Chords for James Brown Funky Good Time

Tempo:
114.3 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Cm

Eb

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown  Funky Good Time chords
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Hit [Cm] it.
[Fm] [Cm]
[Eb] How you [Fm] feel brother?
[Cm] You feel good?
[Fm] I'm afraid [Eb] so much bone brother.
How you feel man?
[Dbm] I'm [C] fine.
I didn't call your name I don't want no people to [Cm] know you're in here.
[Fm] How you feel fella?
[Eb] Hey, Jeff
You're getting down
Look at him
We're gonna have a bunch of good times
We're gonna have [Fm] a
[Cm] bunch of good [Fm] times
Gonna have a bunch of good times.
Let's take them up Fred
Gotta take it higher
[F] All right
Gotta take it higher
[Cm]
[Fm] Now I want everybody
Let Fred blow up my two choruses
And then I want to [C] wave to him and let's go and do that
We did it now [Cm] alright
[Fm] I'm gonna get that fella with the [F] low horn over there
You gonna change horns on me
Yeah, I'm gonna change it [Cm] even lower
[Fm] Fred can you take [Eb] us higher
[F] Take us higher
[Eb]
[Fm] Fred
[C] [Fm]
[Cm] You know what when I hear a groove like this [Fm] Oh
Say
Yeah baby Yeah
[Eb]
[Cm] Like way of young man
I'm Fred
Look [F] at him
Somebody [Cm] got a groove like this You know
[C]
Know
[Fm] I need to get
Got to get
I [Eb] want to get that
Got to get that
Get the job
Got the job
[Fm] Need to get that
Get the bread
You know
I believe in Fred Thomas
I'm getting ready to wave y'all in
You know what
[Cm] I feel [F] so down
[Eb] I need to get [Fm] down
In order for me to get [Cm] down
I got to get in deep
[F]
[Cm] Need to get in deep
Dog deep
Down deep
Monkey deep
Snake deep
Down deep
[Am]
[A] [Am]
Get on down
Muggin' [Dm] Lamb he like deep
I'm thinking about making a big deal
[Am]
[A] Look at him
Look at [Dm] that
You [D] better [Dm]
sing one verse
What [Am] we got to do
Gotta [D] have a bump to the top Oh yeah
Gotta have a bump to the top [Am] Oh yeah
Gotta [D] have a bump to the top
I didn't know you was singing Fred
Don't moan so much brother don't moan so much
Gotta [Am] have a bump to the top
[Dm] Take them up
You gotta pick your eyes
[A] up
Wait a [Dm] minute
Who you say that was over there
[A] Man you're [D] looking fat
I thought I seen him somewhere
Maceo doing everything over there
[E] [Dm] Maceo
Who
Maceo [D] won't you go
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Am
2311
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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To start learning James Brown - (Live) Gonna Have A Funky Good Time chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Fm, Eb, Fm, Cm, F, Cm and Fm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 114. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Hit [Cm] it.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ How you [Fm] feel brother?
[Cm] You feel good?
[Fm] I'm afraid [Eb] so much bone brother.
_ How you feel man?
[Dbm] I'm [C] fine.
I didn't call your name I don't want no people to [Cm] know you're in here.
[Fm] How you feel fella?
[Eb] Hey, Jeff
_ You're getting down
Look at him
_ We're gonna have a bunch of good times
_ We're gonna have _ _ _ _ [Fm] a _
[Cm] bunch of good [Fm] times
_ _ Gonna have a bunch of good times.
Let's take them up Fred
_ Gotta take it higher _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ All right
_ _ _ _ _ Gotta take it higher _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ Now I want everybody
Let Fred blow up my two choruses
And then I want to [C] wave to him and let's go and do that
We did it now [Cm] alright
_ [Fm] _ I'm gonna get that fella with the [F] low horn over there
You gonna change horns on me
Yeah, I'm gonna change it [Cm] even lower
[Fm] Fred can you take [Eb] us higher
[F] Take us higher
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] Fred _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _
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[Cm] You _ know what when I hear a groove like this _ [Fm] Oh
_ _ Say _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah baby Yeah
[Eb] _ _
[Cm] Like way of young man _ _ _
I'm Fred
_ Look [F] at him
Somebody [Cm] got a groove like this You know
_ _ [C] _
Know
_ [Fm] _ _ _ I need to get
_ Got to get
I [Eb] want to get that
Got to get that
Get the job
_ Got the job _
[Fm] Need to get that
_ Get the bread
You know
I believe in Fred Thomas
I'm _ _ getting ready to wave y'all in
You know what
[Cm] I feel [F] so down
[Eb] I need to get [Fm] down
In order for me to get [Cm] down
I got to get in deep
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Need to get in deep
_ Dog deep _
Down deep
_ Monkey deep _
Snake deep
_ Down deep _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Get on down
Muggin' [Dm] Lamb he like deep
I'm thinking about making a big deal
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] Look at him
Look at [Dm] that
You [D] better [Dm]
sing one verse
What [Am] we got to do
Gotta [D] have a bump to the top Oh yeah
Gotta have a bump to the top [Am] Oh yeah
Gotta [D] have a bump to the top
I didn't know you was singing Fred _ _
Don't moan so much brother don't moan so much
Gotta [Am] have a bump to the top
[Dm] Take them up
_ You gotta pick your eyes _ _ _ _ _
[A] up
Wait a [Dm] minute
Who you say that was over there
[A] Man you're [D] looking fat
I thought I seen him somewhere _ _
_ _ Maceo doing everything over there _
[E] _ _ [Dm] Maceo
Who _ _
_ Maceo [D] won't you go _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Super Bad Live! album.