Chords with lyrics
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The Hottest Gong in Town - George Harrison
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
George Harrison
The Hottest Gong in Town (1985)
(Harrison)
From the movie "Shanghai Surprise"
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CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
BbdimBbdim 0-2-0-2-1-x
C#dimC#dim x-5-3-5-4-x
Em/DEm/D 0-0-0-0-x-x
C/BC/B 0-1-0-x-2-x
Am/GAm/G 0-1-2-2-x-3
B7/F# 2-0-2-1-x-2
B7/Eb 2-0-2-1-x-x
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INTRO
| E minorEm | C7C7 | BbdimBbdim | D MajorD |
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | B7B7 |
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
A augmentedA little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
Is you're ready to get happy,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7B7 [E minorEm]
He's got the hottest gong in town
| E minorEm B7B7 | E minorEm Em/DEm/D C majorC C/BC/B | A minorAm Am/GAm/G B7/F# B7/Eb | E minorEm B7B7 |
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
And he was boss long, long time ago
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
So if you're ready to get happy,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7B7 E minorEm D MajorD
He's got the hottest gong in town
SOLO
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | B7B7 |
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
Well, you'll never gonna go back home,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
And once you've been down there, you, you'll never feel alone
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
While you're movin' with that rhythm,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
You're gonna swing 'em all while dancin' on the floor
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
So is you ready to get happy,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim
I tell you, don't delay, c'mon, baby, hear him play,
B7B7 E minorEm D MajorD
He's got the hottest gong in town
SOLO
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | A7A7 | C7C7 | D7D7 |
| G+G | B7B7 |
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
And he was boss long, long time ago
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
So if you're ready to get happy,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7B7 [E minorEm]
He's got the hottest gong in town
| E minorEm B7B7 | E minorEm Em/DEm/D C majorC C/BC/B | A minorAm Am/GAm/G B7/F# B7/Eb | E minorEm B7B7 |
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
A augmentedA little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim B7B7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
Is you're ready to get happy,
A augmentedA C#dimC#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7B7 [E minorEm]
He's got the hottest gong in town