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Gotta Keep Movin Tab by MC5

Gotta Keep Movin tab by MC5

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Gotta Keep Movin'
From the album High Time

Intro:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Verse 1:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
Teachers, parents and    politicians
🎸
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     A A               A A
e|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|
G|---------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|---7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|---7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|---5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
They ridicule     my wild ambitions

       D D               D D
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----7-7---(5)h7p5---|-7-7---(5)h7p5---|
G|-----7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
D|-----7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
A|-----5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
Say, "settle down son,  live decently,

           A A               A A
e|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|---------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|---------7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|---------5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
Or you'll rot in jail     before you're 23!"

   E          E             E           E
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----------9-------------9-----------9-|
D|-9----------9-------------9-----------9-|
A|-7----------7-------------7-----------7-|
E|----------------------------------------|
 They don't know, they're stuck in the past

   D             D              D          D
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------7--------------7----------7-|
D|-7-------------7--------------7----------7-|
A|-5-------------5--------------5----------5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
  Can't stop me now 'cause I'm movin' too fast

TRANSITION:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Verse 2:

   A A                       A A
e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|---------------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|---------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|---------7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|---------5-5-------------|
Presidents, priests and old ladies too

           A A                      A A
e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------(5)h7p5---|-------------(5)h7p5---|
D|----------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|----------7-7-----------7-|-------7-7-----------7-|
E|----------5-5-------------|-------5-5-------------|
They'll swear on the Bible what's best for you

   D D               D D
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
G|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
D|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Atom bombs, Vietnam, missiles on the moon

          A A                        A A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------(5)h7p5---|---------------(5)h7p5---|
D|---------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|---------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|---------7-7-----------7-|---------7-7-----------7-|
E|---------5-5-------------|---------5-5-------------|
And they wonder why their kids are shootin' dope so soon

   E         E              E  E
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-9---------9--------------9--9-|
D|-9---------9--------------9--9-|
A|-7---------7--------------7--7-|
E|-------------------------------|
  Young men fightin' for democracy

     D    D            D  D
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---7----7------------7--7-|
D|---7----7------------7--7-|
A|---5----5------------5--5-|
E|--------------------------|
And sacrificed for mediocrity

TRANSITION:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Chorus:

          E           E        E          E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-----------9--------9----------9-|
D|--------9-----------9--------9----------9-|
A|--------7-----------7--------7----------7-|
E|------------------------------------------|
I can't stay in one place for too long a time

   E        E          E          E
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9--------9----------9----------9-|
D|-9--------9----------9----------9-|
A|-7--------7----------7----------7-|
E|----------------------------------|
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind

     E             E            E         E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------------9------------9---------9-|
D|---9-------------9------------9---------9-|
A|---7-------------7------------7---------7-|
E|------------------------------------------|
I'm here and I'm there, doncha know I'm free

   E          E            E       E
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9----------9------------9-------9-|
D|-9----------9------------9-------9-|
A|-7----------7------------7-------7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
  Gotta keep movin' baby, you and me

TRANSITION:

   A A                A A
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7----(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7------------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5--------------|-5-5-------------|

Interlude:

 E/A A   E/A A
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-7-7-----7-7---------| X6
A|-7-7-----7-7---------|
E|-0-5-----0-5---------|

   D D               D D
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
G|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
D|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   A A                A A
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7----(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7------------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5--------------|-5-5-------------|

   E E   E E   D D   D D
e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|
G|-9-9---9-9-|-7-7---7-7-|
D|-9-9---9-9-|-7-7---7-7-|
A|-7-7---7-7-|-5-5---5-5-|
E|-----------|-----------|

TRANSITION:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Chorus:

          E           E        E          E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-----------9--------9----------9-|
D|--------9-----------9--------9----------9-|
A|--------7-----------7--------7----------7-|
E|------------------------------------------|
I can't stay in one place for too long a time

   E        E          E          E
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9--------9----------9----------9-|
D|-9--------9----------9----------9-|
A|-7--------7----------7----------7-|
E|----------------------------------|
I get stone bored, I go outta my mind

     E             E            E         E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------------9------------9---------9-|
D|---9-------------9------------9---------9-|
A|---7-------------7------------7---------7-|
E|------------------------------------------|
I'm here and I'm there, doncha know I'm free

   E          E            E       E
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9----------9------------9-------9-|
D|-9----------9------------9-------9-|
A|-7----------7------------7-------7-|
E|-----------------------------------|
  Gotta keep movin' baby, you and me

TRANSITION:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Verse 3:

    A A                         A A
e|------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------(5)h7p5---|-----------------(5)h7p5---|
D|--7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-----------7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|--7-7-----------7-|-----------7-7-----------7-|
E|--5-5-------------|-----------5-5-------------|
People wakin' up, but they've only just begun

    A A               A A
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|--7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|--7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|--5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
To realize what      needs to be done

   D D               D D
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
G|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
D|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   As for me I keep movin' on

   A A                A A
 e|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
 D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
 A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
 E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
The future's now,    yesterday is gone

   E         E      E               E
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9---------9------9---------------9-|
D|-9---------9------9---------------9-|
A|-7---------7------7---------------7-|
E|------------------------------------|
I never let nobody tell me what to do

   D          D              D       D
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7----------7--------------7-------7-|
D|-7----------7--------------7-------7-|
A|-5----------5--------------5-------5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   No matter what I'm gonna see it through

TRANSITION:

   A A               A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(5)h7p5---|-------(5)h7p5---|
D|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|-7-7---(5)h7p5-7-|
A|-7-7-----------7-|-7-7-----------7-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|

Interlude:

 A/B B   A/B B
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-4-4-----4-4---------|
D|-4-4-----4-4---------| X6
A|-0-2-----0-2---------|
E|---------------------|

   E E               E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------(7)h9p7---|-------(7)h9p7---|
G|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-|
D|-9-9-----------9-|-9-9-----------9-|
A|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   B B               B B
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(7)h9p7---|-------(7)h9p7---|
D|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-|
A|-9-9-----------9-|-9-9-----------9-|
E|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|

   F# F#   F# F#   E E   E E
e|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|-----------|
G|-11-11---11-11-|-9-9---9-9-|
D|-11-11---11-11-|-9-9---9-9-|
A|-9--9----9--9--|-7-7---7-7-|
E|---------------|-----------|

Outro:

   B B               B B
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------(7)h9p7---|-------(7)h9p7---|
D|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-|-9-9---(7)h9p7-9-| x24 (To Fade)
A|-9-9-----------9-|-9-9-----------9-|
E|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|

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| (#)  Ghost Note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off

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