Chicken Hearted Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Chicken Hearted
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Jim Reeves, Al Courtney & Macy Lela Henry
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It seems you're always
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wondering
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With love you can't get
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started
Come and let me
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tell you why
You're to chicken
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hearted
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know you have a yen for men
But
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you're afraid you'll offend
Some
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old time tried and true blue friend
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Then you'd be all alone again
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Somehow you just don't
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seem to know
The very thing that
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you let go
Is just the thing that
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you love so
You're to chicken
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hearted
You just can't be to
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shy and weak
And soft hearted
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so to speak
Forget the things you
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did last week
Cause that's being chicken
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hearted
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know you'd like to say so long
To
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things that you've done wrong
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Find yourself a brand new love
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To make your heart go bong
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I sometimes wonder
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what you'd do
If someone should
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say to you
Just let's pitch a
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little
woo
You're to chicken
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hearted
Repeat last two verses
FAQ
Who sang the the song Chicken Hearted?
- The song Chicken Hearted was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
