Chords for American Bandstand 1967 – Creeque Alley, The Mamas & The Papas
Tempo:
144.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
D
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This record's got a sound, but it was made twice.
They made a [B] new background for it, a new track.
But listen carefully, I don't think you'll ever notice a difference.
Biggest thing around, next to the biggest, the M and the B.
[F#m] [B]
Joan and the team were getting kind of insidious to leave the folk music behind.
[E] Sol and Danny were working for a penny, [B] trying to get a fish on the line.
[F#] In a coffeehouse in the back.
[E]
[B] A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad.
Danny, you know, you can sing a song to win if you do let go.
[E] Danny says, Sol, they're gonna jump to think that I will.
[B]
[F#] All Danny and his friends,
[E] Mary, Dom, and birthday cat.
[B] A queen and a maguire still are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad.
The cast was a sophomore plan to go to Swarthmore, but you didn't mind one thing.
[E] Standing on the turnpike, Dom, I bid [B] you I'd take you to New York right away.
[F#] When Danny met Cassie, gave her love for [E] Sol.
And that was the [B] much-loved queen and the maguire.
Could we get no higher?
That's what they were [E] aiming at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, except [B] mama, yeah.
Mug, mugs, high jumps, low slumps, big rumps, go.
Your work was hard as you play.
[E] Shake off, break off, everything you shake [B] off.
Dancing had to be that way.
[F#] Sebastian and his ensemble, Mr.
and Mrs.
[E] But it didn't get to Mary too [B] cold.
A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And everybody's [D] getting fat, except mama, [B] yeah.
This is big mama.
[Em] [E]
[B]
[F#]
[E] Rope
[B]
[E]
[D]
[B]
busted, disgusting, babies can't be trusted.
And then she wants to go to the sea.
[E] Dad's gotta make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it.
We knew she'd come eventually.
[F#] Grease it on American Express.
[E] And smoking, to keep it healthy.
[B] Celebrations and imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely.
And California creaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality.
[E] [D]
[B] Reality.
[E] [D]
[B]
Boy, that's [N] a great thing.
The mamas and the papas.
Now here's what some modern teens have learned about blemishes and the daily medicine treatment with Clearasil.
They made a [B] new background for it, a new track.
But listen carefully, I don't think you'll ever notice a difference.
Biggest thing around, next to the biggest, the M and the B.
[F#m] [B]
Joan and the team were getting kind of insidious to leave the folk music behind.
[E] Sol and Danny were working for a penny, [B] trying to get a fish on the line.
[F#] In a coffeehouse in the back.
[E]
[B] A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad.
Danny, you know, you can sing a song to win if you do let go.
[E] Danny says, Sol, they're gonna jump to think that I will.
[B]
[F#] All Danny and his friends,
[E] Mary, Dom, and birthday cat.
[B] A queen and a maguire still are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad.
The cast was a sophomore plan to go to Swarthmore, but you didn't mind one thing.
[E] Standing on the turnpike, Dom, I bid [B] you I'd take you to New York right away.
[F#] When Danny met Cassie, gave her love for [E] Sol.
And that was the [B] much-loved queen and the maguire.
Could we get no higher?
That's what they were [E] aiming at.
And no one's getting [D] fat, except [B] mama, yeah.
Mug, mugs, high jumps, low slumps, big rumps, go.
Your work was hard as you play.
[E] Shake off, break off, everything you shake [B] off.
Dancing had to be that way.
[F#] Sebastian and his ensemble, Mr.
and Mrs.
[E] But it didn't get to Mary too [B] cold.
A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
And everybody's [D] getting fat, except mama, [B] yeah.
This is big mama.
[Em] [E]
[B]
[F#]
[E] Rope
[B]
[E]
[D]
[B]
busted, disgusting, babies can't be trusted.
And then she wants to go to the sea.
[E] Dad's gotta make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it.
We knew she'd come eventually.
[F#] Grease it on American Express.
[E] And smoking, to keep it healthy.
[B] Celebrations and imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely.
And California creaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality.
[E] [D]
[B] Reality.
[E] [D]
[B]
Boy, that's [N] a great thing.
The mamas and the papas.
Now here's what some modern teens have learned about blemishes and the daily medicine treatment with Clearasil.
Key:
B
E
D
F#
F#m
B
E
D
This record's got a sound, but it was made twice.
They made a [B] new background for it, a new track.
But listen carefully, I don't think you'll ever notice a difference.
Biggest thing around, next to the biggest, the M and the B. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joan and the team were getting kind of insidious to leave the folk music behind.
_ _ [E] Sol and Danny were working for a penny, [B] trying to get a fish on the line.
[F#] In a coffeehouse in the back. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at. _
_ And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Danny, you know, _ you can sing a song to win if you do let go.
[E] Danny says, Sol, they're gonna jump to think that I will.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] All Danny and his friends, _
_ _ [E] _ _ Mary, Dom, and birthday cat.
_ [B] A queen and a maguire still are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
_ _ And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad. _ _ _ _
_ _ The cast was a sophomore plan to go to Swarthmore, but you didn't mind one _ thing.
[E] _ Standing on the turnpike, Dom, I bid [B] you I'd take you to New York right away.
_ [F#] When Danny met Cassie, gave her love for [E] Sol.
_ And that was the [B] much-loved queen and the maguire.
Could we get no higher?
That's what they were [E] aiming at.
_ _ And no one's getting [D] fat, except [B] mama, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mug, mugs, high jumps, low slumps, big rumps, go.
Your work was hard as you play.
_ [E] Shake off, break off, everything you shake [B] off.
Dancing had to be that way.
_ [F#] Sebastian and his ensemble, Mr.
and Mrs.
[E] But _ it didn't get to Mary too [B] cold.
A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
_ _ _ And everybody's [D] getting fat, except mama, [B] yeah. _ _ _
This is big mama. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Rope _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ busted, disgusting, babies can't be trusted.
And then she wants to go to the sea.
_ [E] Dad's gotta make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it.
We knew she'd come eventually. _
_ _ [F#] Grease it on American Express.
_ _ [E] And smoking, to keep it healthy.
_ [B] _ _ Celebrations and _ imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely. _
_ And California creaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] Reality. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Boy, that's [N] a great thing.
The mamas and the papas.
Now here's what some modern teens have learned about blemishes and the daily medicine treatment with Clearasil. _ _ _ _ _ _
They made a [B] new background for it, a new track.
But listen carefully, I don't think you'll ever notice a difference.
Biggest thing around, next to the biggest, the M and the B. _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Joan and the team were getting kind of insidious to leave the folk music behind.
_ _ [E] Sol and Danny were working for a penny, [B] trying to get a fish on the line.
[F#] In a coffeehouse in the back. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at. _
_ And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Danny, you know, _ you can sing a song to win if you do let go.
[E] Danny says, Sol, they're gonna jump to think that I will.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] All Danny and his friends, _
_ _ [E] _ _ Mary, Dom, and birthday cat.
_ [B] A queen and a maguire still are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
_ _ And no one's getting [D] fat, mama, [B] dad. _ _ _ _
_ _ The cast was a sophomore plan to go to Swarthmore, but you didn't mind one _ thing.
[E] _ Standing on the turnpike, Dom, I bid [B] you I'd take you to New York right away.
_ [F#] When Danny met Cassie, gave her love for [E] Sol.
_ And that was the [B] much-loved queen and the maguire.
Could we get no higher?
That's what they were [E] aiming at.
_ _ And no one's getting [D] fat, except [B] mama, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mug, mugs, high jumps, low slumps, big rumps, go.
Your work was hard as you play.
_ [E] Shake off, break off, everything you shake [B] off.
Dancing had to be that way.
_ [F#] Sebastian and his ensemble, Mr.
and Mrs.
[E] But _ it didn't get to Mary too [B] cold.
A queen and a maguire just are getting higher in LA, you know where [E] that's at.
_ _ _ And everybody's [D] getting fat, except mama, [B] yeah. _ _ _
This is big mama. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Rope _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ busted, disgusting, babies can't be trusted.
And then she wants to go to the sea.
_ [E] Dad's gotta make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it.
We knew she'd come eventually. _
_ _ [F#] Grease it on American Express.
_ _ [E] And smoking, to keep it healthy.
_ [B] _ _ Celebrations and _ imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely. _
_ And California creaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] Reality. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Boy, that's [N] a great thing.
The mamas and the papas.
Now here's what some modern teens have learned about blemishes and the daily medicine treatment with Clearasil. _ _ _ _ _ _