New Birth Inc. - I Can Understand It Chords

Tempo:
144.85 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Bbm

Db

Gb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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New Birth Inc. - I Can Understand It chords
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[Ebm]
I realize that a man works better when he works out his own bag.
Can you understand that?
I can understand that.
Oh yes I can.
Something [Bbm]
[Eb] sweet [Ebm] as a candy bar, like lemon me, [Eb] that's what you are.
[Ab] I can understand that.
[Ebm] Growing up the heat, oh baby.
Something so fantastic, [Ab] oh I
[Fm] can understand.
[Ab]
[Dbm] [Abm] And if I [Ebm] love him to [Db] be anything for me, [Bbm] [G]
[Ebm]
[Gb] oh baby, I can understand.
[Db] [Ebm] Growing up the heat, oh baby.
Gonna do it on the right foot, yeah.
Gonna do it on the right foot, yeah.
Gonna do it on the right foot.
Oh looky here y'all.
I can understand, [B] but not be [Gb] crazy.
I can understand, girl you got me here.
[Db] Oh I can [Cm] [Bbm] [Db]
understand [Ab] that.
[Abm]
[Gb] Try [Ebm] me girl, come make a hand.
When I'm alone, I find you broken.
No, [Dbm] no, [Ab] no, you [Db] can't make me understand.
[Abm] Looky here baby.
I know sometimes that [Db] you wanna get away from home.
[Gb] I [Bb] can
[Db]
[Gb] understand, [Db]
yeah.
[Ebm] Get on down baby.
Gonna do it on this foot, yeah.
[Gb] Gonna do it [Ebm] on the right foot, yeah.
Oh looky here y'all.
I can understand, I can understand.
Oh, [Ab]
[Db] I [Ab] haven't thought about the [Abm] situation.
[Ebm] I can understand, come make a hand.
[Ab] No, [Db] no, no, [Ab] [Db] you can't make me [Ab] understand.
Looky here honey.
[Abm] I can enjoy, [Ebm] and [Db] I work all the time.
[Gb] When I get home, [Bb]
[Ebm] you're like heaven on earth baby.
[Abm]
[Ebm] Get on down baby.
Gonna do it on this foot, yeah.
Looky here.
I can understand that.
Looky here baby.
Gonna do your thing.
Baby, talk to my hand.
Can you understand that?
Can you understand that?
I can understand that.
Can you understand that?
I can understand that.
Baby, can you understand that?
I can understand that.
Ah!
[Eb]
Bring it down y'all.
[Ebm] Ooh, la la la la [Bbm] la la la.
Looky here y'all.
Friday I'm gonna see if we can keep the groove, you know what I [Ebm] mean?
Y'all ready for this?
[Bbm] Y'all sure y'all ready for this?
Make it ready boy.
Okay, if you're ready [Ebm] boy, lay here.
Ooh, yeah, yeah baby.
Yeah.
I can understand it.
Can you understand it?
[Bbm] [F]
Baby, baby, [Ebm] baby.
[Gb] [E] Yeah, bring it [Ebm] down.
Do it on a good foot, that is.
Looky here, I gotta say this right here.
I gotta say it, looky here.
Don't put down [Bbm] a man with a bad hand.
I'm just trying to do what I [Ebm] can.
You better have more, baby.
[Db] [Bbm] Come on, baby.
I [Gb] can understand it.
[Ebm] [Gb] Can you understand it?
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[F] Baby, baby, [Ebm]
baby.
Get it [Ab] on down.
[Bbm] Looky here y'all.
I'm gonna say it one more time.
Yeah, girl.
[Ebm] You know what I'm saying, baby.
Don't put down a [Bbm] man with a bad [Fm] hand.
[Ebm] I'm just trying to do [Bbm] what I can.
Wait, how long, baby?
[Ebm] I'm gonna say it.
Come on, baby.
I can understand it.
Yeah, baby.
Yeah.
Looky here y'all.
I'm gonna say [Bbm] it.
Yeah.
[Ebm] I'm gonna say it now y'all.
Yeah.
[Bbm]
I'm gonna say it now y'all.
[Bb] Looky here y'all.
[Eb] I can understand it.
[Ebm]
[Gb]
[Ebm] Super.
[F] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ebm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [F] [B] They say that everything good is bad.
Everything bad is good.
Are they bad, y'all?
Another round [N] of applause if you're good.
Key:  
Ebm
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Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
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To learn The New Birth - I Can Understand It chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Abm, Ebm, Ab, Db, Ab, Bbm, Ebm and Bbm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 72 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 145 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Db Major.

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_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I realize that a man works better when he works out his own bag.
Can you understand that?
I can understand that.
Oh yes I can. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Something _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] sweet [Ebm] as a candy bar, like lemon me, [Eb] _ that's what you are.
[Ab] I _ _ _ _ can _ understand _ that. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ Growing up the heat, oh baby.
Something so _ fantastic, _ [Ab] oh I _ _ _ _
[Fm] can _ understand.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ [Abm] And if I [Ebm] love him to [Db] be anything for me, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Gb] oh baby, I can understand. _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ Growing up the _ heat, oh baby.
Gonna do it on the right foot, yeah.
_ _ Gonna do it on the right foot, yeah.
Gonna do it on the right foot.
_ _ Oh looky here y'all.
I can understand, _ _ [B] but not be [Gb] crazy.
I can understand, girl you got me here.
[Db] _ Oh I can _ _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db]
understand [Ab] that.
[Abm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] Try [Ebm] me girl, come make a hand.
_ When I'm alone, I find you broken.
No, [Dbm] no, [Ab] no, you [Db] can't make me understand.
[Abm] _ Looky here baby.
_ I know sometimes that [Db] you wanna get away from home.
[Gb] _ I [Bb] can _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] understand, _ _ _ _ [Db]
yeah.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ Get on down baby.
_ Gonna do it on this foot, yeah.
[Gb] _ _ Gonna do it [Ebm] on the right foot, yeah.
Oh looky _ _ _ here y'all. _ _ _ _
_ I can understand, I can understand.
_ Oh, [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] I [Ab] _ _ haven't thought about the [Abm] situation.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] I can understand, come make a hand. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] No, _ [Db] no, no, [Ab] _ [Db] you can't make me [Ab] understand.
_ Looky here honey.
[Abm] I can enjoy, [Ebm] and [Db] I work all the time.
[Gb] _ When I get home, _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ you're like heaven on earth baby.
_ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Ebm] Get on down baby.
Gonna _ _ do it on this foot, yeah.
_ Looky here.
I _ _ _ _ can understand that.
Looky here baby.
_ Gonna do your thing.
_ _ Baby, talk to my _ hand.
Can you understand that? _
_ _ Can you understand that?
_ _ _ I can understand that.
_ _ _ Can you understand that?
_ _ I can understand that.
_ _ Baby, can you understand that?
_ _ _ I can understand _ that.
Ah!
_ [Eb] _ _ _
Bring it down y'all.
[Ebm] _ Ooh, la la la la [Bbm] la la la.
_ Looky here y'all. _ _
Friday I'm gonna see if we can keep the groove, you know what I [Ebm] mean?
Y'all ready for this?
_ [Bbm] Y'all sure y'all ready for this?
Make it ready boy.
Okay, if you're ready [Ebm] boy, lay here. _
_ _ Ooh, _ yeah, yeah baby.
_ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ I can understand it. _ _
_ Can you understand it? _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Baby, baby, [Ebm] baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [E] Yeah, bring it [Ebm] down.
Do it on a good foot, that is.
_ Looky here, I gotta say this right here.
I gotta say it, looky here.
Don't put down [Bbm] a man with a bad hand.
_ I'm just trying to do what I [Ebm] can.
You better have more, baby.
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Bbm] Come on, baby.
_ _ _ _ I [Gb] can understand it.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] Can you understand it?
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Baby, baby, [Ebm]
baby. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Get it [Ab] on down.
[Bbm] _ _ Looky here y'all.
_ I'm gonna say it one more time.
Yeah, girl.
[Ebm] You know what I'm saying, baby.
_ Don't put down a [Bbm] man with a bad [Fm] hand.
[Ebm] I'm just trying to do [Bbm] what I can.
Wait, how long, baby?
[Ebm] I'm gonna say it.
Come on, baby.
I can understand it. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, baby.
_ _ _ _ Yeah.
Looky here y'all.
_ _ I'm gonna say [Bbm] it.
_ Yeah.
_ [Ebm] I'm gonna say it now y'all.
Yeah.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna say it now y'all.
[Bb] Looky here y'all.
[Eb] I can understand it.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Super.
_ _ _ [F] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] They say that everything good is bad.
Everything bad is good.
Are they bad, y'all?
_ _ _ _ Another round [N] of applause if you're good.

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