Halitosis Man Words Jan Hauenstein and Jim Clare/Music Jan Hauenstein

Wher(Am)ever he (C)went, wher(D)ever he (E)ran,
You (Am)knew (C)he was (D)coming,(Em)(hold) Halitosis (Am)Man.
(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)
(Am)(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)(hold) (G/B)(hold)

(Am)People gave (D)way when Hali(F)tosis Man passed,
A (E)couple of (E7)whiffs, and you'd (Am)feel you'd been (G)gassed.
The (Am)choice of the (D)smart was give him (F)plenty of room,
Hali(E)tosis Man had breath li(E7)ke...(hold) the Goat of (Am)Doom. (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)
(Am) (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)

(Am)Little kids turned (D)blue and cried when (F)he drew nigh,
(E)Dainty ladies (E7)fainted with a (Am)gurgling (G)sigh.
(Am)Cats, dogs and (D)canaries just (F)curled up and died,
When you (E)saw him comi(E7)ng…(hold) your only chance was run and (Am)hide. (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb) (Am) (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)

Wher(Am)ever he (C)went, wher(D)ever he (E)ran,
You (Am)knew (C)he was (D)coming,(Em)(hold) Halitosis (Am)Man.
(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)
(Am)(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)(hold) (G/B)(hold)

The (Am)black old Devil walked the (Fj7)earth one day,
His (E)nostrils flared up, there was this (Am)smell, oy (F)vey!(hold)
‘You´re not (Am)welcome in my place,’ the (Fj7)Devil did say,
‘Try to (E)darken my door, and there´ll be (Am)Hell to (G)pay.
I´ll (F)fry your sorry ass, and then, with(G)out delay,
I´ll (F)send you as a gift to my (E)friend up the(E7)way.’(hold) But…
(Am)There! Another whiff! And Satan´s (Fj7)face turned gray,
(E)Suddenly he knew that this was (Am)‘Meet Your Maker’ (G)day,
And with a (Cj7)hiss and a groan, he just (Fj7)faded away…
(Spoken) And (Cj7)all that was left there on the sidewalk was a (Fj7)stinking smear of ash…

Wher(Am)ever he (C)went, wher(D)ever he (E)ran,
You (Am)knew (C)he was (D)coming,(Em)(hold) Halitosis (Am)Man.
(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)
(Am)(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)(hold) (G/B)(hold)

(Am)‘Nobody (D)likes me’, Hali(F)tosis Man sobbed,
He (E)sobbed and (E7)sobbed and he (Am)couldn´t be (G)stopped.
But (Am)suddenly he (D)caught a (F)whiff of foul air…
He (E)shuddered, looked a(E7)round… (hold) and Bad Breath (Am)Woman was there.(C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb) (Am) (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)

They (Am)married and made (D)love, had (F)children galore,
(E)Pity the poor (E7)people (Am)living next (G)door.
For the kids (Am)all have (D)breath like the (F)Goat of Doom,
I´m (E)one of (E7)them… (hold) so you´d better make (Am)room. (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)
(Am) (C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb)

Wher(Am)ever he (C)went, wher(D)ever he (E)ran,
You (Am)knew (C)he was (D)coming,(Em)(hold) Halitosis (Am)Man.
(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)
(Am)(Am)(Am/G)(Am/G)(Am/E)(F)(F)(F/E)(G/D)(G/D)(G)(hold) (G/B)(hold) (Am)

Lyrics 24 August and 08, 09 & 11 September 2009 Jan Hauenstein, Goettingen, Germany,
and Mr. Clare, Canandaigua, New York, music Jan Hauenstein 08 & 09 September 2009

janhauenstein@gmx.de

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