Chords for Tower of Power 50 Years of Funk & Soul Live at the Fox theater

Tempo:
124.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tower of Power 50 Years of Funk & Soul Live at the Fox theater chords
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We done found the office, girl.
[F#]
[E] [F]
[E]
Then they [Fm] call for a girl.
[F] It ain't no joke.
Then they found the office, girl.
Then they call for a girl.
It ain't no joke.
Then they found the office, girl.
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Fm] [A]
[Fm]
[D] [G#]
Then [F] they call for a girl.
It ain't no joke.
Then they [G#] found the office, girl.
[Fm]
Then they call for a girl.
[F] It ain't no [A] joke.
[A#] Then they found the [F] office, girl.
[G]
The [F] office, girl.
[G#]
The office, girl.
The office, girl.
The office, girl.
[G]
[Bm] Good evening, [C] ladies and gentlemen.
[Gm]
[A#] [D] Wait a minute, David.
I said good evening, [G] Oakland, California.
[C]
[Gm] [Cm]
We are [G] Tower of Power.
[F] And we're celebrating [C] 50 years of this [Gm] good old soul.
[G#m]
And music, [E] baby.
[G] Now if you came and had a good [C#] time, I want somebody [C] to say yeah.
[E] [G]
Wait [A#] a minute.
What about my [C] people over top?
I want you all to say, oh yeah.
[D]
And my people all the way, make some noise.
[C#m] [Gm]
All right.
[G] Now what I want you guys to do is clap your hands.
[D] Like [F] this one.
[C]
[Em] Wait a minute now.
We can't give you too much too [F] soon.
But I got [G] to tell you, me and fellas came here with a message [F] for you.
We're going to give it to you loud [G] and clear, y'all.
[C] Say, fellas, we're going to give it to them, y'all.
[G] Let's give it to them.
[Gm] This.
Come on.
There [Am] ain't nothing [Gm] [Em] stopping us now.
Ain't nothing stopping [C] us now.
[D] There [A#] [B] [D] ain't nothing.
Just won't [Gm] stop us now.
If you believe it, make some noise, all.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] Say it [D] one more time.
Ain't nothing stopping us [B] [C]
now.
[G] Ain't nothing [C] stopping us now.
[B] There [C] ain't nothing.
Just won't stop us [B] now.
No, we [D] don't have it together in [C] our minds.
We [G] pretend that the proper [Gm] mind did it all the [C] time.
[G] Next one.
So now we got [C] laid.
And [G] we're moving on along.
[Bm] And I still [C] need peace.
Yeah, [F] yeah.
We ain't ever talking [G] about that.
You and me.
[F]
Ooh.
[G] [D]
[G] Ain't nothing [D] stopping us now.
No, no, no.
There ain't nothing.
[B] Ain't [G] nothing.
Just [C] won't stop us now.
[G]
[C] [B]
And [C] dedication.
[B] Representing the [C] younger generation.
[G] Building [B] a brand [C] new day.
[G] A place for [D] games to [C] play.
[D]
We've been talking in [G] our minds.
[F] But you and me can do it.
[G]
[D] Ain't nothing stopping us [B] now.
Ain't nothing [G] stopping us now, [C] now, now.
[Gm] [D] Nothing, nothing.
Just won't stop us [G] now.
No, we [A] don't [C] have it together [G] in our minds.
[Am]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [C] Do you want some [Em] more?
Do you want some more?
[C]
You want [G] some more?
[C]
[Am] [C]
[A] [C] [Dm] You have it.
No matter [G] what you do.
[C]
You want to be having fun.
[Dm] Why?
You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah.
Just [C] hold on tight.
[Dm]
Let's make the life [Em] more free.
Free, [Dm] free.
You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Making some money.
You want to [G] be having fun.
[Dm] Gonna make you feel so good.
Go out [C] and love [G] some more.
[Dm]
That's what I'm thinking, [Em] right?
[F]
[D] Do you want some more?
Do you want some more?
[C] You want to be having fun.
I'm gonna [Dm] love to sing the D.O.P.
You want [C] to be having fun.
Oh, oh, [Dm] oh, oh, oh, oh.
Put your [C] top on.
[Dm]
[G] You [Dm] want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Won't you let my lover in.
[C] [G] Get some sun.
[Dm]
I'll say I'm [Em] gonna be,
[F] startin' with I.
[G]
Look.
[G#] What.
[D#]
Wham.
[C#] Adam's, Satan.
[Fm] [F#] You want [C#] to be having.
[A#m]
You know.
[C#] This is just for [D#m]
you.
[Fm] [D#]
[F#] [C#] The Big.
You want the Big More,
You [F#] want the Big.
You want the Big.
You want the Big.
[F] [G#m]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [G#m]
[F#m] [G#m] [F#m]
[E] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[G#m] [F#m]
[G#m] [F#m]
[A] [F#]
[C#m] [E]
I'm sorry.
[G#m]
[E] I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
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To start learning Tower Of Power - (Live) Stroke 75 chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, Dm, C, G and Dm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 62 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 124 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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We _ done found the office, girl.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Then they [Fm] call for a girl.
_ [F] It ain't no joke.
_ _ Then they found the office, girl.
Then they call for a girl.
It ain't no joke.
_ _ Then they found the office, girl.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
Then [F] they call for a girl.
_ It ain't no joke. _
_ Then they [G#] found the office, girl.
[Fm]
Then they call for a girl.
[F] It ain't no [A] joke. _
_ [A#] Then they found the [F] office, girl.
[G]
The [F] office, girl.
_ _ _ _ [G#]
The office, girl.
_ The office, girl.
The office, girl.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] Good evening, [C] ladies and gentlemen.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ [D] Wait a minute, David. _
_ _ I said good evening, [G] Oakland, California.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ We are [G] Tower of Power.
[F] And we're celebrating [C] 50 years of this [Gm] good old soul.
[G#m] _
And music, [E] baby.
_ _ [G] Now if you came and had a good [C#] time, I want somebody [C] to say yeah.
[E] _ _ [G] _
Wait [A#] a minute.
What about my [C] people over top?
I want you all to say, oh yeah.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
And my people all the way, _ make some noise.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Gm] _
All right.
[G] Now what I want you guys to do is clap your hands.
[D] _ Like [F] this one.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Wait a minute now.
We can't give you too much too [F] soon.
But I got [G] to tell you, me and fellas came here with a message [F] for you.
We're going to give it to you loud [G] and clear, y'all.
[C] Say, fellas, we're going to give it to them, y'all.
[G] Let's give it to them.
[Gm] This.
Come on.
There [Am] ain't nothing [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Em] stopping us now.
Ain't nothing stopping [C] us now.
[D] There _ [A#] _ _ [B] [D] ain't nothing.
Just won't [Gm] stop us now.
If you believe it, make some noise, all. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Say it [D] one more time.
Ain't nothing stopping us [B] _ [C] _ _ _
now.
[G] _ Ain't nothing [C] stopping us now. _
_ _ _ [B] _ There [C] ain't nothing.
Just won't stop us [B] now.
No, we [D] don't have _ it together _ in [C] our minds.
_ We [G] pretend that the proper [Gm] mind did it all the [C] time.
_ _ [G] Next one.
So now we got [C] laid.
And [G] we're moving on along.
[Bm] And I still [C] need peace.
Yeah, [F] yeah.
We ain't ever talking [G] about that.
_ _ You and me.
[F] _
_ Ooh.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Ain't nothing [D] stopping us now.
No, no, no.
There ain't nothing.
[B] Ain't [G] nothing.
Just [C] won't stop us now.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
And [C] dedication.
_ _ _ [B] Representing the [C] younger generation.
_ _ [G] Building [B] _ a brand [C] new day.
_ [G] A place for [D] games to [C] play.
_ _ [D] _
We've been talking in [G] our minds.
_ [F] But you and me can do it.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Ain't nothing stopping us [B] now.
Ain't nothing [G] stopping us now, [C] now, now. _
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] Nothing, nothing.
Just won't stop us [G] now.
No, we [A] _ don't [C] have it together [G] in our minds.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Do you want some [Em] more?
_ _ _ _ Do you want some more?
_ _ [C] _ _
You want [G] some more? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] You have it.
No matter [G] what you do.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
You want to be having fun.
[Dm] Why?
_ You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah.
Just [C] hold on tight.
_ [Dm] _
Let's make the life [Em] more free.
Free, [Dm] free.
_ You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Making some money.
You want to [G] be having fun.
[Dm] Gonna make you feel so good.
Go out [C] and love [G] some more.
[Dm] _
That's what I'm thinking, [Em] right?
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [D] Do you want some more?
Do you want some more?
_ [C] You want to be having fun.
I'm gonna [Dm] love to sing the D.O.P.
You want [C] to be having fun.
Oh, oh, [Dm] oh, oh, oh, oh.
Put your [C] top on.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ You [Dm] want _ to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
You want to [C] be having fun.
[Dm] Won't you let my lover in.
[C] [G] Get some sun.
[Dm] _
I'll say I'm [Em] gonna be,
_ [F] startin' with I.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Look.
[G#] _ What.
_ [D#]
Wham.
_ [C#] Adam's, Satan.
[Fm] _ _ [F#] You _ want [C#] to be having.
_ _ [A#m] _
You know.
[C#] This is just for [D#m]
you.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ The Big.
You want the Big More,
You [F#] want the Big.
You want the Big.
You want the Big.
_ _ _ [F] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm sorry. _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm sorry.
_ _ I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm _ _ _ _ _ sorry.

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 album.