(Am)Sit ting on a park bench,
(F)eye ing lit tle girls with (G)bad in tent.
(Am)Snot is run ning down his nose,
(F)greas y fin gers smear ing (G)shab by clothes.
(F)Hey, Aq ua lung.
(Am)Dry ing in the cold sun,
(F)watch ing as the fril ly (G)pan ties run.
(F)Hey, Aq ua lung.
(Am)Feel ing like a dead duck,
(F)spit ting out piec es of his (G)bro ken luck.
(F)Oh, Aq ua lung.
Sun streak ing (G)cold,
an old man wan dβring (D)lone ly,
(Dm7)Sal tak ing time the (Am)on ly way cup he (G)knows.
Legs qua hurt ing (G)bad
as he bends to pick a (D)dog end.
He (Dm7)goes down to the (Am)bog and warms his (G)feet.
Feel ing a (G)lone,
the ar myβs up the (D)road.
ly,
(Dm7)Sal va tion Γ la (Am)mode and a cup of (G)tea.
A qua lung, my (G)friend,
donβt you start a way un (D)eas y.
You (Dm7)poor old sod, you (Am)see itβs on ly (G)me.
Do you still re (G)mem ber De cem berβs fog gy (Am)freeze when the ice that clings on (G)to your beard was scream ing ag o (Am)ny?
And you snatch your rat tling (G)last breaths with deep sea div er (Am)sounds and the (Dm)flow ers bloom like mad ness in the (G)spring.
Oh,
Aq ua (G)lung.
This page shows βAqualungβ by Jethro Tull in our color-coded kid songbook view β every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 126 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.