Accentuate The Positive Chords by Perry Como
Tempo:
65.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
C
B
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, accentuate the positive, and that's [A] all.
[E]
You gotta [C] [C#] [D] accentuate the positive, [C#] [C] eliminate [Gm] [B] the negative, [E] and that's all.
[C#m] To [E] the affirmative, [F#m] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] You [E] gotta spread joy up to the maximum, [A] bring [E] gloom down to the minimum, and have faith.
A [B] pandemonium, libel, the walk [E] upon the scene.
To illustrate [G#m] my [G#] last remark, Jonah [F#m] and the whale [E] know [C#] where I'm at.
[E] Now [G#] what do they do?
Just when everything [F] looks [E] so dark.
What do they, what do they, [N] what do they do?
Man, they say you [E] better [C] [E] [G#m] accentuate the [A] positive, eliminate [C] [B] the negative, [E] and that's [C] all.
[E] To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] No, [E] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah [A] and the [B] whale know [E] what he's doing.
Now what do they do?
Just when [G#] everything [C] looks so dark.
[Gm] What do they, what do they, what do they do?
[G#] Man, they say [F] you gotta accentuate the [C] positive, eliminate [Dm] the negative, and that's all.
To the [Cm] affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Gm] don't [C] mess with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[C] No, [Gm] don't you [C] mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Dm] don't [G] mess [Gm] with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[B]
[E]
You gotta [C] [C#] [D] accentuate the positive, [C#] [C] eliminate [Gm] [B] the negative, [E] and that's all.
[C#m] To [E] the affirmative, [F#m] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] You [E] gotta spread joy up to the maximum, [A] bring [E] gloom down to the minimum, and have faith.
A [B] pandemonium, libel, the walk [E] upon the scene.
To illustrate [G#m] my [G#] last remark, Jonah [F#m] and the whale [E] know [C#] where I'm at.
[E] Now [G#] what do they do?
Just when everything [F] looks [E] so dark.
What do they, what do they, [N] what do they do?
Man, they say you [E] better [C] [E] [G#m] accentuate the [A] positive, eliminate [C] [B] the negative, [E] and that's [C] all.
[E] To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] No, [E] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah [A] and the [B] whale know [E] what he's doing.
Now what do they do?
Just when [G#] everything [C] looks so dark.
[Gm] What do they, what do they, what do they do?
[G#] Man, they say [F] you gotta accentuate the [C] positive, eliminate [Dm] the negative, and that's all.
To the [Cm] affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Gm] don't [C] mess with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[C] No, [Gm] don't you [C] mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Dm] don't [G] mess [Gm] with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[B]
Key:
E
C
B
Gm
A
E
C
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, accentuate the positive, and that's [A] all.
[E] _
You gotta [C] _ [C#] [D] accentuate the positive, [C#] [C] eliminate [Gm] [B] the negative, [E] and that's all.
[C#m] To [E] the affirmative, [F#m] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] You [E] gotta spread joy up to the maximum, [A] bring [E] gloom down to the minimum, and have faith.
A [B] pandemonium, libel, the walk [E] upon the scene.
To illustrate [G#m] my [G#] last remark, Jonah [F#m] and the whale [E] know [C#] where I'm at.
[E] Now [G#] what do they do?
Just when everything [F] looks [E] so dark.
What do they, what do they, [N] what do they do?
Man, they say you [E] better [C] _ [E] [G#m] accentuate the [A] positive, eliminate [C] [B] the negative, [E] and that's [C] all.
[E] To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] No, [E] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah [A] and the [B] whale know [E] what he's doing.
Now what do they do?
Just when [G#] everything [C] looks so dark.
[Gm] What do they, what do they, what do they do?
[G#] Man, they say [F] you gotta _ accentuate the [C] positive, eliminate [Dm] the negative, and that's all.
To the [Cm] affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Gm] don't [C] mess with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[C] No, [Gm] don't you [C] mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Dm] don't [G] mess [Gm] with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, accentuate the positive, and that's [A] all.
[E] _
You gotta [C] _ [C#] [D] accentuate the positive, [C#] [C] eliminate [Gm] [B] the negative, [E] and that's all.
[C#m] To [E] the affirmative, [F#m] don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] You [E] gotta spread joy up to the maximum, [A] bring [E] gloom down to the minimum, and have faith.
A [B] pandemonium, libel, the walk [E] upon the scene.
To illustrate [G#m] my [G#] last remark, Jonah [F#m] and the whale [E] know [C#] where I'm at.
[E] Now [G#] what do they do?
Just when everything [F] looks [E] so dark.
What do they, what do they, [N] what do they do?
Man, they say you [E] better [C] _ [E] [G#m] accentuate the [A] positive, eliminate [C] [B] the negative, [E] and that's [C] all.
[E] To the affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[B] No, [E] don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah [A] and the [B] whale know [E] what he's doing.
Now what do they do?
Just when [G#] everything [C] looks so dark.
[Gm] What do they, what do they, what do they do?
[G#] Man, they say [F] you gotta _ accentuate the [C] positive, eliminate [Dm] the negative, and that's all.
To the [Cm] affirmative, don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Gm] don't [C] mess with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
[C] No, [Gm] don't you [C] mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
No, [Dm] don't [G] mess [Gm] with Mr.
[Dm] Inbetween.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _