Slippery When Wet Chords by Commodores

Tempo:
106.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slippery When Wet chords
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[A] [E] [B] [A#] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [G]
[E] [A] [N]
[E]
[E] Listen well, [D] cause [A] we've got something to [D] [E] tell.
[A] You can't run [E] around being a married [F#m] man.
[E] [D] And taking care of business very well.
[E] [Bm] You can't be [A] yourself, [E] never, if you don't know what you got.
Cause what you got can't show up mean a lot.
[B] If you ain't taking care of the glass,
[C] then you must expect [D] love in the [Am] flowers.
[E] [B] [C] [Em] You know [A] what [E] hang loose can be outside.
[D] But hang loose [A] no, [E] it doesn't mean right.
[Bm] You say you slept bad [Am] enough,
[E] you're bad, having [D] fun [A] ain't no good.
You can't leave [E] it home work undone.
You can't put [D] your [E] things together,
if you don't know what you got.
Cause what you got can't show up mean a lot.
If [B] you ain't taking care of business,
[C] then you must expect [D]
love in the [Am] flowers.
[G] If
[E] you [B] ain't taking care of business,
[C]
then you must expect [F#] love in [Em] the flowers.
Come on.
[E] [A] [Em] Oh.
Oh.
[A]
[Em] [A]
Oh. Oh. Sleep well.
Sleep well.
[Em]
Oh, it'll slip away, yeah.
Sleep [Am] [Em] well, sleep well.
Woo, yeah.
Oh.
[D]
[E] Take care of business.
[Bm] [Em] Don't [D] lose your [E] love.
Sleep well.
[Em]
Oh, yeah.
Oh, take care.
Oh.
Don't lose your love.
Yeah.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Commodores - Slippery When Wet chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, D, A, E, D, Am, E, B, C, Bm, Em, D and E. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 106. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [A#] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[E] Listen well, [D] cause [A] we've got something to [D] [E] tell.
_ [A] You can't run [E] around being a married [F#m] man.
[E] [D] And taking care of business very well.
[E] _ [Bm] You can't be [A] yourself, [E] never, if you don't know what you got.
Cause what you got can't show up mean a lot.
[B] If you ain't taking care of the glass,
[C] then you must expect [D] love in the [Am] flowers. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [Em] _ You _ _ _ know [A] what [E] hang loose can be _ outside.
[D] But hang loose [A] no, [E] it doesn't mean right.
[Bm] You say you slept bad [Am] enough,
[E] you're bad, having [D] fun [A] ain't no good.
You can't leave [E] it home work undone.
You can't put [D] your [E] things together,
if you don't know what you got.
Cause what you got can't show up mean a lot.
If [B] you ain't taking care of business,
[C] then you must expect [D] _
love in the [Am] flowers.
_ [G] _ If _
[E] _ you [B] ain't taking care of business,
[C]
then you must expect _ [F#] _ love in [Em] the flowers. _
_ _ Come _ _ _ _ on. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] Oh.
_ _ _ _ Oh.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A]
Oh. Oh. Sleep well.
_ _ Sleep well.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, it'll slip away, yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ Sleep _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] well, sleep well.
_ _ Woo, _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ Oh.
[D]
[E] Take care of business.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] Don't [D] lose your [E] love.
Sleep well.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
Oh, yeah.
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ take care. _ _ _
Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ Don't lose your love.
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Caught In The Act album.

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