Tie Me Up Chords by Mtume

Tempo:
103.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

C

Cm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MTUME - TIE ME UP chords
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[Eb] It's three o'clock.
What's up?
Nothing's happening tonight.
I can't believe it.
Man, I'm a little [D] drag.
I heard there's a party at Neal's.
[Eb] Oh, that's that place down on the avenue.
Yeah, I heard about [B] that.
Yeah.
Yeah, why not?
[N] [C]
Yeah, who is it?
Yeah, we're here to check out the set.
Who's playing tonight?
And Two Maze, get ready to go on out.
Oh, I like them.
Oh, that's those Juicy Fruit people.
Ha ha!
[Bb]
[C] [F] Y'all [Bb] ready to get down tonight?
[C] [Fm] Alright.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] I'm here.
Alright, now.
I'm gonna hit it.
I [Bb]
love [Cm] [Bb]
the way you [Cm] move
even when I'm across the floor.
[Fm] [Bb]
Time [C] me up.
[Fm] I [Bb] love the way you [C] move
[Ab] even when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
[Bb] Time [C] me up.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
Time [C] me [Fm] up.
I watch the [Bb] chains.
I love the way you [C] move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
Time [Cm] me up.
[Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] Well, alright.
[Bb]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] I love the way you [Ab] move
even when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] [Bb] I love the way you [Cm] move
even [F] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
Time [Cm] me up.
I love the way you move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
Time [Cm] me up.
[Ab] [Bb] I [Cm] [F] love the way you move
even when I'm across the floor.
[Bb] Time me up.
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] Oh, you're gonna start.
What's happening?
[Bb] Start.
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] Woo-wee!
[Bb] Ha!
[Ab]
[D] Where you gonna start?
[Ab] Go ahead.
Where you gonna start?
Say what?
[Bb]
Say [D] what?
[Ab] Well, [D] alright.
[Ab] [Bb]
[C] Even [Eb] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[C] [Ab] Both hands, baby.
[Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] Yes, [Ab] sir.
Yes, sir.
[Bb]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] I love the [Cm] way you move
even [Fm] when I'm across the floor.
[F] [Bb]
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] [Bb] I love the way you [Cm] move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
Time [C] me [Ab] up.
Where's the beef?
Because I'm the [Bb] butcher.
Even [C] [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
[Bb]
[C] [Fm] I'm gonna say that one more [Bb] time.
Where's the beef?
[Cm] Because I'm the [Abm] butcher.
Oh, man.
They [Bb] got down.
[Bm] Look, y'all.
I'm gonna [Db] have to split.
My lady called.
Says she wanna talk to me about something.
[F] I don't know what it is, but, you know,
[Gb] I'll have to check y'all at the gig [N] tomorrow.
Okay.
Later.
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
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To start learning Mtume - Tie Me Up chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ab, Bb, C, Bb, Cm, Fm and Bb. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 104. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] It's three o'clock.
What's up?
Nothing's happening tonight.
I can't believe it.
_ Man, I'm a little [D] drag.
I heard there's a party at Neal's.
[Eb] Oh, that's that place down on the avenue.
Yeah, I heard about [B] that.
Yeah.
_ _ Yeah, why not? _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, who is it?
Yeah, we're here to check out the set.
_ Who's playing tonight?
And Two Maze, get ready to go on out.
Oh, I like them.
Oh, that's those Juicy Fruit people.
Ha ha!
[Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ Y'all [Bb] ready to get down tonight?
_ [C] [Fm] Alright.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] [Ab] I'm here.
Alright, now.
I'm gonna hit it.
I [Bb] _
love [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
the way you [Cm] move
even when I'm across the floor.
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
Time [C] me up.
[Fm] _ I _ [Bb] love the way you [C] move
[Ab] even when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Bb] Time [C] me up.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Time [C] me [Fm] up.
_ I watch the [Bb] chains.
I love the way you [C] move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
Time [Cm] me up.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] [Ab] Well, alright.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I love the way you [Ab] move
even when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I love the way you [Cm] move
even [F] when I'm across the floor.
_ [Bb] _ _
Time [Cm] me up.
_ _ _ _ I love the way you move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
Time [Cm] me up.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] I _ [Cm] [F] love the way you move
even when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] Time me up.
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] Oh, you're gonna start.
What's happening?
[Bb] Start. _
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ Woo-wee!
[Bb] Ha!
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Where you gonna start?
[Ab] Go ahead.
Where you gonna start?
Say what?
[Bb]
Say [D] what?
[Ab] _ _ _ Well, [D] alright.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] Even [Eb] when I'm across the floor.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] Both hands, baby.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] Yes, [Ab] sir.
Yes, sir.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I love the [Cm] way you move
even [Fm] when I'm across the floor.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _
Time [C] me up.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I love the way you [Cm] move
even [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
Time [C] me [Ab] up.
Where's the beef?
Because I'm the [Bb] butcher.
Even [C] [Ab] when I'm across the floor.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ I'm gonna say that one more [Bb] time.
Where's the beef?
[Cm] Because I'm the [Abm] butcher.
Oh, man.
They [Bb] got down.
[Bm] Look, y'all.
I'm gonna [Db] have to split.
My lady called.
Says she wanna talk to me about something.
[F] I don't know what it is, but, you know,
[Gb] I'll have to check y'all at the gig [N] tomorrow.
Okay.
Later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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