Verse
D#m
Oh my father said
F#
"Just keep silent
B
And in the places where you've been
A#
Nobody will say you've been seen"
D#m
And I go to the woods
F#
Once or twice a year
B
And I sing "doo doo doo"
A#
When they shave my hair
Chorus
A#m
And I can see the vultures
D#m
The starvin' vultures
B F# A#
And the old man's ghost
A#m
I see the vultures
D#m
The starvin' vultures
B F# A# D#m
Killin' two white goats
Verse 2
D#m F#
And in the big, big, big cities
B A#
I gave all I got
D#m F#
And I shared a secret with a stranger
B A#
For he won't say it to my father
Chorus
A#m
And I can see the vultures
D#m
The starvin' vultures
B F# A#
And the old man's ghost
A#m
I see the vultures
D#m
The starvin' vultures
B F# A# D#m
Killin' two white goats