Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here Chords by Curtis Mayfield

Tempo:
111.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Abm

Gb

Bbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here chords
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[Ebm]
Well, to keep from dying, hey, hey, I've been lying.
I've [Gb] shot a clay, hey, and I've stolen rain.
Well, when we tried to feed him, oh, and I lost my freedom,
my woman [B] wanted [Bbm] piety.
[B]
[Gb] So save some of [B] mine for [Gb] me.
If you got to live it up, [Abm] don't desert me.
[Gb] Cause leaving [Abm] me, you know it would hurt me.
Snake bits and loose at the spring,
can't take the strength I've earned and learned.
[Ebm] Breeze, [Abm] stay breezy,
[Bbm] and ask your [Abm] baby to come see.
[Ebm] Ain't no heaven, this devil never,
all alone, like a stone, like a stone.
Saw him [Gb] fall [F] [Ebm] in the shower,
[Ab] and [Ebm] now I [Db] claim to [Gb] be a [Db] bad [Abm] tigger sucker.
And [Ab] I plan to stay a [Db] black [Abm] motherfucker,
strapped in debt of the same living hell.
[Bbm] So I ain't too [Ebm] proud to die here as well.
[Db] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Eb] Doo [Ebm]
[Bb] [B]
doo, I'm [Ab] a spy in [G] here.
[Ebm] Doo doo, [Abm] I'm a spy [Ab] in here.
[G] [Gb] Doo doo, I'm to find [Gm] myself [B] craving.
[Ab] Check your fears and hope that you're [Bb] dreaming.
[N] This place is all that I need.
And [Ebm] a piece of this just to allow me to breathe.
My woman's standing [G] naked and [Gb] sad,
unaware [Bbm] there [Gb] won't be nothing [Abm] to live.
[Ebm] Give [Bbm] her some of [Ebm] our pain,
[Gb] make her aching body call [Abm] for my name.
My woman know my passion and need,
[Gb] so save some of [Abm] that if you please.
[Ebm] Got to [Abm] give [Ebm] it up [Db] [Abm] for the sun,
if [Ebm] you need me baby, [Db] know you [Abm] can.
[Ebm]
Hey!
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Waking up to find yourself craving.
Check your fears and hope that you're dreaming.
This place is all that I need.
And a piece of this just to allow me to breathe.
Slave fits and loose up these bones,
can't take the strength of [Bbm] I ain't [Ebm] alone.
Stepping up for the sake of living hell,
ain't too proud to die here as well.
Doo doo, I'm a spy [Bbm] in here.
[Ebm]
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, [Eb] I'm a [Ebm]
spy in here.
[F]
[Ebm]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
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To learn Curtis Mayfield - Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Ebm, Db, Abm, Ebm, Gb and Abm of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 111 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Eb Major.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, to keep from dying, _ _ _ hey, hey, I've been lying. _
_ _ I've [Gb] shot a clay, _ _ hey, and I've stolen rain.
_ _ _ Well, when we tried to feed him, _ _ _ oh, and I lost my freedom, _ _ _ _ _ _
my woman [B] wanted [Bbm] piety.
[B] _ _ _
[Gb] So save some of [B] mine for [Gb] me.
If you got to live it up, [Abm] don't desert me.
[Gb] _ Cause leaving [Abm] me, you know it would hurt me.
_ _ Snake bits and loose at the spring,
_ _ can't take the strength I've earned and learned.
_ _ [Ebm] _ Breeze, [Abm] stay _ breezy,
[Bbm] and ask your [Abm] baby to come see.
_ [Ebm] Ain't no _ _ _ _ heaven, this devil never,
_ _ _ _ _ all alone, _ _ _ _ _ like a stone, like a stone. _ _ _
Saw him _ _ _ [Gb] _ fall [F] [Ebm] in the shower, _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] and [Ebm] now I [Db] claim to [Gb] be a [Db] bad [Abm] tigger sucker.
_ And [Ab] I plan to stay a [Db] black [Abm] motherfucker,
_ strapped in debt of the same living hell.
_ _ [Bbm] So I ain't too [Ebm] proud to die here as well. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ _
[Eb] _ Doo _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ doo, I'm [Ab] a spy in [G] here. _ _
_ [Ebm] Doo doo, [Abm] I'm a spy [Ab] in here. _
[G] _ [Gb] Doo doo, I'm to find [Gm] myself [B] craving.
_ _ [Ab] Check your fears and hope that you're [Bb] dreaming.
_ _ [N] _ This place is all that I need.
_ And [Ebm] a piece of this just to allow me to breathe.
_ My woman's standing [G] naked and [Gb] sad,
unaware [Bbm] there [Gb] won't be nothing [Abm] to live.
_ [Ebm] Give [Bbm] her some of [Ebm] our _ _ _ pain,
[Gb] make her aching body call [Abm] for my name.
_ _ My woman know my passion and need,
_ [Gb] so save some of [Abm] that if you please.
_ [Ebm] Got to [Abm] give [Ebm] it up [Db] [Abm] for the sun,
if [Ebm] you need me baby, [Db] know you [Abm] can.
_ [Ebm]
Hey!
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here. _ _
_ Doo doo, I'm a spy in here. _
_ Doo doo, I'm a spy in here. _
_ _ Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
_ _ _ Waking up to find yourself craving.
_ _ Check your fears and hope that you're dreaming.
_ _ _ This place is all that I need.
_ _ And a piece of this just to allow me to breathe.
_ _ _ Slave fits and loose up these bones,
_ _ can't take the strength of [Bbm] I ain't [Ebm] alone.
_ _ _ Stepping up for the sake of living hell,
_ ain't too proud to die here as _ well. _
Doo doo, I'm a spy [Bbm] in here.
_ [Ebm] _ _
Doo doo, I'm a spy in _ _ here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here. _ _
Doo doo, _ I'm a spy _ _ _ _ in here. _ _
_ Doo doo, I'm a spy _ _ _ _ in here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
_ _ Doo doo, I'm a spy in _ here.
Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
_ _ Doo doo, I'm a spy in here.
Doo doo, _ _ [Eb] I'm a _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ spy in here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The Short Eyes - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album includes this song.