(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone

  (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
  Words & Music by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
  Copyright 1966 by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
  6920 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
  All Rights Reserved

  lyrics from reprint of 1966 sheet music
  lyrics in parentheses are corrections based on the recorded version.


  E   G   A
  I I I I I'm

           C               E   G   A   C
  Not your stepping stone

  E   G   A
  I I I I I'm

           C               E   G   A   C
  Not your stepping stone


         E                   G         A      C
  You're trying to make your mark in society

  E             G               A           C
  Using all the tricks that you used on me

         E                G            A          C
  You're reading all them high-fashion magazines

      E                      G              A              C
  The clothes you're wearing lately causing public scenes.
  			  (girl, are) 


         E   G   A
  I said I I I I I'm

           C              E  G  A  C
  Not your stepping stone

  E   G   A
  I I I I I'm

           C              E  G  A  C  E  G  A  
  Not your stepping stone

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone


  E                     G                A             C
  When I first met you, girl, you didn't have no shoes

      E                  G                  A                C
  But now you're walkin' 'round like you're front-page news.

  E              G                 A                   C
  You been awful careful 'bout the friends you choose

  E                     G            A                    C
  But you won't find my name in your book of Who's Who.



         E   G   A
  I said I I I I I'm

           C              E  G  A  C
  Not your stepping stone

  E   G   A
  I I I I I'm

           C              E  G  A  C  E  G  A  
  Not your stepping stone

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone

  REPEAT AND FADE:

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone

                C              E  G  A
       Not your stepping stone

  etc.




  STEPPING STONE

  To my knowledge, the original song was written an performed
  by the Monkees (of "Hey Hey We're the Monkees!" fame) and
  Minor Threat picked up the song for a cover version. (amazing
  how much mileage the song got)

  My friend Steve Jones (star@wam.umd.edu) typed in the lyrics for 
  Stepping Stones about a year back.  This is actually from
  the version done by the the Monkees, but you will find that
  the Minor Threat version is very similar
  (Just use more distortion and scream the lyrics :-)

  ************ The Lyrics *****************

  I I I I I'm not your stepping stone    
  You're trying to make your mark in society
  Using all the tricks that you used on me
  You're reading all them high fashion magazines
  The cloths you're wearing lately causing public scenes


  I said I I I I I'm not your stepping stone
         I I I I I'm not your stepping stone
         Not your stepping stone Not your stepping stone

  When I first met you girl, you didn't have no shoes
  But now your walkin' 'round like your front page news
  You've been awful careful about the friends you choose
  But You woun't find my name in your book of who's who

 -> fade

  ********** The Chords *****************
  Disclaimer:  I don't have the recording or my guitar
               at the terminal with me, and my memory isn't flawless

  The chords for this are fairly simple, making this a good song
  for a beginning band.

  The basic pattern is:

    E  E  G  G  A  A  C  C

  I would do this with power chords, especially for the Minor Threat
  version  i.e.:
  ----------------------------
  ----------------------------
  --------------2--2--5--5----
  --2--2--5--5--2--2--5--5----
  --2--2--5--5--0--0--3--3----
  --0--0--3--3----------------

  There is another section later on with this part repeated:
   E E E G A G     q e e q e e    
  If someone wants to clean up what I've done and match it to the lyrics
  , please feel free.

  Anyhow, have fun with it!  Any mistakes will just add character.

  ************End***********************

  Adam Cody Coggins
  acoggins@phoenix.princeton.edu