Monkees - D W Washburn

D . w . washburn : the monkees .
#19 in 1968 .
( the coasters recorded their version , also in 1968 . )

#1 .
A F# B E
D . w . washburn , i heard a sweet voice say ,
A F# B E
D . w . washburn , this is your lucky day .
D A D A B E
a hot bowl of soup is waitin’ , a hot bowl of soup and a shave .
A F# B E A
D . w . washburn , we picked you to save .

chorus :
E A
can’t you hear the bugle call? can’t you hear the bells?
E A A7
even you can be reborn , you naughty ne’er – do – well . . .
D A D A B E
but if you don’t get out of that gutter , before the next big rain ,
A F# B E A
D . w . washburn , you’re gonna wash right down the drain .

#2 .
C#7 F#m
up , up , come on get up , get up off that street .
B B7
if you can only make it from your hands to your knees ,
E E7
i know you can make it to your feet .

#3 .
A F# B E
D . w . washburn , i said to myself ,
A F# B E
D . w . washburn , why don’t you go save sombody else?
D A D A B E
well , i got no job to go to , i don’t work and i don’t get paid .
A D B B7 E A
i got a bottle of wine , i’m feelin’ fine . . . and i believe i got it made .
D A D A B E
i’d like to thank all you good people . . . for comin’ to my aid ,
A F# B E A
but i’m D . w . washburn , i do believe i got it made . .

outro :
F# B E A
D . w . washburne , i do believe i got it made . ( x2 ) ( fade . )

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .