{"id":2228,"date":"2021-10-03T23:53:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T23:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:36:59","slug":"leaning-on-a-lamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/leaning-on-a-lamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaning on a Lamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PdsSCGpOl_I&amp;list=PLLAAcCXYXLrqImJHyiJ9P1klkuM-4Oa2U&amp;index=4&amp;pp=iAQB8AUB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PdsSCGpOl_I\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwFBCNACELwBSFryq4qpAzMIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgWyhCMA8=&amp;rs=AOn4CLCxgCgamjbzHflFe8E2QVImBTLl4Q\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Stf3eQ2t53o&amp;list=PLLAAcCXYXLrqImJHyiJ9P1klkuM-4Oa2U&amp;index=35&amp;pp=iAQB8AUB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Stf3eQ2t53o\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwFBCNACELwBSFryq4qpAzMIARUAAIhCGAHYAQHiAQoIGBACGAY4AUAB8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgWihHMA8=&amp;rs=AOn4CLD20nL2Y60sR-6ZmqSITDtkah0oJQ\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea48b815aa89020779881' value='69ea48b815aa89020779881'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea48b815aa89020779881' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea48b815aa89020779881' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea48b815aa89020779881' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea48b815aa89020779881' ><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 900\">Herman&#8217;s real name was actually Peter Noone.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">[SLOW] &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; I&#8217;m [G] leaning on the [D] lamp. Maybe you [C] think I look a [G] tramp. Or [G] maybe you think I&#8217;m [C] round to [D] steal a [G] car [D] But [G] no, I&#8217;m not a [D] crook, and if you [C] think that&#8217;s what I [G] look. I&#8217;ll tell you why and [C] what my [D] motives [G] are. [C G]<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">MAIN CHORUS ( FAST ) &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">I&#8217;m [G] leaning on the lamp post at the [Em] corner of the street, In case a [D] certain little lady comes [G] by. Oh [D] me, oh [G] my &#8211; In case a [A] certain little lady comes [D] by.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">[WONDERFUL] &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; Oh, she&#8217;s [G] wonderful, she&#8217;s marvelous, she&#8217;s [Em] fabulous, she&#8217;s beautiful, and [D] anyone can understand [G] why.\u00a0 I&#8217;m [D] leaning on the [C] lamp post at the [Em] corner of the [C] street in case a [A] certain little [D] lady comes [G] by.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900; font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>She [G] doesn&#8217;t always get away. She [Em] cannot always get away, but [D] anyway I know that she&#8217;ll [G] try.\u00a0 Oh [D] me, oh [G] my I [A] hope that little lady comes [D] by.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco, monospace;\">TAP SCROLL DOWN BUTTON<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 900;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">She&#8217;s [D] not the kind of girl to be late for. But [G] this one I&#8217;d break any [Em] date for. I [A] never have to ask what she&#8217;s [A7] late for. She&#8217;d [D] never leave me flat. 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