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Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun – Roger Chapman and the Shortlist
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Roger Chapman and the Shortlist
Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun (1981)
(Chapman, Hinkley, Whitehorn, Rimson)
From: "Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun"
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INTRO RIFF
[Cm Gm Cm Gm ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----------1---|3-------------1-|
E|----2---3-------|----2---3---3---|
Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3---------1---|3-3-----------1-|3-3---------1---|3-------------1-|
E|--------3-------|------------3---|--------3-------|----2---3---3---|
VERSE RIFF
Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3---------1---|3-3-----------1-|3-3---------1---|--------------1-|
E|--------3-------|------------3---|--------3-------|3-3---------3---|
Cm Fm Cm Gm Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-------------|------------1---|3-----------1---|3-------------1-|
E|--------3---2---|1-1-------------|----2---3-------|----2---3---3---|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
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INTRO (riff: see above)
| Cm Gm | % |
| Cm | % | % | Cm Gm |
VERSE
Cm Cm
They say an elephant can memorize
Cm Gm
An ostrich runs 'cause it don't want to fly
Cm Fm
Ivory buttons, feather boa ties
Cm Gm Cm Gm [break]
And hyenas only laugh for fun
VERSE
Cm Cm
They say you never run on porcupines
Cm Gm
And that you never talk to crocodiles
Cm Fm
Those fancy shoes you wear - the latest style
Cm Gm Cm Gm [break]
And hyenas only laugh for fun
MIDDLE 8
F/C C
I'm really into conservation
F/C C
Vivisection makes me hot as a gun
F/C C
Oh, come Sunday, no meat on the table
Gm Gm [break]
My Yorkshire pudding won't be so much fun
[Cm = solo]
Oh no, oh no
SOLO (= verse)
| Cm | % | % | Gm |
| Cm | Fm | Cm Gm | % |
MIDDLE 8
F/C C
I'm really into conservation
F/C C
Vivisection makes me hot as a gun
F/C C
Oh, come Sunday, no meat on the table
Gm Gm [break]
My Yorkshire pudding won't be so much fun
VERSE (variation)
Cm Cm
They say the leopards running out of spots
Cm Gm
No silver lining for the silver fox
Cm Fm
Is that a matching hat and coat you got?
Cm Gm Cm
And hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Yeah, now hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Ha ha, hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Yeah, hyenas only laugh for fun
CODA
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm
Yes hyenas only laugh for fun
OUTRO
| Cm Gm | % |
(repeat and fade)
Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun – Roger Chapman and the Shortlist
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Roger Chapman and the Shortlist
Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun (1981)
(Chapman, Hinkley, Whitehorn, Rimson)
From: "Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun"
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INTRO RIFF
[Cm Gm Cm Gm ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----------1---|3-------------1-|
E|----2---3-------|----2---3---3---|
Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3---------1---|3-3-----------1-|3-3---------1---|3-------------1-|
E|--------3-------|------------3---|--------3-------|----2---3---3---|
VERSE RIFF
Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3---------1---|3-3-----------1-|3-3---------1---|--------------1-|
E|--------3-------|------------3---|--------3-------|3-3---------3---|
Cm Fm Cm Gm Cm Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-------------|------------1---|3-----------1---|3-------------1-|
E|--------3---2---|1-1-------------|----2---3-------|----2---3---3---|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
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INTRO (riff: see above)
| Cm Gm | % |
| Cm | % | % | Cm Gm |
VERSE
Cm Cm
They say an elephant can memorize
Cm Gm
An ostrich runs 'cause it don't want to fly
Cm Fm
Ivory buttons, feather boa ties
Cm Gm Cm Gm [break]
And hyenas only laugh for fun
VERSE
Cm Cm
They say you never run on porcupines
Cm Gm
And that you never talk to crocodiles
Cm Fm
Those fancy shoes you wear - the latest style
Cm Gm Cm Gm [break]
And hyenas only laugh for fun
MIDDLE 8
F/C C
I'm really into conservation
F/C C
Vivisection makes me hot as a gun
F/C C
Oh, come Sunday, no meat on the table
Gm Gm [break]
My Yorkshire pudding won't be so much fun
[Cm = solo]
Oh no, oh no
SOLO (= verse)
| Cm | % | % | Gm |
| Cm | Fm | Cm Gm | % |
MIDDLE 8
F/C C
I'm really into conservation
F/C C
Vivisection makes me hot as a gun
F/C C
Oh, come Sunday, no meat on the table
Gm Gm [break]
My Yorkshire pudding won't be so much fun
VERSE (variation)
Cm Cm
They say the leopards running out of spots
Cm Gm
No silver lining for the silver fox
Cm Fm
Is that a matching hat and coat you got?
Cm Gm Cm
And hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Yeah, now hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Ha ha, hyenas only laugh for fun
Cm Gm Cm
Yeah, hyenas only laugh for fun
CODA
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Cm Gm Cm
Yes hyenas only laugh for fun
OUTRO
| Cm Gm | % |
(repeat and fade)
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