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Stan The Man

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[Intro]
C   Am   C   Am
[Verse]
CBorn in nineteen thirty-five in AmBrooklyn, NY
CSon of Anna and AmPhil
CAt nineteen years old he married my Ammother Judy
And immediately Gpaid his first Bloomingdale's Fbill
CRight away they started on a Amfamily
Three Csmart kids popped out of mom's Amtummy
But then one steamy Cnight dad forgot to wear his Amraincoat
Nine months Glater out came the Fdummy . . .
Fbut he took ... care of me
[Chorus 1]
Oh, 'CStan the Man' was my Amhero
The Ccoolest guy ever, I Amswear
CHe stayed up all night making me a Amclay volcano
That's how I Gwon the science Ffair
[Verse]
CHe was 6'2, 200 and Am50 lbs
CAnd as sweet as he was Amstrong
CHe was also known to be pretty Amwell endowed
But beGlieve me he didn't pass that one aFlong
CHis fav'rite singers were Leon Redbone and AmJohnny Cash
CHis favorite ball players were Koufax and AmMickey
CHis favorite restaurant was the state's Amdelicatessen
His favorite Gmovie was 'Little NickFy'
FSorry 'Godfather I and II' - Maybe next time
[Chorus 2]
Yeah, 'CStan the Man' was my Amhero
With a Cgolf swing that made Ammen cry
He'd take Ctheir money and put it in his Amtop dresser drawer
Then I'd Gsteal it so I could get Fhigh...
FBut he ... beat that habit ... out of me
[Verse]
So dad, Cthanks for letting me stay up late to Amwatch Johnny Carson
CThanks for coaching all our games in Livingston AmPark
CThanks for telling me to always punch a Amkid in the face
If he Gmade an anti-Semitic reFmark
Yeah, and don't Cworry 'bout mom, we'll always Amlook after her
CMe, Scott, Val, Liz, and the Amgrandkids
CAnd when Jacky and I have children of Amour own
We'll try to Graise them just the way you Fdid
[Bridge]
CSo say 'hi' to both my grandmas and grandAmpas
CTell my dog, Meatball, I miss him Amso
CBut most important, take advantage of Ambeing in heaven
And go Gbang Marilyn MonroeF  
Mom said ... it's cool ... just wear a raincoat
[Chorus 3]
Oh, 'CStan the Man' was my Amhero
Still Cis and always will Ambe
Cause he Cdidn't give too much a crap about Amnothin'
Except Gloving his fam-i-lFy
[Outro]
Well 'CStan the Man' is Amgone
But will always live Con

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Stan The Man

by Adam Sandler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am C Am

[Verse]

C Am

Born in nineteen thirty-five in Brooklyn, NY

C Am

Son of Anna and Phil

C Am

At nineteen years old he married my mother Judy

G F

And immediately paid his first Bloomingdale's bill

C Am

Right away they started on a family

C Am

Three smart kids popped out of mom's tummy

C Am

But then one steamy night dad forgot to wear his raincoat

G F

Nine months later out came the dummy . . .

but he took ... care of me

[Chorus 1]

C Am

Oh, 'Stan the Man' was my hero

C Am

The coolest guy ever, I swear

C Am

He stayed up all night making me a clay volcano

G F

That's how I won the science fair

[Verse]

C Am

He was 6'2, 200 and 50 lbs

C Am

And as sweet as he was strong

C Am

He was also known to be pretty well endowed

G F

But believe me he didn't pass that one along

C Am

His fav'rite singers were Leon Redbone and Johnny Cash

C Am

His favorite ball players were Koufax and Mickey

C Am

His favorite restaurant was the state's delicatessen

G F

His favorite movie was 'Little Nicky'

Sorry 'Godfather I and II' - Maybe next time

[Chorus 2]

C Am

Yeah, 'Stan the Man' was my hero

C Am

With a golf swing that made men cry

C Am

He'd take their money and put it in his top dresser drawer

G F

Then I'd steal it so I could get high...

But he ... beat that habit ... out of me

[Verse]

C Am

So dad, thanks for letting me stay up late to watch Johnny Carson

C Am

Thanks for coaching all our games in Livingston Park

C Am

Thanks for telling me to always punch a kid in the face

G F

If he made an anti-Semitic remark

C Am

Yeah, and don't worry 'bout mom, we'll always look after her

C Am

Me, Scott, Val, Liz, and the grandkids

C Am

And when Jacky and I have children of our own

G F

We'll try to raise them just the way you did

[Bridge]

C Am

So say 'hi' to both my grandmas and grandpas

C Am

Tell my dog, Meatball, I miss him so

C Am

But most important, take advantage of being in heaven

G F

And go bang Marilyn Monroe

Mom said ... it's cool ... just wear a raincoat

[Chorus 3]

C Am

Oh, 'Stan the Man' was my hero

C Am

Still is and always will be

C Am

Cause he didn't give too much a crap about nothin'

G F

Except loving his fam-i-ly

[Outro]

C Am

Well 'Stan the Man' is gone

But will always live on

About Stan The Man Chords by Adam Sandler

Learn how to play Stan The Man by Adam Sandler with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Stan The Man chords”, “Stan The Man guitar chords”, or “Adam Sandler Stan The Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Stan The Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Stan The Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am, G, F.

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