Listen to the Band

 Listen to the Band
  Words & Music by Michael Nesmith
  Copyright 1967 by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
  6920 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
  All Rights Reserved

  lyrics from reprint of 1967 sheet music


  G        D 
  Hey, hey mercy woman

  Em7
  Plays a song and no one listens

  G                D7              G
  I need help, I'm falling again


                  D
  Play the drum a little louder

  Em
  Tell me I can live without her

  G         D7                   G
  If I only listen to the band
  Listen to the band!

  (instrumental - D7  Am  Em7)

  B7
  Weren't they good, they made my happy

                         Bb7    A7
  I think I can make it alone.



  G        D 
  Hey, hey mercy woman

  Em7
  Plays a song and no one listens

  G                D7              G
  I need help, I'm falling again


                  D
  Play the drum a little louder

  Em 
  Tell them they can live without her

  G            D7                  G
  If they only listen to the band
  Listen to the band!

  (instrumental - D7  Am  Em7)

  B7
  Weren't they good, they made my happy

                         Bb7    A7
  I think I can make it alone.

  G        D 
  Hey, hey mercy woman

  Em7
  Plays a song and no one listens

  G                D7              G
  I need help, I'm falling again

                  D
  Play the drum a little louder

  Em7
  Tell us we can live without her

  G                D7                    G  G  D7  G  D7
  Now that we have listened to the band

  G
  Listen to the band!

  (instrumental - D7  Am  Em7  B7  B7  A7  G  D  Em7  G  D7  G)




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  Listen to the Band chords

  Hello.  I've just figured out the chords to Listen to the Band.  I hope
  they're right.

  Intro:   B    Bb    A    B    Bb    A    G

  G           D                   Em                  C                   
  Hey hey mercy woman plays a song & no one listens
  G                    D        G
  I need help I'm falling again
  G                      D              Em              C
  Play the drum a little louder tell me I can live without her 
  G         D                G  
  If I only listen to the band
                              D          Am          G
  Listen to the band
  B




                                                                              B
  Bb A   G
  Weren't they good they made me happy I think I can make it alone
  G   D                   Em                  C
  Oh mercy woman plays a song & no one listens
  G                    D        G
  I need help I'm falling again
  G                      D                   Em                      C
  Play the drum a little bit louder tell them they can live without her
  G               D               G
  If they only listen to the band
                              D          Am          G
  Listen to the band
         B




                                                                              B
  Bb A  G
  Now weren't they good they made me happy I think I can make it alone
  G D          Em                  C
  Oh woman plays a song & no one listens
  G                    D        G
  I need help I'm falling again
  G                                           D                   Em
                 C
  Come on play the drums just a little bit louder tell us we can live without
  her
  G                        D                   G
  Now that we have listened to the band......
                              D          Am          G          B          B Bb
  A G
  Listen to the band




  SING ALONG addition - "Listen to the Band"

  FROM: Matt D'Aprile


                                   "LISTEN TO THE BAND"
                                     (Michael Nesmith)
                         as performed by the Monkees on the album
                                The Monkees Present (1969)

          INTRO: Am G#m Gm  Am G#m Gm  G

           G       D
           Hey hey mercy woman
           C                Em
           Plays a song and no one listens
           Cm              D            G   D
           I need help I'm falling again

           G               D
           Play the drum a little louder
           C             Em
           Tell me I can live without her
           Cm           D                 G
           If they only listen to the band

           Listen to the band!

                      D        Dm       Em
       Instrumental:  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

           D                      C
           Weren't they good they made me happy
           G              Am G#m Gm
           I think I can make it alone

           (then it repeats itself twice)