Biography:
Steppenwolf is a rock band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1967. The band originally consisted of John Kay (vocals, guitar), Michael Monarch (guitar), Rushton Moreve (bass), Goldie McJohn (keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (drums). The band is best known for their hit singles "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride". They were named after the novel Der Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse.
Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 4 from Soviet occupied East Germany
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Capo 2
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
G C G A
You say it was this morning when you last saw your good friend
C D
Lying on the pavement with the misery on his brain
G C G A
Stoned on some new potion he found upon the wall
C D
Of some unholy bathroom in some ungodly hall
G C C G
He only had a dollar to live on til next Monday
C D
But he spent it all on comfort for his mind
C G G C G C G C G
Did you say you think he's blind
G C G A
Someone should call his parents, a sister or a brother
C D
And they'll come and take him back home on a bus
G C G A
But he'll always be a problem to his poor and puzzled mother
C D
And he'll always be another one of us
G C C G
He said he wanted heaven but praying was too slow
C D
So he bought a one way ticket on an airline made of snow
C G C
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
G C
Dying slow,
G C G C
flying low
A D A B
You say it was this morning when you last saw your good friend
D E
Lying on the pavement with the misery on his brain
A D A B
Stoned on some new potion he found upon the wall
D E
Of some unholy bathroom in some ungodly hall
A D D A
He only had a dollar to live on til next Monday
D E
But he spent it all on comfort for his mind
A D D A
He said he wanted heaven but praying was too slow
D E
So he bought a one way ticket on an airline made of snow
D A D
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
A D
Dying slow,
D A
flying low
D A
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
A D
Dying slow,
D D A D A D A
flying low
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
G C G A
You say it was this morning when you last saw your good friend
C D
Lying on the pavement with the misery on his brain
G C G A
Stoned on some new potion he found upon the wall
C D
Of some unholy bathroom in some ungodly hall
G C C G
He only had a dollar to live on til next Monday
C D
But he spent it all on comfort for his mind
C G G C G C G C G
Did you say you think he's blind
G C G A
Someone should call his parents, a sister or a brother
C D
And they'll come and take him back home on a bus
G C G A
But he'll always be a problem to his poor and puzzled mother
C D
And he'll always be another one of us
G C C G
He said he wanted heaven but praying was too slow
C D
So he bought a one way ticket on an airline made of snow
C G C
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
G C
Dying slow,
G C G C
flying low
A D A B
You say it was this morning when you last saw your good friend
D E
Lying on the pavement with the misery on his brain
A D A B
Stoned on some new potion he found upon the wall
D E
Of some unholy bathroom in some ungodly hall
A D D A
He only had a dollar to live on til next Monday
D E
But he spent it all on comfort for his mind
A D D A
He said he wanted heaven but praying was too slow
D E
So he bought a one way ticket on an airline made of snow
D A D
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
A D
Dying slow,
D A
flying low
D A
Did you say you saw your good friend flying low
A D
Dying slow,
D D A D A D A
flying low
Steve Burns
Steve Earle
Steve Garby
Steve Goodman
Steve Harley