The Thing

KEY: [G]

[G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [D7] [G]

[G]While I was walkin' down the beach
[C]One bright and sunny [G]day
I saw a great big wooden box
[Am]A-floatin' in the [D7]bay
[G]I pulled it in and opened it up
[C]And much to my s[G]urprise
Oh, I discovered a[N.C.]... (drum riff plays)
[C]Right be[D7]fore my [G]eyes
Oh, I discovered a[N.C.]... (drum riff plays)
[C]Right be[D7]fore my [G]eyes

I picked it up and ran to town
As happy as a king
I took it to a guy I knew
Who'd buy most anything
But this is what he hollered at me
As I walked in his shop
"Oh, get out of here with that...
Before I call a cop"
"Oh, get out of here with that...
Before I call a cop"

I turned around and got right out
A-runnin' for my life
And then I took it home with me
To give it to my wife
But this is what she hollered at me
As I walked in the door
"Oh, get out of here with that...
And don't come back no more"
"Oh, get out of here with that...
And don't come back no more"

[G] [D7]

KEY CHANGE-Up a semitone

[Ab]

[Ab]I wandered all around the town
[C#]Until I chanced to [Ab]meet
A hobo who was lookin' for
[Bbm]A handout on the s[Eb7]treet
[Ab]He said he'd take most any old thing
[C#]He was a desperate [Ab]man
But when I showed him the[N.C.]...
[C#]He turned a[Eb]round and [Ab]ran
Oh, when I showed him the[N.C.]...
[C#]He turned a[Eb]round and [Ab]ran

UP ANOTHER SEMITONE IN KEY CHANGE

[A]I wandered on for many years
[D]A victim of my [A]fate
Until one day I came upon
[Bm]St Peter at the [E7]gate
[A]And when I tried to take it inside
[D]He told me where to [A]go
Get out of here with that[N.C.]...
[D]And take it [E7]down be[A]low
Oh, get out of here with [N.C.]that...
[D]And take it [E7]down be[A]low

(on the last verse, play slower)

The moral of this story is
If you're out on the beach
And you should see a great big box
And it's within your reach
Don't ever stop and open it up
That's my advice to you
'Cause you'll never get rid of the...
No matter what you do
Oh, you'll never get rid of the...
No matter what you do