Flamingo Baby
Song: Flamingo Baby
Artist: Violent Femmes
Album: Why Do Birds Sing?
Transcribed by Ian Strung
intro: C
C
Yeah, you're a flamingo, you stand on one leg
F C
you're a flamingo baby, you hatched from an egg
F G
Well, you hold your foot up so delicately over the sea
C F C
And when it comes down it comes down on me
C
I used to want to hump you, I used to want to rock and roll
F C
I was attracted to your gracefulness but then surprise took its toll
F G
Now I guess I'd better go out now and find something new
C F C
And all I'm left with is a craving for some flamingo stew
(solo)
C
Now beauty's in the gutter, and loveliness is off her throne
F C
In the eyes of the beholder he's gone and now he feels kind of alone
F G
But this feeling is the kind that will always shortly pass
C F C
I'm gonna find myself another bird and roll on down the grass
(repeat first verse)