Stan The Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 1]
[C]Born in nineteen
thirty- five in [Am]Brooklyn, NY
[C]Son of Anna and [Am]Phil
At nineteen [C]years old he
married my mother [Am]Judy
And immediately [G]paid his first
Bloomingdale's[F]bill

[Verse 2]
Right [C]away they started on a fam[Am]ily
Three smart [C]kids popped
out of mom's [Am]tummy
But then [C]one steamy* night dad
forgot to wear [Am]his raincoat
Nine months [G]later out came the [F]dummy

[Verse 3]
But [F]he took care of me

[Verse 4]
Oh, [C]'Stan the Man' was
my her[F]o
[C]The coolest guy ever, I [F]swear
[C]He stayed up all night making
me a clay [Am]volcano
That's how [G]I won the science [F]fair

[Verse 5]
He [C]was 6'2,
[Am]200 and 50 lbs.
[C]And as sweet as he was [Am]strong
He was [C]also known to be
pretty [Am]well endowed
But believe [G]me he didn't
pass that one [F]along

[Verse 6]
His fav'rite [C]singers were Leo
Red Bone [Am]and Johny Cash
His fa[C]vorite ball players
were [Am]Koufax and Micky
His favorite [C]restaurant was the
state's del[Am]icatessen
His favorite [G]movie was [F]'Little Nicky'

[Verse 7]
Sorry 'Godfather I [F]and II'
Maybe next time

[Verse 8]
Yeah, [C]'Stan the Man' was my her[F]o
With [C]a golf swing that made men [F]cry
He'd [C]take their money and put
it in his top [Am]dresser drawer
Then I'd [G]steal it so I could get [F]high...
But he ... beat that habit ... out of me

[Verse 9]
So [C]dad,
Thanks for letting me stay up late
[Am]to watch Johny Carson
[C]Thanks for coaching all our games
in Living[Am]ston Park
[C]Thanks for telling me to always
punch a [Am]kid in the face
If he [G]made an anti- Semitic remark

[Verse 10]
[F]Yeah, and don't wor[C]ry 'bout mom
We'll always [Am]look after her
Me, [C]Scott, Val, Liz, and [Am]the grandkids
And [C]when Jacky and I have
[Am]children of our own
We'll try [G]to raise them just the way you [F]did

[Verse 11]
So [C]say 'hi' to both my
grandmas and [Am]grandpas
Tell my [C]dog,
Meatball, I miss him [Am]so
But most import[C]ant,
take advantage of being [Am]in heaven
And go [G]bang Marylin Monroe
[F]Mom said it's cool
... just wear a raincoat

[Verse 12]
Oh, [C]'Stan the Man' was my [Am]her o
[C]Still is and always will [Am]be
'Cause he didn't [C]give too much
crap about [Am]nothin'
Except [G]loving his family

[Verse 13]
[F]Well 'St[Am]an the Man[G]' is [F]gone*
But will [C]always live on*