Biography:
The Five Man Electrical Band was a rock group from Canada's capital city of Ottawa, best known for their 1971 hit "Signs".
The group consisted of Les Emmerson, Brian Rading, Ted Gerow, Mike Belanger and Rick Belanger. Originally recording and touring as The Staccatos, they chose the title of their second album (1969) as the new name for the band.
In 1969, the band recorded "Moonshine (Friend of Mine)" for an unsuccessful movie The Moonshine War starring Alan Alda.
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E E/D
F#-E-D-C-B-A-B-C------b-c-b-a-b
verse 1
A G
When I was a child, my world extended
Cmaj7 E
just as far as my mother could see
A G
and sometimes I'd ask if I could go
Cmaj7 E
to the park, across the street
A G
I'd sit on the freshly mown lawn and watch
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the neighborhood carrying on I'd watch
D
and listen and look
A
for a telltale sign
Bm Esus4 E
of that beautiful friend of mine
chorus
A F#m B7
The man with the horse and wagon
D A
the one who comes by at noon day
F#m B7
I'd wait for the horse and wagon
D A
so I could hear him say....
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Apples, Peaches, big white pears,
D
blue strawberries, watermelon, cherries...
F#m E F#m E
and a flower for your young girls hair.
verse 2 and 3 chords same as V1
A E
F#-E-D-C-B-A-B-C------b-c-b-a-b
ending
F#m E F#
and a flower for your young girls hair.
E E/D
F#-E-D-C-B-A-B-C------b-c-b-a-b
verse 1
A G
When I was a child, my world extended
Cmaj7 E
just as far as my mother could see
A G
and sometimes I'd ask if I could go
Cmaj7 E
to the park, across the street
A G
I'd sit on the freshly mown lawn and watch
A G
the neighborhood carrying on I'd watch
D
and listen and look
A
for a telltale sign
Bm Esus4 E
of that beautiful friend of mine
chorus
A F#m B7
The man with the horse and wagon
D A
the one who comes by at noon day
F#m B7
I'd wait for the horse and wagon
D A
so I could hear him say....
F#m
Apples, Peaches, big white pears,
D
blue strawberries, watermelon, cherries...
F#m E F#m E
and a flower for your young girls hair.
verse 2 and 3 chords same as V1
A E
F#-E-D-C-B-A-B-C------b-c-b-a-b
ending
F#m E F#
and a flower for your young girls hair.
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