The Mamas & The Papas – String Man (Guitar)

G         C             F
I fell in love with the string man

Bb         C           D
Who played guitar in a rock and roll band

G         C         F
And every night I'd watch them play

Bb     A               D
But it happened at the matinee---

B
How I squirmed when he bent those strings

C
And I screamed when he started to sing

F
The way he moved and looked so groovy

F
Well, ya know, he did something to me

G      C            F     Bb           G
String man...string man...string man...string man...

G    C            F
So I followed the string man

Bb         C           D
Who played guitar in a string band

G         C         F
And every night I'd watch them play

Bb           A      D
And they got better everyday

B
Pretty soon, and what do ya think (what do you think)

C
Everybody's saying they're the biggest thing (the biggest thing)---

F
Hit records and making the scene (the scene)

F
Sexy pictures in the fan magazines

G      C            F     Bb           G
String man...string man...string man...string man...

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G        C              F
I strung along with the string man;

Bb        C             D
He always called me his biggest fan

G             C       F
Though he was kind, I should have known better

Bb      A                 D
Than to think we'd always stay together

B
And then one night the show was wild and loud

C
And I saw a pretty girl out in the crowd

F
She waved at him and caught his eye;

F
The way he looked at her it made me cry

G      C     F      Bb
String man...string man...

G      C     F      Bb
String man...string man...

G      C     F      Bb
String man...string man...