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Penguin FX
Words & Music by Brooke Lunderville, 2008.
This was written for FilKONtario's 2008 Penguin Award songwriting contest (2nd place, woohoo!) - the rules said the songs must contain the words penguin, emerald, rainbow, shingles, and meniscus. This is dedicated to Judith Hayman and Peggi Warner-Lalonde - I wish I could get you a bottle! And of course - to Don Cherry's shirt-collar. If the Bb7 looks too evil for you, a Dm instead sounds just fine.

PDF leadsheet for Penguin FX.
MP3 recording of Penguin FX.

Well I come from the Emerald City				Am  E  Am
With a suitcase full of colourful vials				Am  E  Am
With a miracle cure, more potent for sure			Am  G  D  Bb7
Than any product in the pharmacy aisles				E  Am

	Rainbow penguin extract!			Am  E  Am
	Triple-filtered through sasquatch fur		Am  E
	It's a patent-pending, bona fide		Am  G
	Sports-announcer-certified			D  Bb7
	Guaranteed miracle cure.			E  Am

So when your shingles are painfully flaring			Am  E  Am
Or you feel your meniscus tear					Am  E  Am
When your kidneys don't like you and your liver's on strike	Am  G  D  Bb7
Penguin extract can effect the repair				E  Am

	Rainbow penguin extract!			Am  E  Am
	Triple-filtered through sasquatch fur		Am  E
	It's a patent-pending, bona fide		Am  G
	Sports-announcer-certified			D  Bb7
	Guaranteed miracle cure.			E  Am

The extract's a very safe product				Am  E  Am
Why, them penguins don't feel a thing!				Am  E  Am
And reports of tumours are just baseless rumours		Am  G  D  Bb7
So don't hesitate to take a drink 				E  Am
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	Rainbow penguin extract!			Am  E  Am
	Triple-filtered through sasquatch fur		Am  E
	It's a patent-pending, bona fide		Am  G
	Sports-announcer-certified			D  Bb7
	Guaranteed miracle cure.			E  Am
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