Morris Day and The Time - The Bird Chords

Tempo:
128.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

C#m

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Morris Day and The Time - The Bird chords
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[F#] What time is it?
You've got 10 seconds to get to the dance floor.
And
[C#m]
[B] [C#]
America
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [G#m]
[B] [C#] [G#m]
Have you heard
Brand new dance
You don't need an appointment I'm just
gonna add a few
[E] Come on y'all
[B]
[C#] [E]
[B]
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
[C#] Brother
[B] Don't be cool
[D]
Like [B] sometimes
When you're acting cool Sister
Don't be [C#] shy
[B] Let your body get [E] loose
Ain't too fast to fly, come on now
[B] Hallelujah
Hallelujah
[C#m] Y'all sing it with me
Do it like [B] this
[C#m] Hallelujah
[B] Hallelujah
[C#] [F#] Yes
Hold on now, this dance is sexy people
Look at [C#m] them [B] America
Have you [A#] heard
[C#m] Got a sexy [B] new dance
[C#] You don't [B] need an appointment
[C#] Or a person [B] to guide you
Just need your hands and attitude
[C] And everybody's name is Lee
Come [B] on now
[C#m] Hallelujah
[B] [C#] Everybody [E] [C#] [B] Hallelujah
[E] [B] [C#]
[F#] [Em] I'm a [B] ride
With a horn blow, I want everybody on the floor
You know this move sexy
[C#] You ain't got [E] no shoes no [B] more
Come on, [C#m] I want some of you
[B] Sign these friends
Don't answer too, don't [C#m] give me some of this
I [B]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[C] [B] messed my hair
[C#m] Now let's all play [B] something
[G#m] [C#m] I'm going to go over here and talk to this girl
[B] [E]
[B] I played the lyre
[C#m] Two at a time
[E] Can y'all sing that
[F#] [G#] Sing it
I played the [B] lyre
[C]
[C#] [C#m] [B] Oh
[C#]
The [B] [C#] word
The [G#m] [F#] way you do
The [C#m] way [B] [C#m]
you wanna [B] get some
The [D#m] way you [C#m] do [D#m] [C#] America
[B] [C#m] The word
The way you wanna [B] get some
[F#] [C#] [B] [D#]
[C#] [N]
Key:  
B
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C#
12341114
C#m
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F#
134211112
E
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B
12341112
C#
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C#m
13421114
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To learn The Time - The Bird chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#, B, C#, B, C#m, B, C#, E and B. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 129 BPM. Considering the song's key of B Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F#] _ _ _ What time is it? _
_ _ _ You've got 10 seconds to get to the dance floor.
_ _ _ _ And
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
America
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ _ Have you heard _ _
Brand new dance
You _ _ _ don't need an appointment I'm just _ _
_ gonna add a few
[E] Come _ on y'all
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
[C#] _ _ _ Brother
_ [B] Don't be cool
[D] _
_ _ Like [B] sometimes
When you're acting cool Sister
_ Don't be [C#] shy
_ [B] Let your body get [E] loose
Ain't too fast to fly, come on now
[B] _ _ _ Hallelujah
_ _ _ Hallelujah
[C#m] Y'all sing it with me
Do it like [B] this
_ _ [C#m] Hallelujah _
_ _ _ _ [B] Hallelujah
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] Yes _ _ _ _ _
Hold on now, this dance is _ _ sexy people
Look at [C#m] them [B] America
Have you [A#] heard
_ [C#m] Got a sexy [B] new dance
[C#] You _ _ don't [B] need an appointment
[C#] Or a person [B] to guide you
Just need your hands and attitude
[C] And everybody's name is Lee
Come [B] on now
_ _ _ [C#m] Hallelujah
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Everybody [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ Hallelujah _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ [Em] I'm a [B] ride
With a horn blow, I want everybody on the floor
You know this move sexy
[C#] You ain't got [E] no shoes no [B] more
Come on, [C#m] I want some of you
[B] _ Sign these friends
Don't answer too, don't [C#m] give me some of this
I _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ messed my hair _
[C#m] Now let's all play [B] something
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] I'm going to go over here and talk to this girl _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] I played the lyre
[C#m] Two at a time
_ [E] _ _ _ Can y'all sing that _
[F#] [G#] Sing it
I played the [B] lyre
_ _ [C] _
[C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ Oh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
The [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] word
The _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] way you do
The _ [C#m] way [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ you wanna [B] get some
The [D#m] way you [C#m] do [D#m] _ _ [C#] America
[B] _ [C#m] The word
_ The way you wanna [B] get some
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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Featured within the album Ice Cream Castle is this song, written by Morris Day and Prince.

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