{"id":15530,"date":"2023-04-05T04:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=15530"},"modified":"2025-11-21T06:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:11:18","slug":"steppin-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/steppin-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Steppin Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"URjL1 YreCC\">\n<header class=\"iXnC7\"><\/header>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"P8ReX\">\n<div>\n<section class=\"OnD3d kmZt1\">\n<pre class=\"tK8GG Ty_RP\"><span class=\"y68er\">Not Your Steppin' Stone:The Monkees.\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">#20 in 1966.\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">(Paul Revere &amp; The Raiders also recored it in 1966.\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"> It's on their album - Midnight Ride. Brit group\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"> Rhythm Rebels, too, did a good version. [F]heck Rhythm Rebels\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"> out on YouTube.)\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Intro]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span> x2\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[[F]horus]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">You're trying to make your mark in soci..ety.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>           <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>             <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">You're using all the tricks that you used on me.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>          <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">You're reading all those high fashion maga..zines.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>                   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>      <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">The clothes you're wearin' girl, are causing public scenes.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">I said...\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>          <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>          <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Bridge]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">    Not your stepping stone...\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">    Not your stepping stone...\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Instrumental]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E7\">[E7]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  x2\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.      No!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>              <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">When I first met you, girl, you didn't have no shoes.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">But now you're walking round like you're front page news.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>                 <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>                <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>           <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">You've been awful careful bout the friends you choose.\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>                 <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>              <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">But you won't find my name in your book of 'Who's Who.'\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">I said...\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.      No girl, not me\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>            <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"C\">[F]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">I..I..I..I..I'm not your steppin' stone.       No!\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Bridge]\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">    Not your stepping stone...\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>     <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>       <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span> <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">  I'm not your stepping stone...\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Instrumental]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\"><span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E7\">[A]7<\/span>  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>  x2\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">[Bridge\/Outro]\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"fsG7q\"><span class=\"y68er\">                  <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>               <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>        <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"A\">[D]<\/span>   <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"G\">[C]<\/span>    <span class=\"fciXY _Oy28\" data-name=\"E\">[A]<\/span>\r\n<\/span><span class=\"y68er\">Not your stepping stone...        not your stepping stone\r\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"y68er\">                       (step step stepping stone)\r\n<\/span> \r\n<span class=\"y68er\">(repeat to fade)\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not Your Steppin&#8217; Stone:The Monkees. #20 in 1966. (Paul Revere &amp; The Raiders also recored it in 1966. It&#8217;s on their album &#8211; 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] &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/steppin-stone\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Steppin Stone<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,133,126,116,117,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-monkees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15530\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}