Chocolate City Chords by Parliament

Tempo:
108.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

F

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chocolate City chords
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[D] [C] [D] [F]
[D] [C] [D] [Ab] [G] [F]
[D] [C] Oh, what's happening, CC?
[F] They still call it the White House, but that's a temporary [C] condition, too.
Can you dig it, CC?
[D] [G] [F]
To each his reach, and if I don't cop it, ain't [G] mine to [Dm] have.
But I'll be reaching for [C] you, because I love you, CC.
[G] [Ab] [G] Right on.
[F]
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [Em] [F]
[C] There's a lot of chocolate cities around.
[Ab] We've got [Dm] Newark, we've got Gary.
Somebody told me we got L.A.
And we're working on Atlanta.
[C] [E] [D] [Ab] [F] But you're the capital, CC.
[D]
Can't you feel my breath?
All up around your neck.
Hey, CC.
[C] They say you jive and game [F] and can't be changed.
[C] But on the positive side, you're my [F] piece of the rock, and I [Ab] love you, [F] CC.
Can you dig it?
[C] [D] [Ab] [G] Hey, [F] we didn't get our 40 acres and our mule, but we did get you, CC.
Yeah.
[C] [Gm] [Ab] [G] [F]
[D] Gaining [C] on ya.
[G] [D] [F] Moving in [D] around ya.
[C] [Bm] [D] [Ab] [G] God [F] bless [Gm] CC and its young [D] suburbs.
[Em] [Bb] [D]
Gaining on ya.
[G] [D] Gaining on ya.
Gaining on ya.
[G] [Dm] [F] [G] [F] What's happening, blood?
[D] Gaining on ya.
[G]
[F] [D] Gaining on ya.
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [D] Gaining on ya.
[G]
[D] Gaining on ya.
[G] [Am] [G] [F]
[D] Yeah.
What's happening, black?
[G] [Dm]
Brother black.
Blood to even.
[G] [F]
[Dm] Yeah.
Just funny.
[C] Now.
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm] Blood to [G] blood, players [Dm] to ladies.
The last percentage count was 80.
You don't need the [G] bullet when you got [Dm] the ballot.
[G] Are [Dm] you up for the down stroke, CC?
Chaka City.
[Ab] Are you with me out there?
[F]
[Gm] [C] [Dm] And when they come to march on you, tell them to make sure they got their James Brown [Ab] [G] pass.
[F]
[C] And don't be surprised if Ali is in the [F] White House.
[G] [F] Reverend [G] Ike, Secretary of the Treasurer.
[Dm] Richard Pryor, [Ab] Minister [F] of Education.
Stevie Wonder, Secretary of [G] Fine [F] Arts.
[G] And Miss Aretha [C] Franklin, the First Lady.
Are you [Eb] out there, [Dm] CC?
[Dm] A chocolate [Em] city is [Dm] no [C] dream.
[Dm] It's my [Am] piece of the [G] rock, and I dig [Cm] you, CC.
[Ab] God [Fm] bless [D] Chaka City and its vanilla suburbs.
[G] Can y'all [C] get to that?
[D]
She's an inch.
Here's your stuff.
[G] Can't get [C] enough.
[D]
Be more funky.
[G] [F] [D]
And we funky too.
Right on, Chaka City.
[Ab] [Dm]
[D] [F] [Dm]
[Fm] [D] [Dbm] Yeah.
[Bm]
[A] Get deep.
[Db] [G] [Db] [F] [E]
[Eb] [D] Real deep.
[Db] [G] [Gb] [F]
[D] [Dm]
Be more funky.
[E] [G] [Gm] [Dm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ebm] [G] [D] [Bb]
[Bm] [D] [Ab] [C]
[D] [F] [D]
[C] [F] [Eb] [F]
[D] We just [C] got New [Am] York, I'm [D] told.
[G] [D] [F] [G]
[D] [F]
[Dm] [Ab] [Dm]
[C] [D] [F]
[D] [Ab] [G] [F]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
F
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C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Parliament - Chocolate City chords, practice playing F, D, C, F, D, G and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 54 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 109 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[D] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [F] _
[D] [C] Oh, what's happening, CC?
[F] They still call it the White House, but that's a temporary [C] condition, too.
Can you dig it, CC?
[D] _ _ [G] _ [F] _
To each his reach, and if I don't cop it, ain't [G] mine to [Dm] have.
But I'll be reaching for [C] you, because I love you, CC.
[G] _ [Ab] [G] Right on.
[F] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] There's a lot of chocolate cities around.
[Ab] We've got [Dm] Newark, we've got Gary.
Somebody told me we got L.A.
And we're working on Atlanta.
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] [F] But you're the capital, CC.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Can't you feel my breath? _ _
_ _ All up around your neck.
Hey, CC.
_ [C] They say you jive and game [F] and can't be changed.
[C] But on the positive side, you're my [F] piece of the rock, and I [Ab] love you, [F] CC.
Can you dig it? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Ab] [G] Hey, [F] we didn't get our 40 acres and our mule, but we did get you, CC.
Yeah.
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [F]
[D] Gaining [C] on ya.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [F] Moving in [D] around ya.
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [Ab] [G] God [F] bless [Gm] CC and its young [D] suburbs.
_ _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ [D] _
Gaining on ya.
_ _ [G] _ [D] Gaining on ya. _ _ _ _ _
Gaining on ya.
[G] _ [Dm] _ [F] _ [G] [F] What's happening, blood?
[D] Gaining on ya.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] [D] Gaining on ya.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
[C] [D] Gaining on ya.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] Gaining on ya.
_ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _
[D] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
What's happening, black?
_ [G] _ [Dm] _
Brother black.
Blood to even. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[Dm] Yeah.
Just funny. _ _ _
_ _ [C] Now.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] Blood to [G] blood, players [Dm] to ladies.
The last percentage count was 80.
You don't need the [G] bullet when you got [Dm] the ballot.
[G] Are [Dm] you up for the down stroke, CC? _ _ _ _
Chaka City.
_ _ [Ab] Are you with me out there?
[F] _
[Gm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ And when they come to march on you, tell them to make sure they got their James Brown [Ab] [G] pass.
[F]
[C] And don't be surprised if Ali is in the [F] White House.
[G] [F] Reverend [G] Ike, Secretary of the Treasurer.
_ [Dm] Richard Pryor, [Ab] Minister [F] of Education.
Stevie Wonder, Secretary of [G] Fine [F] Arts.
[G] And Miss Aretha [C] Franklin, the First Lady.
Are you [Eb] out there, [Dm] CC?
_ _ _ [Dm] A chocolate [Em] city is [Dm] no [C] dream.
[Dm] It's my [Am] piece of the [G] rock, and I dig [Cm] you, CC.
[Ab] God [Fm] bless [D] Chaka City and its vanilla suburbs.
[G] Can y'all [C] get to that?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
She's an inch.
_ _ _ _ _ Here's your stuff.
_ _ _ [G] Can't get [C] enough. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Be more funky.
_ [G] _ [F] _ [D]
And _ we funky too. _ _
Right on, Chaka City.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ [Dbm] Yeah.
[Bm] _
[A] Get deep.
[Db] _ _ [G] _ [Db] _ _ [F] _ [E] _
_ [Eb] [D] Real deep.
[Db] _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [F] _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Be more funky.
[E] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[Ebm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[D] We just [C] got New [Am] York, I'm [D] told. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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