The Payback Chords by James Brown

Tempo:
97.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bbm

Ab

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The payback-James brown chords
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[Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Bb] Hey
[Bbm]
[Db] Revenge I'm [Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
mad
Got to get [Dbm] back [Fm] I need some get [Bb] back
[Bbm] Hey, thanks
Hey, thanks
[Db] bad [Ab] day
Hey [Bb] back
[Db] [Eb] revenge
[F] Get down
Daddy Right Oh
[Gb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[B] That is a thing you got to see
[F] Yeah
Them things to me
[Abm] [F]
told me I
take it change
[Ab] [F] Told me they [Ab] had [F]
all right
[Gb] [F]
That's the bank now your part
[Bb] [Bbm] You gotta get ready
[F] But a big payback
[Gb] [F]
That's where I live
Big payback
I can do wheelin
You do it
But don't do no damn squealing I [Abm] can dig around finish
[F] I'm ready.
I can take that then
But I can't dig that
[Gb] [F]
[A] [Db] [Fm]
[F] [Ab] [F]
Thanks
Don't see what you doing to me
I got to deal with you [Ab] gotta [F] deal with
Gotta deal with
Don't do me
No done
Karate
Hey
Hey
Hey
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [F]
Hey
I need a hit again
[Bbm] Same one
Same one
Same one Get back
[Db]
[Bbm] [F]
Now Big payback
Told me I
[Ab] [F] Take it change
Said my woman had all right
Try to make me [Ab] deal
[Bbm]
With the squealer
But [Bb] I had my thoughts thrown at [F] him
Saw a rich woman
thrown a line
She walked down and she wanted to cry
I don't care what she did
She'd do it [Bb] just like [Bbm] she was
[Bb] Take those kids and raise [Bbm] them up
[Eb]
[Ab] So I'm hard of hearing
Got [A] [Bbm] to write this up
[Bb] Take her
[Bbm] Take that woman
One face she found
[F]
Just run that mother house down
Make her get up
Get up
Make her get up
Make her get up I'm mad
I want revenge
I want revenge
[Bb] My face [F] is revenge On revenge
My face is revenge On revenge
I want revenge
I want revenge
Gonna get some hits
I need those hits
[Abm] I [A] need those hits [Bbm] Hit me
[Ab]
[F] Now
Tell it on
Tell it [Bb] on
[Bbm] I ain't gonna tell on me
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Bbm]
I ain't gonna
I ain't gonna [Bbm] All right
Da [Db] [Eb] dee da [Bbm]
da [Gb] da
Da dee da da
[F]
Give me that
[E] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
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To learn James Brown - The Payback chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bbm, F, Ab, F and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Hey
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ Revenge I'm [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
mad
_ _ Got to get [Dbm] back _ [Fm] I need some get [Bb] back
_ [Bbm] Hey, thanks
_ Hey, thanks
[Db] bad [Ab] day
Hey [Bb] back
_ _ [Db] [Eb] revenge _
_ _ _ [F] Get down _ _
_ Daddy Right Oh _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [B] That is a thing you got to see
_ [F] _ Yeah
_ _ Them things to me
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [F] _
_ _ told me I
take it change
[Ab] _ [F] Told me they [Ab] had [F]
all right
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F]
That's the bank _ now your part
_ [Bb] [Bbm] You gotta get ready
[F] But a big payback
_ [Gb] _ [F] _
_ That's where I live
Big payback
_ I can do wheelin
You do it
But _ _ don't do no damn squealing I _ [Abm] can dig around finish
[F] _ _ I'm ready.
I can take that then
_ _ But I can't dig that
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _
_ _ Thanks _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't see what you doing to me
I _ _ got _ _ _ _ to deal with you [Ab] gotta [F] deal with
_ _ _ _ Gotta _ _ _ _ deal with _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't do me
_ No done
_ _ _ _ _ Karate _
_ _ _ _ Hey _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey
I _ _ _ _ _ need a hit again
_ _ [Bbm] Same one
_ Same one
Same one Get back
[Db] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Now Big _ _ _ _ payback
Told me I
[Ab] [F] Take it change
_ _ _ Said my woman had all right _
_ Try to make me [Ab] deal
_ [Bbm]
With the squealer
But _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I had my thoughts thrown at [F] him
_ _ Saw a rich woman
thrown a line
_ _ _ She walked down and she wanted to cry
_ _ _ I don't care what she did
_ _ _ She'd do it [Bb] just like [Bbm] she was _
_ _ [Bb] Take those kids and raise [Bbm] them up
[Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] So I'm hard of hearing
Got [A] [Bbm] to write this up
_ [Bb] _ Take her
[Bbm] Take that woman
One face she found
[F] _ _ _
Just run that mother house down _ _
Make her get up
_ Get up
Make her get up
Make her get up _ I'm mad
I want revenge _
I want revenge
[Bb] My face [F] is revenge On revenge
My face is revenge On revenge
I want revenge
I want revenge
Gonna get some hits
I need those hits
[Abm] I [A] need those hits [Bbm] Hit me
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ Now
_ Tell _ _ it on
Tell it [Bb] on
_ [Bbm] I ain't gonna tell on me
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
I ain't gonna
I ain't gonna [Bbm] _ All _ right
Da _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] dee da [Bbm]
da [Gb] da
Da dee da da
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Give me that
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's James Brown, Fred Wesley and John Starks who authored this song.

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