Chords for Kurtis Blow - Basketball (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
104.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bb

Cm

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Kurtis Blow - Basketball (Official Music Video) chords
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[F]
[Gm] [Cm] They're playing [Bb]
[G] basketball.
[Fm] We love that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] They're playing [Bb]
[G] basketball.
[Fm] We love that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] Number one, Kurt's [Gm] flow.
[C] [N] Basketball is my favorite sport.
I like the way the people up and down the court.
Just like I'm licking off the microphone.
So is Dr.
J and Moses Malone.
I like slamming the bats and taking it to the hoop.
My favorite play is the alley-oop.
I like to pick and roll.
I like to give and go.
Cause it's basketball, or [G] Mr.
Kurt's flow.
They're [C] playing [Bb]
[G] basketball.
[Fm] We love that [Eb] basketball.
[Cm] [Gm] They're [Cm] playing [Bb]
[G] basketball.
[Eb] We love that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] I used to go to dinner and take desserts.
I used to play against Earl [N] Pearl and Will.
And Jerry West played basketball at his very best.
Basketball has always been my thing.
I like Magic Bird and Bernard King.
And number 33, my man, Curry, is the center of my stolen team.
[D]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Eb] [C] [D]
[G] [C] You know, [D]
[G] so much of [Eb] my foot makes here.
[C] [N] Godric Fiery and Pistol Pete.
Now these players could never be.
Isaiah and Iceman too.
You just in the ball and then you tuck up too.
Natalien Cook is on scene.
And Ralph Simpson is really mean.
Bill Ruffins didn't take the jump and down dunk.
He's got a [Eb] monster dunk.
[G] To the hoop, [C] y'all.
[Ebm] Yes.
[G] [C] Here I go.
[G] [Eb] Dips.
[C] [Eb]
[G] Can't [Eb] check me, man.
I'm going to [G] get on [C] down.
[F] Oh, yeah, I like this [G] basketball.
He had to [Eb] keep me over.
Swish.
[G] Oh, [Cm] yeah.
[Eb]
[Gm] To the hoop, y'all.
It's basketball.
[C] Tell [Eb] me, bird, you in the jump.
The night we'll score 100 points.
I win so 6-1.
Tigers back, back.
They didn't give nobody no kind of slack.
[B] I win.
Dr.
J shook the whole damn team with moves that [Ab] came right out of a dream. [C] I win.
With a speed, stood [B] so tall.
Landed with his [Gm] highest basketball.
The [Cm] highest [Bb]
[G] basketball.
To the hoop, [Fm] y'all.
Get on that basketball.
[Cm] Yeah, yeah, girl.
[G] The highest [Bb]
[G] basketball.
Dips, dips, [Fm] dips, dips.
Get on that [Bb]
[Cm] basketball.
Oh, yeah.
[Gm] [C] I'm getting [N] the ball and then I don't play like Superstar in the NBA.
The poets, the senate, and all the guards.
The ones you see on the bubblegum bars.
Me and homeboys, we go one on one.
Because playing the game is a lot of fun.
Sit by the TV and watch more.
Because Current's blow is wrapping basketball.
Uh.
[G] The highest [Bb]
[G] basketball.
The ball, y'all.
Get [Fm] on that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] The pill, the pill, the pill.
The highest [Bb]
[G] basketball.
D-up, [Fm] D-up.
[Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
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G
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Bb
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Cm
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C
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Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Cm
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To learn Kurtis Blow - Basketball chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Cm, Gm, Ab, Eb, C, Gm, G and Ab. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] They're playing [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ _ [Fm] We love that [Bb] basketball. _
[Cm] _ _ _ They're playing [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ _ [Fm] We love that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] Number one, Kurt's [Gm] flow.
_ [C] [N] Basketball is my favorite sport.
I like the way the people up and down the court.
Just like I'm licking off the microphone.
So is Dr.
J and Moses Malone.
I like slamming the bats and taking it to the hoop.
My favorite play is the alley-oop.
I like to pick and roll.
I like to give and go.
Cause it's basketball, or [G] Mr.
Kurt's flow.
They're [C] playing [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ _ [Fm] We love that [Eb] basketball.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] They're [Cm] playing [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ _ [Eb] We love that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] I used to go to dinner and take desserts.
I used to play against Earl [N] Pearl and Will.
And Jerry West played basketball at his very best.
Basketball has always been my thing.
I like Magic Bird and Bernard King.
And number 33, my man, Curry, is the center of my stolen team.
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ You know, [D] _
[G] so much of [Eb] my foot makes here.
[C] _ [N] Godric Fiery and Pistol Pete.
Now these players could never be.
Isaiah and Iceman too.
You just in the ball and then you tuck up too.
Natalien Cook is on scene.
And Ralph Simpson is really mean.
Bill Ruffins didn't take the jump and down dunk.
He's got a [Eb] monster dunk. _ _
[G] _ _ To the hoop, [C] y'all.
[Ebm] Yes. _
[G] _ _ [C] Here I go. _ _ _
[G] _ [Eb] Dips.
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] Can't [Eb] check me, man.
_ I'm going to [G] _ get on [C] down.
[F] Oh, yeah, I like this [G] basketball.
He had to [Eb] keep me over.
_ Swish. _
[G] _ _ Oh, [Cm] yeah.
_ [Eb] _
[Gm] To the hoop, y'all.
It's basketball.
[C] Tell [Eb] me, bird, you in the jump.
The night we'll score 100 points.
I win so 6-1.
Tigers back, back.
They didn't give nobody no kind of slack.
[B] I win.
Dr.
J shook the whole damn team with moves that [Ab] came right out of a dream. [C] I win.
With a speed, stood [B] so tall.
Landed with his [Gm] highest basketball.
The [Cm] highest [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ To the hoop, [Fm] y'all.
Get on that basketball.
[Cm] _ Yeah, yeah, girl.
[G] The highest [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
Dips, dips, [Fm] dips, dips.
Get on that [Bb] _
[Cm] basketball.
Oh, yeah.
[Gm] _ [C] I'm getting [N] the ball and then I don't play like Superstar in the NBA.
The poets, the senate, and all the guards.
The ones you see on the bubblegum bars.
Me and homeboys, we go one on one.
Because playing the game is a lot of fun.
Sit by the TV and watch more.
Because Current's blow is wrapping basketball.
Uh. _ _
_ _ _ [G] The highest [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ The ball, y'all.
Get [Fm] on that [Bb] basketball.
[Cm] The pill, the pill, the pill.
The highest [Bb] _
[G] basketball.
_ D-up, [Fm] D-up.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _

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