Chords for James Brown - Mother Popcorn Part 1 (King 1969) 45 RPM
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
A
D
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Dm] Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, yeah, yeah
Popcorn
Ah, yeah, [D] yeah
[Am] Popcorn
Some like nuts
Some like [Dm]
tar
Some like chalk
Skinny legs and all
I like them bald
I like them part
And when they walk
Even though they don't look proud [Am] Say
[B] We're gonna have a mother for me
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah!
[Dm] But I told him.
[F] Look, Ethan.
[D]
There was a time I [Am] had a [Dm] secret.
But I was [D] told nothing.
[Am] Somebody told me.
Said, now see,
[D] what [Am] you are doing, brother,
[F] is still ahead of [D] me.
But when [Am] I get money,
[Dm] I do it myself.
And when I want to love and form up,
what you got to do now,
is say,
have a mother for me.
Yeah!
I told him.
[Gm] [A] [E] Yeah, yeah, [A] yeah!
[E] [A] I told him.
[E]
[A] [Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[A]
I told [D] him.
[F] [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Dm]
Look here.
Good God.
Look here.
[A] [Dm] [F]
[D] [Am] So everybody [B] prayin'.
Got [Dm] to be born.
So when you do your little thing,
step in a small ring,
and jump back, baby.
Jack Ryan's gonna do his [A] thing.
I [Dm] told him.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Am] [Dm]
Sometime,
sometime we'll be alone.
Sometime we'll be alone.
I called another brother.
[D] Talkin' about Maceo.
[F]
[A] [Dm] Maceo!
[Fm] [D] Blow your horn!
[F]
I don't [Dm] do no trash.
Pay me some popcorn.
Maceo, come on!
Popcorn!
[Dm] Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, yeah, yeah
Popcorn
Ah, yeah, [D] yeah
[Am] Popcorn
Some like nuts
Some like [Dm]
tar
Some like chalk
Skinny legs and all
I like them bald
I like them part
And when they walk
Even though they don't look proud [Am] Say
[B] We're gonna have a mother for me
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah!
[Dm] But I told him.
[F] Look, Ethan.
[D]
There was a time I [Am] had a [Dm] secret.
But I was [D] told nothing.
[Am] Somebody told me.
Said, now see,
[D] what [Am] you are doing, brother,
[F] is still ahead of [D] me.
But when [Am] I get money,
[Dm] I do it myself.
And when I want to love and form up,
what you got to do now,
is say,
have a mother for me.
Yeah!
I told him.
[Gm] [A] [E] Yeah, yeah, [A] yeah!
[E] [A] I told him.
[E]
[A] [Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[A]
I told [D] him.
[F] [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Dm]
Look here.
Good God.
Look here.
[A] [Dm] [F]
[D] [Am] So everybody [B] prayin'.
Got [Dm] to be born.
So when you do your little thing,
step in a small ring,
and jump back, baby.
Jack Ryan's gonna do his [A] thing.
I [Dm] told him.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Am] [Dm]
Sometime,
sometime we'll be alone.
Sometime we'll be alone.
I called another brother.
[D] Talkin' about Maceo.
[F]
[A] [Dm] Maceo!
[Fm] [D] Blow your horn!
[F]
I don't [Dm] do no trash.
Pay me some popcorn.
Maceo, come on!
Popcorn!
Key:
Dm
A
D
Am
F
Dm
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah_ _ _ _
Ah, yeah, yeah_ _ _ _ _
Popcorn_
_ _ Ah, yeah, [D] yeah_
_ [Am] _ _ _ Popcorn_ _ _
Some like nuts_
Some like [Dm] _
tar_
Some like _ chalk_
Skinny legs and all_
I like them bald_
I like them part_
And when they walk_
Even though they don't look proud_ _ [Am] Say_
[B] _ _ We're gonna have a mother for me_
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah!
[Dm] But I told him.
[F] Look, Ethan.
_ _ [D] _
There was a time I _ _ _ _ [Am] had a [Dm] secret.
But I was [D] told nothing.
_ [Am] Somebody told me.
Said, now see,
[D] what [Am] you are doing, brother,
[F] is still ahead of [D] me.
But when [Am] I get money,
[Dm] I do it myself.
And when I want to love and form up,
what you got to do now,
is say,
_ _ _ _ have a mother for _ me.
Yeah! _
I told him. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Yeah, yeah, [A] yeah! _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ I told him.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I told [D] him.
_ _ _ [F] _ [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Look here. _ _ _ _ _
Good God. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Look here. _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [D] [Am] So everybody [B] prayin'.
Got [Dm] to be born.
So when you do your little thing,
step in a small ring,
and jump back, baby.
Jack Ryan's gonna do his [A] thing.
I [Dm] told him.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah!
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
Sometime,
sometime we'll be alone. _ _ _
_ Sometime we'll be alone. _ _ _
_ I called another brother. _ _
_ _ [D] _ Talkin' about Maceo.
[F] _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ Maceo! _ _ _
[Fm] _ [D] Blow your horn!
_ _ _ [F] _
I don't [Dm] do no trash. _ _ _ _
_ Pay me some popcorn. _ _ _
Maceo, come on!
_ _ Popcorn! _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah_ _ _ _
Ah, yeah, yeah_ _ _ _ _
Popcorn_
_ _ Ah, yeah, [D] yeah_
_ [Am] _ _ _ Popcorn_ _ _
Some like nuts_
Some like [Dm] _
tar_
Some like _ chalk_
Skinny legs and all_
I like them bald_
I like them part_
And when they walk_
Even though they don't look proud_ _ [Am] Say_
[B] _ _ We're gonna have a mother for me_
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah!
[Dm] But I told him.
[F] Look, Ethan.
_ _ [D] _
There was a time I _ _ _ _ [Am] had a [Dm] secret.
But I was [D] told nothing.
_ [Am] Somebody told me.
Said, now see,
[D] what [Am] you are doing, brother,
[F] is still ahead of [D] me.
But when [Am] I get money,
[Dm] I do it myself.
And when I want to love and form up,
what you got to do now,
is say,
_ _ _ _ have a mother for _ me.
Yeah! _
I told him. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Yeah, yeah, [A] yeah! _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ I told him.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I told [D] him.
_ _ _ [F] _ [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Look here. _ _ _ _ _
Good God. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Look here. _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [D] [Am] So everybody [B] prayin'.
Got [Dm] to be born.
So when you do your little thing,
step in a small ring,
and jump back, baby.
Jack Ryan's gonna do his [A] thing.
I [Dm] told him.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah!
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
Sometime,
sometime we'll be alone. _ _ _
_ Sometime we'll be alone. _ _ _
_ I called another brother. _ _
_ _ [D] _ Talkin' about Maceo.
[F] _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ Maceo! _ _ _
[Fm] _ [D] Blow your horn!
_ _ _ [F] _
I don't [Dm] do no trash. _ _ _ _
_ Pay me some popcorn. _ _ _
Maceo, come on!
_ _ Popcorn! _