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[Verse 1]

G   C                         F
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       G                              C
On the first day of first grade, I'll tell you what he did
   C                          F
He tripped over a pencil box, flew up in the air
G                                           C
Landed on a kangaroo who pulled out all his hair

          C                F
He needed first aid in the first grade  (clap x1)
G                C
First aid in the first grade  (clap x1)
C                F
First aid in the first grade  (clap x1)
G                                                C
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 2]

G   C                         F
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       G                                C
On the second day of second grade, I'll tell you what he did
   C                         F
He slipped on a banana peel, flew up in the sky
G                                           C
Landed on a chimpanzee who poked him in the eye

          C                F
He needed first aid in the second grade  (clap x2)
G                C
First aid in the second grade  (clap x2)
C                F
First aid in the second grade  (clap x2)
G                                                C
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 3]

Ab  Db                        Gb
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       Ab                             Db
On the third day of third grade, I'll tell you what he did
   Db                          Gb
He fell out of a fishing boat, splashed into the sea
Ab                                       Db
Landed on a moray eel who bit him on the knee

          Db               Gb
He needed first aid in the third grade  (clap x3)
Ab               Db
First aid in the third grade  (clap x3)
Db               Gb
First aid in the third grade  (clap x3)
Ab                                               Db
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 4]

Ab  Db                        Gb
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       Ab                               Db
On the fourth day of fourth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   Db                          Gb
He went out on a tadpole hunt, slipped into the creek
Ab                                              Db
Landed on a large-mouth bass who bit him on the cheek

          Db               Gb
He needed first aid in the fourth grade  (clap x4)
Ab               Db
First aid in the fourth grade  (clap x4)
Db               Gb
First aid in the fourth grade  (clap x4)
Ab                                               Db
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 5]

A   D                         G
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       A                              D
On the fifth day of fifth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   D                       G
He went into a garden shop looking for a rose
A                                                   D
Sniffed a baby's breath and got a bee caught up his nose

   D                       G
He needed first aid in the fifth grade  (clap x5)
A                D
First aid in the fifth grade  (clap x5)
D                G
First aid in the fifth grade  (clap x5)
A                                                D
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 6]

A   D                         G
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       A                              D
On the sixth day of sixth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   D                             G
He went out on a field trip, the first one of the year
A                                                D
Backed into a sabertooth and pierced both of his ears

          D                G
He needed first aid in the sixth grade  (clap x6)
A                D
First aid in the sixth grade  (clap x6)
D                G
First aid in the sixth grade  (clap x6)
A                                                D
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 7]

Bb  Eb                        Ab
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       Bb                                 Eb
On the seventh day of seventh grade, I'll tell you what he did
   Eb                               Ab
He tried out for the talent show to show how well he sung
Bb                                                   Eb
Cracked a grin, a wasp flew in, and stung him on the tongue

          Eb               Ab
He needed first aid in the seventh grade  (clap x7)
Bb               Eb
First aid in the seventh grade  (clap x7)
Eb               Ab
First aid in the seventh grade  (clap x7)
Bb                                               Eb
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 8]

Bb  Eb                        Ab
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       Bb                              Eb
On the eighth day of eighth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   Eb                             Ab
He tried to play some basketball, went up for a dunk...
Bb                                         Eb
Landed in the bushes and got squirted by a skunk

          Eb               Ab
He needed first aid in the eighth grade  (clap x8)
Bb               Eb
First aid in the eighth grade  (clap x8)
Eb               Ab
First aid in the eighth grade  (clap x8)
Bb                                               Eb
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 9]

B   E                         A
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       B                              E
On the ninth day of ninth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   E                                   A
He fed the pigs on Grandma's farm, two piglets and a sow
B                                                      E
Slipped on all their slop and then got stepped on by a cow

          E                A
He needed first aid in the ninth grade  (clap x9)
B                E
First aid in the ninth grade  (clap x9)
E                A
First aid in the ninth grade  (clap x9)
B                                                E
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid



[Verse 10]

(slow down)

B   E                         A
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       B                              E
On the tenth day of tenth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   E                               A
He went out on some water skis and hit a sunken log...
(regular speed)
B                                             E
Wiped out all the lily pads, got spit on by a frog

          E                A
He needed first aid in the tenth grade  (clap x10)
B                E
First aid in the tenth grade  (clap x10)
E                A
First aid in the tenth grade  (clap x10)
B                                                E
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 11]
C   F                         Bb
Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       C                                    F
On the eleventh day of eleventh grade, I'll tell you what he did
   F                                  Bb
He swerved to miss an alley cat while taking driver's ed
C                                                 F
Ran into a tree and bumped the dashboard with his head

          F                Bb
He needed first aid in the eleventh grade  (clap x11)
C                F
First aid in the eleventh grade  (clap x11)
F                Bb
First aid in the eleventh grade  (clap x11)
C                                                F
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid


[Verse 12]

(take a big breath)

C      F                         Bb
Now... Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
       C                                  F
On the twelfth day of twelfth grade, I'll tell you what he did
   F                          Bb
He walked into financial aid, fell and broke a bone...
C                                                     F
Showed them all his bills and got a great big college loan

          F                Bb
He needed first aid in the twelfth grade  (clap x12)
C                F
First aid in the twelfth grade  (clap x12)
F                Bb
First aid in the twelfth grade  (clap x12)
C                                                F
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid
C                                                F
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid

(pause 3 beats)
C                                                F
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid!
F
Paid!
F
Paid!
F
Paid...!