Chords for the Motown Sound
Tempo:
62.3 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Am
Ab
Bbm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Cm]
[C] [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] Detroit, Michigan.
Motor Town.
[Bb] Motown.
This is the Motown [E] Sound.
I'm ready for a brand new beat.
[E] I'm here, and I'm
standing in the street.
There's not a New Orleans
person in New York City.
All [A] we need is music.
We need music.
There'll be music,
[E] we play records,
we're dancing in the street.
[Ab] Oh, what you wear
[Dbm] is your special
[Gbm] cloth, crown,
[B] and you're not
allowed in the [E] world.
There'll be dancing,
there'll be dancing in the street.
This is an invitation,
a proclamation,
a chance for hope to meet.
There'll be laughing,
singing, and music swinging.
Dance center in the street.
Philadelphia, 58,
in the country.
Baltimore, N.C.,. 9. Can't forget the Motor City. All we [A] need is music. We need music. There'll be music everywhere. We're [E] dancing, we're playing records, we're dancing in the street. [Ab] What you wear [Dbm] is your special cloth, [Gbm] [B] crown, [E] and you're not there'll be dancing in the street. We're down in L.A., every day, there's dancing in the street. It's a dance with the angel in the street. Push your ocean, girl. [D] [Am] You're sweet, as a honeybee, [Dm] but like a honeybee sting, you're blowing up my heart [Am] in pain. All you left, is the memory [Dm] song, the one we danced to all night [Am] long. It used to bring sweet memories, [Dm] but what came next was that you stood [C] there. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been [C] gone. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, and it [F] breaks me up to heart. [Am] Oh, I still remember, still I remember [Dm] that old love song. I'm gonna [Am] try, let the melodies keep on in [Dm] me, reminding me how in love we used [Am] to be. Here in the park, I used to touch the [Dm] floor, singing together forever, breaking up [C] never. It's the same [G] old song, can't you [Dm] hear it? Since you've been gone. Now it's the [Am] same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] [G] [Dm] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Am] Precious memories, keep on ringing in my [Dm] ears, I'm singing this [Am] song. Now to this new me, yes, [Dm] I only remember this. The happiness we [Am] used to have, we used to dance to the music, we used to dance to the music, [Dm] like something, music, like we'll dance to the music. [Am] It's the same [G] old song, but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [A] [Am] Oh, I can't die to hear it. It's the same [G] old song, but [Dm] with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [C] It's the same old song, [Ab] but with a different meaning. [Bbm] I [Cm] want to spread the news, [Fm] all around, [Cm] about the new love, [Fm] that I found. [Db] I found the love that I've been looking [Bbm] for, now I [Eb] don't have to look no [Ab] more. And it's headline news, [Bbm] and it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, [Gb] you better read your body. [Bbm] The [Cm] world is at my feet, [Fm] there's a halo around my head. [Bbm] I went [Cm] out searching for gold, [F] but I found love instead. [Db] She's [F] the wish, a dream come [Bbm] true. I guess you might say I struck [Ab] gold too. And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. And everybody's [Ab] saying, you better read about it. [Db] [F] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [F] I found my baby, and [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, read about [Gb] it. [Bbm] In [Cm] my neighborhood, [Fm] they say, oh, what a change in me. [Bbm] People [Cm] say, when I walk [Fm] by, it's not hard to see. She [F] brings out the best in [Bbm] me, lights me up [G] like a Christmas tree. [Ab] And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. I don't you hear them saying, you [Gb] better [Ab] read about it. You know I found [Ab] my baby, and it's headline [Gb] news. [Ab] [Gb]
[N]
[Cm]
[C] [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] Detroit, Michigan.
Motor Town.
[Bb] Motown.
This is the Motown [E] Sound.
I'm ready for a brand new beat.
[E] I'm here, and I'm
standing in the street.
There's not a New Orleans
person in New York City.
All [A] we need is music.
We need music.
There'll be music,
[E] we play records,
we're dancing in the street.
[Ab] Oh, what you wear
[Dbm] is your special
[Gbm] cloth, crown,
[B] and you're not
allowed in the [E] world.
There'll be dancing,
there'll be dancing in the street.
This is an invitation,
a proclamation,
a chance for hope to meet.
There'll be laughing,
singing, and music swinging.
Dance center in the street.
Philadelphia, 58,
in the country.
Baltimore, N.C.,. 9. Can't forget the Motor City. All we [A] need is music. We need music. There'll be music everywhere. We're [E] dancing, we're playing records, we're dancing in the street. [Ab] What you wear [Dbm] is your special cloth, [Gbm] [B] crown, [E] and you're not there'll be dancing in the street. We're down in L.A., every day, there's dancing in the street. It's a dance with the angel in the street. Push your ocean, girl. [D] [Am] You're sweet, as a honeybee, [Dm] but like a honeybee sting, you're blowing up my heart [Am] in pain. All you left, is the memory [Dm] song, the one we danced to all night [Am] long. It used to bring sweet memories, [Dm] but what came next was that you stood [C] there. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been [C] gone. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, and it [F] breaks me up to heart. [Am] Oh, I still remember, still I remember [Dm] that old love song. I'm gonna [Am] try, let the melodies keep on in [Dm] me, reminding me how in love we used [Am] to be. Here in the park, I used to touch the [Dm] floor, singing together forever, breaking up [C] never. It's the same [G] old song, can't you [Dm] hear it? Since you've been gone. Now it's the [Am] same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] [G] [Dm] [C] [G]
[Dm] [Am] Precious memories, keep on ringing in my [Dm] ears, I'm singing this [Am] song. Now to this new me, yes, [Dm] I only remember this. The happiness we [Am] used to have, we used to dance to the music, we used to dance to the music, [Dm] like something, music, like we'll dance to the music. [Am] It's the same [G] old song, but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [A] [Am] Oh, I can't die to hear it. It's the same [G] old song, but [Dm] with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [C] It's the same old song, [Ab] but with a different meaning. [Bbm] I [Cm] want to spread the news, [Fm] all around, [Cm] about the new love, [Fm] that I found. [Db] I found the love that I've been looking [Bbm] for, now I [Eb] don't have to look no [Ab] more. And it's headline news, [Bbm] and it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, [Gb] you better read your body. [Bbm] The [Cm] world is at my feet, [Fm] there's a halo around my head. [Bbm] I went [Cm] out searching for gold, [F] but I found love instead. [Db] She's [F] the wish, a dream come [Bbm] true. I guess you might say I struck [Ab] gold too. And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. And everybody's [Ab] saying, you better read about it. [Db] [F] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [F] I found my baby, and [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, read about [Gb] it. [Bbm] In [Cm] my neighborhood, [Fm] they say, oh, what a change in me. [Bbm] People [Cm] say, when I walk [Fm] by, it's not hard to see. She [F] brings out the best in [Bbm] me, lights me up [G] like a Christmas tree. [Ab] And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. I don't you hear them saying, you [Gb] better [Ab] read about it. You know I found [Ab] my baby, and it's headline [Gb] news. [Ab] [Gb]
[N]
Key:
Dm
Am
Ab
Bbm
G
Dm
Am
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] Detroit, Michigan.
Motor Town.
[Bb] Motown.
This is the Motown [E] Sound. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm ready for a brand new beat.
_ [E] I'm here, and I'm
_ standing in the street.
There's _ _ _ not a New Orleans
person in New York City.
All [A] we need is music.
We need music.
There'll be music, _ _
[E] we play records,
we're dancing in the street.
[Ab] Oh, _ what you wear
[Dbm] _ is your special
[Gbm] cloth, _ crown,
[B] and you're not
allowed in the [E] world.
There'll be dancing,
there'll be dancing in the street. _
This is an invitation,
a proclamation,
a chance for hope to meet.
There'll be laughing,
singing, and music swinging.
Dance center in the street.
Philadelphia, 58,
in the country.
Baltimore, N.C.,. 9. Can't forget the Motor City. _ All we [A] need is music. We need music. There'll be music everywhere. We're [E] dancing, we're playing records, we're dancing in the street. _ [Ab] _ What you wear [Dbm] is your special cloth, [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [B] crown, _ [E] and you're not there'll be dancing in the street. We're down in L.A., every day, there's dancing in the street. It's a _ dance with the angel in the street. _ Push your ocean, girl. [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ You're sweet, as a honeybee, [Dm] but like a honeybee sting, you're blowing up my heart [Am] in pain. All you left, is the memory [Dm] song, the one we danced to all night [Am] long. It used to bring sweet memories, [Dm] but what came next was that you stood [C] there. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been [C] gone. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, and it [F] breaks me up to heart. [Am] Oh, I still remember, still I remember [Dm] that old love song. I'm gonna [Am] try, let the melodies keep on in [Dm] me, reminding me how in love we used [Am] to be. Here in the park, I used to touch the [Dm] floor, singing together forever, breaking up [C] never. It's the same [G] old song, can't you [Dm] hear it? Since you've been gone. Now it's the [Am] same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] Precious memories, keep on ringing in my [Dm] _ ears, I'm singing this [Am] song. Now to this new me, yes, [Dm] I only remember this. The happiness we [Am] used to have, we used to dance to the music, we used to dance to the music, [Dm] like something, music, like we'll dance to the music. [Am] It's the same [G] old song, but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [A] _ [Am] Oh, I can't die to hear it. It's the same [G] old song, but [Dm] with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [C] It's the same old song, [Ab] but with a different meaning. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ I [Cm] want to spread the news, [Fm] all around, _ _ [Cm] about the new love, [Fm] that I found. _ [Db] I found the love that I've been looking [Bbm] for, now I [Eb] don't have to look no [Ab] more. And it's headline news, [Bbm] and it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, _ [Gb] you better read your body. [Bbm] The _ [Cm] world is at my feet, [Fm] there's a halo around my head. [Bbm] I went [Cm] out searching for gold, [F] but I found love instead. [Db] She's [F] the wish, a dream come [Bbm] true. I guess you might say I struck [Ab] gold too. And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. And everybody's [Ab] saying, you better read about it. [Db] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [F] I found my baby, and [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, _ _ read about [Gb] it. _ [Bbm] In [Cm] my neighborhood, [Fm] they say, oh, what a change in me. [Bbm] People [Cm] say, when I walk [Fm] by, it's not hard to see. She [F] brings out the best in [Bbm] me, lights me up [G] like a Christmas tree. [Ab] And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. I don't you hear them saying, you [Gb] better [Ab] read about it. You know I found [Ab] my baby, _ and it's headline [Gb] news. _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] Detroit, Michigan.
Motor Town.
[Bb] Motown.
This is the Motown [E] Sound. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm ready for a brand new beat.
_ [E] I'm here, and I'm
_ standing in the street.
There's _ _ _ not a New Orleans
person in New York City.
All [A] we need is music.
We need music.
There'll be music, _ _
[E] we play records,
we're dancing in the street.
[Ab] Oh, _ what you wear
[Dbm] _ is your special
[Gbm] cloth, _ crown,
[B] and you're not
allowed in the [E] world.
There'll be dancing,
there'll be dancing in the street. _
This is an invitation,
a proclamation,
a chance for hope to meet.
There'll be laughing,
singing, and music swinging.
Dance center in the street.
Philadelphia, 58,
in the country.
Baltimore, N.C.,. 9. Can't forget the Motor City. _ All we [A] need is music. We need music. There'll be music everywhere. We're [E] dancing, we're playing records, we're dancing in the street. _ [Ab] _ What you wear [Dbm] is your special cloth, [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [B] crown, _ [E] and you're not there'll be dancing in the street. We're down in L.A., every day, there's dancing in the street. It's a _ dance with the angel in the street. _ Push your ocean, girl. [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ You're sweet, as a honeybee, [Dm] but like a honeybee sting, you're blowing up my heart [Am] in pain. All you left, is the memory [Dm] song, the one we danced to all night [Am] long. It used to bring sweet memories, [Dm] but what came next was that you stood [C] there. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been [C] gone. Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, and it [F] breaks me up to heart. [Am] Oh, I still remember, still I remember [Dm] that old love song. I'm gonna [Am] try, let the melodies keep on in [Dm] me, reminding me how in love we used [Am] to be. Here in the park, I used to touch the [Dm] floor, singing together forever, breaking up [C] never. It's the same [G] old song, can't you [Dm] hear it? Since you've been gone. Now it's the [Am] same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] Precious memories, keep on ringing in my [Dm] _ ears, I'm singing this [Am] song. Now to this new me, yes, [Dm] I only remember this. The happiness we [Am] used to have, we used to dance to the music, we used to dance to the music, [Dm] like something, music, like we'll dance to the music. [Am] It's the same [G] old song, but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [Am] Now it's the same [G] old song, [Dm] but with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [A] _ [Am] Oh, I can't die to hear it. It's the same [G] old song, but [Dm] with a different meaning, since you've been gone. [C] It's the same old song, [Ab] but with a different meaning. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ I [Cm] want to spread the news, [Fm] all around, _ _ [Cm] about the new love, [Fm] that I found. _ [Db] I found the love that I've been looking [Bbm] for, now I [Eb] don't have to look no [Ab] more. And it's headline news, [Bbm] and it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, _ [Gb] you better read your body. [Bbm] The _ [Cm] world is at my feet, [Fm] there's a halo around my head. [Bbm] I went [Cm] out searching for gold, [F] but I found love instead. [Db] She's [F] the wish, a dream come [Bbm] true. I guess you might say I struck [Ab] gold too. And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. And everybody's [Ab] saying, you better read about it. [Db] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [F] I found my baby, and [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. Don't you [Ab] hear them saying, _ _ read about [Gb] it. _ [Bbm] In [Cm] my neighborhood, [Fm] they say, oh, what a change in me. [Bbm] People [Cm] say, when I walk [Fm] by, it's not hard to see. She [F] brings out the best in [Bbm] me, lights me up [G] like a Christmas tree. [Ab] And it's headline [F] news, [Bbm] it's headline [Eb] news. I don't you hear them saying, you [Gb] better [Ab] read about it. You know I found [Ab] my baby, _ and it's headline [Gb] news. _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _