G                 C              G
My daddy was shy, he lived in Cheyenne
                        D
He turned as red as I've ever seen a man
       G                          C
And his skin was thick, and he was hard as a brick
   D                       Em
And just couldn't talk to no one
        D             C        G
And that must be where I get it from

G               C              G
My uncle worked in a plutonium mine
                     D
His job was to set up the dynamite
      G                       C
And he got too close to a charge underground
   D                        Em
And all of his feelings went numb
        D             C        G
And that must be where I get it from


[Chorus]
 D     C        G
Kiyay, yippee eiyo
 Em     A       C
ooooooooooooooooooo
 D     C        G
Kiyay, yippee eiyo
Em     A
mmmmmmhhhhhh


[Verse 2]
G          C          G
My mama was ten feet tall
                         D
She wasn't afraid of nothing at all
         G                    C
And she said her prayers properly and all
     D                     Em
She swore on a grave and a gun
         D             C        G
And that must be where I get it from

G                   C                  G
Great-grandad went mad, he was totally tweaked
                             D
He wore the same suit every day of the week
        G                   C
And I asked how it feels to be such a freak
       D                    Em
And he said, "You tell me, son"
         D             C        G
And that must be where I get it from


[Chorus]
 D     C        G
Kiyay, yippee eiyo
 Em     A       C
ooooooooooooooooooo
 D     C        G
Kiyay, yippee eiyo
Em     A
mmmmmmhhhhhh


[Verse 3]
G            C                G
Dad's little hands sat in his lap
                               D
Like a couple of crabs who got caught in a trap
       G                   C
And he shook my hand from so far away that
    D                        Em
He looked like a spot on the sun
      D                  C        G
And I guess that's where I get it from
      D                  C        G
And I guess that's where I get it from
      D                  C        G
And I guess that's where I get it from