Chords for James Brown ~ Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (1965)
Tempo:
128.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
Bm
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
Papa's in the gym, [A]
[E] he [A] ain't too hip, [Em] but that new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[E] Ain't no [B] drag, [A]
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag.
[B] [E] Papa's [A] [E]
in this crazy scene, [A] [Em]
[Ab] he's not [A] too fancy, but he's [E] fine as pretty can be.
[A] [Em]
Ain't [Dbm] no drag, [A]
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag.
[B] [Ab] He's a jack, he's on the fly, don't blame him chief, cause he know he ain't shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[E] Confess, [A] [E]
Papa's in the gym, [A] [G]
[A] he ain't too hip, but that [Bm] [Em]
new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[Abm] Ain't no [A] drag, [C] he's got a brand [Bm] new bag.
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] He's more [E] than a jack, [A] he's doing the [Em] jack like this, he's doing the fight [A] every day [Em] and every night.
The [Gbm] thing, [Bb]
like a [Bm] boomerang, [B]
[Bm] hey hey, come on.
Hey, [B] hey, hey, come on, everybody knows, [Ab] [G] everybody knows, [Abm] I just want you, don't leave me, oh, hey.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [B] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[G] [Gb]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
Come on, [Bm] ya'll.
[E]
Ya'll, all of [D] ya'll.
[Em] [E] [D]
[G] [E] [Ab] [Am]
[Gb] [G]
[E] [Bm] [Em] Come [Bm] through.
[E] [Ab]
[Em]
[D] [Em] Come on.
[Bm]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [E]
[Ebm] [E] [Bm] [Am]
[Bm] Come on.
[E] [G]
[E] [Gb] Come [G]
on, [E] [Bm]
ya'll.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Ya'll, let me tell you what he do.
He's doing the jack, he's on the [E] fly, [B] don't blame him chief, [E] cause he know he ain't [Bm] shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, [Dbm]
jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[Bm]
Come at them now.
[E] [B] [E] [Bm]
[E] [A] [E]
Papa's in the gym, [A]
[E] he [A] ain't too hip, [Em] but that new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[E] Ain't no [B] drag, [A]
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag.
[B] [E] Papa's [A] [E]
in this crazy scene, [A] [Em]
[Ab] he's not [A] too fancy, but he's [E] fine as pretty can be.
[A] [Em]
Ain't [Dbm] no drag, [A]
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag.
[B] [Ab] He's a jack, he's on the fly, don't blame him chief, cause he know he ain't shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[E] Confess, [A] [E]
Papa's in the gym, [A] [G]
[A] he ain't too hip, but that [Bm] [Em]
new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[Abm] Ain't no [A] drag, [C] he's got a brand [Bm] new bag.
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] He's more [E] than a jack, [A] he's doing the [Em] jack like this, he's doing the fight [A] every day [Em] and every night.
The [Gbm] thing, [Bb]
like a [Bm] boomerang, [B]
[Bm] hey hey, come on.
Hey, [B] hey, hey, come on, everybody knows, [Ab] [G] everybody knows, [Abm] I just want you, don't leave me, oh, hey.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [B] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[G] [Gb]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
Come on, [Bm] ya'll.
[E]
Ya'll, all of [D] ya'll.
[Em] [E] [D]
[G] [E] [Ab] [Am]
[Gb] [G]
[E] [Bm] [Em] Come [Bm] through.
[E] [Ab]
[Em]
[D] [Em] Come on.
[Bm]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [E]
[Ebm] [E] [Bm] [Am]
[Bm] Come on.
[E] [G]
[E] [Gb] Come [G]
on, [E] [Bm]
ya'll.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] Ya'll, let me tell you what he do.
He's doing the jack, he's on the [E] fly, [B] don't blame him chief, [E] cause he know he ain't [Bm] shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, [Dbm]
jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[Bm]
Come at them now.
[E] [B] [E] [Bm]
Key:
E
Bm
A
Em
B
E
Bm
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ Papa's in the gym, [A] _ _
[E] _ he [A] ain't too hip, _ _ [Em] but that new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[E] _ Ain't no [B] drag, _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ Papa's [A] _ [E] _
in this crazy scene, _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ [Ab] he's not [A] too fancy, _ _ _ but he's [E] fine as pretty can be.
[A] _ [Em] _
_ Ain't [Dbm] no drag, [A] _ _
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag. _ _
[B] _ _ [Ab] He's a jack, he's on the fly, _ don't blame him chief, cause he know he ain't shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
_ [E] _ Confess, _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ Papa's in the gym, _ [A] _ [G] _
[A] _ he ain't too hip, but that _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
new [E] breed looks [A] good. _
[Abm] _ Ain't no [A] drag, _ [C] he's got a brand [Bm] new bag.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] He's more [E] than a jack, [A] he's doing the _ [Em] jack like this, he's doing the fight [A] every day [Em] and every _ night.
The [Gbm] thing, _ _ [Bb] _
like a _ [Bm] _ boomerang, _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ hey hey, _ come on.
_ _ Hey, _ [B] hey, hey, _ _ _ _ _ come on, _ everybody knows, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ everybody knows, _ [Abm] I just want you, don't leave me, oh, _ hey.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Come on, [Bm] ya'll. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Ya'll, all of [D] ya'll. _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] Come [Bm] through.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ Come on.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
[Bm] Come on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ Come [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ on, [E] _ [Bm]
ya'll.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Ya'll, let me tell you what he do.
He's doing the jack, he's on the [E] fly, [B] don't blame him chief, [E] cause he know he ain't [Bm] shy. _
He's more than monkey, _ a mad potato, [Dbm]
jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[Bm] _ _
Come at them now.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ Papa's in the gym, [A] _ _
[E] _ he [A] ain't too hip, _ _ [Em] but that new [E] breed looks [A] good.
[E] _ Ain't no [B] drag, _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ Papa's [A] _ [E] _
in this crazy scene, _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ [Ab] he's not [A] too fancy, _ _ _ but he's [E] fine as pretty can be.
[A] _ [Em] _
_ Ain't [Dbm] no drag, [A] _ _
[Bm] Papa's got a brand new bag. _ _
[B] _ _ [Ab] He's a jack, he's on the fly, _ don't blame him chief, cause he know he ain't shy.
He's more than monkey, a mad potato, jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
_ [E] _ Confess, _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ Papa's in the gym, _ [A] _ [G] _
[A] _ he ain't too hip, but that _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
new [E] breed looks [A] good. _
[Abm] _ Ain't no [A] drag, _ [C] he's got a brand [Bm] new bag.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] He's more [E] than a jack, [A] he's doing the _ [Em] jack like this, he's doing the fight [A] every day [Em] and every _ night.
The [Gbm] thing, _ _ [Bb] _
like a _ [Bm] _ boomerang, _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ hey hey, _ come on.
_ _ Hey, _ [B] hey, hey, _ _ _ _ _ come on, _ everybody knows, _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ everybody knows, _ [Abm] I just want you, don't leave me, oh, _ hey.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Come on, [Bm] ya'll. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Ya'll, all of [D] ya'll. _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] Come [Bm] through.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ Come on.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
[Bm] Come on.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ Come [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ on, [E] _ [Bm]
ya'll.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Ya'll, let me tell you what he do.
He's doing the jack, he's on the [E] fly, [B] don't blame him chief, [E] cause he know he ain't [Bm] shy. _
He's more than monkey, _ a mad potato, [Dbm]
jump back jack, alligator, alligator.
[Bm] _ _
Come at them now.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
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