Chords for James Brown Best Dance Moves Ever. He's just - adorable. Isn't it?

Tempo:
148.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Ebm

Gb

Bbm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown Best Dance Moves Ever. He's just - adorable. Isn't it? chords
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One, two, three, four.
[E]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[E] [Ab] [E]
There was a time, there was a time, when I used to pray.
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] Dig me now, baby.
[E] Later, there [Ebm] was a time,
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm] [C]
[Gb] there was a time, when [Ab] I used [Ebm] to pray.
Dig me [Ab] now.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm] [C]
[Ebm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gb] There was a [Ab] day, [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] there was a [Ab] time, [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] the [Ab] day, [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] when I [Gb] used to [Ab] pray.
[Ebm] Dig me [Ab] now, [Bb] [Gb] [Ab] baby.
Don't [Bbm] worry.
[Ab]
[Gb] It's just as [Ab] I used to [Ebm] [Eb] do.
Just call them out for a kiss.
[Ebm]
[Abm]
[Ebm] [Ab] All right.
[Ebm] Wait a minute.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] Turn me loose.
[Gb] Babe.
[Ab] [Ebm] In my juice.
[Gb]
Back in [Ab] hometown, [Gb] where I used to [Ab] stay.
[Ebm] Big name as a [Ab] place.
[Ebm] Sure.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] I'm never after.
We don't talk.
[Eb]
We get [Ab] together.
[Ebm] Dig well.
We do the camel [Ab] walk.
[Ebm] Dig me now.
Later.
There was a time.
Dig me in.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ebm] Get, get in, get in, [Ab] get in.
Bang.
[Ebm] Bang.
[Ab] [Ebm]
Bang.
[Ab] [Ebm] Can I get some help?
[Ab] [Ebm] Can I get some help?
I got the hammock.
Need [Ab] it.
[Ebm] Give me the [Ab] feeling.
[Gb] Can I get [Ab] some help?
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab] [Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab]
[Gb] Deep [Ab] feeling.
[Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab]
[Gb] Yeah.
[Ab] [Ebm] Got the [Ab] hammock.
[Gb]
Get [Ab] [Bbm] it.
[Ab]
[Ebm] Deep feeling.
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab] Bring it up.
[Gb]
Bring it out.
[Ab] Bring [Gb] it on out.
[Ab]
[Ebm] Bring it on out.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm]
Bring it on up.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Ebm]
I got the hammock.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab]
Dig deep.
[Ebm] Dig deep.
Dig deep.
[Ab] [Ebm] Dig [Ab] deep. Dig deep.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
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To start learning James Brown & The Famous Flames - (Kenny Dope Remix) There Was A Time chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ebm, Ab, Ebm, Ab, Gb and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 74 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 148. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ There was a time, _ _ _ there was a time, when I used to pray.
[Ab] _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Dig me now, _ _ baby.
[E] _ _ _ Later, _ _ there [Ebm] was a time, _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gb] _ _ there was a time, _ _ _ _ _ when [Ab] I used [Ebm] to pray.
_ _ Dig me [Ab] now. _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] There was a [Ab] day, _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] [Gb] there was a [Ab] time, _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ the [Ab] day, [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ when I [Gb] used to [Ab] pray.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ Dig me [Ab] now, [Bb] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] baby.
Don't [Bbm] worry.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ It's just as [Ab] I used to [Ebm] _ [Eb] do.
Just call them out for a kiss.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ All right. _
[Ebm] Wait a minute.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ Turn me loose. _
[Gb] Babe.
[Ab] _ [Ebm] In my juice.
[Gb] _
Back in [Ab] hometown, _ [Gb] _ _ where I used to [Ab] stay.
_ [Ebm] _ _ Big name as a [Ab] place.
_ [Ebm] Sure.
[Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] I'm never after. _
We don't talk.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
We get [Ab] together.
[Ebm] Dig well.
We do the camel [Ab] walk.
_ [Ebm] _ _ Dig me now. _ _ _ _ _
Later.
_ _ There was a time. _
_ _ _ Dig me in.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Ebm] Get, get in, get in, [Ab] get in.
Bang.
_ _ [Ebm] Bang.
[Ab] _ [Ebm]
Bang.
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] Can I get some help?
[Ab] [Ebm] Can I get some help?
I got the hammock. _
Need [Ab] it.
[Ebm] Give me the [Ab] feeling.
[Gb] Can I get [Ab] some help?
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab] _ [Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab] _ _
[Gb] Deep [Ab] feeling.
[Gb] Deep feeling.
[Ab] _
[Gb] Yeah.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Got the [Ab] hammock.
[Gb] _
Get [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] it.
[Ab] _
[Ebm] Deep feeling.
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] [Ab] Bring it up.
_ [Gb]
Bring it out.
[Ab] Bring [Gb] it on out.
[Ab] _
[Ebm] Bring it on out.
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ Bring it on up.
[Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
I got the hammock. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _
Dig deep.
_ [Ebm] Dig deep. _
Dig deep.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Dig [Ab] deep. Dig deep. _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Buddy Hobgood and James Brown.

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