Throwdown Chords by Rick James

Tempo:
129.45 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

F#m

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rick James - Throwdown chords
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[Bm]
[Em]
[D]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] Say that a [D] girl know you're lucky, [Em] good.
Mind is [D] weak in the neighborhood.
[Em] I don't care where [D] you go down.
[Em] I want to take [D] you to Hollywood, [Em] where you'll be smoking, [G] smoking, [F#m]
smoking.
[Em] In other words, [D] you're on fire.
[Em] And baby, I'm [D] not joking.
[Em] I ain't playing.
I want to [D] take you higher.
[Em] Baby, baby, [D]
baby, baby, just [Em] calm down.
[D] Calm down, [F#m] [Em] baby, calm down.
[D]
[Em] Yeah, yeah.
Calm down, [D]
baby, [Em] calm down.
[D] You're a sweet delight.
[Em] I'd like to freak [D] with any night.
[Em] You've got a cute little [D] sex [F#m] body.
[Em] The way you [D] use it is out of sight.
[Em] You're smoking, [D] smoking,
[F#m] [Em] smoking.
In other words, [D] you're on fire.
[Em] And baby, I'm [D] not joking.
[Em] I ain't playing.
I want to be [F#] your desire.
[Em] Baby, baby, [D]
baby, baby, just [G] calm down.
[D] Oh, [A] [Em] you're giving up so little.
[D]
Think about your [Em] secret, baby.
You're a [D] sweet delight.
You're smoking, smoking, [A] smoking.
[Em] In [D] other words, you're on fire.
Baby, [Em] baby, baby, baby, just calm down.
Calm down, [D]
[Em] baby, calm down.
Yeah, yeah.
[D]
Calm down, baby, [Em] calm down.
Yeah, [D]
[Em] yeah.
[D]
Calm down, baby, [Em] calm [D]
[F#m] [G] down.
Let's get it on.
Let's get it on.
[A]
[Em] On and on and on and on.
Baby, baby, [D] I want to be with no [Em] one else.
[D]
I [G] just like when you're there.
Baby, baby, [F#] I don't want to be [Em] down with no one else.
[D]
Oh, [Em] baby, baby, baby, [G] baby, what you think about [Em] yourself?
[D] Yeah.
[Em] Baby, baby, baby, baby, [F#m] think about this [Em] time or else.
[D]
I've been smoking, [Em] baby, baby, baby, baby.
[F#m] I've been giving sex, [G] baby, baby, baby, baby.
[F#m] [Em] [G] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
F#m
123111112
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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Let's start jamming Rick James - (Album Version) Throwdown chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Em, D and Em in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Say that a [D] girl know you're lucky, [Em] good.
_ Mind is [D] weak in the neighborhood.
_ [Em] _ I don't care where [D] you go down.
_ [Em] _ I want to take [D] you to Hollywood, [Em] where you'll be smoking, [G] smoking, [F#m]
smoking.
_ [Em] _ In other words, [D] you're on fire.
[Em] And baby, I'm [D] not joking.
[Em] I ain't playing.
I want to [D] take you higher.
[Em] Baby, baby, _ _ [D] _
baby, baby, just [Em] calm down.
_ [D] Calm down, [F#m] [Em] baby, calm down.
_ _ [D] _ _
[Em] Yeah, yeah.
Calm down, [D] _
baby, [Em] calm down.
_ [D] You're a sweet delight.
[Em] _ _ I'd like to freak [D] with any night.
[Em] You've got a cute little [D] sex [F#m] body.
_ [Em] The way you [D] use it is out of sight.
[Em] You're smoking, [D] smoking, _
[F#m] _ [Em] smoking.
In other words, [D] you're on fire.
[Em] And baby, I'm [D] not joking.
[Em] I ain't playing.
I want to be [F#] your desire.
[Em] Baby, baby, _ _ [D] _
baby, baby, just [G] calm down.
_ _ [D] Oh, [A] [Em] you're giving up so little.
_ [D] _
Think about your [Em] secret, baby.
You're a [D] sweet delight.
You're smoking, smoking, [A] smoking.
[Em] _ _ In [D] other words, you're on fire.
Baby, _ [Em] baby, baby, baby, just calm down.
Calm down, [D] _ _
[Em] baby, calm down.
Yeah, yeah.
[D] _
Calm down, baby, [Em] calm down.
Yeah, _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ yeah.
[D] _
Calm down, baby, [Em] calm _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] down.
Let's get it on.
Let's get it on. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] On and on and on and on.
Baby, baby, _ _ [D] I want to be with no [Em] one else.
_ _ [D] _
I [G] just like when you're there.
Baby, baby, [F#] I don't want to be [Em] down with no one else.
_ [D] _
Oh, [Em] baby, baby, baby, [G] baby, what you think about [Em] yourself?
_ _ _ [D] Yeah.
_ [Em] Baby, baby, baby, baby, [F#m] think about this _ [Em] time or else.
_ [D] _
I've been smoking, [Em] baby, baby, baby, baby.
[F#m] I've been giving sex, [G] baby, baby, baby, baby.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _