No Friend Of Mine:The Sparkles.
DNC for some reason. Great song
on HICKORY Records in 1967.
(Texas garage band from 1957-1972.
They had a fabulous, rough, grating rock
sound. One of my favourites from the '50s
and 60's.)
INTRO: Am C D Am..C Dm Am E
#1.
Am C Dm
You told me if ever I cared, you'd cool my frown..
E Am C D E
baby, I'm down, so prove it! Yeah!
Am C D
My poor heart just cold as the lark that fell in the
Am C Dm E
middle of a big peat bog, so move it! Yeah!
Am C D E
Now, what's this, babe?......are you just gonna stand
Am C D E Am
there?.......and watch me pull my hair? (oooowww!)
C D E C
Well, you go on, you get out of here, cause you ain't
E
no, you ain't no friend of mine, no, no, no, no, no,
Am
no, no, no, no.
CHORUS:
Am C D Am
You ain't no friend of mine..you've been puttin' me on
C D E
all this time.
Am C D E C
You ain't no friend of mine....you just want to stand and
E
watch me, watch me blow my mi-yi-yi-yi-ind!
INTERLUDE: Am C Dm Am C D E A C Dm A C Dm E
#2.
Am C Dm
Sun comes up and the moon goes down..I'm running wild,
Am C D E
on the town, like a boozer, yeah!
Am C D
Man on the sidewalk putting me down, says I look weird,
Am C D E
calls me a clown and a loser, yeah!
#3.
Am C D E
Now, what's this, babe?....are you just gonna stand
Am C D E Am
there?.....remember when I was pulling my hair? (oooowww!)
C D E C
Well, you go on, you get out of here, cause you ain't
E
no, you ain't no friend of mine, no, no, no, no, no,
D
no, no, no, no.
CHORUS:
Am C D Am
You ain't no friend of mine..you've been puttin' me on
C D E
all this time.
Am C D E C
You ain't no friend of mine....you just want to stand and
E
watch me, watch me blow my mi-yi-yi-yi-ind!
OUTRO:
Am C Dm Am
You ain't no friend of mine (it's no good to have ya!)
Am C Dm Am
You ain't no friend of mine (no, no, aaaaggggghhhhhh!)
Am C Dm Am
You ain't no friend of mine (aaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhh!)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
