Tim Minchin – Fat Children chords
Chords:
Am G F EmDo not feed doughnuts to your obese childrenAm G F EmYou will regret it when they’re in their teensAm G F EmMaccas might shut them up now that they’re sevenF But they won’t forgive you, whenEm AmThey’re getting picked last for PEBm7Don’t you see?AmBoombalata motherfuckerD9 DmHave you noticed that your kids are fat?Am D7What are you going to do about that?AmWhat are you going to do?Am D7So you telling me that your familyAm D7Has a history of obesityAm D7You got a polycystic ovaryAm D7It’s just the way that God made meAm D7 It’s unlikely, statisticallyAm To be a physical thingD7But either way it don’t explain why youAmAre in the cue at Burger KingAm D7You can blame it on biologyAm D7You can blame your physiologyAm D7You can point to genealogyAm D7And your social anthropologyAm D7You can say you are an ectomorphAm D7 That you just can’t get the kilos offBm7 Well you can be what you wanna beE7But stop feeding that boy KFCF He weighs 40 kilos and he’s only threeBm7 E7He looks like a clean-shaven PavarottiF CSwitching to Diet Coke is not the way backG Boombalata kiddie-stufferDYour kid’s a fat, have you noticed that?Am F GAnd you oughta be ashamedAm F G For you only have yourself to blame.F CYour 5 year old princess in her size 14 tutuG D E7Only eats pizza like that because you doC Will be dead of a heart attackG C GBefore your grandchildren are tenC Perhaps you’ll considerG C GA cut-back on extra fries thenAmBoombalata kiddie-stufferD9 DmHave you noticed that your kids are fat?Am D7What are you going to do about that?AmWhat are you going to do?Am D7So you telling me that your familyAm D7Has a history of obesityAm D7You got a polycystic ovaryAm D7It’s just the way that God made meAm D7But – and in your caseAm D7There’s a reasonably big buttAm D7Do you think it’s an appropriate treatAm D7The all-you-can-eat at Pizza Hut?Am D7There’s no excuse you silly gooseAm D7For a child with a cabooseAm D7Like a moose who’s eaten too much mousseAm D7It’s tantamount to child abuseAm D7Kick them off the fucking couchAm D7Unplug the PlaystationAm D7Send them down to the parkAm D7If they don’t wanna go, make ’emAm D7Tell them they have to jogAm D7Until their jogging shorts fit’emAm D7If they hesitate, ask firmlyAmIf they still resist, hit’emF C Is this what you want for your little girl and guy?G DThese chips off the pork chop, for the toffee apples of your eye?F CSix packs of kit cats are not the way backG Boombalata Kiddie-StufferDYour kids are fat, did ya notice that?Am F GAnd you, you ought to be ashamedAm F GFor you have only got yourself to blameF CYour 6 year old miniature Jabba the HutG DEating half melted Mars Bars from the folds of his gutC He'll be dead of an aneurysmG C G Before his own children ism tenCPerhaps you’ll considerG C GA cut-back on Taco Bell thenC Perhaps you’ll considerG C A cut-back on Krispy Kreme doughnutsG And Popcorn in bucket-sized boxesC GAnd microwave pizza or drive through McDonaldsC GFor weeknightly dinners in front of the TVC GAnd notes to the phys-ed instructor sayingC GTimmy has asthma but he really just gets short of breathC GCos he’s 35 kilos above the ideal weightC G COf 35 kilos for a nine year old boy