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From: jlg@mail.utexas.edu (Loyd Gattis)
"Yoda" -- "Weird Al" Yankovic
E
I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah
A D
Where it bubbles all the time like a giant carbonated
E A
Soda S-O-D-A soda
E
I saw the little runt sitting there on a log
A D
I asked him his name and in a raspy voice he said
E A D C D E
Yoda Y-O-D-A Yoda Yo yo yo yo Yoda
E
Well I've been around but I ain't never seen
A D
A guy who looks like a Muppet but he's wrinkled and green
E A
Oh my Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
E
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
A D
How he can lift me in the air just by raising his hand
E A D C D E
Oh my Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
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B7
Well I left home just a week before
F#7
And I never ever been a Jedi before
A
But Obi-wan, he set me straight of course
A
He said, "Go to Yoda and he'll show you the Force."
E
Well, I'm not the kind that would argue with Ben
A D
So it looks like I'm gonna start all over again with my
E A D C D E
Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
E A D C D E
Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
A E B
So I used the Force
A E B
I picked up a box
A E B
I lifted some rocks
E G#7 C#m
While I stood on my head
B B6
But I won't forget what Yoda said
E
He said, "Luke, stay away from the darker side,
A D
And if you start to go astray, let the Force be your guide."
E A
Oh, my Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
E
I know Darth Vader's really got you annoyed
A D
But, remember if you kill him then you'll be unemployed
E A
Oh, my Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
B7
Well, I heard my friends really got in a mess
F#7
So I'm gonna have to leave Yoda, I guess
A
But I know that I'll be coming back some day
A
I'll be playing this part till I'm old and gray
E
The long-term contract I had to sign
A D
Says I'll be making these movies till the end of time
E A D C D E
Oh, my Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
E A D C D E
Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
E A D C D E
Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda yo yo yo yo Yoda
(repeat until tired)
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