Spin Doctors – The Buddha On The Lawn (Guitar)

[Riff 1]
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[Riff 2]
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[Intro]
Riff 1 over E
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         B                                    A
Way back in the nineteen hundreds, there was a happier time

     E                            A
That people used to call the seventies

A                           B
Our dad was the man, and it seemed it was his plan

   E                         A
To fill our yard with curiosities

   B                       A
It started with a gnome he brought back to our home

    E                            B
But soon, it got a little out of hand

         B                        A
There finally came a day when our mother took a stand

    E                             A
And this is what our daddy had to say

        E                       D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

      A                               E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn?

     E                           F#
The gnome can go, even though it pains me to my soul

A                              B
You can scorn the unicorn, the Dutch boy, and the fawn

             E                      D
It's getting crowded in our yard, I know it's getting hard

   A                                     B
To find a space to place a chaise lounge on

        E                       D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn

Riff 1 over E
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    A                       B
Mom was a giving woman, she truly loved our dad

    E                    A
But one day, she had had all that she could have

A                            B
Next door, the Joneses had a hot tub and a pool

       E                          A
In the place where our yard had a Bambi dressed in plaid

B                           A
Mom kept it civil, it never turned into a fight

E                                   B
Discussions went on all the day and night

B
Dad was bound for disappointment

      A
Yeah, this is how his point went

      E                                A
Yes, this is how our dad expressed his plight

         E                      D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn?

     E                           F#
The gnome can go, even though it pains me to my soul

A                              B
You can scorn the unicorn, the Dutch boy, and the fawn

             E                      D
It's getting crowded in our yard, I know it's getting hard

   A                                     B
To find a space to place a chaise lounge on

        E                       D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn

[Instrumental]
Riff 1 2x over E
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       A                             E
I took out a great big loan, I got a big yard of my own

    A                             E
And there it is around the pretty place that I call home

    A                             E
But now I have some strife and in all of my sweet life

        F#                                        B
I never thought that I'd be here saying all these sad words to my wife

             E                       D
Mama You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn?

     E                           F#
The gnome can go, even though it hurts me to my soul

A                              B
You can scorn the unicorn, the Dutch boy, and the fawn

             E                      D
It's getting crowded in our yard, I know it's getting hard

   A                                     B
To find a space to place a chaise lounge on

        E                       D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn

        E                       D
You can bring the pink flamingo in from the driveway

    A                                 E
But won't you leave the Buddha on the lawn

[Outro]
Riff 2 over E
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