Tom: Ab Ab Hey everybody, did the news get around Ab About a guy named Butcher Pete Db Oh, Pete just flew into this town Ab And he's choppin' up all the women's meat [Chorus] Db He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin' Ab He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin' Bb7 He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin' Db He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat Ab Butcher Pete's got a long sharp knife Ab He starts choppin' and don't know when to stop Db All you fellas gotta watch your wives Ab 'Cause Pete don't care whose meat he chops [Chorus] Solo Ab / / / | Db / Ab / | Eb / Ab / Ab Ever since Pete flew into town Ab He's been havin' a ball Db Just cuttin' and choppin' for miles around Ab Single women, married women, old maids and all [Chorus] Ab Wakes up in the morning, half past five Ab Chops from sunrise to sunset Db I don't see how he stays alive Ab Meat's gonna be the death of ole Pete yet [Chorus] Solo Ab / / / | Db / Ab / | Eb / Ab / Ab The poe-lice put Pete in jail Ab Yes, he finally met his fate Db But when they came to pay his bail Ab They found him choppin' on his cell mate [Chorus] Ab That Butcher Pete is a crazy man Db Tries to chop down the wind and the rain Ab Just hacks on anything he can get Ab Say, turn this record over, you ain't heard nothin' yet