Chords for Sly & The Family Stone 1973 (Part 1)
Tempo:
110.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
F#
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Look at all you cats and kitties out there whippin' and wailin' and jumpin' up and down
And suckin' up all that juice and pattin' each other on the back and hippin' each other
Who the greatest cat in the world is?
[C#] Cat on you was the coolest
The strongest
The sweetest cat that [A#] ever stomped this sweet twig of spia
One, two, three, four
[C#m]
Come on, y'all
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na,
[C#m]
na, na, na, na
[F#]
[N] [B]
[D]
[A#] [F#m] [F]
Ha, [C#] ha, ha, ha, [N] ha
[A]
[F]
[B] You goin' too fast, baby
[A#] [A] In [F]
[A] the [A#] end, you'll still be you
One that's done all the work [G] you set out to [F#] do
Stand [G#m] [D] true
[Bm] What [F#] you do is rare
[B] Think you're goin' through [F#] it, but you're not [E] goin' anywhere
[A] Stand true
[Dm] [A] You know I'm right
It's the truth that's the truth
[G] Make or slow die [F#] Stand true
That's the [B] truth
You don't believe [E] it, guess I do
Ha, ha, ha
I'm just [A] sayin'
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] Stand [E]
true
[A] Stand true
[Dm] You've been sleeping [A] much too long
[D] There's a permanent creak [G] in your right and wrong Stand true
There's a minute [Bm] standing [F#] tall
[B] And a giant [F#] designing [E] up out the ball
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
To make you crawl
And they know what you're saying
[G] Makes sense, it all [F#] stands true
Don't you know that you are free
Well, [B] at [F#] least in your [E] mind, if you wanna be
[A]
[B] [C#]
Stand true
Stand
[C#m]
true
[C#]
[C#m]
[N]
And suckin' up all that juice and pattin' each other on the back and hippin' each other
Who the greatest cat in the world is?
[C#] Cat on you was the coolest
The strongest
The sweetest cat that [A#] ever stomped this sweet twig of spia
One, two, three, four
[C#m]
Come on, y'all
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na,
[C#m]
na, na, na, na
[F#]
[N] [B]
[D]
[A#] [F#m] [F]
Ha, [C#] ha, ha, ha, [N] ha
[A]
[F]
[B] You goin' too fast, baby
[A#] [A] In [F]
[A] the [A#] end, you'll still be you
One that's done all the work [G] you set out to [F#] do
Stand [G#m] [D] true
[Bm] What [F#] you do is rare
[B] Think you're goin' through [F#] it, but you're not [E] goin' anywhere
[A] Stand true
[Dm] [A] You know I'm right
It's the truth that's the truth
[G] Make or slow die [F#] Stand true
That's the [B] truth
You don't believe [E] it, guess I do
Ha, ha, ha
I'm just [A] sayin'
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] Stand [E]
true
[A] Stand true
[Dm] You've been sleeping [A] much too long
[D] There's a permanent creak [G] in your right and wrong Stand true
There's a minute [Bm] standing [F#] tall
[B] And a giant [F#] designing [E] up out the ball
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
To make you crawl
And they know what you're saying
[G] Makes sense, it all [F#] stands true
Don't you know that you are free
Well, [B] at [F#] least in your [E] mind, if you wanna be
[A]
[B] [C#]
Stand true
Stand
[C#m]
true
[C#]
[C#m]
[N]
Key:
A
B
F#
E
C#
A
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Look at all you cats and kitties out there whippin' and wailin' and jumpin' up and down
And suckin' up all that juice and pattin' each other on the back and hippin' each other
Who the greatest cat in the world is?
_ [C#] Cat on you was the coolest
_ _ The strongest
The sweetest cat that [A#] ever stomped this sweet twig of spia
One, two, three, four
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come on, y'all
_ _ _ _ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Na, na, na, na, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ na, na, na, _ na _ _ _ _ _ _
Na, na, na, na, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
na, na, na, _ _ na
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ Ha, [C#] ha, ha, ha, [N] ha
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [B] You goin' too fast, baby
[A#] _ _ [A] In _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ the [A#] end, you'll still be you
One that's done all the work [G] you set out to [F#] do
Stand _ [G#m] [D] true
[Bm] What [F#] you do is rare
[B] Think you're goin' through [F#] it, but you're not [E] goin' anywhere _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Stand true _
[Dm] _ [A] You know I'm right
It's the truth that's the truth
[G] Make or slow die [F#] Stand true _ _ _ _ _
That's the [B] truth
You don't believe [E] it, guess I do
Ha, ha, ha
I'm just [A] sayin' _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] Stand _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ true
[A] Stand true
[Dm] You've been sleeping [A] much too long
[D] There's a permanent creak [G] in your right and wrong Stand true
There's a minute [Bm] standing [F#] _ tall
[B] And a giant [F#] designing [E] up out the _ ball
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To make you crawl
And they know what you're saying
[G] Makes sense, it all [F#] stands true
Don't you know that you are free
Well, [B] at [F#] least in your [E] mind, if you wanna be _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Stand true
_ _ Stand _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ true _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Look at all you cats and kitties out there whippin' and wailin' and jumpin' up and down
And suckin' up all that juice and pattin' each other on the back and hippin' each other
Who the greatest cat in the world is?
_ [C#] Cat on you was the coolest
_ _ The strongest
The sweetest cat that [A#] ever stomped this sweet twig of spia
One, two, three, four
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come on, y'all
_ _ _ _ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Na, na, na, na, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ na, na, na, _ na _ _ _ _ _ _
Na, na, na, na, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
na, na, na, _ _ na
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ Ha, [C#] ha, ha, ha, [N] ha
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [B] You goin' too fast, baby
[A#] _ _ [A] In _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ the [A#] end, you'll still be you
One that's done all the work [G] you set out to [F#] do
Stand _ [G#m] [D] true
[Bm] What [F#] you do is rare
[B] Think you're goin' through [F#] it, but you're not [E] goin' anywhere _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Stand true _
[Dm] _ [A] You know I'm right
It's the truth that's the truth
[G] Make or slow die [F#] Stand true _ _ _ _ _
That's the [B] truth
You don't believe [E] it, guess I do
Ha, ha, ha
I'm just [A] sayin' _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] Stand _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ true
[A] Stand true
[Dm] You've been sleeping [A] much too long
[D] There's a permanent creak [G] in your right and wrong Stand true
There's a minute [Bm] standing [F#] _ tall
[B] And a giant [F#] designing [E] up out the _ ball
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To make you crawl
And they know what you're saying
[G] Makes sense, it all [F#] stands true
Don't you know that you are free
Well, [B] at [F#] least in your [E] mind, if you wanna be _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Stand true
_ _ Stand _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ true _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _