Chords for James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)

Tempo:
129.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1) chords
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[E] [Eb]
Mr.
Collins, do [N] you think your super ego is overpowering your id?
I don't know about all that.
I just want to know where my mojo went.
[B] [E]
[A] [Em] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[B]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] It's not too [A] bad, it's sad.
But [E] it's fine, it's what it comes.
[A] [E] It ain't no [B] drag.
[A] [E] Papa's got a [Bm] brand new bag.
[B] [Bm] It's a jacket.
It's on the fly.
Don't blame him, chief.
He wasn't no easy shot.
[Ab] It's with the monkey.
The mashed potato.
[B] Jump back, jack.
[E] See you later, alligator.
Come down to [A] [G] [E] Papa's in [A] the
[Em] [A] here
to hypnotize.
[Bm] But I can [E] dig the new green things.
[A] It [E] ain't [B] no drag.
[A] [Bm] He's got a brand new bag.
[B] [E] But Papa, [A] [E]
[A] he's [E] doing the track.
[A] He's doing the tough.
Just like [Em] this.
He's doing the fight [A] every day and [E] every night.
[A] Play [E] like a [Bm]
boomerang.
[B] Come [Bm] on.
Come on.
[B] Grab your bowtie.
Come [Ab] on.
Come on.
He's what you [B] know.
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To jam and learn James Brown - (Extended Version) Papas Got A Brand New Bag chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, A, E, B and A. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 129. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
Collins, _ do [N] you think your super ego is overpowering your id?
_ _ I don't know about all that.
I just want to know where my mojo went. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ It's not too [A] bad, it's sad.
_ But [E] it's fine, it's what it comes.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ It ain't no [B] drag.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Papa's got a [Bm] brand new bag.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] It's a jacket.
It's on the fly.
Don't blame him, chief.
He wasn't no easy shot.
[Ab] _ It's with the monkey.
The mashed potato.
[B] Jump back, jack.
[E] See you later, alligator.
_ Come down to _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] Papa's in _ _ [A] the_
[Em] _ [A] _ _here
to _ hypnotize.
[Bm] _ But I can [E] dig the new green things.
[A] _ _ It [E] ain't [B] no drag.
_ _ [A] [Bm] He's got a brand new bag.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] But Papa, _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] he's [E] doing the track.
[A] He's doing the tough.
Just like [Em] this.
He's doing the fight [A] every day and [E] every night. _ _ _
[A] _ Play [E] like a [Bm] _
boomerang.
_ _ [B] _ _ Come [Bm] on.
_ _ _ _ _ Come on.
_ _ _ _ [B] Grab your bowtie.
_ Come _ [Ab] on.
Come on.
_ He's what you [B] know.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by James Brown.

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