{"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":1472044,"song":"The Suspender Man","artist":"Steam Powered Giraffe","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11265222-the-suspender-man-chords-by-steam-powered-giraffe/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1472044?type=chord","rating":4.55918,"votes":13,"content":"Capo 5\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOne moonlight night in the bayou a silhouette[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe air was sweet and the fog was vi-o-let[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe gators were all drinking tea, in a dreamy pantsless glee[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI saw a suspendered man, a banjo holstered in his hands.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe had biggest red suspenders I ever did see, golly gee that's what I've seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe flicked the brim of his hat, and this is what he said to me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"Mister robot ah am The Suspender Man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd dis banjo 'as shown me dah promised land.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow ah play a song but in return, yoo put dat shiny coin right 'ere in mah urn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd ah play yoo sumfin fine. Mah music gonna blow yo mind!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo I flicked my coin into his pot, I gotta admit it twasn't a lot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTwo cents and then his fingers wriggled,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe plucked those strings and belched a giggle.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe tapped his foot, howled like a hound[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIgniting up the unholy sound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I ain't never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nnever, never, never, never, never, never, never, never,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nnever, never, never, never, never, heard anything so great.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCall the vendors.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBig Suspenders.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat's what everybody wants to wear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey stretch to Nantucket.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPut them in a bucket[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd send them to the gnome trapped down the well[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Tug 'em with thumbs is ideal)\r\n(While rollin' back on your heels)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n(Yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe played the two cent show\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd just like that he stopped playing[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy jaw dropped to the floor.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe cracked his neck and smiled at me, And said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Buddy, y'gotta pay for more!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut by then a crowd had swarmed the swamp,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\ntossin' coin in after coin.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo he cleared his throat, and his fingers writhed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand everyone shouted for Suspender Guy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCall the vendors[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBig Suspenders[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat's what grandma wants for her birthday[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey're bright red and awesome[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEven worn by opossums[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNobody wants their pants to fall down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Ma and Pappy want 'em too)\r\n(Even the ghost of your Uncle Stu)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n(Yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe played the two cent show\r\n\r\nMYKEHL, FRACSHURE DAT BAHNJOE\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  x4\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAll the children sing and dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThose banjo sounds instill a trance[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBy 4 AM the press what hot[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuspender Man on the front page spot[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSuspenders were in and spats were out[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe girls all suffered from fainting bouts[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe banjos flew off the shelves[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSprouting wings with dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nof being played by Suspender Man.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut in the middle of February[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nthe fog turned a crimson red[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe Suspender Man disappeared,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\neveryone was heels over head[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut we found his suspenders and that old banjo[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nsittin' right here on his log[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd though he's gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nthat's what he gets[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nfor selling his soul to the bog[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBig Suspenders[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPut them in a blender[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThree bat teeth and a blackened gypsy eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBring it to a boil[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nRelease your mortal coil[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOut pops a belt to wear for you and me-[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNobody wants their pants to fall down-[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou could wear a dress and then...you'd have no need[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(The alligators had it right)\r\n(Wearing pants it sure does bite)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n(Yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe played the two cent show[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Tug 'em with thumbs is ideal)\n(While rollin' back on your heels)\n\n\n\nHe played the two cent show\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Ma and Pappy want 'em too)\n(Even the ghost of your Uncle Stu)\n\n\n\nHe played the two cent show\n\nMYKEHL, FRACSHURE DAT BAHNJOE\n\n\nAm  F  C  G  x4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(The alligators had it right)\n(Wearing pants it sure does bite)","chords":["Am","F","C","G","Dm","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}