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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                             "Someday Man"
                    (Paul Williams - Roger Nichols)
Intro:
	Bass w/acoustic guitar [6X; horns and band enter 3rd time]
	      (A)     (B)
	 v     v   v   v   v
    -----|-----9--98--------|
    -2s--|-7---------9---79-|
    -----|-------------7----|
    -----|------------------|
Verse 1:
	  ASome pBeople aAlways complBain that their lAife is too shBort
	So they hAurry it alBong
	  ATheir wBorries drAive them insBane
	But they sAtill go alBong for the rAideB  
	As for G#m7me, I have C#m9all the time in the F#9-5world
Chorus:
	I was bG#orn a G#maj7someday man, I'm a C#maj7maybe childD#7  
	I was bG#orn a G#maj7someday man, I was C#maj7always wildD#7  
	      Gmaj7ToCmaj7morrow's a Gmaj7new dayCmaj7, baby
	      Gmaj7Anything can Cmaj7happen
	              Gmaj7    Cmaj7[1:    E72:  Eadd9  Bm7/E]
	      Anything can happen at all
[repeat intro 4X; bass tacet 1,2]
Verse 2:
	Some folks are working for reasons and waiting for answers
	They're never gonna find
	They keep on searching for pleasures
	And working so hard they can't see
	But for me, life can be a sweet holiday
[repeat chorus]
Coda: [repeat to fade]
	I was bAorn a Amaj7someday man, I'm a Dmaj7maybe childE7  
	I was bAorn a Amaj7someday man, I was Dmaj7always wildE7  
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Someday Man

by The Monkees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

C#m9

F#9-5

G#maj7

C#maj7

D#7

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Eadd9

Bm7

Amaj7

Dmaj7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Someday Man"

(Paul Williams - Roger Nichols)

Intro:

Bass w/acoustic guitar [6X; horns and band enter 3rd time]

A B

() ()

v v v v v

-----|-----9--98--------|

-2s--|-7---------9---79-|

-----|-------------7----|

-----|------------------|

Verse 1:

A B A B A B

Some people always complain that their life is too short

A B

So they hurry it along

A B A B

Their worries drive them insane

A B A B

But they still go along for the ride

G#m7 C#m9 F#9-5

As for me, I have all the time in the world

Chorus:

G# G#maj7 C#maj7 D#7

I was born a someday man, I'm a maybe child

G# G#maj7 C#maj7 D#7

I was born a someday man, I was always wild

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Tomorrow's a new day, baby

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

Anything can happen

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 E7 Eadd9 Bm7 E

[1: 2: /]

Anything can happen at all

[repeat intro 4X; bass tacet 1,2]

Verse 2:

Some folks are working for reasons and waiting for answers

They're never gonna find

They keep on searching for pleasures

And working so hard they can't see

But for me, life can be a sweet holiday

[repeat chorus]

Coda: [repeat to fade]

A Amaj7 Dmaj7 E7

I was born a someday man, I'm a maybe child

A Amaj7 Dmaj7 E7

I was born a someday man, I was always wild

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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