How to Play Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road on Guitar?

Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road Chords

Chord reference G, D, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Crossing the highway [D]late last night, He [C]shoulda looked left and he [G]shoulda looked right. He [G]didn’t see the station [D]wagon car. The [C]skunk got squashed and [G]there you are.

You got your [G]dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road [C]Dead skunk in the [G]middle of the road [G]Dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road And it’s [C]stinking to high [G]heaven

[G] [D] [C] [G]

Take a [G]whiff on me. That [D]ain’t no rose. [C]Roll up your window and [G]hold your nose. You [G]don’t have to look and you [D]don’t have to see ‘Cause you can [C]feel it in your ol-[G]factory.

You got your [G]dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road [C]Dead skunk in the [G]middle of the road [G]Dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road And it’s [C]stinking to high [G]heaven

[G] [D] [C] [G] [G] [D] [C] [G]

Yeah, you [G]got your dead cat and you [D]got your dead dog. On a [C]moonlit night you got your [G]dead toad frog. You got your [G]dead rabbit and your [D]dead raccoon. The [C]blood and the guts, they gonna [G]make you swoon.

You got your [G]dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road [C]Dead skunk in the [G]middle of the road [G]Dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road And it’s [C]stinking to high [G]heaven

[G] [D] [C] [G] [G] [D] [C] [G]

[G]C’mon, stink

[G]You got it. It’s dead. It’s in the [D]middle. [C]Dead skunk in the [G]middle [G]Dead skunk in the [D]middle of the road [C]Stinking to high [G]heaven

[G] [D]All over the [C]road [G]Technicolor

[G] [D] [C] [G]

[G] [D] [C]Oh, you got po[G]llution. It’s [G]dead. It’s in the [D]middle, And it’s [C]stinkin’ to high [G]heaven.

[G] [D] [C] [G]

Artist Loudon Wainwright III

Album Album III

Genres Folk

Year 1972

Key G

Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.