Plastic Man

Written by: Ray Davies
From: “Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)” (1969)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
A/G#  4-x-2-2-2-x
A/G   3-x-2-2-2-x
G/F#  2-x-0-0-0-3

Intro

| D | % |

Verse 1

  A                A/G#   A/G    D
A man lives at the corner of the street
        A                    A/G#    A/G      D
And his neighbours think he's helpful and he's sweet
          D                   D7                G  G/F# E
'Cause he never swears and he always shakes you by the  hand
    A               A/G#   A/G  A A
But no one knows he really is a ...
                              (breaks)
        D
Plastic man (Plastic man, plastic man)

Verse 2

         A              A/G#    A/G       D
He's got plastic heart, plastic teeth and toes (Yeah, he's plastic man)
         A                   A/G#    A/G     D
He's got plastic knees and a perfect plastic nose (Yeah, he's plastic man)
         D                 D7               G     G/F# E
He's got plastic lips that hide his plastic teeth and  gums
    A                 A/G#     A/G  A A
And plastic legs that reach up to his ...
                              (breaks)
        D
Plastic bum (Plastic bum, plastic bum)

Chorus

D       C   G      D
Plastic man got no brain
D       C         G       D
Plastic man don't feel no pain
D       C      F#       Bm
Plastic people look the same
G     G/F#  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah
D        C       G            D
Kick his shin or tread on his face
D        C        G        D
Pull his nose all over the place
D           C       F#    Bm
He can't disfigure, or disgrace
G  G/F# A            A7              D
Plastic man (Plastic man, plastic ma-a-an)

Interlude

| A   A/G# A/G | D | A   A/G# A/G | D |
(scat vocals)
| D D7 | G G/F# E    |
(scat vocals)

Verse 3

         A               A/G#    A/G    D
He's got plastic flowers growing up the walls (Yeah, he eats plastic food)
        A                   A/G#    A/G       D
He eats plastic food with a plastic knife and fork (Yeah, he's plastic man)
         D                D7                  G G/F# E
He likes plastic cups and saucers 'cause they never  break
       A                 A/G#  A/G  A A
And he likes to lick his gravy off a ...
                              (breaks)
        D
Plastic plate

Chorus

D       C   G      D
Plastic man got no brain
D       C         G       D
Plastic man don't feel no pain
D       C      F#       Bm
Plastic people look the same
G     G/F#  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah
D        C       G            D
Kick his shin or tread on his face
D        C        G        D
Pull his nose all over the place
D           C       F#    Bm
He can't disfigure, or disgrace
G  G/F# A            A7              D
Plastic man (Plastic man, plastic ma-a-an)

Verse 4

           A                A/G#    A/G     D
He's got a plastic wife who wears a plastic mac (Yeah, he's plastic man)
        A                 A/G#    A/G        D
And his children wanna be plastic like their dad (Yeah, he's plastic man)
           D                D7                 G G/F# E
He's got a phony smile that makes you think he under- stands
    A           A/G#     A/G        A A
But no one ever gets the truth from ...
                              (breaks)
        D                A D  A D
Plastic man (Plastic maa-a-aa-a-an)

Interlude

| A   A/G# A/G | A A
(scat vocals)   (breaks)
        D
Plastic man (Plastic man, plastic ma-a-an)
      (ending)