Chords for The Honey Cone- "Want Ads"/Interview LIVE 1972 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]

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_ _ Well, as we promised, here's one of the most exciting acts in the recording business.
And with their big hit, Want Ads, _ here's The Honeycomb. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Oh [G] honey, _ a [Abm] young man single and [C] free. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Lost in love with her, [D] but I'm gonna _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] put it in the want ads.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] I need a love [D] that's new, I'm gonna [Gm] put it in the want [Em] ads.
_ _ _ [C] My [Bm] man has got [Am] on the beat.
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_ I'm _ [C] _ [Am] lost and all _ [D] alone.
_ [G] _ My man [E] is playing the _ [C] flute in the [Am]
frilly zone.
_ [G] _ _ He's [Em] made out her life [C] and then says [Am] he's with the [D] boy.
But [G] that's just sick [C] on his cock.
_ _ _ _ Perfume [D] on his tooth.
[Bm] _ Helps me [C] hit the line.
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_ _ _ _ [C] He's filled [Am] in misery, [D] I'm gonna put it in the want ads.
_ [B] _ _ _ [C] Some guy to [A] rescue _ [D] _ [Em] me.
I spend my [E] nights _ _ [C] _ crying [Am]
bitter tea.
_ [G] And I get all for a [Dm] high.
_ _ [C] _ _ Nobody's [D] really here.
_ _ _ [G] And [Em] when I need him [C] most, he's never by [D] my side.
_ [Bm] _ He's a [C] playing card, [Am] I'm [Bm] drinking at [Am] the bar.
And he thinks that I'm a fool.
I'm going to get him, I'm gonna put [G] it in the want ads.
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_ _ _ _ [C] I know the money, [D] I'm gonna [G] put it in the want [Em] ads.
My _ _ _ _ [C] _ man is on [D] the beat.
_ [G] _ _ Can't stop, can't stop.
_ _ He's all about it.
_ A _ _ [E] young man, single [C] and free. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Experiencing _ love [D] tonight.
But I expect a young train.
He's in _ _ [Em]
the want ads.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] oh, _ oh.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That's just sick on his cock.
_ _ _ _ Perfume on his tooth.
_ He's [C] telling me he's lying.
[Dm] And I tell you what [Am] I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna put it [G] in the want [Em] ads.
_ _ Yeah, [C] I need [Am] somebody.
_ I'm gonna [G] put it in the want ads.
[Em] Yeah, _ _ _ [C] I need somebody.
I'm gonna put it [G] in the want ads.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] This girl's in misery.
I'm gonna put it in the [G] want ads. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Please [G] somebody rescue me.
I'm gonna put it in the want [D] ads. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ I'm very excited to see you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Which honeycomb is who?
_ _ _ _ Honeycomb.
Who picked that name? _ _ _
_ Somebody in the office.
_ In the office?
_ You mean all those great names are picked by somebody in an office?
Right. _
They probably saw him in a hat.
_ Remember names like the Andrews sisters.
Now we really got wild.
_ _ _ Which honeycomb?
Carole.
_ _ Shelley.
And Shelley.
Edna.
And Edna.
_ You all sang.
You all sang. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Richard Pryor drives me crazy when you're talking.
_ You sang behind _ singers.
Like the way Dionne Warwick started. _ _
What _ _ _ singers did you sing behind?
_ _ _ On records. _
You went Do-Amba-Da-Boo. _ _ _
Name a biggie. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ No, I mean any big names. _ _ _ _ _
Well, it'll be_
Harvest, Risen, Burt Bacharach.
Which record did you do with Burt? _ _ _
His album, musical album, Reach Out.
_ _ _ Are you the girls that go Reach Out?
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
And here you are in person.
And your first record sold 2 million.
And you've had three in a row.
_ _ Three million sellers. _
_ _ _ That'll teach you to sing in the background.
Now you're in front. _ _ _ _ _
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