The Boss Chords by James Brown

Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Fm

C

Ab

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown - The Boss chords
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[C] One, two, get [Fm] down!
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] Bandit called for beating boss
Bandit called for beating boss
I've been called for beating boss
Look at me, you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Look at me, you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Bandit called for beating boss
Bandit called for beating boss
Look at me, you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Ha,
[Cm]
[Bb] ha, [Fm] show yourself
[Bb]
Show [Fm] yourself
[Bb]
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to [Fm] burn
[Bb] Caught a bandit called for beating boss
Bandit called for beating [Fm] boss
[Bb] Bandit called for beating boss
Cross the tracks, turn my back and turn
Cross the tracks, turn my back and turn
Bandit called [Dm] for beating [Fm] boss
[Bb] I'm a bad mother, [Fm]
[Bb] I'm a bad mother
[Ab]
[Bb] Had me for the turnaround, had me for the turnaround
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] Show [Fm] yourself
Bandit called for beating boss
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for James Brown - (From Black Caesar Soundtrack) The Boss chords, practice playing Bb, Fm, Bb, Dm and Fm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 99. With Gb Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ One, two, get [Fm] down! _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Bandit called for beating boss
_ _ _ _ Bandit called for beating boss
_ _ _ I've been called for beating boss
Look _ at me, you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Look _ _ at me, you know what you see
You see a bad mother _ _ _ _ _
Bandit called for beating boss _ _ _ _
Bandit called for beating boss
Look _ at me, you know what you see
_ You see a bad mother
_ Ha, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ ha, [Fm] show yourself
[Bb] _
_ _ _ Show [Fm] yourself
_ [Bb]
Having fun, got money to burn _ _ _
Having fun, got money to burn
Having _ _ fun, got money to burn _ _ _
Having fun, got money to [Fm] burn
[Bb] Caught a bandit called for beating boss _ _ _
Bandit called for beating [Fm] boss _
[Bb] Bandit called for beating boss _ _
Cross the tracks, _ turn my back and turn
Cross the tracks, _ turn my back and turn
Bandit called [Dm] for beating [Fm] boss _
[Bb] I'm a bad mother, _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] I'm a bad mother
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] _ Had me for the turnaround, _ _ _ had me for the turnaround
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ Show [Fm] yourself _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Bandit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ called for beating boss _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Fred Wesley, James Brown and Charles Bobbitt.

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