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INTRO:  G   Gm   Eb      C   G   Bb   Eb  Ab  
GStanding on the G7corner, Cwatching all the D7girls go Gby;Bb  D7  
GStanding on the G7corner, CM7watching all the Amgirls go D7by;Am7  D7  
Brother you Gdon't know a B7nicer occuCpation, Fmatter of Fmfact, Bm7neither do D7I;Am7  
D7Than Gstanding on the G7corner, CM7watching all the Am7girls,
CWatching all the gG7irls, Emwatching all the Amgirls; go Gby.Am7  C7  B7  
Em7I'm the Am7cat, Em7that got the Am7cream, Em7haven't Am7got a girl, Em7but I can Cdream;
GHaven't Emgot a girl, Gbut I can Am7wish, so, I Gtake me down to AbMain Street,
And Gthat's where I Bm7select, my GimaginG7ary Am7dish.D7  Am7  D7  
GStanding on the cG7orner, Cwatching all the D7girls go Gby;Bb  D7  
GStanding on the cG7orner, CM7giving all the Amgirls the D7eye;Am7  D7  
DBrother if Gyou've got a B7rich imaginCation, gFive it a Fmwhirl, Bm7give it a D7try;Am7  
Try Gstanding on the G7corner, CM7watching all the gAm7irls, 
CWatching all the gG7irls, Emwatching all the Amgirls; go Gby.Am7  C7  B7  
Em7SaturAm7day, and Em7I'm so Am7broke, Em7haven't Cgot a girl, Em7and that's no Cjoke;
GStill I'm Emliving like, a GmillionaAm7ire, when I Gtake me down to BbMain Street,
And GI review the Bm7harem, paGrading G7for me Am7there.D7  Am7  D7  
GStanding on the G7corner, Cwatching all the D7girls go Gby;Bb  D7  
GStanding on the G7corner, CM7underneath the Amspringtime D7sky;Am7  D7  
DBrother, you Gcan't go to jB7ail for what you're Cthinking,
FOr for the Fmwolf, (wolf whistle) Bm7look in your D7eye.Am7  
You're only Gstanding on the G7corner, CM7watching all the Am7girls,
CWatching all the G7girls, Emwatching all the gAmirls, 
(Wolf whistle),      Abgo Gby…………Am7………………C7…Bm7  D7  G  

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Standing On The Corner

by The Four Lads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CM7

Am7

Bm7

Em7

G Gm Eb C G Bb Eb Ab

INTRO:

G G7 C D7 G Bb D7

Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by;

G G7 CM7 Am D7 Am7 D7

Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by;

G B7 C F Fm Bm7 D7 Am7

Brother you don't know a nicer occupation, matter of fact, neither do I;

D7 G G7 CM7 Am7

Than standing on the corner, watching all the girls,

C G7 Em Am G Am7 C7 B7

Watching all the girls, watching all the girls; go by.

Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 C

I'm the cat, that got the cream, haven't got a girl, but I can dream;

G Em G Am7 G Ab

Haven't got a girl, but I can wish, so, I take me down to Main Street,

G Bm7 G G7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7

And that's where I select, my imaginary dish.

G G7 C D7 G Bb D7

Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by;

G G7 CM7 Am D7 Am7 D7

Standing on the corner, giving all the girls the eye;

D G B7 C F Fm Bm7 D7 Am7

Brother if you've got a rich imagination, give it a whirl, give it a try;

G G7 CM7 Am7

Try standing on the corner, watching all the girls,

C G7 Em Am G Am7 C7 B7

Watching all the girls, watching all the girls; go by.

Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 C Em7 C

Saturday, and I'm so broke, haven't got a girl, and that's no joke;

G Em G Am7 G Bb

Still I'm living like, a millionaire, when I take me down to Main Street,

G Bm7 G G7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7

And I review the harem, parading for me there.

G G7 C D7 G Bb D7

Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by;

G G7 CM7 Am D7 Am7 D7

Standing on the corner, underneath the springtime sky;

D G B7 C

Brother, you can't go to jail for what you're thinking,

F Fm Bm7 D7 Am7

Or for the wolf, (wolf whistle) look in your eye.

G G7 CM7 Am7

You're only standing on the corner, watching all the girls,

C G7 Em Am

Watching all the girls, watching all the girls,

Ab G Am7 C7 Bm7 D7 G

(Wolf whistle), go by……………………………

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