Chords for Tighten Up (Part 1 & 2) - Live -- Maceo with The Flames (1968)

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_ Good evening once again ladies and gentlemen, my name is Maceo
Behind me there's the rest of the people in the band came _ _ _ _ _ down and do a thing
We call it
TIGHTEN UP _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ Incidentally in [Gm] this particular tune there's a part, [Cm] _ a very [Gm] special part
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the part
_ _ It's when I say _
Make it Mellow
_ Mellow _
Make it Mellow
But before we get to that part, we're going to separate what we already have going back
in the rhythm section, so that you'll know what it's [Gm] all about.
[Cm] _ [Eb] Then we'll tighten up, _ tighten up, then we'll tighten up, tighten up.
First we're going to start by [Gm] tightening up with the drums.
[Cm] _ We're going [Eb] to start [Gm] by tightening up with the drums.
[Cm] _ We're going to start [Gm] by tightening up with the drums.
[Eb] _ Come on drums!
[C] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Tighten up on that bass now.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] Tighten up now. _ _ _
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[Eb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
I want you to [Bb] tighten up on that bass. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Say Jimmy, _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] Jimmy, [G] tighten up on that guitar now.
[Cm] Come on, [Eb] tighten up. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now!
Now!
Now!
Now!
Now! _ _
Now!
Say Pee Wee.
_ Pee Wee! _ _
_ Pee Wee, tighten up on that organ now.
Come on, tighten up!
_ Tighten up!
_ Tighten up now. _
Tighten up! _ _ _ _ _ _
Come [Gm] on.
_ [Cm] Tighten up!
[Eb] Tighten up now.
_ Tighten up!
We're going to tighten up, y [Gm]'all!
[Eb] Tighten up.
Tighten [Gm] up. _
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Now we gonna make it mellow.
We gonna make it mellow once more, yeah? _
We gonna make it mellow.
Can we make it mellow, Ty?
You wanna make it mellow?
_ Can we make it mellow? _ _
_ Now make it mellow.
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[Eb] _ Tighten up.
[Gm] _ [Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up.
Thank you!
Tighten up.
Tighten up. _ _ _
Say, Wayman.
_ Wayman.
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] Wayman [Eb] Reed, ladies and gentlemen.
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[Gm] _ [Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] _ _ _
Keep on [Cm] tightening up.
[Eb] _ _ _ Tighten up.
Keep on tightening up.
_ [Cm] Tighten up.
Now [Eb] we gonna make it mellow once again.
_ We gonna make it mellow this month more.
_ _ _ Is it alright if we [Cm] make it mellow?
[D] We wanna make it mellow [Gm] once again. _
[Eb] And now make it mellow. _ _ _
Keep on tightening up.
_ _ Tighten up. _
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
_ _ _ _ Tighten up. _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up.
_ Tighten up.
Keep on tightening up.
_ Tighten up. _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up.
_ To the left. _
To the right.
_ Tighten up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Tighten up.
Tighten up.
[Cm] _ Tighten up.
[Eb] _
Tighten up.
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