Steppin Stone

Not Your Steppin' Stone:The Monkees.
#20 in 1966.
(Paul Revere & The Raiders also recored it in 1966.
 It's on their album - Midnight Ride. Brit group
 Rhythm Rebels, too, did a good version. [F]heck Rhythm Rebels
 out on YouTube.)
 
[Intro]
[A] [C] [D] [F] x2
 
[[F]horus]
[A]     [C]     [D]            [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.
[A]     [C]     [D]            [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.
 
[Verse 1]
       [A]                [C]      [D]   [F]
You're trying to make your mark in soci..ety.
       [A]           [C]             [D]      [F]
You're using all the tricks that you used on me.
       [A]               [C]          [D]     [F]
You're reading all those high fashion maga..zines.
    [A]                   [C]               [D]      [F]
The clothes you're wearin' girl, are causing public scenes.
 
I said...
 
{ CHORUS }
[A]   [C]   [D]          [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.
[A]   [C]   [D]          [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.
 
[Bridge]
[A] [C] [D] [C]
 
[A]   [C]        [D]   [C]    [A]       [C]  [D] [C]
    Not your stepping stone...
[A]   [C]        [D]   [C]    [A]       [C]  [D] [C]   [A]   [C] [D] [C]
    Not your stepping stone...
 
[Instrumental]
 
[A]  [A]  [E7]  [A]  x2
 
{ CHORUS }
[A]     [C]     [D]            [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.      No!
 
 
 
[Verse 2]
     [A]              [C]                [D]       [F]
When I first met you, girl, you didn't have no shoes.
    [A]               [C]                [D]       [F]
But now you're walking round like you're front page news.
[A]                 [C]                [D]           [F]
You've been awful careful bout the friends you choose.
    [A]                 [C]            [D]              [F]
But you won't find my name in your book of 'Who's Who.'
 
I said...
 
{ CHORUS }
[A]     [C]     [D]            [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.      No girl, not me
[A]     [C]     [D]            [F]        [A]     [C] [D] [F]
I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.       No!
 
[Bridge]
[A]   [C] [D] [C]
 
[A]   [C]        [D]   [C]    [A]       [C]  [D] [C]
    Not your stepping stone...
[A]     [C]        [D]   [C]    [A]       [C]  [D] [C]   [A]   [C] [D] [C]
  I'm not your stepping stone...
 
[Instrumental]
 
[A]  [A]  [A]7  [A]  x2
 
[Bridge/Outro]
 
                  [A]               [C]        [D]   [C]    [A]
Not your stepping stone...        not your stepping stone
                       (step step stepping stone)
 
(repeat to fade)