Chords for James Brown - Papa Don´t Take No Mess

Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

G

Am

B

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown - Papa Don´t Take No Mess chords
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[Gm] [Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] Cool, heavy, hot, hot, hot, hot, [D] and bad.
[G] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[F] [Dm] [G] [Dm]
Yeah!
[C]
[F] [B] I don't take no mess.
I don't take no mess.
[G] [Am] Bob is a man [B] who can understand how a [Am] man has to do [Dm] whatever he can.
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [B]
[Am] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [Dm] I don't take no mess.
[A] Bob [B]
[G] [Am] [Dm] a don't, Bob a don't, Bob a [Ab] don't.
I don't take [B] no mess.
[G] [Am] Bob [Dm] a [G] [F]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm]
don't.
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Dm]
Wait a [G] [F] minute, [B] look here, [Am] Papa [B] [G] don't take [F] Papa like [Dm] that.
[Am] Because when one [Dm] gets [Am] uptight, [B] he knows he's right.
You got to set it right.
[G]
[Dm] Hit me.
[Gm]
[G] Yeah!
[Dm] Papa don't take no messer!
Papa don't take no [G] messer!
[Am] Papa don't, [G] Papa, don't, Papa,
Papa don't, Papa, don't, [Dm] Papa,
Papa don't take [Am] no messer!
[B] Oh yeah!
Man!
[Am] [Dm] Papa is a [Cm] man.
[Eb] Take his [Em] tag.
Papa don't take no [Bb] messer.
Papa don't, Papa,
Papa don't-
[Am] [G] [F]
[Dm] [G] [Am] [B]
Look, [G] [Dm] dig this, Papa did the council, he didn't raise a whole lot of us, but when we did it
wrong, Papa beat the hell out of [Gm] us.
[Dm] [Gm]
Papa [Eb] [Dm]
don't take no mess, Papa don't take no
[G] [Am] [B]
I saw Papa [C] cry [Dm] when he thought that I would die.
Look here, I saw Papa cry when he thought that I would die.
He said that Papa was [Am] in, I [Dm]
[G] knew it was [F] a lie.
[Gm]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G] Papa's smart, [Gbm] [Dm] Papa got a whole lot of heart.
[Am] [Dm] And Papa would do his part when the game get hard.
[F] [Dm] Get me!
[Gm]
Get [Dm] me!
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, [Am] Papa don't, Papa don't, [B] Papa don't take no [G] mess.
Key:  
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
B
12341112
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn James Brown - (Pt. 1) Papa Dont Take No Mess chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, G, Am, G, F, Am, B and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Minor.

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_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] Cool, heavy, hot, hot, hot, hot, [D] and bad.
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [B] I don't take no mess.
_ I don't take no mess.
_ [G] [Am] Bob is a man [B] who can understand how a [Am] man has to do [Dm] whatever he can. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ I don't take no mess.
[A] Bob [B] _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ [Dm] a don't, Bob a don't, Bob a [Ab] don't.
I don't take [B] no mess.
_ [G] [Am] Bob [Dm] a _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ don't.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Wait a [G] [F] minute, [B] look here, _ [Am] Papa _ [B] [G] don't take [F] Papa like [Dm] that.
[Am] Because when one [Dm] gets [Am] uptight, [B] _ _ he knows he's right.
You got to set it right.
_ [G]
[Dm] Hit me.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ Yeah!
[Dm] Papa don't take no messer!
Papa don't take no [G] messer!
[Am] Papa don't, [G] Papa, don't, Papa,
Papa don't, Papa, don't, [Dm] Papa,
Papa don't take [Am] no messer!
[B] Oh yeah!
_ _ _ Man! _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] Papa is a [Cm] man.
[Eb] Take his [Em] tag.
Papa don't take no [Bb] messer.
Papa don't, Papa,
Papa don't-
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _
Look, _ _ [G] [Dm] dig this, Papa did the council, he didn't raise a whole lot of us, but when we did it
wrong, Papa beat the hell out of [Gm] us. _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Papa [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ don't take no mess, _ Papa don't take no_
[G] _ [Am] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ I saw Papa [C] cry [Dm] when he thought that I would die.
Look here, I saw Papa cry when he thought that I would die.
He said that Papa was [Am] in, I _ [Dm]
[G] knew it was [F] a lie.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Papa's smart, [Gbm] [Dm] Papa got a whole lot of heart.
[Am] _ [Dm] And Papa would do his part when the game get hard.
[F] _ _ [Dm] Get me!
[Gm] _
Get _ _ [Dm] me!
Papa don't, Papa don't, Papa don't, [Am] Papa don't, Papa don't, [B] Papa don't take no [G] mess. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Charles Bobbitt, John Starks, Fred Wesley and James Brown.

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