Chords for The Belle Stars - Iko Iko (Rain Man)

Tempo:
104 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

C

F#m

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Belle Stars - Iko Iko (Rain Man) chords
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[D]
I'm going to search up after my father and call him Philly, [Fm] Philly.
He [G] ain't got a right to run it.
Check him off in my name, check him [F] off in my name.
Look at my king all dressed in red, he ain't got a right to run [C] it.
Check my daughter's little you-bit, check him [F] off in her name.
[C] Check him off in her name, check him [F] off in her name.
[Fm] [C]
[C] My flag boy and your flag boy sitting by the fire.
My flag boys to your flag boy, we'll set your [Fm] flag on fire.
He ain't got to be that thing, [F] like a [C] white boy.
Check him off in our name, check him off in our name.
Check him off [Fm] in our name,
[F#]
check [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
him off [F#m] in our name.
I ain't [E] got
[F#m] a right to run it.
He ain't got a right to run it.
He ain't [C#] got a right to run it.
He's not a man, he's a lover machine.
Check him off in our name, talk about him.
[C] I ain't got a right to run it.
Check him off in our name, [F#] check him off in our name.
Talk about him, him.
I ain't got [C#] a right to run it.
Check him off in our name, check him off [F#m] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [F#] in our name, [C#m]
[F#m] check him [C#m]
off [F#] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [F#] in our name, [C#]
check him off [F#] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [E] in our name, check him off in our name.
[C#] Check him off in our name, check him off in our name.
[F#m]
[A] [G]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C
3211
F#m
123111112
Fm
123111111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C
3211
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To start learning The Belle Stars - Iko Iko chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#, C# and F# in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 52 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 104 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C# Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going _ _ _ _ to search up after my father and call him Philly, [Fm] Philly.
He [G] ain't got a right to run it.
Check him off in my name, check him [F] off in my name. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Look at my king all dressed in red, he ain't got a right to run [C] it.
Check my daughter's little you-bit, check him [F] off in her name. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Check him off in her name, check him [F] off in her name.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [C] My flag boy and your flag boy sitting by the fire.
My flag boys to your flag boy, we'll set your [Fm] flag on fire.
He ain't got to be that thing, [F] like a [C] white boy.
_ Check him off in our name, check him off in our name.
Check him off [Fm] in our name, _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ check _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#]
him off [F#m] in our name.
I ain't [E] got _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] a right to run it.
He ain't got a right to run it.
He ain't [C#] got a right to run it.
He's not a man, he's a lover machine.
Check him off in our name, talk about him.
[C] _ I ain't got a right to run it.
Check him off in our name, [F#] check him off in our name.
Talk about him, him.
I ain't got [C#] a right to run it.
Check him off in our name, check him off [F#m] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [F#] in our name, [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ check him _ _ [C#m]
off [F#] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [F#] in our name, _ [C#]
check him off [F#] in our name.
[C#] Check him off [E] in our name, check him off in our name.
[C#] Check him off in our name, _ check him off in our name. _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _

Facts about this song

The album Belle-Issima! Sweet Memories... includes this song, written by James Crawford, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson and Barbara Anne Hawkins.

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