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Creeque Alley

Mamas And The Papas

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Creeque Alley:The Mamas And The Papas. #5 in UK and # 9 in USA in 1966. #1.(4th fret) G John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy G7 Just to leave the folk music behind. C Zal and Denny workin' for a penny, G Tryin' to get a fish on the line. D In a coffee house Sebastian sat, C And after every number they'd pass the hat. G McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher in L.A., C You know where that's at. A# G And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. #2. G Zally said, "Denny, you know there aren't many, G7 who can sing a song the way that you do." C Denny said, "Zally, golly, don't you think that I wish, G I could play guitar like you." D In a coffee house they all sat.. C And after every number they'd pass the hat. G McGuinn and McGuire still a-gettin higher in L.A., C you know where that's at. A# G And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. #3. G When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swathmore, G7 But she changed her mind one day. C Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike, G "Take me to New York right away." D When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps.. C called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps. G McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher, C but that's what they were aimin' at. A# G And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. #4. G Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps.. G7 Don't you work as hard as you play. C Make up, break up, everything is shake up.. G Guess it had to be that way. D Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful.. C Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful. G McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin' fire in L.A., C You know where that's at. A# G And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. #5. G Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted, G7 And Mitchy wants to go to the sea. C Cass can't make it..she says we'll have to fake it.. G We knew she'd come eventually. D Keepin' on the American Express card.. C tent's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard. G Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations, C Can't go on indefinitely. A# G And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality... A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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