{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1127454,"song":"Strings And Dory Plug","artist":"Stan Rogers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11250709-strings-and-dory-plug-chords-by-stan-rogers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1127454?type=chord","rating":0.14834,"votes":0,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\nStrings and Dory Plug\r\n\r\non \"For the Family\" - Stan Rogers\r\n\r\n\r\n(Lively)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going to tell a story, a funny one you see[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout a Hazel Hiller, a married man is he[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis house is on the highway, and if the road comes through[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'll have to tear his mansion down and build it up anew[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe's moved to many places, sometimes to Hazel Hill\r\nAnd sometimes into Canso, it seems he can't keep still\r\nBut now I think he's settled down with his dear loving wife\r\nHe bought himself a gramaphone and lives a happy life\r\n\r\nOne day he said to Dory Plug, \"I've got to earn my bread\r\nI'm going straight to Lena's, I've got to use my head\"\r\nFrom her he bought a bicycle, what he paid her we don't know\r\nHe tied a box behind him, to Canso he did go\r\n\r\nFrom door to door he travelled, \"15 cents for one\"\r\nHe couldn't make it prosper, it wasn't any fun\r\nHis fish business is ended, he couldn't make it pay\r\nSo then he said to Dory Plug \"I'll try another way\"\r\n\r\nBut Dory got a little bored while hubby was away\r\nThere wasn't anything to do to pass the time away\r\nThere was one thing she wanted, she said to hubby \"Dear\r\nThe time would pass more quickly if I had a rocking chair\"\r\n\r\nWell Strings said to his darling \"Your wish is my command\r\nTo show how much I love you I'll make you one by hand\"\r\nAs Strings was such a handy man by night the job was done\r\nHe took that thing upstairs and said \"Now try this out for fun\"\r\n\r\nShe sat down on the rocker while Strings went down below\r\nTo fetch a cup of coffee to help the evening go\r\nWhile Dory Plug above him was rocking back and forth\r\nAnd singing to her Stringy-boy for all that she was worth\r\n\r\nBut Dory got excited and rocked a bit too fast\r\nAnd as her heels swung higher the chair gave way at last\r\nThe floor gave way beneath her, both chair and Dory Plug\r\nFell right into the coffee pot and broke their only mug\r\n\r\nSo now my story's ended, it may get me in jail\r\nBut there are many people who'd surely go my bail\r\nSo if they come to get me to throw me in the jug\r\nI'll never forget that cardboard house of String and Dory Plug","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\nStrings and Dory Plug\n\non \"For the Family\" - Stan Rogers\n\n\n(Lively)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe's moved to many places, sometimes to Hazel Hill\nAnd sometimes into Canso, it seems he can't keep still\nBut now I think he's settled down with his dear loving wife\nHe bought himself a gramaphone and lives a happy life\n\nOne day he said to Dory Plug, \"I've got to earn my bread\nI'm going straight to Lena's, I've got to use my head\"\nFrom her he bought a bicycle, what he paid her we don't know\nHe tied a box behind him, to Canso he did go\n\nFrom door to door he travelled, \"15 cents for one\"\nHe couldn't make it prosper, it wasn't any fun\nHis fish business is ended, he couldn't make it pay\nSo then he said to Dory Plug \"I'll try another way\"\n\nBut Dory got a little bored while hubby was away\nThere wasn't anything to do to pass the time away\nThere was one thing she wanted, she said to hubby \"Dear\nThe time would pass more quickly if I had a rocking chair\"\n\nWell Strings said to his darling \"Your wish is my command\nTo show how much I love you I'll make you one by hand\"\nAs Strings was such a handy man by night the job was done\nHe took that thing upstairs and said \"Now try this out for fun\"\n\nShe sat down on the rocker while Strings went down below\nTo fetch a cup of coffee to help the evening go\nWhile Dory Plug above him was rocking back and forth\nAnd singing to her Stringy-boy for all that she was worth\n\nBut Dory got excited and rocked a bit too fast\nAnd as her heels swung higher the chair gave way at last\nThe floor gave way beneath her, both chair and Dory Plug\nFell right into the coffee pot and broke their only mug\n\nSo now my story's ended, it may get me in jail\nBut there are many people who'd surely go my bail\nSo if they come to get me to throw me in the jug\nI'll never forget that cardboard house of String and Dory Plug","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}