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Man Piaba

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[Intro]
G C D G
G C D G
[Verse 1]
GWhen I was a lad of Cthree-foot-three
DCertain questions occGurred to me
So I Gasked me father quite Cseriously
To Dtell me the story 'bout the Gbird and beeD  
He Gstammered and he stuttered paCthetically
DAnd this is what he said to Gme
[Chorus]
He said, "The Gwoman piaba and the Gman piaba
And the GTon Ton call baka Dlemon grass
The Glily root, Ggully root, Gbelly root Cuhmm
And the Dfamous grandy scratch scratchGm  
[Verse 2]
It was Gmclear as mud but it cCmovered the ground
And the Dconfusion made the Gbrain go 'round
I Gwent and ask a good Cfriend of mine
DKnown to the world as GAlbert Einstein
He said "BSon,
from the beGginning of time and creaCtivity
DThere existed the force of relaGtivity
GPi r square and a Cminus ten
is a Droutine only GwhenD  
GThe solar system in Cone light year
D7Make the Hayden planetarium dGisappear
So Gif Mt Everest Cdoesn't move
I am D7positive that it will pGrove
[Chorus]
That the Gwoman piaba and the Gman piaba
And the GTon Ton call baka Dlemon grass
The Glily root, Ggully root, Gbelly root Cuhmm
And the Dfamous grandy scratch scratchGm  
[Verse 3]
GmIt was clear as mud but it Ccovered the ground
DAnd the confusion made the Gbrain go 'round
GI grabbed a boat and went Cabroad
D7In Baden Baden asked GSigmund Freud
GHe said "Son, from your sad face Cremove the grouch
DPut the body down up Gon the couch
GI can see from Cyour frustration
Da neurotic subliGmation, DHey!
GLove and hate is Cpsychosomatic
DYour Rorsach shows that you're a Gperi pathetic
GIt all started with a Cbroken sibling
D7In the words of the famous GRudyard Kipling
[Chorus]
He said, "The G7woman piaba and the G7man piaba
And the GTon Ton call baka Dlemon grass
The Glily root, Ggully root, Gbelly root Cuhmm
And the Dfamous grandy scratch scratchGm  
[Verse 4]
GWell I traveled far and I Ctraveled wide
DAnd I don't even have me Gself a bride
GAll the great men Cupon this earth
DHave confused me since my GbirthD  
GI've been over land and been Cover sea
DTrying to find answer 'bout the Gbird and bee
GBut now that I am Cninety three
DI don't give a dGamn you see
[Chorus]
If the Gwoman piaba and the Gman piaba
And the GTon Ton call baka Dlemon grass
The Glily root, Ggully root, Gbelly root Cuhmm
And the Dfamous grandy scratch scratchG  

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Man Piaba

by Harry Belafonte

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G

[Verse 1]

G C

When I was a lad of three-foot-three

D G

Certain questions occurred to me

G C

So I asked me father quite seriously

D G D

To tell me the story 'bout the bird and bee

G C

He stammered and he stuttered pathetically

D G

And this is what he said to me

[Chorus]

G G

He said, "The woman piaba and the man piaba

G D

And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass

G G G C

The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm

D Gm

And the famous grandy scratch scratch

[Verse 2]

Gm Cm

It was clear as mud but it covered the ground

D G

And the confusion made the brain go 'round

G C

I went and ask a good friend of mine

D G

Known to the world as Albert Einstein

He said "Son,

G C

from the beginning of time and creativity

D G

There existed the force of relativity

G C

Pi r square and a minus ten

D G D

is a routine only when

G C

The solar system in one light year

D7 G

Make the Hayden planetarium disappear

G C

So if Mt Everest doesn't move

D7 G

I am positive that it will prove

[Chorus]

G G

That the woman piaba and the man piaba

G D

And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass

G G G C

The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm

D Gm

And the famous grandy scratch scratch

[Verse 3]

Gm C

It was clear as mud but it covered the ground

D G

And the confusion made the brain go 'round

G C

I grabbed a boat and went abroad

D7 G

In Baden Baden asked Sigmund Freud

G C

He said "Son, from your sad face remove the grouch

D G

Put the body down up on the couch

G C

I can see from your frustration

D G D

a neurotic sublimation, Hey!

G C

Love and hate is psychosomatic

D G

Your Rorsach shows that you're a peri pathetic

G C

It all started with a broken sibling

D7 G

In the words of the famous Rudyard Kipling

[Chorus]

G7 G7

He said, "The woman piaba and the man piaba

G D

And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass

G G G C

The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm

D Gm

And the famous grandy scratch scratch

[Verse 4]

G C

Well I traveled far and I traveled wide

D G

And I don't even have me self a bride

G C

All the great men upon this earth

D G D

Have confused me since my birth

G C

I've been over land and been over sea

D G

Trying to find answer 'bout the bird and bee

G C

But now that I am ninety three

D G

I don't give a damn you see

[Chorus]

G G

If the woman piaba and the man piaba

G D

And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass

G G G C

The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm

D G

And the famous grandy scratch scratch

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