Chords for The Time - The Bird (single version) (1985)

Tempo:
64.05 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

C#m

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Time - The Bird (single version) (1985) chords
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[F#] What time is it?
We've got 10 seconds to get to the dance floor.
And America,
[C#] [B] [C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [C#m] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] have you heard?
[B] Brand new dance, [C#] and it's called Love.
[A#] You're gonna [B] need it in your head.
You're gonna [C#] feel it in your body.
[A#] [B] You're gonna find [E] that attitude.
[Am] Everybody sing with [C#m] me.
Come on [B] now.
[G#m] Hallelujah.
[B] [C#] Oh, oh, oh.
[E] [B] [G#m] Hallelujah.
[B] Oh, oh, oh.
[C#]
[B] Brothers, don't [C#] be cool.
[B] Give it back sometime.
[C#] You ain't too active, ooh.
[B] Sisters, don't [C#] be shy.
[B] Let your body hit it loose.
[G] You ain't too [C#] fast, fly.
Come [B] on.
[C#] Hallelujah.
[Em] [G#m] Oh, [B] oh, oh.
[E] Now sing it with me.
Go one more time.
[B] [C#m] Hallelujah.
Oh, [B] oh, [C#] oh.
[F#] Yes.
Now, this dance ain't for everybody.
Just for sexy people.
[C#] America, [B] [C#] have you heard?
Got a sexy [B] new thing [A#m] on her.
[B] She'll be your bestie [F] with her [E] personality.
[B] You're gonna need to find that [C] attitude.
And everybody sing with me.
Come [B] on now.
[G#m] Hallelujah.
Oh, oh, oh.
[C#]
[C] Everybody.
[B] [C#m] Hallelujah.
[G#m] [B] Oh, oh, oh.
[Am]
[B] The whole floor.
[C#] Oh, I don't know her.
[B] You know this school is sexy.
[C#] You ain't got no [E] excuse, no more.
[G#m] Come on.
I'm gonna tell them where we live.
Siamese twins, throwing at [C#] the zoo.
Fellas, give me something to smile [C#m] at.
[B] [F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [B] [F#] [C]
[B] I messed my hair up.
[C#m] Better tell the [B] play something.
[C#m] I'm gonna go ahead and talk to this girl.
A pleasure lingers.
Do the time.
[E] Can y'all sing that?
[C#]
[G#] Sing it.
[B] A pleasure lingers.
Do the [C#] time.
[C#m] [B] [C#] Hallelujah.
[B] Oh, [C#] oh, oh.
We [B] [C#]
[B] want to get [C#] some.
What do you [F#] do?
Be [C#m] nice.
[B] [C#m]
[B] We want to get some.
[A#] What do you [F#] do?
[C#] [B] [C#m]
We [B] want to get some.
[F#] What do you do?
[C#] [D#]
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C#
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C#m
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F#
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E
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B
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C#
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C#m
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To learn The Time - The Bird chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C#, B and C# in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 32 BPM before aiming for the song's 64 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Major.

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[F#] _ _ What time is it?
_ _ We've got 10 seconds to get to the dance floor.
_ And America, _
[C#] _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] [C#] have you heard?
[B] Brand new dance, [C#] and it's called Love.
[A#] You're gonna [B] need it in your head.
You're gonna [C#] feel it in your body.
[A#] [B] You're gonna find [E] that attitude.
[Am] Everybody sing with [C#m] me.
Come on [B] now.
[G#m] Hallelujah.
_ [B] [C#] Oh, oh, oh.
[E] _ [B] _ [G#m] Hallelujah.
[B] Oh, oh, oh.
[C#] _
_ [B] Brothers, don't [C#] be cool.
[B] Give it back sometime.
[C#] You ain't too active, ooh.
[B] Sisters, don't [C#] be shy.
[B] Let your body hit it loose.
[G] You ain't too [C#] fast, fly.
Come [B] on.
[C#] Hallelujah.
[Em] [G#m] Oh, [B] oh, oh.
[E] Now sing it with me.
Go one more time.
[B] _ [C#m] Hallelujah.
Oh, [B] oh, [C#] oh.
_ [F#] _ _ Yes.
Now, this dance ain't for everybody.
Just for sexy people.
[C#] America, [B] [C#] have you heard?
Got a sexy [B] new thing [A#m] on her.
[B] She'll be your bestie [F] with her [E] personality.
[B] You're gonna need to find that [C] attitude.
And everybody sing with me.
Come [B] on now.
[G#m] Hallelujah.
_ Oh, oh, oh.
[C#]
[C] Everybody.
[B] _ [C#m] Hallelujah.
_ [G#m] [B] Oh, oh, oh.
[Am] _
[B] _ The whole floor.
[C#] Oh, I don't know her.
[B] You know this school is sexy.
[C#] You ain't got no [E] excuse, no more.
[G#m] Come on.
I'm gonna tell them where we live.
Siamese twins, throwing at [C#] the zoo.
Fellas, give me something to smile [C#m] at.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _
[B] I messed my hair up.
[C#m] Better tell the [B] play something.
[C#m] I'm gonna go ahead and talk to this girl. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A pleasure lingers.
Do the time.
[E] _ Can y'all sing that?
[C#]
[G#] Sing it.
[B] A pleasure lingers.
Do the [C#] time.
[C#m] _ [B] _ [C#] Hallelujah.
[B] Oh, [C#] oh, oh.
We [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] want to get [C#] some.
What do you [F#] do?
Be [C#m] nice.
[B] _ [C#m] _ _
[B] We want to get some.
[A#] What do you [F#] do?
[C#] _ [B] _ [C#m] _
We [B] want to get some.
[F#] What do you do?
[C#] _ [D#] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Morris Day and Prince, is featured on the album Ice Cream Castle.

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