Contact Chords by Edwin Starr

Tempo:
134.2 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Bm

A

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Edwin Starr - Contact chords
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[Bm] Welcome Mr.
Edwin Stark.
[Cm] Good [G]
[A] [D] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [G]
[A] [D] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [G] evening ladies and [A] gentlemen.
[D] Can you [E] hear me [F#] okay?
[Bm] [F#m]
Can you hear [Bm] me okay?
[Gm] Alright, [A] well we want to make sure you enjoy yourself [Bm] tonight.
We brought with us a gentleman who's had hit [F#] records [G] like Eye to Eye Contact,
[A] Happy Radio, [D] [C#m] 25 Miles, [Bm] War, What Is It [F#] Good [Bm] For, and the list goes on and on and on.
So [G] please put [A] your hands together ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the stage
the [Bm] one and [F#] only Mr.
Agent 00 [G] Soul.
Let's hear it for Mr.
[A] [F] [F#] [A#]
[B]
[D#] [E] [B]
[E] [B]
[N]
[D] [D#]
[N]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[E]
Clap your hands.
[B]
[A] Horns.
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] [B] Yeah.
[E] [B] A [E] crowded disco room [B] through a [D#m] maze of dancing people.
[E] [B] She sat so quiet all [E] alone [B] hoping to catch the disco fever.
[E] [Bm] And as she rang her happy [A] bird eyes caught fire.
[Bm] All [F#m] that I needed [Bm] in her eyes [A] I saw the [A#m] need to love [F#] no [A#] more.
[B] Take a breath in.
[D] [E] Yeah.
[B]
[A] [B] Eye to eye [A] contact.
[B] Eye to eye [E] contact you [B] and me.
Oh [E] [B] well well [E] well.
[B] Oh what a.
[E] [B]
Yeah.
[E] [B] A crowded disco [E] room [B] for your eyes.
Your real [E] story.
[B] [E] Feeling [B] like [E] [B] as I fought [A] my [B] way over.
[E] I [G] never drew my [A] weight from yours.
[B] Not even [F#] for a moment.
[Bm] But I saw you in your [Em] eyes.
[A] Giving me a [A#m] lot [F#m] [A#] more.
[B]
Take a breath in.
[D] [E] Yeah.
[B]
[A] [E] [B] Eye to eye [E] contact.
[B] Eye [D] [E] to eye contact you [B] and me.
[E] [B] Well well well.
[E] [B] Oh what a.
[E] [B]
[E] [G] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[C#] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [G] [A] Eye to [D] eye [F#m] [Bm] contact.
[F#m]
[Bm] [G] [A] Eye [Bm] to eye contact.
[F#m]
[G] Clap your hands y'all.
Eye [E] [Dm] to eye.
[E] Come on.
Contact.
[D] [G] Eye to eye [E] contact.
Say it again.
[D] [E] Eye to eye.
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] Oh.
[F#m]
[G] Oh.
[A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] Happy Radio.
[C#]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Edwin Starr - Contact chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, B and E in sequence. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 134. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Welcome Mr.
Edwin Stark. _
[Cm] Good _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] evening ladies and [A] gentlemen.
[D] Can you [E] hear me [F#] okay?
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _
Can you hear [Bm] me okay?
_ _ [Gm] Alright, [A] well we want to make sure you enjoy yourself [Bm] tonight.
We brought with us a gentleman who's had hit [F#] records [G] like Eye to Eye Contact,
[A] Happy Radio, [D] [C#m] 25 Miles, [Bm] War, What Is It [F#] Good [Bm] For, and the list goes on and on and on.
So [G] please put [A] your hands together ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the stage
the [Bm] one and [F#] only Mr.
Agent 00 [G] Soul.
Let's hear it for Mr. _
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Clap your hands.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [A] Horns.
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ Yeah. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] A [E] crowded disco room [B] through a [D#m] maze of dancing people.
[E] _ _ [B] She sat so quiet all [E] alone [B] hoping to catch the disco fever.
[E] _ [Bm] And as she rang her happy [A] bird eyes caught fire.
_ [Bm] _ All [F#m] that I needed [Bm] _ in her eyes [A] I saw the [A#m] need to love [F#] no [A#] more. _
[B] Take a breath in. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] Yeah.
[B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Eye to eye _ [A] contact.
_ [B] _ Eye to eye [E] contact you [B] and me.
Oh _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ well well [E] well.
_ [B] _ Oh what a.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
Yeah.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ A crowded disco [E] room [B] for your eyes.
Your real [E] story.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] Feeling [B] like _ [E] _ [B] as I fought [A] my [B] way over.
[E] I [G] never drew my _ [A] weight from yours.
[B] _ Not even [F#] for a moment.
[Bm] But I saw you in your [Em] eyes.
[A] Giving me a [A#m] lot _ [F#m] _ [A#] more.
[B] _
_ Take a breath in. _ _ _
[D] _ [E] Yeah.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] Eye to eye [E] contact.
_ _ [B] _ _ Eye [D] [E] to eye contact you _ [B] and me. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ Well well well.
[E] _ _ [B] _ Oh what a.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] Eye to [D] eye [F#m] _ _ [Bm] contact.
_ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] Eye _ _ _ [Bm] to eye contact.
_ [F#m] _
[G] Clap your hands y'all.
Eye [E] _ [Dm] to eye.
[E] Come on.
_ Contact. _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Eye to eye _ [E] _ _ contact.
_ Say it again.
[D] _ [E] Eye _ to eye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] Oh.
[F#m] _ _
[G] Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] Happy Radio.
_ [C#] _

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