Chords for Archie Bell & the Drells - Tighten up
Tempo:
126.45 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
A#m
C#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [B]
[A#m] [B]
[A#m] Hi everybody, [B] as you know I'm Archie Bell,
[F#] the drums from Houston, [A#m] Texas.
[B] We don't only sing, [F#] but we dance as [A#m] good as we walk.
[B]
In Houston not too long [F#] ago, we started [A#m] a new dance.
[B] It's called the Tighten Up.
[F#] [C#] Now this is the music we tighten [B] up with.
[F#] First, [A#m] we tighten up on the [B] drum.
[F#] All right [A#m] now drum, [B]
I want you to [C#] tighten up one time.
[F#]
All right, oh yeah, tighten up on that bass.
Come on bass.
[D#]
Oh yeah, now let that guitar fall in there.
[F#] [C#] [B]
[F#] [A#m] Tighten up on that [D#m] organ now, come on organ.
[F#] [A#m] [B] Well, [F#] I know, [B]
[F#] [A#m] so baby [B] let's do it.
We [F#] too tough, [A#m] come on now [B] we gonna make it melt y'all.
Now make [C#] it [A]
[F#] [C#] tighten up, [D#m] tighten up [B] now.
[C#] Do the tighten [A#m] up, everybody get to it [B] now.
[D#] Do your love, [F#] move it to your [B] right.
Come [F#] on and tighten up, [A#m] oh baby get [B] to it.
[F#] Tighten [A#m] up, [F#] tighten up [B] now.
Come [C#] on and tighten [A#m] up, you [F#] can do it.
[B] Oh [C#] yeah, you gonna see if we can [D#m] tighten up
on that [B] drum again.
[F#] Come on [A#] now drum, oh yeah.
Tighten up on [F#m] that bass one time, come on bass.
[D#]
Oh that's a [F#] sight, [A#] tighten [F#] up on that guitar.
[F#] Oh yeah, now [D#m] come on let that organ fall in there.
[F#] [A#m] [B]
Come [F#] on and tighten [A#m] up, [B] move it to your left,
[F#] move it to your [A#m] right, [B] everybody can do it now.
Now make it mellow.
[F#] [A]
[A#] [A#m] Tighten up, [F#] you can do it [B] now.
[F#] Oh yeah, [A#m] move it to [B] your left, move it to [A#m] your right.
Everybody can do [B] it, but [F#] don't you get too [A#m] tight.
[C#] [D#] [N]
[A#m] [B]
[A#m] Hi everybody, [B] as you know I'm Archie Bell,
[F#] the drums from Houston, [A#m] Texas.
[B] We don't only sing, [F#] but we dance as [A#m] good as we walk.
[B]
In Houston not too long [F#] ago, we started [A#m] a new dance.
[B] It's called the Tighten Up.
[F#] [C#] Now this is the music we tighten [B] up with.
[F#] First, [A#m] we tighten up on the [B] drum.
[F#] All right [A#m] now drum, [B]
I want you to [C#] tighten up one time.
[F#]
All right, oh yeah, tighten up on that bass.
Come on bass.
[D#]
Oh yeah, now let that guitar fall in there.
[F#] [C#] [B]
[F#] [A#m] Tighten up on that [D#m] organ now, come on organ.
[F#] [A#m] [B] Well, [F#] I know, [B]
[F#] [A#m] so baby [B] let's do it.
We [F#] too tough, [A#m] come on now [B] we gonna make it melt y'all.
Now make [C#] it [A]
[F#] [C#] tighten up, [D#m] tighten up [B] now.
[C#] Do the tighten [A#m] up, everybody get to it [B] now.
[D#] Do your love, [F#] move it to your [B] right.
Come [F#] on and tighten up, [A#m] oh baby get [B] to it.
[F#] Tighten [A#m] up, [F#] tighten up [B] now.
Come [C#] on and tighten [A#m] up, you [F#] can do it.
[B] Oh [C#] yeah, you gonna see if we can [D#m] tighten up
on that [B] drum again.
[F#] Come on [A#] now drum, oh yeah.
Tighten up on [F#m] that bass one time, come on bass.
[D#]
Oh that's a [F#] sight, [A#] tighten [F#] up on that guitar.
[F#] Oh yeah, now [D#m] come on let that organ fall in there.
[F#] [A#m] [B]
Come [F#] on and tighten [A#m] up, [B] move it to your left,
[F#] move it to your [A#m] right, [B] everybody can do it now.
Now make it mellow.
[F#] [A]
[A#] [A#m] Tighten up, [F#] you can do it [B] now.
[F#] Oh yeah, [A#m] move it to [B] your left, move it to [A#m] your right.
Everybody can do [B] it, but [F#] don't you get too [A#m] tight.
[C#] [D#] [N]
Key:
F#
B
A#m
C#
D#
F#
B
A#m
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A#m] Hi everybody, [B] as you know I'm Archie Bell,
[F#] the drums from Houston, [A#m] Texas.
_ [B] We don't only sing, [F#] but we dance as [A#m] good as we walk.
_ [B]
In Houston not too long [F#] ago, we started [A#m] a new dance.
[B] It's called the Tighten Up.
[F#] _ [C#] Now this is the music we tighten [B] up with.
_ _ [F#] First, [A#m] we tighten up on the [B] drum.
_ _ [F#] All right [A#m] now drum, _ [B] _
I want you to [C#] tighten up one time.
_ _ [F#]
All right, oh yeah, _ tighten up on that bass.
Come on bass.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
Oh yeah, _ _ now let that guitar fall in there.
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A#m] Tighten up on that [D#m] organ now, come on organ.
[F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] Well, _ [F#] I know, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A#m] _ so baby [B] let's do it.
We [F#] too tough, _ [A#m] come on now [B] we gonna make it melt y'all.
Now make [C#] it _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] tighten up, [D#m] tighten up [B] now.
[C#] Do the tighten [A#m] up, everybody get to it [B] now.
_ [D#] Do your love, [F#] move it to your [B] right.
Come [F#] on and tighten up, [A#m] oh baby get [B] to it.
_ _ [F#] Tighten [A#m] up, [F#] tighten up [B] now.
Come [C#] on and tighten [A#m] up, you [F#] can do it.
[B] Oh [C#] yeah, you gonna see if we can [D#m] tighten up
on that [B] drum again.
[F#] Come on [A#] now drum, _ oh yeah.
_ _ _ _ Tighten up on [F#m] that bass one time, come on bass.
_ _ [D#] _ _ _
Oh that's a [F#] sight, [A#] tighten [F#] up on that guitar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Oh yeah, _ now [D#m] come on let that organ fall in there.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
Come [F#] on and tighten [A#m] up, [B] move it to your left,
[F#] move it to your [A#m] right, [B] everybody can do it now.
Now make it mellow.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A#m] Tighten up, [F#] you can do it [B] now.
[F#] Oh yeah, _ [A#m] move it to [B] your left, move it to [A#m] your right.
Everybody can do [B] it, but [F#] don't you get too [A#m] tight.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A#m] Hi everybody, [B] as you know I'm Archie Bell,
[F#] the drums from Houston, [A#m] Texas.
_ [B] We don't only sing, [F#] but we dance as [A#m] good as we walk.
_ [B]
In Houston not too long [F#] ago, we started [A#m] a new dance.
[B] It's called the Tighten Up.
[F#] _ [C#] Now this is the music we tighten [B] up with.
_ _ [F#] First, [A#m] we tighten up on the [B] drum.
_ _ [F#] All right [A#m] now drum, _ [B] _
I want you to [C#] tighten up one time.
_ _ [F#]
All right, oh yeah, _ tighten up on that bass.
Come on bass.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
Oh yeah, _ _ now let that guitar fall in there.
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A#m] Tighten up on that [D#m] organ now, come on organ.
[F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] Well, _ [F#] I know, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [A#m] _ so baby [B] let's do it.
We [F#] too tough, _ [A#m] come on now [B] we gonna make it melt y'all.
Now make [C#] it _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] tighten up, [D#m] tighten up [B] now.
[C#] Do the tighten [A#m] up, everybody get to it [B] now.
_ [D#] Do your love, [F#] move it to your [B] right.
Come [F#] on and tighten up, [A#m] oh baby get [B] to it.
_ _ [F#] Tighten [A#m] up, [F#] tighten up [B] now.
Come [C#] on and tighten [A#m] up, you [F#] can do it.
[B] Oh [C#] yeah, you gonna see if we can [D#m] tighten up
on that [B] drum again.
[F#] Come on [A#] now drum, _ oh yeah.
_ _ _ _ Tighten up on [F#m] that bass one time, come on bass.
_ _ [D#] _ _ _
Oh that's a [F#] sight, [A#] tighten [F#] up on that guitar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Oh yeah, _ now [D#m] come on let that organ fall in there.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [B] _
Come [F#] on and tighten [A#m] up, [B] move it to your left,
[F#] move it to your [A#m] right, [B] everybody can do it now.
Now make it mellow.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A#m] Tighten up, [F#] you can do it [B] now.
[F#] Oh yeah, _ [A#m] move it to [B] your left, move it to [A#m] your right.
Everybody can do [B] it, but [F#] don't you get too [A#m] tight.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [N] _ _