Biography:
Loudon Wainwright III (born 5 September 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright , children of his marriage to the late Kate McGarrigle. In 1970 he acquired a record deal with Atlantic Records, who released his first album.
A graduate of St. Andrew's School, Wainwright is best known for a 1972 novelty song hit Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)
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Other songs:
- Daughter
- Dead Shunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Drinking Song
- Got A Ukulele
- Hard Day On The Planet
- Tip That Waitress
- When You Leave
- A Year
- Black Uncle Remus
- Cardboard Boxes
- Dead Man
- Dilated To Meet You
- Donations
- Dreaming
- Four Mirrors
- Ghost Blues
- Glad To See Youve Got Your Religion
- Good Ship Venus
- Grey In La
- Grown Man
- Harlan County
- Heaven
- High Wide Handsome
- Hollywood Hopeful
- Homeless
- Human Cannonball
- I Had A Dream
- I Know Im Unhappy
- I Suppose
- Im Alright
- In C
- Iwiwal
- Love And I Hate It
- Lullaby
- Man And Dog
- Men
- Motel Blues
- Muse Blues
- New Paint
- One Man Guy
- Over The Hill
- Pretty Good Day
- Primrose Hill
- Prince Hals Dirge
- Reciprocity
- Road Ode
- School Days
- So Damn Happy
- Sometimes I Forget
- Strange Weirdos
- Strange Wierdos
- Suddenly Its Christmas
- Surviving Twin
- Swimming Song
- The Days That We Die
- The Picture
- The Shit Song
- Therapy
- Turkish Revelry
- Unfriendly Skies
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Unrequited To The Nth Degree
- Valley Morning
- What Gives
- White Winos
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- Your Mother And I
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"School Days" by Loudon Wainwright III
From the album Loudon Wainwright III (1970)
This is a simplified way to play it. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern
and feel free to build upon it in your own way when playing it.
Capo 5
(all chords relative to capo)
Intro: C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
I would live a life obscene
C F
In the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Brando, I was Dean
Em
Blaspheming booted blue jeaned baby boy
Em
Oh, how I made them turn their heads
Em
The townie brownie girls, they jumped for joy
G
And begged me bless them in their beds
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
I would row upon the lake
C F
In the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Keats, I was Blake
Em
My pimpled pencilled pains I'd bring
Em
To frogs who sat entranced
Em
My drift dream ditties I would sing
G
The water striders danced
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
They thought St. Andrew had sufficed
C F
But in the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Buddha, I was Christ
Em
You wicked wise men, where's your wonder?
Em
You Pharisees one day will pay
Em
See my lightning, hear my thunder
G
I am truth, I know the way
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
End on C
From the album Loudon Wainwright III (1970)
This is a simplified way to play it. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern
and feel free to build upon it in your own way when playing it.
Capo 5
(all chords relative to capo)
Intro: C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
I would live a life obscene
C F
In the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Brando, I was Dean
Em
Blaspheming booted blue jeaned baby boy
Em
Oh, how I made them turn their heads
Em
The townie brownie girls, they jumped for joy
G
And begged me bless them in their beds
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
I would row upon the lake
C F
In the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Keats, I was Blake
Em
My pimpled pencilled pains I'd bring
Em
To frogs who sat entranced
Em
My drift dream ditties I would sing
G
The water striders danced
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
C G
They thought St. Andrew had sufficed
C F
But in the spring I had great hunger
C G
I was Buddha, I was Christ
Em
You wicked wise men, where's your wonder?
Em
You Pharisees one day will pay
Em
See my lightning, hear my thunder
G
I am truth, I know the way
C F C G
C F
In Delaware when I was younger
End on C
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