Chip off the Old Block Chords by Chic

Tempo:
111.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

A

E

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chip off the Old Block chords
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[C] [D] [A] [Am] [Em]
[D] [F#m] [Am] [Em]
[D] [A] [C] [E]
[C] [D] [C] [E]
[C] He's the [Bm] chip on [A] the [E] old block Just like [C] a [Bm] [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] [C] he's supposed [E] to
[Em] He's the [Bm] chip [A] on the [E] old block He's so [G#] sharp, bright and smooth
[Dm] [C#] It's a pleasure [G] just to know him [A] [E] He's a graduate from the old school
[G] Of [A] hard knocks, [G] the [A]
slack spots [E] A carbon copy of [G#] his father
[G] If you [C#] didn't like his clock, [Dm] don't bother [C#]
[E] Some of us think this quality of grit
[G] [A] [Dm] [A]
[C] He's a [D] chip [Am] on the old block [Em]
Just like a [D] [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] [C] he's [E] supposed to
[Bm] [C] He's the [Bm] chip [Em] on the [Am] [Em] old block He's
[Bm] [E] so [G#] hard, resistant
And [G] the fact is [A] [Dm] that he knows [C#] it [E] He doesn't have to be persistent
[G] In his [Em] homemade love [Dm] he shows [A] it [E] Don't bust a woman's intuition
I [G] am guilty [Em] by my [G] own admission [A]
[G#] Now that he's got me in his clutches
[G] I won't get [A] around if my [G] heart don't crush [A] it
[C] He's a [D] chip on [A] the [Am] old [E] block Just like [C] a [D] [F#m] robot
[Am] He'll [Em] do for you [Bm] What [A] he's [C] supposed [E] to
[Em] He's the chip [D] on [A] the [C] old [E] block
[C] The [Bm] program [C] to make [E] man [C] A [Bm] simple [A] plan that [D] surely [E] can
Make [D]
[C] [Bm] human, [A] I [C] [E]
[G] [Bm] think [A] he can [Am] wonder [Em] now
The
[Bm] [A] program to [Em] make a man A [Bm] simple plan that [Am] surely [E] can
[C] Make [D] [A] human, [Em] I think he [Bm] [A] can [C] wonder [E] now
[C] [Bm] The [Am] program to make a man A simple [Em] plan that [C] [Bm] [A] surely [Em] can
Make human, I [D] [A] [C] [E]
[C] [Bm] [A] think [Em] he can [D] [C] [A] [Em] [E]
[C] [Bm] [A] [C] [Em] wonder now
[Bm] [A] [C] [E]
[C] [A] [C] [Em]
He's [Bm] a chip [A] on the old block [E]
Just [C] like [Bm] a [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [D] What [C] he's supposed [E] to
[C] He's the [D] chip [A] on the [E] old block
[D]
[Em] [Bm] [F#m] [Am] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [Am] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [C] [Em] The
[Bm] [C#] [C] [E]
[C] [Bm] program [A] to [C] make a [E] man [C] A [Bm] simple [A] plan that [C] surely [E] can
Make [C] [Bm] [A] human, I [Am] think [E]
[C] [Bm] [A] he [C] can wonder [Em] now
He's [Bm] a chip [A] on the [F] [Em] old block Just like a robot
He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] he's [E] supposed to
[Em] He's a chip on [Am] the [E] old block
[G#] [C] He's [Bm] a chip [Am] on the old [E] block
Just [C] like [Bm] a [A] robot
[Am] [Em] He'll do for [C] you [G] What [A] he's supposed [C] [E] to
[C] [D] [A] [E]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
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To start learning Chic - Chip Off The Old Block chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, Bm, A, C, E, C, Em and Bm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 112 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] He's the [Bm] chip on [A] the [E] old block _ Just like [C] a [Bm] [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] [C] he's supposed [E] to
_ [Em] He's the [Bm] chip [A] on the [E] old block _ _ _ _ He's so [G#] sharp, _ bright and smooth
[Dm] _ [C#] It's a pleasure [G] just to know him [A] _ _ [E] _ He's a graduate from the old school
[G] Of [A] hard knocks, [G] the [A]
slack spots [E] A carbon copy of [G#] his father _
[G] If you [C#] didn't like his clock, [Dm] don't bother [C#] _
_ [E] _ Some of us think this quality of grit
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
[C] He's a [D] chip [Am] on the old block [Em] _
Just like a [D] [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] [C] he's [E] supposed to _
[Bm] [C] He's the [Bm] chip [Em] on the [Am] [Em] old block He's _
[Bm] _ [E] _ so [G#] hard, resistant
And [G] the fact is [A] _ [Dm] that he knows [C#] it [E] He _ doesn't have to be persistent _
[G] In his [Em] homemade love [Dm] he shows [A] it _ [E] Don't bust a woman's intuition
I [G] am guilty [Em] by my [G] own admission [A] _
[G#] Now that he's got me in his clutches _
[G] I won't get [A] around if my [G] heart don't crush [A] it
[C] He's a [D] chip on [A] the [Am] old [E] block Just like [C] a [D] [F#m] robot
[Am] He'll [Em] do for you [Bm] What [A] he's [C] supposed [E] to
[Em] He's the chip [D] on [A] the [C] old [E] block _ _
[C] The [Bm] program [C] to make [E] man _ _ [C] A [Bm] simple [A] plan that [D] surely [E] can
Make [D] _
_ [C] [Bm] human, [A] I [C] _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bm] think [A] he can [Am] wonder [Em] now
The _
_ _ [Bm] [A] program to [Em] make a man _ _ A [Bm] simple plan that [Am] surely [E] can _ _
[C] Make [D] [A] human, [Em] I think _ _ he _ [Bm] [A] can [C] wonder [E] now _
_ [C] [Bm] The [Am] program to make a man A simple [Em] plan that [C] _ [Bm] [A] surely [Em] can
_ Make human, I _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bm] _ [A] think [Em] he can [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [C] [Em] wonder now
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _
He's [Bm] a chip [A] on the old block [E] _
Just [C] like [Bm] a [A] robot
[Em] He'll do for you [D] What [C] he's supposed [E] to _
[C] He's the [D] chip [A] on the [E] old block
[D] _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [C] [Em] The _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C#] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] [Bm] program [A] to [C] make a [E] man _ _ [C] A [Bm] simple [A] plan that [C] surely [E] can
Make _ [C] _ [Bm] [A] human, I [Am] think [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bm] [A] he [C] can wonder [Em] now _ _
He's [Bm] a chip [A] on the [F] [Em] old block _ Just like a robot
He'll do for you [Bm] What [A] he's [E] supposed to _
[Em] He's a chip on [Am] the [E] old block _ _
[G#] [C] He's [Bm] a chip [Am] on the old [E] block
Just [C] like [Bm] a [A] robot
_ [Am] [Em] He'll do for [C] you [G] What [A] he's supposed [C] _ [E] to
_ [C] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

The Real People album includes this song.