The Lovin' Spoonful

Accords et partitions

Alley Oop

C C7 F D G

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[Verse 1] There's a man in the funny papers we all know (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop) He lived 'way back a long time ago (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop) He's got a chauffeur that's a genuwine dinosawruh (Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop) He can knuckle your head before you count to fawruh (Alley Oop, oop, oop-Oop)

Almost Grown

A D C E E7

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[Verse 1] You know I'm doin' alright in school, they ain't said I broke no rule I ain't never been in Dutch and I don't browse around too much Don't bother us, leave us alone, anyway we almost grown

Bald Headed Lena

E B A Gb

[Chorus] Bald-headed Lena, has anybody seen her Cute as she can be. She's got a cue ball head that's hard as lead But she's all right with me.

Bes Friends

C F D7 G C7

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Well I've heard about the quarrels and how it always ends And how a couple loses touch and never make amends And how they weave a false cocoon and how the web extends But I've never heard of lovers that could be best friends

Blues In The Bottle

D G A

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Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle Where do you think you're at, pretty mama Blues in the bottle, where do you think you're at Well you kicked my dog and now you've drowned my cat

Boredom

C G7 F D7 Dm7 C7

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Boredom, hangin' by myself in a bleak motel Overnight in a small town Boredom, my mind's countin' time, trucks go rollin' by Past the pumps and highway sign

Butchies Tune

D G A E Bm

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SONG: BUTCHIE'S TUNE ARTIST: THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

Coconut Grove

Em7 A7 B7 G

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It's really true how nothin' matters No mad, mad world and no mad hatters And no-one's pitchin' 'cause there ain't no batters In Coconut Grove

Darlin Be Home Soon

C G B Am D7 Am7

Come and talk of all the things we did today Here and laugh about our funny little ways While we have a few minutes to breathe And I know that it's time you must leave

Darlin Companion

D G A E

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Darlin´ companion, come on and give me understandin´, And let me be your champion..the hand to hold your Pretty hand in. Darlin´ companion, now you know you´ll never be

Day Blues

Ab Db E Eb Abm7 Bb

CHORUS: Well, it´s Day Blues, sunlight´s shining on Some bad news. Makes you feel like everything you do is gonna Lose.

Daydream

C A7 F F#7(dim) C/G Dm7

What a day for a daydream What a day for a day dreamin'boy And I'm lost in a daydream Dreamin''bout my bundle of joy

Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind

G C D E E7 A7

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Did you ever have to make up your mind And pick up on one and leave the other behind It's not often easy and not often kind Did you ever have to make up your mind

Didnt Want To Have To Do It

Gmaj7 F#m7 A F#m Dmaj7 B7

Didnt want to have to do it Didnt want to break your heart Didnt want to have to do it I kept a hopin from the very start But you kept on a tryin

Do You Believe In Magic

F Em C Dm G

Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart How the music can free her, whenever it starts And it's magic, if the music is groovy It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie I'll tell you about the magic, and it'll free your soul

Dont Bank On It

B E7 F#

Well, you walk by the jewellery store, you ask me to be engaged You know you're lookin' for a diamond ring and I feel about bein' caged Don't you act so sure yourself, you and your pretty face Goin' around, sayin' 'I'm your slave' all over the place

Fishin Blues

G D C A

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[Verse 1] Well, I went down the hill about twelve o'clock I ran right back, and I got me a pole I'm a-going down to the fishin' hole And you can come fishin' all the time

Four Eyes

Dm G7 A

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[Chorus] Four Eyes, whatchu gonna do now? Four Eyes and how much do you see now? How many fingers? Ha ha ha

Full Measure

G D C Am G7

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The full measure of your giving, You don't yet understand. A cup full of living That you hold in your hand.

Good Time Music

A E7 D E D7

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[Verse 1] I´ve been listening to my radio for two or three years And the music they´ve been playing is so doggone bad that it´s offendin´to my ears But them kids come over from the Mersey river, made us think back till then So let´s put on our shoes and think about the blues and start all over again

Henry Thomas

C G F

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[Verse 1] My cat dragged it Through the door one fine morn On its back ears hung Forty pounds of feet and tongue

Its Not Time Now

C G F Bb Eb D

[Verse 1] I'd like to tell you that it's fine but it's not time now I can't seem to get a word in edgewise anyhow Though the words are flyin' fast it just don't mean a thing In a little while I could tell you everything

Jug Band Music

C G7 a D7 F C7

As the relatives gathered to see what's the matter The doctor came to see was I dyin' But the doctor said, "Give him jug band music It seems to make him feel just fine"

Let The Boy Rock And Roll

C F G Dm D Am

[Verse 1] The neighbors are complainin' and the schoolboard called twice today You know they think he's a fool and his studies are slippin' away He don't think about nothin' 'cept the rock and roll records that play

Lovin You

D G7 E B7 A A7

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[Verse 1] If you are wonderin' what I'm gonna do, while you Are sleepin', am I sleepin' too? Well, I'm just sittin' here lovin' you, close my Eyes and lovin' you.

Money

G D

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Money:The Lovin' Spoonful. I get money from you, to tickle your whim or Blow up your mind. Then I give money to you and you pay me back in kind.

My Gal

C G C7 F Fm

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Well, a rich gal will drink good pineapple juice And a poor gal will do quite the same. Yeah, but my gal she drinkin' old shoe polish You know she'd get drunk just the same

Nashville Cats

C G C7 F a am

Nashville Cats, play clean as country water Nashville Cats, play wild as mountain dew Nashville Cats, been playin' since they's babies Nashville Cats, get work before they're two

Never Going Back

G C D Em G7

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Intro Verse 1 Everytime I see that Greyhound <u>Bus</u> go rollin? down the line

Old Folks

D A Em G

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[Chorus 2] It's a sad, sad feeling To still be around And it's the same old tired park bench Nobody's found

On The Road Again

B E F#

I woke up this mornin', looked around my four walls And a dream told me you ain't happy at all I packed up my bags, I took my last look and then Look out, pretty mom, I'm on the road again

Other Side Of This Life

G7 C F G

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[Intro] [Verse 1] Would you like to know a secret just between you and me I don´t know where I´m going next, don´t know where I´m gonna be

The Prophet

F Bb Eb Cm Am C

[Chorus] Ask the children what you wanna know Light the night for me Use the road when the prophets go Though your eyes can’t see (Though your eyes can’t see)

Rain On The Roof

D A A7 E7 G Em

You and me and rain on the roof, Caught up in a summer shower, Drying while it soaks the flowers. Maybe we'll be caught for hours, Waiting out the sun.

Searchin

C G7 Gb7 F7 F

Gonna find her, gonna find her, well I've been searchin' I said searchin', oh yeah searchin' every which a-way, yeah Oh yeah searchin', searchin', I said searchin' every which a-way, yeah But I'm like that northwest Mountie, you know I'll bring her in some day

Shes Still A Mystery To Me

C7 F Bb Db7 Eb7 Dm

And she's still a mystery to me I thought I'd grow up gracefully I'd understand my woman thoroughly But the more I see (but the more I see) The more I see there is to see, there is to see

Six O Clock

G C D E Am F

G Fsus2 There's something special 'bout six o'clock G Fsus2 In the morning when it's still too early to knock

Sportin Life

E B7 C#7 C7 E7 A

I'm gettin' tired of runnin' round Believe I'll get married and settle down Cause this old night life This mean old sportin' life You know it's killing me

Summer In The City

Cm G Cm7/Bb Cm6/A Ab F

Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half dead

There She Is

A E G D

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[Verse 1] There she is, she's the one That's the one I turn to When I need to get a lead On what I'm gettin' into

Till I Run With You

Bb Eb F Gb C7 Bbmaj7

Now I can't sleep at night till I run with you Till I do nothing will be right I'm goin' downtown takin' in a look or two Till I run with you, what else can I do?

Voodoo In My Basement

A7 D7 C

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[Verse 1] Voodoo in my basement You´ll know that it´s true All my dirty little people Are gonna have some fun with you

Warm Baby

A D E

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[Verse] I need a warm baby keep me warm all winter long Cause the summer sun's a-fadin' and the winter winds are blowin' strong I won't worry 'bout the winter with a woman just to keep me warm

Wild About My Lovin

G G7 C7 C D7 D

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[Verse 1] Well now, listen here, people 'Bout to sing a song I'm goin' to Saint Louis And I won't be long

You Baby

Bb C F Am Fmaj7

You know I've been wanting you My whole life through And now that I'm your guy I'm gonna live and die for only you Baby, baby, now you're gonna know

You Didnt Have To Be So Nice

Amaj7 A E B7 A6 G#m

You didn't have to be so nice I would have liked you anyway If you had just looked once or twice And gone upon your quiet way

Younger Generation

C F Cmaj7 G7 Dm7 Am

Why must every generation think their folks are square? And no matter where their heads are, they know mom's aint there. Cause' I swore when I was small, that I'd remember when, I knew what's wrong with them, that I was smaller than.

Younger Girl

G C Dm Em F D7

She's one of those girls who seems to come in the Spring One look in her eyes and you forget everything You had ready to say, And I saw her today, yeah