Four Brothers Chords by The Manhattan Transfer

Tempo:
99.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

G

Fm

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Abm] [G] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Cm] [F] [G] [D] [Db]
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
We're ready [Dm] to show you some blowin'
[Bbm] A-roppin' [Eb] and stompin' is a lot [Bbm] of fun
For brothers who [Ab] blowin' a horn
[Fm] So settle down [A] and listen
Cause you don't know what you're missin'
And we're ready to give you a showin'
[F] A [Eb]-movin' and groovin' it has [Fm] just begun
For brothers who blowin' a horn
[E] You got a [Bb] little mrs.
F you're gonna [G] enjoy
And it's a [Gbm]-startin' to [Bm] fly
[Am] So [Em] settle in and read your diary
And if you ever [C] had a game [G] forget it
It's [Bb] time to relax
I'm reminded that I'm in it with the best [Ab] that ever did it
But in case [Bb] you ain't feelin' sure or [Cm] knowin'
[Fm] We're gonna [Eb] let you listen to us one by one
Oh god, there's too much blowin' on my horn
[Gm] I can do it
I'm talkin' about you
It's very nice to know
That [C] you have really [Fm] taken time to [Bbm] listen to me blow
[Cm] Cause it's just [Db] I'm [Eb] born, I'm blowin' [Bb] my horn
Baby, baby, I'm blowin', [Cm] zootin' it up
And [Fm] I hope you dig this out
So make sure you don't miss any [A] other
Now I must go for a [Eb] sound
For you to listen to my [Ab] other brother
[Abm] I think [Ebm] the kid's talkin' about [Abm] me
[G] So I bet [A] he's gonna [D] see
[Dm] I bet [Em] that she knows her bun is very frisky
She's actually reason [Eb] I've been blowin'
Doesn't that believe?
[Bb] [Bbm] I don't know what you got
But it [Ab] gives me a hope to have a [F] life
Cause it [Fm] puts me in trouble
So baby, if you [Eb] would like to take [F] my brother
[Bb] You're gonna [Ab] have to turn the record over
Hey, [A] hey, hey, who you talkin' [E] about?
Say, who [Eb] you talkin' about?
Did I hear [Bb] you say you'd [Fm] introduce your other brother?
[G] Was the [E] case I heard you [Fm] talkin' about?
[G] Freak, [Gm] that's me
Pleased to [Cm] meet you
How do you [G] do?
How are you?
Love is new
[F] [Fm] How about everything with you?
What do [G] you say [Fm] I leave this jam?
[Gm] It's up to my [Cm] brother
[Abm] Dig, dig, [D] dig my [Ebm] Long Island [D] sound
Hope I'm [A] puttin' it down
You [G] got me in a mood that's so romantic
If you [Am] don't supernude [C] this to your life
[Bb] Because I'm acting [C] so distracted [Ab] when I [A] dig [G] you
Pretty baby, you will never know how much I [Fm] really dig you
You know me so
[Bb] [C] This game's around, [Eb] we're ready to put me [Em] down
We're glad in [F] fact you knew it, you [Bb] enjoyed [G] it
And we wish we [Cm] had the time to dig you more
Thank you for the compliment
[Gm] You told us we were better just as though we didn't [C] know it
We hope that we're the best, we'll owe you all the rest
In [Gm] the mind of two, we all say [G] cool, never play the fool
The honkers and the squeakers might be stealing [Eb] the show
But we don't go for that, so why [Gm] we blow?
[Ab] Hi-ho, lackaday
[E] Boy, it's a natural fact
[A] I [D] ain't no kin
[G] But [Dm] I would like [G] to get in the act
Well, get out [D] of here, get out of [Bb] here, get out of here now
[Em] That would be appreciated, [Cm] make a new man
But we must [D] ask you to [B] apologize
[Gm] Because after all, is it our bad?
[Cm] More bodies, [D] [Eb] more bodies
More bodies, [Cm] more bodies
More [D] [Eb] bodies, [Fm] more [C] bodies
More bodies, [Ab] more bodies
We [Eb] really only
[B] [Db] [Gb] [E] [A]
[C] We [D] wish the time [G] would never go
[Am] So we [D] could take the [Bb] time of our life and
[Cm] More bodies, more [C] bodies [Fm] More [C] bodies
[Cm] I just want my
To know you and I hope I don't forget [Ebm] you
It's really a [Eb] pleasure and I hope I don't offend you
I'm hoping the story of that I told did not upset you
Sorry, no [Em] in conclusion, we were hoping that [Ab] you weren't
So that's it, boy, we don't really want you to know
But can you let me show you how it is
We [C] just want to have you
We don't go for that
[Eb]
[Fm]
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Fm
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Bb
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Eb
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G
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Fm
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Manhattan Transfer - Four Brothers chords, practice playing Eb, Cm, D, B, Gm, Cm, E, Fm and G in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 49 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 100 BPM. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
We're ready [Dm] to show you some blowin'
[Bbm] A-roppin' [Eb] and stompin' is a lot [Bbm] of fun
For brothers who [Ab] blowin' a horn
[Fm] So settle down [A] and listen
Cause you don't know what you're missin'
And we're ready to give you a showin'
[F] A [Eb]-movin' and groovin' it has [Fm] just begun
For brothers who blowin' a horn
[E] You got a [Bb] little mrs.
F you're gonna [G] enjoy
And it's a [Gbm]-startin' to [Bm] fly
[Am] So [Em] settle in and read your diary
And if you ever [C] had a game [G] forget it
It's [Bb] time to relax
I'm reminded that I'm in it with the best [Ab] that ever did it
But in case [Bb] you ain't feelin' sure or [Cm] knowin'
[Fm] We're gonna [Eb] let you listen to us one by one
Oh god, there's too much blowin' on my horn
[Gm] I can do it
I'm talkin' about you
It's very nice to know
That [C] you have really [Fm] taken time to [Bbm] listen to me blow
[Cm] Cause it's just [Db] I'm [Eb] born, I'm blowin' [Bb] my horn
Baby, baby, I'm blowin', [Cm] zootin' it up
And [Fm] I hope you dig this out
So make sure you don't miss any [A] other
Now I must go for a [Eb] sound
For you to listen to my [Ab] other brother
[Abm] I think [Ebm] the kid's talkin' about [Abm] me
[G] So I bet [A] he's gonna [D] see
[Dm] I bet [Em] that she knows her bun is very frisky
She's actually reason [Eb] I've been blowin'
Doesn't that believe?
[Bb] _ [Bbm] I don't know what you got
But it [Ab] gives me a hope to have a [F] life
Cause it [Fm] puts me in trouble
So baby, if you [Eb] would like to take [F] my brother
[Bb] You're gonna [Ab] have to turn the record over
Hey, [A] hey, hey, who you talkin' [E] about?
Say, who [Eb] you talkin' about?
Did I hear [Bb] you say you'd [Fm] introduce your other brother?
[G] Was the [E] case I heard you [Fm] talkin' about?
[G] Freak, [Gm] that's me
Pleased to [Cm] meet you
How do you [G] do?
How are you?
Love is new
[F] [Fm] How about everything with you?
What do [G] you say [Fm] I leave this jam?
[Gm] It's up to my [Cm] brother
[Abm] Dig, dig, [D] dig my [Ebm] Long Island [D] sound
Hope I'm [A] puttin' it down
You [G] got me in a mood that's so romantic
If you [Am] don't supernude [C] this to your life
[Bb] Because I'm acting [C] so distracted [Ab] when I [A] dig [G] you
Pretty baby, you will never know how much I [Fm] really dig you
You know me so
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ This game's around, [Eb] we're ready to put me [Em] down
We're glad in [F] fact you knew it, you [Bb] enjoyed [G] it
And we wish we [Cm] had the time to dig you more
Thank you for the compliment
[Gm] You told us we were better just as though we didn't [C] know it
We hope that we're the best, we'll owe you all the rest
In [Gm] the mind of two, we all say [G] cool, never play the fool
The honkers and the squeakers might be stealing [Eb] the show
But we don't go for that, so why [Gm] we blow?
[Ab] Hi-ho, lackaday
[E] Boy, it's a natural fact
[A] I [D] ain't no kin
[G] But [Dm] I would like [G] to get in the act
Well, get out [D] of here, get out of [Bb] here, get out of here now
[Em] That would be appreciated, [Cm] make a new man
But we must [D] ask you to [B] apologize
[Gm] Because after all, is it our bad?
[Cm] More bodies, [D] _ [Eb] more bodies
More _ bodies, [Cm] more bodies _
_ More [D] _ [Eb] _ _ bodies, [Fm] more [C] bodies
More bodies, [Ab] more bodies
We [Eb] really only
[B] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A]
[C] We [D] wish the time [G] would never go
[Am] So we [D] could take the [Bb] time of our life and
[Cm] More bodies, more [C] bodies [Fm] More [C] bodies
[Cm] I just want my
To know you and I hope I don't forget [Ebm] you
It's really a [Eb] pleasure and I hope I don't offend you
I'm hoping the story of that I told did not upset you
Sorry, no [Em] in conclusion, we were hoping that [Ab] you weren't
So that's it, boy, we don't really want you to know
But can you let me show you how it is
We [C] just want to have you
We don't go for that
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Jimmy Giuffre.

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