Chords for The Mamas & The Papas ~ Creeque Alley (1967)
Tempo:
145.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
D
F#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
John and Mitchie were getting kind of itchy just to leave the folk music behind
[E] Saul and Danny working for [Bm] a penny [B] trying to get a fish on the line
[F#] In a coffeehouse Sebastian sat [E] and after every number they passed [B] that
Brooklyn and McQuie is just a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
And no one's [D] getting fat except [B] mama cat
Saul and Danny you know there aren't many who can sing a song the way that you do let's go [E] south
Danny said Saul and Gulley don't you think that I [B] wish I could play guitar like you
[F#] Saul and Danny and Sebastian sat at the night [E] after every number they passed that
[B] Brooklyn and McQuie is still a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
When Cass was a sophomore planned to go to Swarthmore but she changed her mind one day
[E] Standing on the turnpike thumb out the [B] hitchhike take her to New York right away
[F#] When Danny met Cass he gave her love a [E] rose-tinted song and that was the most [B] fun
Brooklyn and McQuie couldn't get no higher but that's what they were [E] aiming at
And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps don't you work as hard as you play
[E] Make up, break up, everything you shake [B] up gets it out the big way
[F#] Sebastian and his dog formed a stirring ball
[E] Still gonna dance and get you very too [B] cold
Brooklyn and McQuie are just a catching fire in LA you know where [E] that's at
And everybody's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[D]
[B]
Robust it, disgusted, agents can't be trusted and then she wants to go to the sea
[E] Cash can't make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it, we knew she'd come eventually
[F#] Greasing on American Express cars, [E] and the slow rain, we're keeping up the heat
[B] Love is in the vibrations and our imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely
And California dreaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality
[E] [D]
[B]
[E] [D]
[B]
John and Mitchie were getting kind of itchy just to leave the folk music behind
[E] Saul and Danny working for [Bm] a penny [B] trying to get a fish on the line
[F#] In a coffeehouse Sebastian sat [E] and after every number they passed [B] that
Brooklyn and McQuie is just a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
And no one's [D] getting fat except [B] mama cat
Saul and Danny you know there aren't many who can sing a song the way that you do let's go [E] south
Danny said Saul and Gulley don't you think that I [B] wish I could play guitar like you
[F#] Saul and Danny and Sebastian sat at the night [E] after every number they passed that
[B] Brooklyn and McQuie is still a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
When Cass was a sophomore planned to go to Swarthmore but she changed her mind one day
[E] Standing on the turnpike thumb out the [B] hitchhike take her to New York right away
[F#] When Danny met Cass he gave her love a [E] rose-tinted song and that was the most [B] fun
Brooklyn and McQuie couldn't get no higher but that's what they were [E] aiming at
And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps don't you work as hard as you play
[E] Make up, break up, everything you shake [B] up gets it out the big way
[F#] Sebastian and his dog formed a stirring ball
[E] Still gonna dance and get you very too [B] cold
Brooklyn and McQuie are just a catching fire in LA you know where [E] that's at
And everybody's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[D]
[B]
Robust it, disgusted, agents can't be trusted and then she wants to go to the sea
[E] Cash can't make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it, we knew she'd come eventually
[F#] Greasing on American Express cars, [E] and the slow rain, we're keeping up the heat
[B] Love is in the vibrations and our imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely
And California dreaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality
[E] [D]
[B]
[E] [D]
[B]
Key:Β Β
B
E
D
F#
Bm
B
E
D
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ John and Mitchie were getting kind of itchy just to leave the folk music _ behind
_ [E] Saul and Danny working for [Bm] a penny [B] trying to get a fish on the line
[F#] In a coffeehouse Sebastian sat _ _ [E] and after every number they passed [B] that
Brooklyn and McQuie is just a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ _ And no one's [D] getting fat except [B] mama cat _ _ _
_ _ _ Saul and Danny you know there aren't many who can sing a song the way that you do let's go [E] south
Danny said Saul and Gulley don't you think that I [B] wish I could play guitar like you
[F#] Saul and Danny and Sebastian sat at the night [E] after every number they passed that
[B] Brooklyn and McQuie is still a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat _ _ _
_ _ When Cass was a sophomore planned to go to Swarthmore but she changed her mind one day
_ [E] Standing on the turnpike thumb out the [B] hitchhike take her to New York right away
_ [F#] When Danny met Cass he gave her love a _ [E] rose-tinted song and that was the most [B] fun
Brooklyn and McQuie couldn't get no higher but that's what they were [E] aiming at
_ And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] _ cat _ _
_ _ _ _ Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps don't you work as hard as you _ play
[E] Make up, break up, everything you shake [B] up gets it out the big _ way
_ [F#] Sebastian and his dog formed a stirring ball
[E] Still gonna dance and get you very too [B] cold
Brooklyn and McQuie are just a catching fire in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ And everybody's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Robust it, disgusted, agents can't be trusted and then she wants to go to the _ sea
[E] Cash can't make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it, we knew she'd come _ eventually
_ _ [F#] Greasing on American Express cars, [E] and the slow rain, we're keeping up the heat
[B] Love is in the vibrations and our _ imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely
_ _ And California dreaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ John and Mitchie were getting kind of itchy just to leave the folk music _ behind
_ [E] Saul and Danny working for [Bm] a penny [B] trying to get a fish on the line
[F#] In a coffeehouse Sebastian sat _ _ [E] and after every number they passed [B] that
Brooklyn and McQuie is just a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ _ And no one's [D] getting fat except [B] mama cat _ _ _
_ _ _ Saul and Danny you know there aren't many who can sing a song the way that you do let's go [E] south
Danny said Saul and Gulley don't you think that I [B] wish I could play guitar like you
[F#] Saul and Danny and Sebastian sat at the night [E] after every number they passed that
[B] Brooklyn and McQuie is still a getting higher in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat _ _ _
_ _ When Cass was a sophomore planned to go to Swarthmore but she changed her mind one day
_ [E] Standing on the turnpike thumb out the [B] hitchhike take her to New York right away
_ [F#] When Danny met Cass he gave her love a _ [E] rose-tinted song and that was the most [B] fun
Brooklyn and McQuie couldn't get no higher but that's what they were [E] aiming at
_ And no one's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] _ cat _ _
_ _ _ _ Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps don't you work as hard as you _ play
[E] Make up, break up, everything you shake [B] up gets it out the big _ way
_ [F#] Sebastian and his dog formed a stirring ball
[E] Still gonna dance and get you very too [B] cold
Brooklyn and McQuie are just a catching fire in LA you know where [E] that's at
_ And everybody's getting [D]
fat except mama [B] cat _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Robust it, disgusted, agents can't be trusted and then she wants to go to the _ sea
[E] Cash can't make it, she says we'll have to fake [B] it, we knew she'd come _ eventually
_ _ [F#] Greasing on American Express cars, [E] and the slow rain, we're keeping up the heat
[B] Love is in the vibrations and our _ imaginations can't go on [E] indefinitely
_ _ And California dreaming [D] is becoming a [B] reality _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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