Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James
Manfred Mann
Written by John Carter and Geoff Stephens; released as a single with "Morning
After The Party" as the B-side.
There are some errors made by bassist Klaus Voormann in the bridge and the
final verse, so it's not my fault if it doesn't sound correct. :-)
Intro:
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So you
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fi- nally named the day when
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wedding bells will chime. I was
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sorry to hear you say you're
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gonna be his, not mine. Do you
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think you will be hap - py
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givin' up your friends For your
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Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mister James?
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So you
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fi- nally got your man, I
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hope you won't re- gret it. He can't
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love you the way I can, so
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please don't you forget it. Do you
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think you will be hap - py
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butte - ring the toast? I'm your
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Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mister Most.
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Bridge:
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I can see you in the morning time,
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washing day, the weather's fine,
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Hanging things up- on the line, as
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your life slips a - way,
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yeah.
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So you
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fi- nally named the day when
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wedding bells will chime. I was
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sorry to hear you say you're
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gonna be his, not mine. So you
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think you will be hap - py ta- king
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doggy for a walk With your
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Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mister James,
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(Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mis - ter)
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Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mister James.
(Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mis - ter)
Outro:
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So you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
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fi- nally named the day, so you
(Se- mi- de- tached, sub - ur - ban Mis - ter)
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