Steam Powered Giraffe - The suspender man

One^Am moonlight night in the bayou a ^Fsilhouette The ^Cair was sweet and the fo^Gg was vi-o-let The ^Amgators were all drinking tea, in a dream^Fy pantsless glee I sa^Cw a suspendered man, a banjo^G holstered in his hands. He h^Amad biggest red suspenders I ever did see, golly gee^F that's what I've seen He f^Clicked the brim of his hat, and this is what^G he said to me.

&quo^Amt;Mister robot ah am The ^FSuspender Man And ^Cdis banjo 'as shown me dah^G promised land. Now ^Amah play a song but in return, yoo put d^Fat shiny coin right 'ere in mah urn. And ^Cah play yoo sumfin fine. Mah music gonna^G blow yo mind!"

So I^Am flicked my coin into his pot, I ^Dmgotta admit it twasn't a lot ^AmTwo cents and then his fingers wriggled, ^Ghe plucked those strings and belched a giggle. ^AmHe tapped his foot, howled like a hound I^Dmgniting up the unholy ^Amsound.

And I ain't ^Amnever, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, ^Em7never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, ^Gnever, never, never, never, never, heard anything ^Amso great.

Call ^Amthe vendors. Big S^Fuspenders. That'^Cs what everybody wan^Gts to wear^Am. They ^Amstretch to Nantucket. Put t^Fhem in a bucket And s^Cend them to the gnome tra^Gpped down the w^Amell

^Dm(Yeah) He played the two cent show

And just lik^Ame that he stopped playing My jaw dropp^Fed to the floor. He cracked h^Cis neck and smiled at me, And said, "Buddy,^G y'gotta pay for more!"

But by then ^Ama crowd had swarmed the swamp, tossin' coin^F in after coin. So he cleare^Amd his throat, and his finger^Ams writhed, and everyone^F shouted for Suspender Guy^Am.

Call th^Ame vendors Big Sus^Fpenders That's ^Cwhat grandma wants ^Gfor her birthday^Am They're^Am bright red and awesome Even wo^Frn by opossums Nobody ^Cwants their pants t^Go fall down ^Am

^Am(Yeah) He played the two cent show

All the ch^Amildren sing and dance Those banj^Fo sounds instill a trance By 4 AM th^Ame press what hot Suspender ^GMan on the front page spot Suspenders^Am were in and spats were out The girls ^Fall suffered from fainting bouts The banjos^Am flew off the shelves Sprouting ^Fwings with dr^Ceams of being p^Glayed by Suspe^Amnder Man.

But in the^Am middle of February the fog tu^Frned a crimson red The Suspen^Cder Man disappeared, everyone w^Gas heels over h^Amead But we fou^Amnd his suspenders and that old banjo sittin' ri^Fght here on his log

And thoug^Amh he's gone, that's wh^Amat he gets for selli^Gng his soul to the ^Ambog

Big S^Amuspenders Put t^Fhem in a blender Three^C bat teeth and a blacke^Gned gypsy eye ^Am Bring^Am it to a boil Relea^Fse your mortal coil Out p^Cops a belt to wear for^G you and me^Am- Nobo^Amdy wants their pant^Gs to fall d^Amown- You^Am could wear a dress ^Gand then...you'd hav^Ame no need

^Dm(Yeah) He played the two cent sh^Amow