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Man Piaba chords by
Harry Belafonte
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When
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I was a lad of three-foot-three

Certain Certain Certain
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questions occurred to me,
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C

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So I asked me father quite seriously

To tell me the story 'bout the
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bird and bee.

He stammered and
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he stuttered pathetically

And this is what he said to me.
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He said, "The
Verse 2
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woman

piaba and the man piaba
C
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and the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass,
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The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm,
C
C

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And the famous grandy scratch
Fm
Fm

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scratch.
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Verse 3
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C

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Fm
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It was clear as mud but

it covered the ground

And the confusion made
Fm
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the brain go 'round.
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C

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I went and ask a good friend of mine,
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Known to the world as Albert Einstein.
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He said "Son,
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from the beginning of time and creativity
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There existed the force of relativity
Bb
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Pi r square and a minus ten
C
C

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means a routine only when
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The solar system in one light year
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Make the Hayden planetarium disappear
Bb
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So if Mt Everest doesn't move
C
C

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I am positive that it will prove
Verse 4
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F

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That the woman piaba and the man piaba
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And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass,
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The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm,
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C

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And the famous grandy scratch
Fm
Fm

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scratch.
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Verse 5
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C
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It was clear as mud but

it covered the ground
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And the confusion made the brain go 'round.
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C

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I grabbed a boat and went abroad
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F

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In Baden Baden asked Sigmund Freud

He said "Son,
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from your sad face remove the grouch
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Put the body down up on the couch
Bb
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I can see from your frustration
C
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F
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a neurotic sublimation
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C

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Hey love and hate is psychosomatic

Your Rorsach shows that
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you're a peri pathetic
Bb
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It all started with a broken sibling
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In the words of the famous
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Rudyard Kipling
Verse 6
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That the woman piaba and the man piaba
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And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass,
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The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm,
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And the famous grandy scratch scratch.
Verse 7
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C
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Well I traveled far and I traveled wide

And I don't even have
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me self a bride
Bb
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All the great men upon this earth
C
C

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Have confused me since my birth
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C

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I've been over land and been over sea

Trying to find answer 'bout
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the bird and bee
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But now that I am ninety three
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I don't give a darn you see
Verse 8
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If the woman piaba and the man piaba
C
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And the Ton Ton call baka lemon grass,
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The lily root, gully root, belly root uhmm,
C
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And the famous grandy
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scratch scratch.
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Man Piaba by Harry Belafonte is Db major.

The primary chords used in Man Piaba are Db, Gb, Gbm, Cb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Gbm, Cb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Man Piaba is approximately 158 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Man Piaba using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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