Chords with lyrics
Intro
verse 1
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I was sitting in a diner with a girl named Flo
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She wouldn't say yes, but she couldn't say no
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She said, "Darling, can I get a middle man "
E MajorE
She was engaged to a fellow on the lay-a-way plan
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But she carried all her money in a coffee can
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She said, "Darling, can I get a middle man "
Bridge
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The cook looked over with a short order face
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Dropped a fork and he saw Flo's legs
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Straightened his apron and burned my eggs
B7B7
I got competition everywhere I go these days
verse 2
E MajorE
Leaning on the juke box lookin' real good
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Like Natalie Wood on a Pontiac hood
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
I said, "Darling, I think I need a little hand.
E MajorE
Ya see, I've seen my downs, I've seen my ups
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I seen miniature dogs in coffee cups
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But darling I ain't never seen a middle man."
Bridge
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Flo talked slow like real wet paint
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She said, "A middle man's there when the other ones ain't
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He's got a left handed manner that leans to the right
B7B7
Sleeps all day and keeps it up all night"
verse 3
E MajorE
I got an aunt in Ohio and a boat that won't row
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Some veterans insurance and nowhere to go
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
"Darling, can I be your middle man "
Bridge
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If I could get the money in that coffee can
E MajorE
I could open me up a lemonade stand
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Send all the kids off to Pakistan
B7B7
Make Flo happy if I can
Instrumental
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A augmentedA B7B7
verse 4
E MajorE
Jerry Mahoney and Johnny B. Goode
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Are gonna buy me a house in Hollywood
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Darling, I think I got the perfect plan
E MajorE
We're gonna save half a dollars and sell 'em to France
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Buy us a record and learn how to dance
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And darling, I'll always be your middle
E MajorE B7B7
Darling, go buy a griddle
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Darling, I wanna be your middle man