Chords for ✿ ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - Tighten Up (1968) ✿
Tempo:
127.35 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
A#m
C#
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#m] [B]
[A#m] [D#m]
[F#] Hi everybody, [B] you know I'm watching Bill Gates from [A#m] Houston, TX.
[B] We don't really see him, [F#] but his fans [A#m] bring him to the spot.
[B] It used to happen long [F#] ago when we started [A#m] in New Jersey.
[F#] We called it Tyke's Up.
Now this is the music we got [B] in love with.
[F#] First, [A#m] we tied [B] up all the drugs.
[F#] Oh, [A#m] ain't that something?
[G#] I want you to tie it up one time.
Oh, yeah?
Tie it up on that C.
[F#] Come on.
[A#] [C#] [F#] Oh, yeah?
Now let that shit start falling now.
[C#] [B]
[F#] [D#m] Tie it up on that R now.
Come on, R.
[F#] [C#] [B] Well, we're through the time, baby.
Come on, let's do it now.
Let's [F#] do it.
Oh, baby, [B] let's do it.
We're through the time.
Come on now, we're going to make it nothing, y'all.
We're not making [G#] no.
[A] [D#m]
[F#] [D#m] Let's do it.
I'm through [B] now.
[F#] Let's do it.
I know.
Everybody, [D#m] let's do it now.
[B]
[F#] Let's do [C#] it.
[F#] Let's do it now.
[B] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Oh, baby, [C#] let's do it.
[B]
[F#] Let's do it.
[A#m] Time is [B] up now.
Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
[A] [D#m] Let's do it.
[B] Oh, [F#] yeah?
[A#m] [B] Tie it up on that R.
[G#] Come on now, jump.
Oh, yeah?
Tie it up on that bass one time.
Come on, baby.
[F#] [C#] [G#m] Oh, that's right.
[F#] Right.
[A#] Right [C#] up on that guitar.
[F#] Oh, yeah?
[F#] Now [C#] come on, let that R [D#m] be falling now.
[F#] [A#m] [C#] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Come on, let's tie it up.
[C#] You [A#m] can do your [B] life.
[F#] You can sue your [A#m] life.
Everybody [F#] can sue it now.
Now make it shallow.
[A#m] [F#m] [G#m]
[F#] Tie it up.
You can do [B] your life.
[F#] Oh, baby, let's do it [A#m] now.
[C#] You can do your life.
[F#] You can sue [A#m] your life.
Everybody can sue [B] it now.
But [F#] don't you get [A#m] too high.
Come on, [C#] let's tie it up.
[F#] Let's tie it up [A#m] now.
Let's tie [B] it up.
[A#m] [D#m]
[F#] Hi everybody, [B] you know I'm watching Bill Gates from [A#m] Houston, TX.
[B] We don't really see him, [F#] but his fans [A#m] bring him to the spot.
[B] It used to happen long [F#] ago when we started [A#m] in New Jersey.
[F#] We called it Tyke's Up.
Now this is the music we got [B] in love with.
[F#] First, [A#m] we tied [B] up all the drugs.
[F#] Oh, [A#m] ain't that something?
[G#] I want you to tie it up one time.
Oh, yeah?
Tie it up on that C.
[F#] Come on.
[A#] [C#] [F#] Oh, yeah?
Now let that shit start falling now.
[C#] [B]
[F#] [D#m] Tie it up on that R now.
Come on, R.
[F#] [C#] [B] Well, we're through the time, baby.
Come on, let's do it now.
Let's [F#] do it.
Oh, baby, [B] let's do it.
We're through the time.
Come on now, we're going to make it nothing, y'all.
We're not making [G#] no.
[A] [D#m]
[F#] [D#m] Let's do it.
I'm through [B] now.
[F#] Let's do it.
I know.
Everybody, [D#m] let's do it now.
[B]
[F#] Let's do [C#] it.
[F#] Let's do it now.
[B] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Oh, baby, [C#] let's do it.
[B]
[F#] Let's do it.
[A#m] Time is [B] up now.
Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
[A] [D#m] Let's do it.
[B] Oh, [F#] yeah?
[A#m] [B] Tie it up on that R.
[G#] Come on now, jump.
Oh, yeah?
Tie it up on that bass one time.
Come on, baby.
[F#] [C#] [G#m] Oh, that's right.
[F#] Right.
[A#] Right [C#] up on that guitar.
[F#] Oh, yeah?
[F#] Now [C#] come on, let that R [D#m] be falling now.
[F#] [A#m] [C#] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Come on, let's tie it up.
[C#] You [A#m] can do your [B] life.
[F#] You can sue your [A#m] life.
Everybody [F#] can sue it now.
Now make it shallow.
[A#m] [F#m] [G#m]
[F#] Tie it up.
You can do [B] your life.
[F#] Oh, baby, let's do it [A#m] now.
[C#] You can do your life.
[F#] You can sue [A#m] your life.
Everybody can sue [B] it now.
But [F#] don't you get [A#m] too high.
Come on, [C#] let's tie it up.
[F#] Let's tie it up [A#m] now.
Let's tie [B] it up.
Key:
F#
B
A#m
C#
D#m
F#
B
A#m
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [F#] Hi everybody, _ [B] you know I'm watching Bill Gates from [A#m] Houston, TX.
_ [B] We don't really see him, [F#] but his fans [A#m] bring him to the spot.
_ [B] It used to happen long [F#] ago when we started [A#m] in New Jersey.
[F#] We called it Tyke's Up.
_ Now this is the music we got [B] in love with. _ _
[F#] First, [A#m] we tied [B] up all the drugs. _ _
[F#] Oh, [A#m] ain't that something?
[G#] _ I want you to tie it up one time.
_ _ Oh, yeah?
_ Tie it up on that C.
[F#] Come on. _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Oh, yeah?
_ _ Now let that shit start falling now. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [D#m] Tie it up on that R now.
Come on, R.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] Well, we're through the time, baby.
Come on, let's do it now.
Let's [F#] do it.
Oh, baby, [B] let's do it. _
We're through the time.
Come on now, we're going to make it nothing, y'all.
We're not making [G#] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] _ [D#m] Let's do it.
I'm through [B] now.
[F#] Let's do it.
I know.
Everybody, [D#m] let's do it now.
[B] _
[F#] Let's do [C#] it.
[F#] Let's do it now.
[B] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Oh, baby, [C#] let's do it.
[B] _
[F#] Let's do it.
[A#m] _ Time is [B] up now.
Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
[A] _ [D#m] Let's do it.
[B] Oh, [F#] yeah?
_ [A#m] _ [B] Tie it up on that R. _
[G#] Come on now, jump.
_ Oh, yeah? _ _
_ _ Tie it up on that bass one time.
Come on, baby.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] Oh, that's right.
[F#] Right.
[A#] Right [C#] up on that guitar. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Oh, yeah? _
[F#] Now [C#] come on, let that R [D#m] be falling now. _ _
[F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Come on, let's tie it up.
[C#] You [A#m] can do your [B] life.
[F#] You can sue your [A#m] life.
Everybody [F#] can sue it now.
Now make it shallow.
[A#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] Tie it up.
You can do [B] your life.
[F#] Oh, baby, let's do it [A#m] now.
[C#] You can do your life.
[F#] You can sue [A#m] your life.
Everybody can sue [B] it now.
But [F#] don't you get [A#m] too high.
Come on, [C#] let's tie it up.
[F#] Let's tie it up [A#m] now.
_ Let's tie [B] it up. _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [F#] Hi everybody, _ [B] you know I'm watching Bill Gates from [A#m] Houston, TX.
_ [B] We don't really see him, [F#] but his fans [A#m] bring him to the spot.
_ [B] It used to happen long [F#] ago when we started [A#m] in New Jersey.
[F#] We called it Tyke's Up.
_ Now this is the music we got [B] in love with. _ _
[F#] First, [A#m] we tied [B] up all the drugs. _ _
[F#] Oh, [A#m] ain't that something?
[G#] _ I want you to tie it up one time.
_ _ Oh, yeah?
_ Tie it up on that C.
[F#] Come on. _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] Oh, yeah?
_ _ Now let that shit start falling now. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [D#m] Tie it up on that R now.
Come on, R.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] Well, we're through the time, baby.
Come on, let's do it now.
Let's [F#] do it.
Oh, baby, [B] let's do it. _
We're through the time.
Come on now, we're going to make it nothing, y'all.
We're not making [G#] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] _ [D#m] Let's do it.
I'm through [B] now.
[F#] Let's do it.
I know.
Everybody, [D#m] let's do it now.
[B] _
[F#] Let's do [C#] it.
[F#] Let's do it now.
[B] Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Oh, baby, [C#] let's do it.
[B] _
[F#] Let's do it.
[A#m] _ Time is [B] up now.
Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
[A] _ [D#m] Let's do it.
[B] Oh, [F#] yeah?
_ [A#m] _ [B] Tie it up on that R. _
[G#] Come on now, jump.
_ Oh, yeah? _ _
_ _ Tie it up on that bass one time.
Come on, baby.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] Oh, that's right.
[F#] Right.
[A#] Right [C#] up on that guitar. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Oh, yeah? _
[F#] Now [C#] come on, let that R [D#m] be falling now. _ _
[F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ Come [F#] on, let's do it now.
Come on, let's tie it up.
[C#] You [A#m] can do your [B] life.
[F#] You can sue your [A#m] life.
Everybody [F#] can sue it now.
Now make it shallow.
[A#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] Tie it up.
You can do [B] your life.
[F#] Oh, baby, let's do it [A#m] now.
[C#] You can do your life.
[F#] You can sue [A#m] your life.
Everybody can sue [B] it now.
But [F#] don't you get [A#m] too high.
Come on, [C#] let's tie it up.
[F#] Let's tie it up [A#m] now.
_ Let's tie [B] it up. _