I'm Not Your Stepping Stone chords

The Monkees

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Intro: E G A C E G A C 

E    G    A            C        E    G     A     C 
I------  I'm not your stepping stone,    
E    G    A            C        E    G     A     C 
I------  I'm not your stepping stone,   

verse 1 
         E                  G            A    C 
You're trying to make your mark in so - cie - ty, 
         E             G              A      C 
You're using all the tricks that you used on me, 
         E               G             A     C 
You're reading all them high fashion maga - zines, 
       E                     G                  A      C 
The clothes you're wearing, girl, are causing public scenes! 

        E   G     A            C         E    G    A     C 
I said, I------  I'm not your stepping stone,   
E    G    A            C         E    G    A     C 
I------  I'm not your stepping stone! 

Break 
   E5 *  G5  A5 G5 

E5  G5          A5      E   G   A  
    Not your stepping stone, 
                       (Ah, ah, ah -ah!) 

 E   G         A        E   G   A        E   G   A 
    Not your stepping stone! 
(Ah, ah,      ah -ah!  Ah,  ah, ah -ah!  Ah, ah, ah -ah!) 


           E5     Em7/D  Em/B         E5     Em7/D  Em/B 
e |--------0----|---0----0----|--------0----|---0----0----| 
B |--------0----|---0----0----|--------0----|---0----0----| 
G |--------9----|---7----0----|--------9----|---7----0----| 
D |--------9----|---5----2----|--------9----|---5----2----| 
A |--------7----|---5----2----|--------7----|---5----2----| 
E |---0----0----|-------------|---0----0----|-------------| 

verse 2  

     E                 G                A        C 
When I first met you, girl, you didn't have no shoes, 
     E                    G                 A         C 
But now you're walking 'round like you're front page news, 
 E                G                 A          C 
You been awful careful 'bout the friends you choose, 
     E                 G            A              C 
But you won't find my name in your book of 'Who's Who'! 

Chorus 
        E   G   A              C       E    G            A     C 
I said, I----- I'm not your stepping stone,...no, girl, not me, 
E   G    A              C       E   G   A   C 
I------ I'm not your stepping stone,     ...no!  

Break 

E5  G5          A5      E   G   A  
    Not your stepping stone, 
                       (Ah, ah, ah -ah!) 

 E   G         A       E   G   A        E   G   A 
    Not your stepping stone! 
(Ah, ah,      ah -ah!  Ah, ah, ah -ah!  Ah, ah, ah -ah!) 

                                                    Not your... 
           E5     Em7/D  Em/B         E5     Em7/D  Em/B 
e |--------0----|---0----0----|--------0----|---0----0----| 
B |--------0----|---0----0----|--------0----|---0----0----| 
G |--------9----|---7----0----|--------9----|---7----0----| 
D |--------9----|---5----2----|--------9----|---5----2----| 
A |--------7----|---5----2----|--------7----|---5----2----| 
E |---0----0----|-------------|---0----0----|-------------| 


Coda 
              E               G        A         E 
...Stepping stone!           Not your stepping stone! 
                  (Not your stepping stone!) 

            G        A         E 
           Not your stepping stone! 
(Not your stepping stone!) 

            G        A         E 
           Not your stepping stone! 
(Not your stepping stone!) 

            G        A    E                  G       A 
                No, girl,    I'm not your stepping stone! 
(Not your stepping stone!        Not your stepping stone!) 

            G        A     E 
 Not your stepping stone!     Not your stepping stone! 
(Not your stepping stone!     Not your stepping stone!) 


Suggestion for ending 
            G        A     E     G  A  E 
 Not your stepping stone-----------------! 
(Not your stepping stone-----------------!)