He called us slob ber ing!
Said we were man gy!
Did I hear stu pid?
Tell us a gain, gee, it’s so in cred i ble
that you’re so rude,
when you’re so ed i ble, when you are (B)food.
Chow down!
Chow down!
I’m chomp in’ at the bit, ba by.
My stom ach’s on a (A7)growl, son.
(E5)Chow down!
Chow down!
You (A5)both been in vit ed on a date.
Two cours es hand ed to us
on a plate.
We’ll (B)have you raw.
Won’t be long to wait.
See ing you’re al read y toast y brown.
(E5)Chow down!
Chow down!
Your ribs are look ing so tast y.
Such chew y lit tle chops, chums.
Eat up!
Now (A5)was n’t it her mom who ate your dad?
And hav ing par ents eat en
makes us mad.
We’re (B)gon na set tle up the score a tad.
We’ve nev er had a snack of such re nown.
(E5)Chow down!
Chow down!
I (A5)think we should be gin the meal from scratch.
So (Am)man y juic y seg ments
to de tach.
Be good as gold for you’re as good as carved.
We’re (Em)starved!
This page shows “Chow Down” by Elton John in our color-coded kid songbook view — 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 E at 90 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.