Whittilin Man
Stephen LynchVersions2
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
B#
e|--0---0---0---3---1---x----x----x---
B|--1---0---1---3---1---x----x----x---
G|--2---1---0---0---2---7----x----x---
D|--2---2---2---0---3---7----8----10--
A|--0---2---3---2---3---5----8----10--
E|--x---0---x---3---1--------6----8---
hummed fill riff:
A|-0-2-3-2-0-2-0 *or* e|-5-7-8-7-5-7-5
(same as prechorus)
In the woods of northern Michigan he made his home
Didn't ask much from the world just wanted to be alone
Got his first real blade at thirteen that's when it all began
Soon the creatures of the forest called him whittlin' man
yeaaaah
He whittle all day, and he whittle all night
he whittle whittle whittle everything in sight
He whittle on a stick and he whittle on a shoe
If you come to close gonna whittle you, too
Keep a safe distance if you can
Cuz you're never safe around whittlin' man
(back to prechorus riff)
Had a stump to sit on, had some wood and his trusty knife
Whittled out a house, a car, and he whittled himself a wife
Such a beautiful wife
Whittled out four kids, a swimmin' pool and a big lear jet
And so he wouldn't miss Saved by the Bell, well he whittled a TV set
yeaaaah
He whittle if it's light and he whittle if it's dark
And if noone was around well he'd whittle in the nark
He whittle something new and he whittle something old
He whittle something hot and he whittle something rather chilly
Keep a safe distance if you can
Cuz you're never safe around whittlin' man
(back to prechorus riff)
Some say whittlin' man's a genious, still others say he's just dumb
Whittled off a foot, an ear, three fingers, and his left thumb
Boy is he dumb
That won't stop him, no it won't, he'll whittle through thick and thin
Once he's whittled everything, he'll just whittle it all again
yeaaaah
He whittle if it's white, and he whittle if it's black
He whittle on a duck till a duck can't quack
He'll whittle if he's dry and he'll whittle if it's juicy
He whittle ol'Desi and he whittled ol' Lucy
He whittle JFK and he whittle Jackie O
Whittle ol' Larry and Curly and Moe
And he whittle Frank Zappa and he whittle Tipper Gore
Whittle whittle whittle till he can't no more
Whittle Shamoo and he whittle ol' Jaws
Whittle Easter Bunny and he whittled Santa Clause
Whittle whittle whittle just as fast as he can
Whittle till he's dead he's... whittlin' maan
end on Am
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for Whittilin Man by Stephen Lynch
[Am] [E] [C] [G] [F] [D] [Bb] [B#] e|--0---0---0---3---1---x----x----x--- B|--1---0---1---3---1---x----x----x--- G|--2---1---0---0---2---7----x----x--- D|--2---2---2---0---3---7----8----10-- A|--0---2---3---2---3---5----8----10-- E|--x---0---x---3---1--------6----8--- hummed fill riff: A|-0-2-3-2-0-2-0 *or* e|-5-7-8-7-5-7-5 (same as prechorus) [Am] [E] [C] [G] [Am]In the [F]woods of [E]northern Michi[Am]gan he m[F]ade his h[E]ome Didn't ask much from the world just wanted to be alone Got his first real blade at thirteen that's when it all began Soon the creatures of the forest called him whittlin' man yeaaaah [Am]He whittle all day, and he w[E]hittle all night [C]he whittle whittle whittle e[G]verything in sight [Am]He whittle on a stick and he[E] whittle on a shoe [C]If you come to close gonna w[G]hittle you, too [D]Keep a safe d[Bb]istance if you [D]can Cuz you're never [Bb]safe around w[B#]hittlin' [Am]man [E] [C] [G] (back to prechorus riff) [Am]Had a s[F]tump to s[E]it on, had some [Am]wood and hi[F]s trusty [E]knife Whittled out a house, a car, and he whittled himself a wife Such a beautiful wife Whittled out four kids, a swimmin' pool and a big lear jet And so he wouldn't miss Saved by the Bell, well he whittled a TV set yeaaaah [Am]He whittle if it's light and[E] he whittle if it's dark [C]And if noone was around well[G] he'd whittle in the nark [Am]He whittle something new and[E] he whittle something old [C]He whittle something hot and[G] he whittle something rather chilly [D]Keep a safe d[Bb]istance if you [D]can Cuz you're never [Bb]safe around w[B#]hittlin' [Am]man [E] [C] [G] (back to prechorus riff) [Am]Some say [F]whittlin' [E]man's a genious, still o[Am]thers say h[F]e's just [E]dumb Whittled off a foot, an ear, three fingers, and his left thumb Boy is he dumb That won't stop him, no it won't, he'll whittle through thick and thin Once he's whittled everything, he'll just whittle it all again yeaaaah [Am]He whittle if it's white, an[E]d he whittle if it's black [C]He whittle on a duck till a [G]duck can't quack He'll whittle if he's dry and he'll whittle if it's juicy He whittle ol'Desi and he whittled ol' Lucy He whittle JFK and he whittle Jackie O Whittle ol' Larry and Curly and Moe And he whittle Frank Zappa and he whittle Tipper Gore Whittle whittle whittle till he can't no more Whittle Shamoo and he whittle ol' Jaws Whittle Easter Bunny and he whittled Santa Clause Whittle whittle whittle just as fast as he can Whittle till he's dead he's... whittlin' maan end on Am