Written by Loudon Wainwright III
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I'm gonna go to the super - mark - et, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I'm gonna go to the liquor store, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I'm gonna get me some cardboard box - es, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G You know what them boxes are for! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I'm gonna rent me a 'U - Haul' trail - er, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Hook it on the back of ...my old car, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Call up some of my stronger bud - dies, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G That's what your strong buddies are for! F G We're gonna move, we're gonna move, Am Am/E Am/G Yeah, move-----------! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G | / / / / | / / / / | Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Give it to the Sal - vation Army, or the Good - will, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G We've got so much junk it's a joke, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Wrap a knick- nack in some old news - paper, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I know it was a present, but the damn thing broke! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Your old shoes, and my old T - shirts, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G My strong buddies crave ice cold beers, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Don't throw that a - way, it's a family heir -loom, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I've had that ash - tray for fifteen years! F G We're gonna move, we're gonna move, Am Am/E Am/G Yeah, move-----------! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G | / / / / | / / / / | E7 We're gonna empty out our old place, D7 And move into a brand new better space, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Move--------------------------------! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G ||: / / / / | / / / / :||(Twice) Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E We got the books, and the records, and the tapes, and the pictures, Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G And the pots and the pans, and all the breakable glass, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G The living room couch, and the dining room table, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G The washer, and the dryer, what a pain in the ass! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G We've got the TV, and the home enter - tainment... centre, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G The box spring, and the queen-size bed, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G We got the Christmas deco - rations, and the bureau, and the play - pen, Am Am/E Am/G Am IF WE HAD A PIANO, I THINK I'D DROP DEAD! F G Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Oh, yes, yes! Brrr, dah! (We're gonna move, we're gonna move!) Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G ||: / / / / | / / / / :||(Twice) Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E At the end of the day, the old place is empty, Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G And the new place hous - es all of our stuff, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G It wasn't that bad, no, it wasn't so rough, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G But my strong buddies... look a little bit grumpy, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G I don't why----- I broke my butt, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G To - morrow we'll call up the telephone compan - y, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G And get another set of house keys cut! F G We're gonna move, we're gonna move, Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Yeah, move-----------------------------! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G | / / / / | / / / / | E7 I can tell by the look on your face, D7 You just... love our brand new better space, baby! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Move-----------------------------! | / / / / | Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------! Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------! Am Am/E Am/G F G G4 G G4 G G4 G G4 G We're gonna move, yeah, move-----------------------------! Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am7 | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | Am7 | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ / ||