Chords for Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up - 45 RPM Original Mono Mix
Tempo:
126.05 bpm
Chords used:
D#m
F#
C#
B
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#]
[F#] [C#] [D#m]
[F#] I'm [C#] [D#m]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] Arch Bell [F#] of the Thrills of Houston, [B] Texas.
[D#m] We don't only sing, [C#] but we dance just as good [F#] as we want.
In Houston, [C#] we just started a new dance called [D#m] the Tighten Up.
[F#] This is the music we [B] tighten up with.
[F#] First, [D#m] tighten up on the drum.
[C#] Come on now, drum.
[B] Now, we're going to tighten it up.
Oh yeah.
Tighten up on that bass [F#] now.
Tighten it up.
Yeah.
Now let that [D#] guitar fall in.
[F#]
[D#m] [C#]
Tighten [D#m] up on that organ now.
[F#]
[C#] [D#m] You know the [C#] line up.
[D#m] Yeah now.
I said [F#] if you can do it now, [D#m] you show me [F#] too.
Now look here.
[D#m] Come on now.
Now make [A#m] it metal.
[F#] [D] [G#m] [F#] Tighten it up now.
[D#m] You can tighten it up.
[F#] Everybody can do it now.
[D#m] So yeah, we [C#] want to tighten up.
[D#m] Let's do the tighten up.
[C#] You can do it now.
So [D#m] baby, let's [C#] do your left now.
Let's [D#m] do your right.
[F#] Everybody can do it.
But [D#m] don't you get too tight.
We [F#] want to tighten [C#] up.
[D#m] Tighten it up now.
Come on now, baby.
Tighten it up.
[D] Oh yeah.
[B] Tighten it up now.
[F#] Tighten it up.
Tighten up that bass.
Oh yeah.
Now look here.
I want that guitar to fall in on [C#] that.
Tighten it up now.
[D#m] Oh yeah.
[F#]
Now [D#m] tighten it up.
[A#m]
Yeah, now everybody [D#m] tighten it up now.
[F#] Now [C#] look here.
[D#m] We're going to make it metal for you now.
[F#]
We're going to make it metal [D#m] now.
[A#m]
[F#] [D] [G#m] [D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
Everybody.
[D#]
[F#] [C#] [D#m]
[F#] I'm [C#] [D#m]
[F#] [C#] [D#m] Arch Bell [F#] of the Thrills of Houston, [B] Texas.
[D#m] We don't only sing, [C#] but we dance just as good [F#] as we want.
In Houston, [C#] we just started a new dance called [D#m] the Tighten Up.
[F#] This is the music we [B] tighten up with.
[F#] First, [D#m] tighten up on the drum.
[C#] Come on now, drum.
[B] Now, we're going to tighten it up.
Oh yeah.
Tighten up on that bass [F#] now.
Tighten it up.
Yeah.
Now let that [D#] guitar fall in.
[F#]
[D#m] [C#]
Tighten [D#m] up on that organ now.
[F#]
[C#] [D#m] You know the [C#] line up.
[D#m] Yeah now.
I said [F#] if you can do it now, [D#m] you show me [F#] too.
Now look here.
[D#m] Come on now.
Now make [A#m] it metal.
[F#] [D] [G#m] [F#] Tighten it up now.
[D#m] You can tighten it up.
[F#] Everybody can do it now.
[D#m] So yeah, we [C#] want to tighten up.
[D#m] Let's do the tighten up.
[C#] You can do it now.
So [D#m] baby, let's [C#] do your left now.
Let's [D#m] do your right.
[F#] Everybody can do it.
But [D#m] don't you get too tight.
We [F#] want to tighten [C#] up.
[D#m] Tighten it up now.
Come on now, baby.
Tighten it up.
[D] Oh yeah.
[B] Tighten it up now.
[F#] Tighten it up.
Tighten up that bass.
Oh yeah.
Now look here.
I want that guitar to fall in on [C#] that.
Tighten it up now.
[D#m] Oh yeah.
[F#]
Now [D#m] tighten it up.
[A#m]
Yeah, now everybody [D#m] tighten it up now.
[F#] Now [C#] look here.
[D#m] We're going to make it metal for you now.
[F#]
We're going to make it metal [D#m] now.
[A#m]
[F#] [D] [G#m] [D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
[D#m] [F#]
Everybody.
[D#]
Key:
D#m
F#
C#
B
A#m
D#m
F#
C#
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] I'm [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ Arch Bell [F#] of the Thrills of Houston, [B] Texas.
[D#m] We don't only sing, [C#] but we dance just as good [F#] as we want.
In Houston, [C#] we just started a new dance called [D#m] the Tighten Up.
[F#] This is the music we [B] tighten up with. _ _
[F#] _ _ First, [D#m] tighten up on the drum. _
[C#] _ Come on now, drum.
[B] Now, we're going to tighten it up.
_ _ _ Oh yeah. _
_ Tighten up on that bass [F#] now. _ _
Tighten it up.
_ _ _ Yeah. _
Now let that [D#] guitar fall in.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ Tighten [D#m] up on that organ now.
_ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ You know the [C#] line up.
_ [D#m] Yeah now.
_ I said [F#] if you can do it now, _ [D#m] you show me [F#] too.
Now look here.
_ [D#m] Come on now.
Now make [A#m] it metal.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] Tighten it up now.
_ [D#m] You can tighten it up.
[F#] Everybody can do it now.
[D#m] So yeah, we [C#] want to tighten up.
[D#m] Let's do the tighten up.
[C#] You can do it now.
So [D#m] baby, let's _ [C#] do your left now.
Let's [D#m] do your right.
_ [F#] Everybody can do it.
But [D#m] don't you get too tight.
We [F#] want to tighten [C#] up.
[D#m] Tighten it up now.
Come on now, baby.
Tighten it up.
[D] Oh yeah.
_ [B] Tighten it up now.
[F#] Tighten it up.
Tighten _ _ up that bass.
_ Oh yeah. _ _ _ _
Now look here.
I want that guitar to fall in on [C#] that.
Tighten it up now.
[D#m] _ Oh yeah.
[F#] _
_ Now [D#m] tighten it up.
_ _ _ [A#m] _
Yeah, now everybody [D#m] tighten it up now.
_ [F#] Now [C#] look here.
_ [D#m] We're going to make it metal for you now.
_ [F#] _
We're going to make it metal [D#m] now.
_ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [G#m] _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ Everybody.
[D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] I'm [C#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ Arch Bell [F#] of the Thrills of Houston, [B] Texas.
[D#m] We don't only sing, [C#] but we dance just as good [F#] as we want.
In Houston, [C#] we just started a new dance called [D#m] the Tighten Up.
[F#] This is the music we [B] tighten up with. _ _
[F#] _ _ First, [D#m] tighten up on the drum. _
[C#] _ Come on now, drum.
[B] Now, we're going to tighten it up.
_ _ _ Oh yeah. _
_ Tighten up on that bass [F#] now. _ _
Tighten it up.
_ _ _ Yeah. _
Now let that [D#] guitar fall in.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ Tighten [D#m] up on that organ now.
_ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ You know the [C#] line up.
_ [D#m] Yeah now.
_ I said [F#] if you can do it now, _ [D#m] you show me [F#] too.
Now look here.
_ [D#m] Come on now.
Now make [A#m] it metal.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] Tighten it up now.
_ [D#m] You can tighten it up.
[F#] Everybody can do it now.
[D#m] So yeah, we [C#] want to tighten up.
[D#m] Let's do the tighten up.
[C#] You can do it now.
So [D#m] baby, let's _ [C#] do your left now.
Let's [D#m] do your right.
_ [F#] Everybody can do it.
But [D#m] don't you get too tight.
We [F#] want to tighten [C#] up.
[D#m] Tighten it up now.
Come on now, baby.
Tighten it up.
[D] Oh yeah.
_ [B] Tighten it up now.
[F#] Tighten it up.
Tighten _ _ up that bass.
_ Oh yeah. _ _ _ _
Now look here.
I want that guitar to fall in on [C#] that.
Tighten it up now.
[D#m] _ Oh yeah.
[F#] _
_ Now [D#m] tighten it up.
_ _ _ [A#m] _
Yeah, now everybody [D#m] tighten it up now.
_ [F#] Now [C#] look here.
_ [D#m] We're going to make it metal for you now.
_ [F#] _
We're going to make it metal [D#m] now.
_ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [G#m] _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ Everybody.
[D#] _ _ _
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