Chords for Tower of Power - What Is Hip - 1973
Tempo:
110.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
Am
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Em]
[E] [Ab] [G]
[E] [Em] [E]
[A]
[E]
[C]
[E] [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [E] [Ab]
So, [Cm] we're going to go back to [Dm] our trick bag and ease on into hip [G] band.
You ain't just sat and show us hip.
[Gm]
[G] You started to let your hair go.
[E] You've been sitting on the top of your walk for [G] a long time.
You know that's part of the trick.
What's hip?
[Gm] Pulling your collar.
[Em] You ain't getting nothing.
What's hip?
You're wearing a hip.
[E]
[Db] You're passing [E] a hip or something?
Can you just say, [Em]
[D] [E] hip?
Yeah, [Bb]
[C] [E] we like hip.
You [G] like that?
You can do it, you [Ab] can do it.
Maybe hit [E] with the hip.
[Bb]
[Ab] [G] Yeah.
Work your abs.
[Fm]
[A]
[E] It [Dm] ain't nothing but [Am] a party, y'all.
You might [G] as well put your hands together
and party [B] with this power power.
Must be [G] showing up long to feel good.
[A]
[D] [G]
[Em]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Bbm] [D]
[Am] ♪ [G] [Dm] She's the only person I [E] [Em] can trust ♪
♪ She's the only one [E] I trust ♪
♪ [Am] [G] [D] [E]
[Em] [E]
[A]
[Dbm] Can't get no other [G] man no more
[Am] [Bbm] [N]
[Am] [N] [Am] than she [Bb] is now ♪
♪ [D] Tell [Am] me [Bbm] child, do you [Ab] think you [Am] know?
[N] ♪
♪ What is it, tell me child, do you [A] think you know?
[G] ♪
♪ What is [D] it, do you [Db] really him the person [F] you [G] chose?
♪
♪ What is it, [Bm]
do you really him the person you chose?
[N] ♪
What is it that I want?
What is it?
[A] I've been [Bbm] hurting, [A] just trying to be a star.
[G] What is it?
It's [Am] the [Bbm] [B] cold, that you wear.
What is it?
That [G] I heard, it's the [Dm] vibe, of your hair.
[E] What is it?
[Am] [G]
[D] [E] Oh yeah!
[G] I like your
[E] What is it?
[Bb]
Yeah!
[Bm] [Bb] [G] Hey!
[E] Ah! [Am] Ah!
[G] [D] Ah!
[Dm] Stand up!
[E] Stand up!
Somebody call [Am] me!
[B] I'm out of breath.
[Bb] Get [Gbm] on up!
[G] Get on up!
Yeah!
[Am] [B] Just give me the cold.
What [A] is [G] it?
It's like [E]
your Yeah!
[F] [Bb] [D] [Bb] Oh! [A] Oh!
[D] [Bb] Oh!
[Em]
Yeah!
[Eb] [Abm] You better think about it.
You need to close your eyes.
[Eb] [Em] It's all about the hair.
[B] [E] [N]
[E] [Ab] [G]
[E] [Em] [E]
[A]
[E]
[C]
[E] [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [E] [Ab]
So, [Cm] we're going to go back to [Dm] our trick bag and ease on into hip [G] band.
You ain't just sat and show us hip.
[Gm]
[G] You started to let your hair go.
[E] You've been sitting on the top of your walk for [G] a long time.
You know that's part of the trick.
What's hip?
[Gm] Pulling your collar.
[Em] You ain't getting nothing.
What's hip?
You're wearing a hip.
[E]
[Db] You're passing [E] a hip or something?
Can you just say, [Em]
[D] [E] hip?
Yeah, [Bb]
[C] [E] we like hip.
You [G] like that?
You can do it, you [Ab] can do it.
Maybe hit [E] with the hip.
[Bb]
[Ab] [G] Yeah.
Work your abs.
[Fm]
[A]
[E] It [Dm] ain't nothing but [Am] a party, y'all.
You might [G] as well put your hands together
and party [B] with this power power.
Must be [G] showing up long to feel good.
[A]
[D] [G]
[Em]
[Dm]
[F] [E]
[Bbm] [D]
[Am] ♪ [G] [Dm] She's the only person I [E] [Em] can trust ♪
♪ She's the only one [E] I trust ♪
♪ [Am] [G] [D] [E]
[Em] [E]
[A]
[Dbm] Can't get no other [G] man no more
[Am] [Bbm] [N]
[Am] [N] [Am] than she [Bb] is now ♪
♪ [D] Tell [Am] me [Bbm] child, do you [Ab] think you [Am] know?
[N] ♪
♪ What is it, tell me child, do you [A] think you know?
[G] ♪
♪ What is [D] it, do you [Db] really him the person [F] you [G] chose?
♪
♪ What is it, [Bm]
do you really him the person you chose?
[N] ♪
What is it that I want?
What is it?
[A] I've been [Bbm] hurting, [A] just trying to be a star.
[G] What is it?
It's [Am] the [Bbm] [B] cold, that you wear.
What is it?
That [G] I heard, it's the [Dm] vibe, of your hair.
[E] What is it?
[Am] [G]
[D] [E] Oh yeah!
[G] I like your
[E] What is it?
[Bb]
Yeah!
[Bm] [Bb] [G] Hey!
[E] Ah! [Am] Ah!
[G] [D] Ah!
[Dm] Stand up!
[E] Stand up!
Somebody call [Am] me!
[B] I'm out of breath.
[Bb] Get [Gbm] on up!
[G] Get on up!
Yeah!
[Am] [B] Just give me the cold.
What [A] is [G] it?
It's like [E]
your Yeah!
[F] [Bb] [D] [Bb] Oh! [A] Oh!
[D] [Bb] Oh!
[Em]
Yeah!
[Eb] [Abm] You better think about it.
You need to close your eyes.
[Eb] [Em] It's all about the hair.
[B] [E] [N]
Key:
E
G
Am
Bb
D
E
G
Am
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
So, [Cm] we're going to go back to [Dm] our trick bag and ease on into hip [G] band.
You ain't just sat and show us hip.
[Gm] _
_ _ [G] You started to let your hair go.
[E] You've been sitting on the top of your walk for [G] a long time.
You know that's part of the trick.
_ What's hip?
[Gm] Pulling your collar.
[Em] You ain't getting nothing.
What's hip?
You're wearing a hip.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] You're passing [E] a hip or something?
Can you just say, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [E] hip? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [E] we like hip.
You _ _ [G] like that?
You can do it, you [Ab] can do it.
Maybe hit [E] with the hip.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] Yeah. _ _
Work your abs.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] ain't _ _ _ nothing but [Am] a party, y'all.
You might [G] as well put your hands together
and party [B] with this power power.
Must be [G] showing up long to feel good.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] ♪ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] She's the only person I [E] [Em] can trust ♪
♪ She's the only one [E] I _ trust ♪
♪ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dbm] _ Can't get no other [G] man no more _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bbm] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [N] _ _ [Am] than she [Bb] is now ♪
♪ [D] Tell [Am] me [Bbm] child, do you [Ab] think you [Am] know?
[N] ♪
♪ What is it, tell me child, do you [A] think you know?
[G] ♪
♪ What is [D] it, do you [Db] really him the person [F] you [G] chose?
♪
♪ What is it, [Bm]
do you really him the person you chose? _ _ _
[N] _ _ ♪
What is it that I want?
What is it?
[A] I've been [Bbm] hurting, [A] just trying to be a star.
[G] What is it?
It's [Am] the [Bbm] _ [B] cold, that you wear.
What is it?
That [G] I heard, it's the [Dm] vibe, of your hair.
[E] What is it?
[Am] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] Oh yeah!
[G] I like your_
[E] What is it?
_ [Bb] _
Yeah!
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ Hey!
_ _ _ [E] Ah! [Am] Ah!
[G] [D] Ah!
_ [Dm] _ Stand up!
[E] Stand up!
_ Somebody call [Am] me!
[B] I'm out of breath.
[Bb] Get [Gbm] on up!
[G] _ Get on up! _ _
Yeah!
_ [Am] [B] Just give me the cold.
What [A] is [G] it?
It's like _ [E] _
your_ Yeah!
[F] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] Oh! [A] Oh!
[D] _ [Bb] Oh!
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Yeah!
_ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] You better think about it.
You need to close your eyes.
[Eb] _ [Em] It's all about the hair.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
So, [Cm] we're going to go back to [Dm] our trick bag and ease on into hip [G] band.
You ain't just sat and show us hip.
[Gm] _
_ _ [G] You started to let your hair go.
[E] You've been sitting on the top of your walk for [G] a long time.
You know that's part of the trick.
_ What's hip?
[Gm] Pulling your collar.
[Em] You ain't getting nothing.
What's hip?
You're wearing a hip.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] You're passing [E] a hip or something?
Can you just say, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [E] hip? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [E] we like hip.
You _ _ [G] like that?
You can do it, you [Ab] can do it.
Maybe hit [E] with the hip.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] Yeah. _ _
Work your abs.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] ain't _ _ _ nothing but [Am] a party, y'all.
You might [G] as well put your hands together
and party [B] with this power power.
Must be [G] showing up long to feel good.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] ♪ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] She's the only person I [E] [Em] can trust ♪
♪ She's the only one [E] I _ trust ♪
♪ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dbm] _ Can't get no other [G] man no more _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bbm] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [N] _ _ [Am] than she [Bb] is now ♪
♪ [D] Tell [Am] me [Bbm] child, do you [Ab] think you [Am] know?
[N] ♪
♪ What is it, tell me child, do you [A] think you know?
[G] ♪
♪ What is [D] it, do you [Db] really him the person [F] you [G] chose?
♪
♪ What is it, [Bm]
do you really him the person you chose? _ _ _
[N] _ _ ♪
What is it that I want?
What is it?
[A] I've been [Bbm] hurting, [A] just trying to be a star.
[G] What is it?
It's [Am] the [Bbm] _ [B] cold, that you wear.
What is it?
That [G] I heard, it's the [Dm] vibe, of your hair.
[E] What is it?
[Am] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] Oh yeah!
[G] I like your_
[E] What is it?
_ [Bb] _
Yeah!
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ Hey!
_ _ _ [E] Ah! [Am] Ah!
[G] [D] Ah!
_ [Dm] _ Stand up!
[E] Stand up!
_ Somebody call [Am] me!
[B] I'm out of breath.
[Bb] Get [Gbm] on up!
[G] _ Get on up! _ _
Yeah!
_ [Am] [B] Just give me the cold.
What [A] is [G] it?
It's like _ [E] _
your_ Yeah!
[F] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] Oh! [A] Oh!
[D] _ [Bb] Oh!
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ Yeah!
_ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] You better think about it.
You need to close your eyes.
[Eb] _ [Em] It's all about the hair.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _