Ten Ton Chicken - Topolope

Topelope

Words and Music - Fred Callaway

unreleased

Intro: Key/Sax intro, then ‘bass’ walkdown

VERSE 1

Cm7 Ebm7 F7

When the Topelope is coming

you better watch out

You may hear him humming

something by no doubt

If the Topelope does see ya

you can try to pray

I wouldn't wanna be ya

you're gonna die today

PRE-CHORUS

Start quiet, build up into chorus

Bass pedals C, kick on 1, 1+, 2+, 3

Cm7 Ebm7

He'll be rippin your skin with that lip licking grin

Dm7 DbMaj7

From your body (from your body)

At your ears he'll begin working down to your shin

His work ain't shoddy (work ain’t shoddy)

CHORUS

Hits: 1, 2+, 1, 2+, 3+

Cm7 Ebm7 Dm7 Db7 Db7

Topelope Topelope Topelope you got no hope

Topelope Topelope Topelope don't be a dope

Topelope Topelope Topelope you must elope

Topelope Topelope Tope—lope (hits: 1, 1e, 2)

Hold Db for an extra bar, then straight to verse

VERSE 2

Cm7 Ebm7 F7

The Topelope is scary

he's big and he's mean

A worthy adversary

had never been seen

So Max the sax playing mayor

took matters in his hand (sax fill—duh)

He found the strongest monster slayer

in all the land

GUITAR SOLO

Cm Ab F DbMaj7

Hold Db an extra bar, keys/voice bring in verse..................Column Break..................VERSE 3

Cm7 Ebm7 F7

The slayer's name was Heather

She was a sight to fear

For breakfast she ate leather

with a barrel of beer

Said Max, Heather you've got to

get the Topelope's head

Her daughters begged her not to

this is what they said

PRE-CHORUS

Bass pedals C, kick on 1, 1+, 2+, 3

Cm7 Ebm7

He'll be rippin your skin with that lip licking grin

Dm7 DbMaj7

From your body (from your body)

At your ears he'll begin working down to your shin

His work ain't shoddy (work ain’t shoddy)

CHORUS

Hits: 1, 2+, 1, 2+, 3+

Cm7 Ebm7 Dm7 Db7 Db7

Topelope Topelope Topelope you got no hope

don't be a dope / you must elope / Topelope

Hold Db for an extra bar, voice immediately at bridge

BRIDGE

(Bossa/Latin feel---think oye como va)

Abm7 Db7

He'll take you down to the beach

he'll treat you like a peach

Abm7 Db7

He's a hopeless romantic

Abm7 Db7

It's not a figure of speech

he'll eat you while you screech

GbMaj7 Bsus7

Don’t be so pedantic (tell it Max!)

SAX SOLO (over bridge)

HITS (still the bridge)

1, 2, 3+, 4+ (break for the keys line)

Then sax plays the GbMaj7 line alone

GbMaj7 goes to Bbsus7 (note flat!)

Bass line walks up setting time for verse (3 4)

Page Break

VERSE 4

Cm7 Ebm7 F7

So Heather went out seekin'

the Topelope lair

Her monster-seekin' beacon

helped her find him there

With her diamond armor gleaming

sword above her head

She charged up at him screaming

Topelope, you're dead

PRE-CHORUS GUITAR/KEYS DUEL

Part 1: Heather’s assault

Bass pedals C, kick on 1, 1+, 2+, 3

Cm7 Ebm7 Dm7 DbMaj7 (4x)

Part 2: The Topelope’s revenge

Chords come twice as fast (like the old “out jam”)

Cm7 Ebm7 Dm7 DbMaj7 / G (4x)

Maniacal screaming

OUT CHORUS

Keep the groove from Part 2 (no hits)

Cm7 Ebm7 Dm7 DbMaj7 / G

Topelope Topelope Topelope she had no hope

Topelope Topelope Topelope she was a dope

Topelope Topelope Topelope won’t be the pope

Cm7 Ebm7 Fm7 Ab7 G7#9 (break)

Topelope Topelope Topelope Topelope

Keys play intro line alone

Everyone hits Cm6 on 2+ (and of two)