The Rubberband Man chords by
The Spinners (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Eb/F

Bb/F

Eb/F

Verse 1
F7 F7 
 
Hand me down my walkin' cane
Hand me down my hat
F7 F7 
 
Hurry now and don't be late
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
'Cause we ain't got time to chat
F7 F7 
 
You and me we're goin' out
To catch the latest sounds
F7 F7 
 
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Ab Ab 
 
So high you won't come down

Chorus 1
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, y'all prepare yourself
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
For the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You never heard a sound
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Like the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You're bound to lose control
Eb Eb 
 
F7 F7 
 
When the Rubberband starts to jam

Interlude 1

Oh, Lord this dude is outta sight

Everything he does

seems to come out right

Verse 2
F7 F7 
 
Once I went to hear them play
At a club outside of town
F7 F7 
 
I was so  surprised, I was hypnotized
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
By the sound this cat's puttin' down
F7 F7 
 
When I saw this short fat guy
Stretched a band between his toes
F7 F7 
 
Hey, I laughed so hard
Cause the man got down
Ab Ab 
 
When he finaly reached his goal

Chorus 2
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, y'all prepare yourself
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
For the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You never heard a sound
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Like the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You're bound to lose control
Eb Eb 
 
F7 F7 
 
When the Rubberband starts to jam

Interlude 2

Got that rubberband

Up on his toes

Then he wriggled it up

All around his nose

Bridge 1
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
F7 F7 
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
F7 F7 
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Playin' all that music, yet keepin' time
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo...)
F7 F7 
 
Where in the world did he learn that, oh, Lord
(Doo doo doo doo doo)

Chorus 3
Lord, help him get away
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, y'all prepare yourself
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
For the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You never heard a sound
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Like the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You're bound to lose control
Eb Eb 
 
F7 F7 
 
When the Rubberband starts to jam

Interlude 3

Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo

Rubberband man, Rubberband man

Bridge 2
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
How much of this stuff
F7 F7 
 
do he think we can stand
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
So much rhythm, grace and debonair
F7 F7 
 
from one man, Lord
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
And then he had the nerve
F7 F7 
 
to wiggle his left toe
To his knee, got the feelin' in his head, y'all

Chorus 4
Ah, come on baby
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, y'all prepare yourself
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
For the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You never heard a sound
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Like the Rubberband man
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
You're bound to lose control
Eb Eb 
 
F7 F7 
 
When the Rubberband starts to jam

Interlude 4

Rubberband man starts to jam

Movin' up and down across the land

Got people all in his ways

Everything about him seems out of place

Outro 1
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Just a movin', just a movin'
just a move-move-movin'
F7 F7 
 
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband man
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Just a movin', just a movin',
just a move-move-movin'
F7 F7 
 
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband man
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Get    down (doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...)
F7 F7 
 
Oh, get down lover
Uh-huh (doo doo doo doo doo)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Eb/F Bb/F F7 Ab...

Chords

F
Eb/F
Bb/F
F7
Ab
Db
Eb
Cm
Bb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Eb/F: x-x-3-3-4-3
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of The Rubberband Man by The Spinners, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Spinners's performance.

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