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Free Advice:Mamas And The Papas.
Flip Side of - Dedicated To The
One I Love - on DUNHILL Records
in 1967.
INTRO:  G   A   GA..Am  D   A   E   D  A  
#1.
AA bit of free advice (Am7viiice)
AWe'll tell it to you now (nice, twice)
If you've got some Dhabits some people 
won't Amallow (won't allow, allow)
Be Ecool, be Cclean, Aif you Gknow what 
I Amean.
BRIDGE:
AWe've all got our ups (ups, ups)
GWe've all got our Amdowns (we've all got 
our downs)
Some of us are Dcareless and leave 'em 
layin' aAmround (layin' around, around)
ABe Eneat, disAmcreet, Fand keep your ear to 
the Dmground.
CHORUS:
CEveryone has had a loved one who's Ffar, 
far away.
AmAnd if you don't want to Ctake that trip 
someEday..(think twice) be Acool (be cool)
be Dclean (be clean) Cif you know what I Emean..
Awoooooooooooo!!
INTERLUDE:  A   G   A   Am   D   Am   E   C   F  Dm  
CHORUS:
CEveryone has had a loved one who's Ffar, 
far away.
AmAnd if you don't want to Ctake that trip 
someEday..a bit of free adAmvice (vice, vice)
We'll Atell it to you now (tell it to you now)
If you've got some Dhabits some people 
won't Amallow (won't allow, allow)
OUTRO:
EEveryone has Dhad a loved Cone..don't be out
on the Estreet.
AEveryone has Dhad a loved one..Cif you know 
what I Emeeeean..Aooooooooooooo!!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Free Advice

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Am7

Free Advice:Mamas And The Papas.

Flip Side of - Dedicated To The

One I Love - on DUNHILL Records

in 1967.

G A G D A E D A

INTRO: A..Am

#1.

A Am7

A bit of free advice (viiice)

We'll tell it to you now (nice, twice)

If you've got some habits some people

won't allow (won't allow, allow)

E C A G

Be cool, be clean, if you know what

I mean.

BRIDGE:

We've all got our ups (ups, ups)

G Am

We've all got our downs (we've all got

our downs)

Some of us are careless and leave 'em

layin' around (layin' around, around)

A E Am F

Be neat, discreet, and keep your ear to

the ground.

CHORUS:

C F

Everyone has had a loved one who's far,

far away.

Am C

And if you don't want to take that trip

E A

someday..(think twice) be cool (be cool)

D C E

be clean (be clean) if you know what I mean..

woooooooooooo!!

A G A Am D Am E C F Dm

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

C F

Everyone has had a loved one who's far,

far away.

Am C

And if you don't want to take that trip

E Am

someday..a bit of free advice (vice, vice)

We'll tell it to you now (tell it to you now)

If you've got some habits some people

won't allow (won't allow, allow)

OUTRO:

E D C

Everyone has had a loved one..don't be out

on the street.

A D C

Everyone has had a loved one..if you know

E A

what I meeeean..ooooooooooooo!!

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Free Advice Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

Learn how to play Free Advice by The Mamas & The Papas with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Free Advice chords”, “Free Advice guitar chords”, or “The Mamas & The Papas Free Advice 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 Free Advice chords and for experienced players who want accurate Free Advice lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, Am, D, E, Am7.

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The chords for "Free Advice" show the original chord names (including G, A, Am, D, E, Am7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.