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)