Different Drum - The Stone Poneys

artist:The Stone Poneys

, writer:Michael Nesmith

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 {t:Different Drum - The Stone Poneys}
{artist: The Stone Poneys}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9qsDgA1q8Y 
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[C] [Em] [F] [G]  x2
 
[C] You and [Em] I, [F] travel to the [G] beat of a [C] different drum [Em]   
Oh [F] can't you [G] tell by the [C] way I [Em] run
[F] Every [G] time you make [C] eyes at [Em] me
[F] Wo-[G]oh
 
[C] You [Em] cry, and [F] moan, and [G] say it will [C] work out [Em]   
But [F] honey [G] child, I've [C] got my [Em] doubts
You [F] can't see the [G] forest for the trees
 
Oh [F] don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it
It's [G] just that I am not in the market
For a [F] boy who wants to [G] love only [C] me
 
Yes, and [F] I ain't saying [G] you ain't pretty
[C] All I'm [Em] saying is [F] I'm not [C] ready
For [D7] any person place or thing
To [Dm] try and pull the reins in on [G] me[G7]   
 
So [C] good-[Em]bye, [F] I'll be [G] leaving
I [C] see no [Em] sense, in this [F] crying and [G] grieving
We'll [C] both live a lot [Em] longer
[F] If you [G] live with-[C]out [Em] me [F] [G]  
 
[C] [C7] [F] [G7] 
Oh [F] don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it
It's [G] just that I am not in the market
For a [F] boy who wants to [G] love only [C] me
 
Yes, and [F] I ain't saying [G] you ain't pretty
[C] All I'm [Em] saying is [F] I'm not [C] ready
For [D7] any person place or thing
To [Dm] try and pull the reins in on [G] me [G7]   
 
So [C] good-[Em]bye, [F] I'll be [G] leaving
I [C] see no [Em] sense, in this [F] crying and [G] grieving
We'll [C] both live a lot [Em] longer
[F] If you [G7] live with-[C]out [Em] me [F] [G] 
 
{c: fade to end} 

[C]  [Em]  [F]  [G]   x2

Song Info

Title: Different Drum - The Stone Poneys

Artist: The Stone Poneys

Writer: Michael Nesmith

Song Types: Folk, Rock

Key: C

Info: "Different Drum" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith in 1964. It was first recorded by the northern bluegrass band The Greenbriar Boys and included on their 1966 album Better Late than Never!. Nesmith offered it to his group the Monkees, but the producers of the TV show turned it down, though he did perform a short comic version of the song in one episode.

Nesmith recorded his own version. "Different Drum" has since been covered by other artists.

The song is best known for the 1967 version credited to the Stone Poneys, issued by Capitol Records. featuring a vocal performance by up-and-coming 21-year-old singer Linda Ronstadt. It was Ronstadt's first hit single, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 12 on the Cash Box magazine singles chart. (It went to No. 1 in the Los Angeles market and No. 6 in Detroit.)

Ronstadt's version flips the gender references in Nesmith's original lyrics, replacing "girl" with "boy" when describing her lover, but still referring to him being "pretty". The Stone Poneys had intended to record an "acoustic ballad version" of the song, but producer Nick Venet opted for a more complex instrumental approach, using an arrangement by Jimmy Bond (who also played bass), guitarists Al Viola and future Eagles co-founder Bernie Leadon  drummer Jim Gordon, strings led by Sid Sharp, and harpsichord played in baroque style (and largely improvised during the recording) by Don Randi. As a result, Ronstadt was the only member of the Stone Poneys who performed on the record. The version that was released was the second take, with no overdubbing.

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Different Drum - The Stone Poneys

artist:The Stone Poneys

, writer:Michael Nesmith

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