Chords for JAMES BROWN Escape-ism (Part1)
Tempo:
98.175 bpm
Chords used:
D
F
G#
E
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was talking to that cat the other night.
He said, what everybody's looking for is,
what everybody's looking for today,
they're looking for is escapism.
Ha!
Ha!
Ain't it good for you?
[Dm] You know what?
[Gm]
I love to get down, Jackson.
And when I get down, you understand,
I don't have to go in an old pointed bag,
say, [F] I can't [D] do this.
I can do [F] what I want, man.
I can't, [D] you understand.
That's [F#] the way I feel.
[G] You know how many of you get down right about here?
Bird, if I get down,
you know, Bird, man, Bird got a,
Bird got a, I mean, Bird got a tattoo coming up.
We got a record, Bird, right here, you know.
So we're trying to get our thing out of the way
before Bird gets into it.
[F] [G] Bird, can we get down before we,
is it all right?
Bird, you think you're going to be a hit, Bird, you got it.
Oh yeah, I'm going to be a hit.
You think you're going to be a hit?
But I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash.
But you're in the thing, man, you're in the same way as that, you know.
It's got to be a [Gm] hit.
You ready, Bird?
[A] Get down!
[G#] [D]
[G#m] Ain't it [F#] good to you?
[D] Ain't it good to you?
Ain't it good to you?
[G#] Ha!
Ha!
Ha! Ha!
[D]
Look at him.
What you say, Bird?
Man, you know you better take it on the lab.
You better watch the man.
I don't make the hood, what you say, Bird?
You better take it on the lab.
Ha!
You better watch the man.
Bird!
[E]
Come over here, brother, let me tell you.
[A] You think we're talking too loud?
Bird, you [C#] see that bus?
[D] Ha!
[E] I ain't got no [D] dust.
Ha!
I don't have to take it on the lab.
You better watch that man.
Ha!
You better watch that man.
Yeah, all right.
You're right.
Yeah, yeah.
[C#] Coming from a funny [D] place.
What you say, Bird?
Ha!
Trying to get down.
Yeah.
Well, you know.
Look at him.
Look at him.
[G#] There you go.
[D] Ain't no alcohol.
[C#m] [D] Man, I don't need it.
What you say, uh, Ketchum?
Hey, don't be so rude.
You know I'm clean now.
Hang on.
[E]
He said, what everybody's looking for is,
what everybody's looking for today,
they're looking for is escapism.
Ha!
Ha!
Ain't it good for you?
[Dm] You know what?
[Gm]
I love to get down, Jackson.
And when I get down, you understand,
I don't have to go in an old pointed bag,
say, [F] I can't [D] do this.
I can do [F] what I want, man.
I can't, [D] you understand.
That's [F#] the way I feel.
[G] You know how many of you get down right about here?
Bird, if I get down,
you know, Bird, man, Bird got a,
Bird got a, I mean, Bird got a tattoo coming up.
We got a record, Bird, right here, you know.
So we're trying to get our thing out of the way
before Bird gets into it.
[F] [G] Bird, can we get down before we,
is it all right?
Bird, you think you're going to be a hit, Bird, you got it.
Oh yeah, I'm going to be a hit.
You think you're going to be a hit?
But I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash.
But you're in the thing, man, you're in the same way as that, you know.
It's got to be a [Gm] hit.
You ready, Bird?
[A] Get down!
[G#] [D]
[G#m] Ain't it [F#] good to you?
[D] Ain't it good to you?
Ain't it good to you?
[G#] Ha!
Ha!
Ha! Ha!
[D]
Look at him.
What you say, Bird?
Man, you know you better take it on the lab.
You better watch the man.
I don't make the hood, what you say, Bird?
You better take it on the lab.
Ha!
You better watch the man.
Bird!
[E]
Come over here, brother, let me tell you.
[A] You think we're talking too loud?
Bird, you [C#] see that bus?
[D] Ha!
[E] I ain't got no [D] dust.
Ha!
I don't have to take it on the lab.
You better watch that man.
Ha!
You better watch that man.
Yeah, all right.
You're right.
Yeah, yeah.
[C#] Coming from a funny [D] place.
What you say, Bird?
Ha!
Trying to get down.
Yeah.
Well, you know.
Look at him.
Look at him.
[G#] There you go.
[D] Ain't no alcohol.
[C#m] [D] Man, I don't need it.
What you say, uh, Ketchum?
Hey, don't be so rude.
You know I'm clean now.
Hang on.
[E]
Key:
D
F
G#
E
Gm
D
F
G#
_ _ _ _ _ I was talking to that cat the other night.
_ _ _ He said, what everybody's looking for is,
what everybody's looking for today,
_ they're looking for is escapism.
_ _ _ _ Ha! _
_ _ _ _ Ha! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't it good for you?
_ [Dm] You know what?
[Gm] _
I love to get down, Jackson.
And when I get down, you understand,
I don't have to go in an old pointed bag,
say, [F] I can't [D] do this.
I can do [F] what I want, man.
I can't, [D] you understand.
That's [F#] the way I feel.
[G] _ _ You know how many of you get down right about here?
Bird, if I get down,
you know, Bird, man, Bird got a,
Bird got a, _ I mean, Bird got a tattoo coming up.
We got a record, Bird, right here, you know.
So we're trying to get our thing out of the way
before Bird gets into it.
[F] _ [G] Bird, can we get down before we,
is it all right?
Bird, you think you're going to be a hit, Bird, you got it.
Oh yeah, I'm going to be a hit.
You think you're going to be a hit?
_ But I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash.
But you're in the thing, man, you're in the same way as that, you know.
It's got to be a [Gm] hit.
You ready, Bird?
_ _ [A] Get down!
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _
[G#m] Ain't it [F#] good to you? _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Ain't it good to you? _ _ _
_ _ Ain't it good to you? _ _ _
[G#] Ha!
Ha!
Ha! Ha!
[D] _ _ _
Look at him.
_ What you say, Bird?
Man, you know you better take it on the lab.
You better watch the man. _
I don't make the hood, what you say, Bird?
You better take it on the lab.
Ha!
_ _ You better watch the man. _ _
_ _ _ Bird!
_ [E] _
Come over here, brother, let me tell you.
_ _ [A] _ You think we're talking too loud?
Bird, you [C#] see that bus?
[D] Ha!
[E] _ I ain't got no [D] dust.
_ Ha!
_ I don't have to take it on the lab.
_ _ _ You better watch that man.
Ha!
You better watch that man.
Yeah, all right.
You're right.
Yeah, yeah.
[C#] Coming from a funny [D] place. _ _
What you say, Bird?
_ Ha! _ _
Trying to get down.
_ Yeah.
_ Well, you know.
Look at him.
Look at him.
[G#] There you go.
[D] _ Ain't no alcohol.
[C#m] [D] Man, I don't need it.
What you say, uh, Ketchum?
Hey, don't be so rude. _ _
You know I'm clean now.
_ Hang on.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ He said, what everybody's looking for is,
what everybody's looking for today,
_ they're looking for is escapism.
_ _ _ _ Ha! _
_ _ _ _ Ha! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't it good for you?
_ [Dm] You know what?
[Gm] _
I love to get down, Jackson.
And when I get down, you understand,
I don't have to go in an old pointed bag,
say, [F] I can't [D] do this.
I can do [F] what I want, man.
I can't, [D] you understand.
That's [F#] the way I feel.
[G] _ _ You know how many of you get down right about here?
Bird, if I get down,
you know, Bird, man, Bird got a,
Bird got a, _ I mean, Bird got a tattoo coming up.
We got a record, Bird, right here, you know.
So we're trying to get our thing out of the way
before Bird gets into it.
[F] _ [G] Bird, can we get down before we,
is it all right?
Bird, you think you're going to be a hit, Bird, you got it.
Oh yeah, I'm going to be a hit.
You think you're going to be a hit?
_ But I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash.
But you're in the thing, man, you're in the same way as that, you know.
It's got to be a [Gm] hit.
You ready, Bird?
_ _ [A] Get down!
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _
[G#m] Ain't it [F#] good to you? _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Ain't it good to you? _ _ _
_ _ Ain't it good to you? _ _ _
[G#] Ha!
Ha!
Ha! Ha!
[D] _ _ _
Look at him.
_ What you say, Bird?
Man, you know you better take it on the lab.
You better watch the man. _
I don't make the hood, what you say, Bird?
You better take it on the lab.
Ha!
_ _ You better watch the man. _ _
_ _ _ Bird!
_ [E] _
Come over here, brother, let me tell you.
_ _ [A] _ You think we're talking too loud?
Bird, you [C#] see that bus?
[D] Ha!
[E] _ I ain't got no [D] dust.
_ Ha!
_ I don't have to take it on the lab.
_ _ _ You better watch that man.
Ha!
You better watch that man.
Yeah, all right.
You're right.
Yeah, yeah.
[C#] Coming from a funny [D] place. _ _
What you say, Bird?
_ Ha! _ _
Trying to get down.
_ Yeah.
_ Well, you know.
Look at him.
Look at him.
[G#] There you go.
[D] _ Ain't no alcohol.
[C#m] [D] Man, I don't need it.
What you say, uh, Ketchum?
Hey, don't be so rude. _ _
You know I'm clean now.
_ Hang on.
_ [E] _