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Plastic Man

The Kinks
Tab
★4.6(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

<h5>

Plastic Man

Written by: R. D. Davies

intro

(riff 1) (riff 2) (riff 3) (riff 4) (riff 5)

D(4x) D7 D D A

---------- ---------------- --------- ---------------- ---------|
--------3- -3-------------- -7h8p7-7- -7-7--8--10-8-7- ---------|
---------- ----4p2p0------- -7-----7- -7-7--9--11-9-7- -------2-|
-2h3h4---- ----------4p2p0- -7-----7- -7-7--7--10-7-7- ---------|
---------- ---------------- --------- ---------------- -2h3h4---|
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A A/G# A/G D(Riff 1)

A man lives at the corner of the street,

A A/G# A/G D(Riff 1)

And his neighbors think he's helpful and he's sweet,

D7(riff 2) G G/F# E

'Cause he never swears and he always shakes you by the hand,

A A/G# A/G D(riff 3)

But no one knows he really is a........plastic man.

A A/G# A/G D(Riff 4)

He's got plastic heart, plastic teeth and toes,

He's got plastic knees and a perfect plastic nose.

He's got plastic lips that hide his plastic teeth and gums,

And plastic legs that reach up to his.......plastic bum.

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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 D/F# A(riff 5)

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 D/F# A(riff 5)

plastic man

solo

A A/G# A/G D(1x D(2x

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------------------------------ ---9b11-9b11r9p7---7------- ---9b11r9p7---7-------7h9-|
------------------------------ -0---------------9---9p7-9- -0----------9---9-7h9-----|
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-5--5--5--5---4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3- --------------------------- --------------------------|

He's got plastic flowers growing up the walls,

He eats plastic food with a plastic knife and fork,

He likes plastic cups and saucers 'cause they never break,

And he likes to lick his gravy off.......a plastic plate.

He's got a plastic wife who wears a plastic mac,

And his children wanna be plastic like their dad,

He's got a phoney smile that makes you think he understands,

But no one ever gets the truth from .....

D C#/A D C#/A D A A/G# A A/G# A

Plastic man altogether now

D

Plastic man

</h5>

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