Chords for ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE ~ Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers (1945)
Tempo:
138.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Db
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Brethren and sisters, be seated.
[Db]
[C]
Gather [Fm] round me, [Db]
everybody.
Gather [Fm] round me [Db] while I preach [Fm] some.
Feel a [C] sermon [C]
coming on me.
[F] The topic will be sin, [Gm] and that's [Bb] what I'm [B] again.
[C] If you [F] want to hear [Ab] my story,
[Bb] then [Ab] settle back and just sit [Bb] tight
while I [Gm] start [C] reviewing
[Gm] the attitude [A] of doing [Dm]
right.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Abm] You [F] got to accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine [G] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Dm] to the affirmative.
[Gm] Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the maximum.
[Bb] Bring [Bbm] gloom [Db] down to the minimum.
[A]
[F] Have faith or [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my last [F] remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, [D] Noah in the are.
[F] What did they do [D] just when [C] everything looked so [Dm]
[Db] dark?
[C] Man, they said we [F] better
[Bb] accentuate the positive, eat [Db] limb.
Mine [C] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Bb] to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
Oh, [Bb] don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
[B]
[C] [Db] [C] [F]
[Eb] [Bbm] [G] You got to accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to [Dm] the [Bb] affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the [Bb] maximum.
Bring gloom down to [F] the minimum.
Have [Dm] faith or [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk [F] upon the scene.
To illustrate [C] my [F] last remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, Noah [F] in the are.
What did they do just when [C] everything looked [Eb] so dark?
[C] Man, they said [F] we better accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate [C] the negative and latch [F] on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
[G] No, don't [Gm] mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
You got to accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
No, don't mess [C] with Mr.
In [F]-between.
[N]
[Db]
[C]
Gather [Fm] round me, [Db]
everybody.
Gather [Fm] round me [Db] while I preach [Fm] some.
Feel a [C] sermon [C]
coming on me.
[F] The topic will be sin, [Gm] and that's [Bb] what I'm [B] again.
[C] If you [F] want to hear [Ab] my story,
[Bb] then [Ab] settle back and just sit [Bb] tight
while I [Gm] start [C] reviewing
[Gm] the attitude [A] of doing [Dm]
right.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Abm] You [F] got to accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine [G] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Dm] to the affirmative.
[Gm] Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the maximum.
[Bb] Bring [Bbm] gloom [Db] down to the minimum.
[A]
[F] Have faith or [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my last [F] remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, [D] Noah in the are.
[F] What did they do [D] just when [C] everything looked so [Dm]
[Db] dark?
[C] Man, they said we [F] better
[Bb] accentuate the positive, eat [Db] limb.
Mine [C] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Bb] to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
Oh, [Bb] don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
[B]
[C] [Db] [C] [F]
[Eb] [Bbm] [G] You got to accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to [Dm] the [Bb] affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the [Bb] maximum.
Bring gloom down to [F] the minimum.
Have [Dm] faith or [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk [F] upon the scene.
To illustrate [C] my [F] last remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, Noah [F] in the are.
What did they do just when [C] everything looked [Eb] so dark?
[C] Man, they said [F] we better accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate [C] the negative and latch [F] on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
[G] No, don't [Gm] mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
You got to accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
No, don't mess [C] with Mr.
In [F]-between.
[N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Db
Gm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ Brethren and sisters, be seated.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Gather [Fm] round me, [Db] _ _
everybody.
_ _ _ Gather [Fm] round me _ [Db] while I preach [Fm] some. _
Feel a [C] sermon _ [C] _ _ _
coming on me.
_ _ [F] _ The topic will be sin, [Gm] and that's [Bb] what I'm [B] again.
_ [C] _ If you [F] want _ to _ hear [Ab] my story, _ _
_ [Bb] then [Ab] settle back and just sit [Bb] tight
_ _ while I [Gm] start _ [C] reviewing
_ [Gm] the attitude _ [A] of doing [Dm] _
right.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ You [F] got to _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine [G] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Dm] to the affirmative.
[Gm] Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the maximum.
[Bb] Bring [Bbm] gloom [Db] down to the minimum.
[A] _
[F] Have faith or _ [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my last [F] remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, [D] Noah in the are.
[F] What did they do _ [D] just when [C] everything looked so [Dm] _
[Db] dark?
_ [C] _ Man, they said we [F] better _
_ _ [Bb] accentuate the positive, eat [Db] limb.
Mine [C] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Bb] to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
Oh, [Bb] don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
_ [B] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] You got to _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
_ Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to [Dm] the [Bb] affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy _ up to the [Bb] maximum.
Bring gloom down to [F] the minimum.
Have [Dm] faith or _ [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk [F] upon the scene.
To illustrate [C] my [F] last remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, Noah [F] in the are.
What did they do _ just when [C] everything looked [Eb] so dark?
_ [C] _ Man, they said [F] we better _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
_ Mine ate [C] the negative and latch [F] on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
_ [G] No, don't [Gm] mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
_ You got to _ _ _ accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat _ limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
_ No, _ don't mess [C] with Mr.
In [F]-between.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Gather [Fm] round me, [Db] _ _
everybody.
_ _ _ Gather [Fm] round me _ [Db] while I preach [Fm] some. _
Feel a [C] sermon _ [C] _ _ _
coming on me.
_ _ [F] _ The topic will be sin, [Gm] and that's [Bb] what I'm [B] again.
_ [C] _ If you [F] want _ to _ hear [Ab] my story, _ _
_ [Bb] then [Ab] settle back and just sit [Bb] tight
_ _ while I [Gm] start _ [C] reviewing
_ [Gm] the attitude _ [A] of doing [Dm] _
right.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ You [F] got to _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
Mine [G] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Dm] to the affirmative.
[Gm] Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy up to the maximum.
[Bb] Bring [Bbm] gloom [Db] down to the minimum.
[A] _
[F] Have faith or _ [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my last [F] remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, [D] Noah in the are.
[F] What did they do _ [D] just when [C] everything looked so [Dm] _
[Db] dark?
_ [C] _ Man, they said we [F] better _
_ _ [Bb] accentuate the positive, eat [Db] limb.
Mine [C] ate the negative [F] and latch on [Bb] to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
Oh, [Bb] don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
_ [B] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] You got to _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bbm] positive, eat limb.
_ Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to [Dm] the [Bb] affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
[F] In-between.
You got to spread joy _ up to the [Bb] maximum.
Bring gloom down to [F] the minimum.
Have [Dm] faith or _ [Bb] pandemonium liable to walk [F] upon the scene.
To illustrate [C] my [F] last remark,
Jonah [Bb] in the will, Noah [F] in the are.
What did they do _ just when [C] everything looked [Eb] so dark?
_ [C] _ Man, they said [F] we better _ _ _ _ accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat limb.
_ Mine ate [C] the negative and latch [F] on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with Mr.
In-between.
_ [G] No, don't [Gm] mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
_ You got to _ _ _ accentuate the [Bb] positive, eat _ limb.
Mine ate the [F] negative and latch on to the affirmative.
[G] Don't mess with Mr.
In [Dm]-between.
_ No, _ don't mess [C] with Mr.
In [F]-between.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _