Chords for The Isley Brothers - Fight The Power/ It's Your Thing (Berklee Commencement 2016)
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Come on, [Em] y'all.
I want y'all to put your hands together.
Everybody put them hands together.
This side right here.
Come on, y'all.
Hey.
[Em] That's all right.
Come on, Kim.
Time's truly wasting.
There's no guarantee.
Smiles we've been making.
You got to fight.
You got to be happy.
You got so many voices.
Saying I'm singing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Give me my ball.
Give me my ball.
[A]
[B] [E] [B]
[E] I'm going [B] [E]
[A] [D]
to be a star.
I'm going [B]
[G] [E] to be a star.
I'm going to be [Bm] a star.
I'm going to be a star.
[B]
[Em] I don't understand.
People.
You wanna see it?
Let me in
Oh, that's a [E] dancer
I'm taking [Bm] the wig
I can take it easy Hey!
Now she's on the floor
[B] Seeking satisfaction
[E] Say, it keeps me on the run
Hey!
I try to play [B] my music
They [E] say my music too loud
I try talking [B] about
I [E] got to be running around
And now I'm going [B] to launch it
I'm [E] going nuts in the ground
With all this [B] bull going down [N] Yeah!
[Em]
Fight the power
Come on [B] y'all put your hands in the air Fight [G] it
Go fight the [Em] power
Come [Bm] here for the fight
Fight [A] the power
Say, why don't you [B] just fight it
Listen
Fight the power
[A] [Bm] I'm not leaving
I'm gonna keep on [A] fighting
Fight the power
I'm gonna keep on fighting
I'm gonna keep on fighting
Fight [A] [E] the power
Fight the power
[Eb] Fight the [C] power Hey!
[C] How y'all feeling out there?
[Eb] Oh, y'all can do better than that
How y'all feeling baby?
[Bb]
[C] You're ready
Do [D] what you wanna do
[C]
Who's that?
Do what you wanna do
It's your time
Do what you wanna do
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[F] I can tell you
[G] Who to talk to
But if you [F] want me to love you
Well then I will
Believe you
It ain't no big deal
Oh, you need love now
Just the same as I do
Make a difference
Who you talk to
It's your thing
[Bb]
Do what [D] you wanna do
Do what you [C] wanna do
Who to, who to talk to
It's your thing
Say it's your time
[F] Do what you wanna do
[Bb]
[F] Who to talk to
[F] You're the spring
Hey!
[G] Ooh la la
[F]
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la Yeah
[C] [Dm]
[D] Say do what you [C] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
Who to [C] talk to
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
[F] I [C] can tell you
[F] Who to talk to
You're the spring
To what you wanna [Bb] do
[F] You know you wanna do What's right
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do whatever you [Bb] choose
How [F] can you lose
How [G] to [Bb] suck it
[F] Yeah, yeah, [C]
yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey, listen
I can tell you
Who to talk to
Do [Bb]
[F] what you wanna [C] do
Do what you [F] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
[C] Who to talk to
Say [F] it's your
Do [Bb]
[C] what [Bb] you wanna do
[F] I can tell you
Who to [Bb] talk to
It's your [F] thing
I do, I do
What you [C] wanna do
[F] Who [Bb]
[G] to talk to
[C] Say it's your thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey
[F] I can tell, I can [Fm] tell you
Who [C] to shock your love to
It's your game
I [F] do
Can't tell ya
Who to shock [C] to now
[Fm] It's your [C] game
[A] Hey!
I want y'all to put your hands together.
Everybody put them hands together.
This side right here.
Come on, y'all.
Hey.
[Em] That's all right.
Come on, Kim.
Time's truly wasting.
There's no guarantee.
Smiles we've been making.
You got to fight.
You got to be happy.
You got so many voices.
Saying I'm singing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Give me my ball.
Give me my ball.
[A]
[B] [E] [B]
[E] I'm going [B] [E]
[A] [D]
to be a star.
I'm going [B]
[G] [E] to be a star.
I'm going to be [Bm] a star.
I'm going to be a star.
[B]
[Em] I don't understand.
People.
You wanna see it?
Let me in
Oh, that's a [E] dancer
I'm taking [Bm] the wig
I can take it easy Hey!
Now she's on the floor
[B] Seeking satisfaction
[E] Say, it keeps me on the run
Hey!
I try to play [B] my music
They [E] say my music too loud
I try talking [B] about
I [E] got to be running around
And now I'm going [B] to launch it
I'm [E] going nuts in the ground
With all this [B] bull going down [N] Yeah!
[Em]
Fight the power
Come on [B] y'all put your hands in the air Fight [G] it
Go fight the [Em] power
Come [Bm] here for the fight
Fight [A] the power
Say, why don't you [B] just fight it
Listen
Fight the power
[A] [Bm] I'm not leaving
I'm gonna keep on [A] fighting
Fight the power
I'm gonna keep on fighting
I'm gonna keep on fighting
Fight [A] [E] the power
Fight the power
[Eb] Fight the [C] power Hey!
[C] How y'all feeling out there?
[Eb] Oh, y'all can do better than that
How y'all feeling baby?
[Bb]
[C] You're ready
Do [D] what you wanna do
[C]
Who's that?
Do what you wanna do
It's your time
Do what you wanna do
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[F] I can tell you
[G] Who to talk to
But if you [F] want me to love you
Well then I will
Believe you
It ain't no big deal
Oh, you need love now
Just the same as I do
Make a difference
Who you talk to
It's your thing
[Bb]
Do what [D] you wanna do
Do what you [C] wanna do
Who to, who to talk to
It's your thing
Say it's your time
[F] Do what you wanna do
[Bb]
[F] Who to talk to
[F] You're the spring
Hey!
[G] Ooh la la
[F]
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la Yeah
[C] [Dm]
[D] Say do what you [C] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
Who to [C] talk to
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
[F] I [C] can tell you
[F] Who to talk to
You're the spring
To what you wanna [Bb] do
[F] You know you wanna do What's right
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do whatever you [Bb] choose
How [F] can you lose
How [G] to [Bb] suck it
[F] Yeah, yeah, [C]
yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey, listen
I can tell you
Who to talk to
Do [Bb]
[F] what you wanna [C] do
Do what you [F] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
[C] Who to talk to
Say [F] it's your
Do [Bb]
[C] what [Bb] you wanna do
[F] I can tell you
Who to [Bb] talk to
It's your [F] thing
I do, I do
What you [C] wanna do
[F] Who [Bb]
[G] to talk to
[C] Say it's your thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey
[F] I can tell, I can [Fm] tell you
Who [C] to shock your love to
It's your game
I [F] do
Can't tell ya
Who to shock [C] to now
[Fm] It's your [C] game
[A] Hey!
Key:
F
C
Bb
B
E
F
C
Bb
_ _ [E] _ Come on, [Em] y'all.
I want y'all to put your hands together.
Everybody put them hands together.
This side right here.
Come on, y'all.
Hey. _ _
[Em] _ _ That's all right.
Come on, Kim.
_ Time's truly wasting.
_ _ There's no guarantee.
_ _ _ Smiles we've been making.
_ You got to fight.
You got to be happy. _ _
You got so many voices.
_ _ _ Saying I'm singing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Give me my ball.
Give me my ball. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ I'm going [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
to be a star.
I'm going _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ [E] to be a star.
I'm going to be [Bm] a star.
I'm going to be a star.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I _ don't _ understand.
People.
You wanna see it?
Let me in
Oh, that's a [E] dancer _ _
I'm taking [Bm] the wig
I can take it easy Hey!
_ Now she's on the floor
[B] _ _ Seeking satisfaction
[E] _ Say, it keeps me on the run
Hey!
I try to play [B] my music
They [E] say my music too loud
I try talking [B] about
I [E] got to be running around
And now I'm going [B] to launch it
I'm [E] going nuts in the ground
With all this [B] bull going down [N] Yeah!
_ [Em] _
Fight the power
Come on [B] y'all put your hands in the air Fight [G] it
Go fight the [Em] power
Come [Bm] here for the fight
Fight [A] the power
Say, why don't you [B] just fight it
Listen
Fight the power
[A] _ [Bm] I'm not leaving
I'm gonna keep on [A] fighting
Fight the power
I'm gonna keep on fighting
I'm gonna keep on fighting
Fight [A] _ [E] the power
Fight the power
[Eb] Fight the [C] power Hey!
[C] How y'all feeling out there?
[Eb] Oh, y'all can do better than that
How y'all feeling baby?
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You're ready
Do [D] what you wanna do
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Who's that?
Do what you wanna do
It's your time
Do what you wanna do
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[F] I can tell you
[G] Who to talk to
But if you [F] want me to love you
Well then I will
_ Believe you
It ain't no big deal
Oh, you need love now
Just the same as I do
Make _ a difference
Who you talk to
It's your thing
[Bb]
Do what [D] you wanna do
Do what you [C] wanna do _ _ _
Who to, who to talk to
It's your thing
Say it's your time
[F] Do what you wanna do
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] Who to talk to
[F] You're the spring
Hey!
[G] Ooh la la
_ _ _ [F]
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
_ _ Ooh la _ la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la Yeah _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[D] Say do what you [C] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
Who to [C] talk to
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
[F] I [C] can tell you
[F] Who to talk to
You're the spring _
To what you wanna [Bb] do
[F] You know you wanna do What's right
Yeah, yeah, yeah _
Do whatever you [Bb] choose
How [F] can you lose
How _ [G] to [Bb] suck it
_ [F] Yeah, yeah, [C] _
yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey, listen
I can tell you
Who to talk to
Do [Bb] _ _
[F] _ what you wanna [C] do
Do what you [F] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
[C] Who to talk to
Say [F] it's your
Do [Bb] _
_ [C] what [Bb] you wanna do
[F] I can tell _ you
Who to [Bb] talk to
It's your [F] thing
I do, I do
What you [C] wanna do
[F] Who [Bb] _
_ [G] to talk to
[C] Say it's your thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey
[F] I can tell, I can [Fm] tell you
Who [C] to shock your love to
It's your game
_ _ _ I [F] do
Can't tell ya
Who to shock [C] to now
[Fm] It's your [C] game _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Hey! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want y'all to put your hands together.
Everybody put them hands together.
This side right here.
Come on, y'all.
Hey. _ _
[Em] _ _ That's all right.
Come on, Kim.
_ Time's truly wasting.
_ _ There's no guarantee.
_ _ _ Smiles we've been making.
_ You got to fight.
You got to be happy. _ _
You got so many voices.
_ _ _ Saying I'm singing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Give me my ball.
Give me my ball. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ I'm going [B] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
to be a star.
I'm going _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ [E] to be a star.
I'm going to be [Bm] a star.
I'm going to be a star.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I _ don't _ understand.
People.
You wanna see it?
Let me in
Oh, that's a [E] dancer _ _
I'm taking [Bm] the wig
I can take it easy Hey!
_ Now she's on the floor
[B] _ _ Seeking satisfaction
[E] _ Say, it keeps me on the run
Hey!
I try to play [B] my music
They [E] say my music too loud
I try talking [B] about
I [E] got to be running around
And now I'm going [B] to launch it
I'm [E] going nuts in the ground
With all this [B] bull going down [N] Yeah!
_ [Em] _
Fight the power
Come on [B] y'all put your hands in the air Fight [G] it
Go fight the [Em] power
Come [Bm] here for the fight
Fight [A] the power
Say, why don't you [B] just fight it
Listen
Fight the power
[A] _ [Bm] I'm not leaving
I'm gonna keep on [A] fighting
Fight the power
I'm gonna keep on fighting
I'm gonna keep on fighting
Fight [A] _ [E] the power
Fight the power
[Eb] Fight the [C] power Hey!
[C] How y'all feeling out there?
[Eb] Oh, y'all can do better than that
How y'all feeling baby?
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You're ready
Do [D] what you wanna do
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Who's that?
Do what you wanna do
It's your time
Do what you wanna do
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[F] I can tell you
[G] Who to talk to
But if you [F] want me to love you
Well then I will
_ Believe you
It ain't no big deal
Oh, you need love now
Just the same as I do
Make _ a difference
Who you talk to
It's your thing
[Bb]
Do what [D] you wanna do
Do what you [C] wanna do _ _ _
Who to, who to talk to
It's your thing
Say it's your time
[F] Do what you wanna do
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] Who to talk to
[F] You're the spring
Hey!
[G] Ooh la la
_ _ _ [F]
Ooh la la
Ooh la la
_ _ Ooh la _ la
Ooh la la
Ooh la la Yeah _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[D] Say do what you [C] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
Who to [C] talk to
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
[F] I [C] can tell you
[F] Who to talk to
You're the spring _
To what you wanna [Bb] do
[F] You know you wanna do What's right
Yeah, yeah, yeah _
Do whatever you [Bb] choose
How [F] can you lose
How _ [G] to [Bb] suck it
_ [F] Yeah, yeah, [C] _
yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey, listen
I can tell you
Who to talk to
Do [Bb] _ _
[F] _ what you wanna [C] do
Do what you [F] wanna do
I [Bb] can tell you
[C] Who to talk to
Say [F] it's your
Do [Bb] _
_ [C] what [Bb] you wanna do
[F] I can tell _ you
Who to [Bb] talk to
It's your [F] thing
I do, I do
What you [C] wanna do
[F] Who [Bb] _
_ [G] to talk to
[C] Say it's your thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do what you wanna do Hey
[F] I can tell, I can [Fm] tell you
Who [C] to shock your love to
It's your game
_ _ _ I [F] do
Can't tell ya
Who to shock [C] to now
[Fm] It's your [C] game _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Hey! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _