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Number One Man:Bruce Channel.
#52 on BB Hot 100 on SMASH Records 
in 1962.
INTRO: G  
#1.
GHeeeCyyy, Gwhy ain't I your number one Cman?F  C  G7  
CTell me that you really need me, that I'm your 
Em7only Clove.
DAlways thinking about me..you're D7true as the stars 
above.
CHORUS:
GI've Bbeen true to you, Gbaby, Fbut there's one thing
I don't understand.
If Gall that stuff you say is true..why Fain't I your 
number one Cman?
#2.
I Fasked you for a date last night, you F7said you wasn't 
up to par.
Then AbI go Dout for a little walk and Gsee you in a Dbig 
fine Gcar.
#3.
Don't Csay it was your brother, who took you by C7surprise.
I Dwatched him walk you to your door..it wasn't D7brotherly 
love in his eyes.
CHORUS:
GI've Bbeen true to you, Gbaby, Fbut there's one thing
I don't understand.
If Gall that stuff you say is true..why Fain't I your 
number one Cman?
#3.
I Fasked you for a date last night, you F7said you wasn't 
up to par.
Then AbI go Dout for a little walk and Gsee you in a Dbig 
fine Gcar.
#4.
Don't Csay it was your brother, who took you by C7surprise.
I Dwatched him walk you to your door..it wasn't D7brotherly 
love in his eyes.
CHORUS:
GI've Bbeen true to you, Gbaby, Fbut there's one thing
I don't understand.
If Gall that stuff you say is true..why Fain't I your 
number one Cman?
OUTRO:
CHeyyyyyyyy, why Gain't I your number one Cman, Ayeah?
Dyeah, Gyeah..
CHeyyyyyyDyyyyy, Gnumber one Cman.A..D..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Number One Man

by Bruce Channel

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Em7

Number One Man:Bruce Channel.

#52 on BB Hot 100 on SMASH Records

in 1962.

INTRO:

#1.

G C G C F C G7

Heeeyyy, why ain't I your number one man?

Tell me that you really need me, that I'm your

Em7 C

only love.

D D7

Always thinking about me..you're true as the stars

above.

CHORUS:

G B G F

I've been true to you, baby, but there's one thing

I don't understand.

G F

If all that stuff you say is true..why ain't I your

number one man?

#2.

F F7

I asked you for a date last night, you said you wasn't

up to par.

Ab D G D

Then I go out for a little walk and see you in a big

fine car.

#3.

C C7

Don't say it was your brother, who took you by surprise.

D D7

I watched him walk you to your door..it wasn't brotherly

love in his eyes.

CHORUS:

G B G F

I've been true to you, baby, but there's one thing

I don't understand.

G F

If all that stuff you say is true..why ain't I your

number one man?

#3.

F F7

I asked you for a date last night, you said you wasn't

up to par.

Ab D G D

Then I go out for a little walk and see you in a big

fine car.

#4.

C C7

Don't say it was your brother, who took you by surprise.

D D7

I watched him walk you to your door..it wasn't brotherly

love in his eyes.

CHORUS:

G B G F

I've been true to you, baby, but there's one thing

I don't understand.

G F

If all that stuff you say is true..why ain't I your

number one man?

OUTRO:

C G C A

Heyyyyyyyy, why ain't I your number one man, yeah?

D G

yeah, yeah..

C D G C A D

Heyyyyyyyyyyy, number one man.....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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