la la E G A La la la la la la la Chorus Repeats: Verse 3: E White Americans, what E Nothing better to do E Why don't you kick yourself out E E G A You're an immigrant too E Who's using who E What should we do? E Well, you can't be a pimp E E A G E And a prostitute too Chorus Repeats: E Icky thump E Handcuffed to a bunk E Robbed blind E Looked around E G A And there was nobody else E Left alone E I hit myself with a stone E Went home and learned how E A G E To clean up after myself
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