Dr John - Accentuate the positive Chords

Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

Fm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr  John - Accentuate the positive chords
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[Fm] [Db]
[D]
[Db] [Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Db] [C]
I gather [Fm] round me,
[Ab] [Db] everybody [Eb] gather [Fm] round me [C] while [Db] I testify.
[Fm] I feel the sun [Ebm] coming [D] on me [Db] [F] and the topic will [A] be seen.
[Dm] [F] That's what I'm [Bb] again.
[F] If you want to hear [Dm] my story, then just [G] chill out, don't be [C] uptight.
[F] While [G] I review the [Db] attitude of doing [C] right.
[F] You got the [A] accent, [Dm]
your [Ab] wits are [Bb] positive, [Bbm] it'll [Db]
emanate [Bb] the [Fm] negative.
[A] [Dm] I don't [A] study affirmative, [Bb] [Fm] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Bb] [F] You got to [A] spread your [D]
[F] up to the [Bb] maximum, [Bbm] bring the [Abm] loom [Gm] down to that [F] minimum.
[A] Half [Dm]
-eight, [Ab] all [B] pandemonium, [Gm] the [Fm] libel to walk [F] up on the scene.
To illustrate [Bb] my last remark, talking [Dm] like a donor [Bb] ain't a way of [F]
knowing what you should do.
[Gm] [A] When everything [Dm] looks so [G] dark, then [F] they say you better [A] accent [Dm]
your [Cm] wits are [Bb] positive.
[Bbm] [Abm] It'll [G] emanate [Bb] that [F] negative, [A] that's how [Dm] I'll [F] [Bb] study affirmative.
[Db] [Bb] [F] Don't mess with Mr.
[Ab] Inbetween, no, [Dm] don't [Fm] mess [Bb] with Mr.
[F]
Inbetween.
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Am] [Dm]
[Cm] [D] [Bb] [Abm]
[A] [C] [F] [A] [Dm]
[Bm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[C] [Dm] [C] [A] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Gm] To [Fm] illustrate [Bb] my [Cm] last [Bb] remark, [F] talking like a donor ain't [Bb] a way [F] of knowing what you should [Bb] do.
[A] When everything [Dm] looks so dark, [Gm] then they say you [F] better [A] accent [Dm]
[F] your wits are [Bb] positive.
[Bbm] It'll [F] emanate [Gm] all [F] the negative, [A] that's how [Dm] I'll [F]
[Bb] study affirmative.
[Fm] Don't mess [F] with Mr.
Inbetween, [Dm] [Fm] no, don't mess [Dm] with Mr.
Inbetween.
[G] Don't mess with [C] Mr.
[Db]
Inbetween, [A] [Bb] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Db] Don't you mess [Bbm] with Mr.
[E] [Fm] Inbetween.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Fm] [Bb]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Fm
123111111
A
1231
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Dr. John - Accentuate The Positive chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, A, Dm, F, Bb, F, Fm and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 120 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I gather [Fm] round me, _
_ [Ab] [Db] everybody _ _ _ _ [Eb] gather [Fm] round me [C] while [Db] I testify.
_ _ _ [Fm] I feel the sun _ [Ebm] coming _ [D] on me [Db] _ [F] and _ the topic will [A] be seen.
_ [Dm] _ [F] That's what I'm [Bb] again.
_ _ [F] If you want to hear [Dm] my story, _ then just [G] chill out, don't be [C] uptight.
_ [F] While [G] I review the [Db] attitude _ of doing [C] right. _
_ [F] You got the _ [A] accent, [Dm]
your [Ab] wits are [Bb] positive, _ [Bbm] it'll [Db]
emanate [Bb] the [Fm] negative.
_ _ [A] _ [Dm] I don't [A] study affirmative, [Bb] _ [Fm] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Bb] [F] You got to [A] spread your [D] _
[F] up to the [Bb] maximum, [Bbm] bring the [Abm] loom [Gm] down to that [F] minimum.
[A] Half _ [Dm]
-eight, [Ab] all [B] pandemonium, [Gm] the [Fm] libel to walk [F] up on the scene.
To illustrate [Bb] my last remark, talking [Dm] like a donor [Bb] ain't a way of [F]
knowing what you should do.
[Gm] _ [A] When everything [Dm] looks so [G] dark, _ then [F] they say you better _ [A] accent [Dm]
your [Cm] wits are [Bb] positive.
_ [Bbm] _ [Abm] It'll [G] emanate [Bb] that [F] negative, [A] that's how [Dm] I'll [F] [Bb] study affirmative.
[Db] _ [Bb] [F] Don't mess with Mr.
[Ab] Inbetween, no, [Dm] _ don't [Fm] mess [Bb] with Mr.
[F]
Inbetween.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] To [Fm] illustrate [Bb] my [Cm] last [Bb] remark, _ [F] talking like a donor ain't [Bb] a way [F] of knowing what you should [Bb] do.
[A] When everything [Dm] looks so dark, [Gm] _ then they say you [F] better [A] accent _ [Dm] _
[F] your wits are [Bb] positive.
_ [Bbm] It'll [F] emanate [Gm] all [F] the negative, [A] that's how [Dm] I'll [F]
[Bb] study affirmative.
_ [Fm] Don't mess [F] with Mr.
Inbetween, _ [Dm] [Fm] no, don't mess [Dm] with Mr.
Inbetween.
_ [G] Don't mess with [C] Mr.
[Db]
Inbetween, [A] _ [Bb] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Db] _ Don't you mess [Bbm] with Mr.
_ [E] [Fm] Inbetween.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen.

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