RIVERS JOHNNY - "secret agent man" Tablature

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From: rn.2050@rose.com

Following the other Sloane & Barry, here's a great tune from
the 60's. Hey, thanks to Andy Rogers for the other great posts,
Andrew-old-fart-at-play for Verse 1, and G.F.T.P.M. for the opening
riff. Words from "Live At The Whiskey-A-Go-Go" version.

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Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers Sloane & Barry
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Intro: (implied chords are Em C A C)

v v v v v v v v
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-4/5----5----5---|-5/6----5----5--------
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Verse 1:

Em Am Em
There's a man who leads a life of danger
Em B7
To everyone he meets, he stays a stranger
Em Am
With every move he makes, another chance he takes
Em Am Em
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow


Chorus:
Bm Em Bm Em
Secret agent man, secret agent man
C B7 Em
(They've) given you a number and taken 'way your name [Intro riff]

Verse 2:
Em Am Em
Beware of pretty faces that you find
Em B7
A pretty face can hide an evil mind
Em Am
Ah, be carefull what you say, you'll give yourself away
Em Am Em
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

[Chorus]

[Solo over verse chords]

[Chorus]


Verse 3:
Em Am Em
Swinging on the Riviera one day
Em B7
And then laying in the Bomb-bay a-la next day
Em Am
Ah know you let the wrong word slip, while kissing persuasive lips
Em Am Em
The odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

[Chorus]

Em
Secret a-a-a agent man.






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Secret Agent Man
by (?) (Johnny Rivers?)


Em Am Em
There's a man who lives a life of danger

B7
To everyone he mees, he stays a stranger

Em
With every move he makes

Am
Another chance he takes

Em Am Em
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow

B7 Em B7 Em
Chorus: Secret agent man, secret agent man

Am
They've given you a number

B7 Em
And taken 'way your name


Beware of pretty faces that you find

A pretty face can hide an evil mind

Don't let the wrong word slip

While kissing persuasive lips

Or odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

Chorus:

Swinging on the Riviera one day

Lying on some balmy island next day

Be careful what you say

Or you'll give yourself away

Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow

Chorus:



The signature riff:

E ----0---0---0---0---0---0-------------
B --0---1---1---2---1---1---------------
G --------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------

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