Second Banana Chords by Buddy Whittington

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_ _ _ May not be the fairest in all the land, _ but if you need the gig done, [Bm] baby I'm [E] your man.
[A] I'll be there when your artist goes berserk.
_ Cause the thunder makes the racket, [E] but the lightning does the work.
I [D] can get the show on [A] from Altoona to [Dm] Atlanta.
[B] Backing [E] up the front man, I'm a second banana.
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[G] [A] I'll listen while you moan about your life. _
Run interference when your girlfriend [B] meets your [E] next ex-wife.
[A] Take you to the hotel when it's a drag. _
And wait out at the airport [E] when they've lost your bag.
[D] I'll keep track of your man [A] purse with your phone in your day planner.
[B] I can make it [E] happen, [G] I'm a [A] second banana. _
_ _ _ _ [C] There [Dm] ain't much of a market [A] for good old boys like [Bb] me.
[B] Cause when the lights come on, [E] we ain't the ones you paid to see.
[A] I can set the gear up, start the show.
_ [Cm] While [A] a big shot's in the lobby [B] selling swag and snagging all your [E] dough.
[D] I can fake your autograph [A] while you're in [Dm] your pajamas.
[B] Sawing logs [E] in your bus bus, [Gm] thank you, second [A] banana. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] I'm a precision _ [E] chicken boyzy.
I'm a pretty good technician when your preamp tube's getting [Gm] noisy.
You construct your criticism, serves to add [Ab] to my annoyance.
I'll perform with great precision to provide [B] standing [G] glory.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[A] You can run me hard and put me to the test. _
You can ask for my opinion, [Bm] but I [E] digress.
[Dm] Cause everybody's got one from [A] Sinatra to [Dm] Santana.
Place [B] strategically behind [D] them.
Just a second banana. _
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