Verse 1: [12-string plays intro riff throughout]
Traditional two note intro is the bottom two strings playing A, E, D, A
[A] I don't [E] care [D] what they [A] say - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] I'm gonna [E] keep it [D] any [A] way - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[ NECKS - TURN AROUND LINE ] - - - - - [A] I won't [E] let them [D] stretch their [A] necks - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A] - - - - - To see my [A] little black [E] egg with the [D] little white [A] specks - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[ CHORUS ] - - - - [F#m] I found it [E] in a tree - - - - [F#m] Just the other [E] day. [F#m] And now it's mine, all [E] mine - - - - [F#maj] They won't take it [E] away
Verse 2: - - - [A] Here comes [E] Mary, [D] here comes [A] Lee - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] I'll bet [E] what they [D] want to [A] see - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[ REPEAT NECKS - TURN AROUND LINE ]
[ CHORUS ]
Verse 3: - - - [A] Oh, gol- [E] - durn, what [D] can I do? [A] - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] The little black [E] egg's gonna [D] tell on you [A] - - - - [A] [E] [D] [A]
[ REPEAT NECKS - TURN AROUND LINE ]
Coda: - - - - The [A] little black [E] egg... [D] [A] - - - - The [A] little black [E] egg... [D] [A] - - - - The [A] little black [E] egg... [D] [A]
