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Green Tambourine

Biography:

The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s bubblegum/psychedelic pop band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached number one in the United States in 1968.

The band was made up of singer Ivan Browne, guitarist William Bartlett(subsequently of Ram Jam), keyboardist R.G. Nave, drummer William Albaugh and bassist Steve Walmsley. Most of the group's songs were written by Shelley Pinz and Paul Leka, though Bartlett contributed several.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

My Green Tambourine:The Lemon Pipers.
#1 in 1967.

#1.
G D C G D C
Drop your silver in my tambourine.
G D C G D C
Help a poor man build a pretty dream.
Cm G
Give me pennies I'll take anything.
Bb Fm
Now listen while I play...
G D C..G D C G
My green tambourine.

#2.
G D C G D C
Watch the jingle jangle start to chime.
G D C G D C
Reflections of the music that is mine.
Cm G
When you toss a coin you'll hear it sing.
Bb Fm
Now listen while I play...
G D C..G D C G
My green tambourine.

#3.
G D C G D C
Drop a dime before I walk away.
G D C G D C
Any song you want I'll gladly play.
Cm G
Money feeds my music machine.
Bb Fm
Now listen while I play...
G D C..G D C G
My green tambourine.......
Bb Fm
listen while I play...(Fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.