Chords for Tighten Up

Tempo:
106.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gm

Cm

Ab

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tighten Up chords
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[Bb]
[Eb]
Good evening.
Once again, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Maceo.
Behind me, there's the rest of the people in the band.
Thank you.
Now, we all came down to do a thing.
We call the tighten up, [Cm] tighten up.
We call [Eb] the tighten up now.
Tighten up.
We've got to tighten up now.
Tighten up.
We call the tighten up now.
Tighten up.
We've got to tighten up now.
We're gonna tighten up, tighten up.
We're gonna tighten up, tighten up.
Incidentally, in this particular tune, there's a part,
a very special part.
The part is when I say,
make it mellow, mellow.
Make it mellow.
But before we get to that part, we're gonna separate what we already have going back in the rhythm section
so that you'll know what it's [Gm] all about.
[Cm]
And [Eb] we'll tighten up, tighten up.
And we'll tighten up, tighten up.
We're gonna start [Gm] by tightening up with the drums.
[Cm]
We're gonna [Eb] start by tightening [Gm] up with the drums.
[Cm]
[Eb] We're gonna start by [Gm] tightening up with the drums.
[Eb]
Come on, [Abm] drums!
[Ab]
[N]
[G] [C]
[Eb]
Tighten up on that bass now.
[Ab] I want you to tighten up on that [Bb] bass.
[Eb] Woo!
[C]
[Eb] Say Jimmy.
[Bb]
[Eb] Jimmy, tighten up on [G] that guitar now.
[C] [Eb] Tighten up!
[Gm]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[D] [Gm]
[Ebm] [Eb] Say Pee Wee.
Pee Wee.
Pee Wee, tighten up on that organ now.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
Tighten up now.
Tighten up.
Come on.
[Gm]
[Eb] Tighten up.
Tighten up.
Tighten up, y'all.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] Now we're gonna make it mellow once for you.
We're gonna make it mellow.
Can we make it mellow now?
Can we make it mellow?
Now make it mellow.
Tighten [Gm] up. Tighten [Cm] up.
[Eb] Tighten up.
Thank you!
Tighten up.
Say Waymo.
Waymo.
[Gm]
[Cm] Waymo Reed, ladies and gentlemen.
[Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Gm]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [D]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Thank you.
Thank you, Waymo Reed, ladies and gentlemen.
[Gm] Tighten up.
[Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb]
Keep on tightening up.
You've got to tighten up.
Tighten up.
Keep on tightening [Gm] up.
[Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] Now we're gonna make it mellow [Gm] once again.
[Cm] [Eb] We're gonna make it mellow just once more.
Is it alright if we make [Cm] it mellow?
[Eb] We wanna make it mellow once again.
And I'll make it mellow.
Keep on it coming.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
[Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] Tighten up.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
You've got to tighten up now.
Tighten up.
Keep on tightening up.
Tighten up.
To the left.
To the right.
Tighten up.
Make it right.
Tighten up.
[D] Tighten [Gm] up.
[Ab] Tighten up.
[Eb] Tighten up.
Keep on tightening up.
Tighten up.
[F]
[C]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Good evening.
Once again, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Maceo.
Behind me, there's the rest of the people in the band. _
Thank you.
Now, we all came down to do a thing.
_ We call the tighten up, _ [Cm] tighten up.
We call [Eb] the tighten up now.
Tighten up.
We've got to tighten up now.
_ Tighten up.
We call the tighten up now.
_ Tighten up.
We've got to tighten up now.
We're gonna tighten up, tighten up.
We're gonna tighten up, _ tighten up.
Incidentally, in this particular tune, there's a part,
a very special part.
_ _ _ The part is when I say, _
make it mellow, _ mellow.
Make it mellow.
But before we get to that part, we're gonna separate what we already have going back in the rhythm section
so that you'll know what it's [Gm] all about.
_ [Cm]
And [Eb] we'll tighten up, tighten up.
And we'll tighten up, tighten up.
We're gonna start [Gm] by tightening up with the drums.
[Cm]
We're gonna [Eb] start by tightening [Gm] up with the drums.
[Cm] _
[Eb] We're gonna start by [Gm] tightening up with the drums.
[Eb] _
Come on, [Abm] drums! _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Tighten up on that bass now.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I want you to tighten up on that [Bb] bass.
[Eb] Woo!
_ [C] _
_ _ [Eb] Say Jimmy.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] Jimmy, tighten up on [G] that guitar now.
[C] _ [Eb] Tighten up!
_ [Gm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] Say Pee Wee. _
_ _ _ Pee Wee.
Pee Wee, tighten up on that organ now.
Tighten up.
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up now.
Tighten up. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come on.
[Gm] _
[Eb] Tighten up. _ _ _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up, y'all. _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up.
[Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ Now _ we're gonna make it mellow once for you. _
We're gonna make it mellow.
Can we make it mellow now? _
_ _ Can we make it mellow? _
_ Now make it mellow. _
_ _ _ Tighten [Gm] up. Tighten [Cm] up.
_ [Eb] Tighten up. _
Thank you!
Tighten up. _
_ _ _ _ _
Say Waymo.
_ Waymo.
[Gm] _
_ [Cm] Waymo Reed, ladies and gentlemen.
[Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you, Waymo Reed, ladies and gentlemen.
[Gm] Tighten up.
[Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] _ _
Keep on tightening up.
You've got to tighten up. _
Tighten up.
Keep on tightening [Gm] up.
[Cm] Tighten up.
[Eb] Now we're gonna make it mellow [Gm] once again.
[Cm] _ [Eb] We're gonna make it mellow just once more.
_ _ _ Is it alright if we make [Cm] it mellow?
[Eb] We wanna make it mellow once again.
_ And I'll make it mellow. _
_ Keep on it coming. _
Tighten up.
_ Tighten up. _
[Cm] Tighten up.
_ [Eb] Tighten up. _
Tighten up.
Tighten up. _
_ You've got to tighten up now.
Tighten up.
Keep on tightening up. _ _
_ _ Tighten up. _ _
_ To the left. _
To the right.
_ Tighten up.
Make it right. _ _ _ _
Tighten up.
[D] Tighten [Gm] up.
[Ab] Tighten up.
[Eb] _ Tighten up. _ _
Keep _ _ _ _ _ on tightening up. _ _
_ _ Tighten up. _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _