Chords for Tower Of Power & Carlos Santana '' What is Hip''

Tempo:
150 bpm
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D

E

Em

G

Bm

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Tower Of Power & Carlos Santana '' What is Hip'' chords
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[N] [F]
Say [G] what [A#] let me ask you the eternal question
[D]
[D#]
[E]
[Em]
[B]
[Bm] [D]
[E]
[Bm]
[Em]
[E] [G]
I've seen jingles [E] all over the hip-hip-tip
[C] Never get my name [D] right, [Bm] so what is [C#m] hip?
[G]
[Em]
You [E] came upon the new breed
Smoking only the best weed
[F#] Hanging out on the so-called [Bm] fence-lip
[A] Seen it all the right [E] places
Seen with just the right faces
You [C#] should be satisfied
But still it ain't quite [E] right
Somebody say, what is hip?
Tell me, tell me
[Em] If you think you know how, say
[E] If you really [G] hip, I've seen jingles [E] all over the hip-tip
Never get my name [D] right, so what is hip?
[F#]
[G]
[C]
[G] This is what it is
You say, this is what it is
I'd like to know what it is
This [Em] is [G] what it is
[D] Sometimes in the [A] streets of Coney Island
You say, hey, hey, [B]
hey
[E]
[D] [Em] You say, you [D] say
I've seen it in the crowds, it would [Em] kill you
And I never thought I'd do it to you
Maybe [C#] even in a [E] surgical conscious level
[D] I'd understand the pattern of red rose
[E] You've done one thing, you should [D] know
What's hip today, might become passive
Somebody [Bm] say, what is hip?
Tell me, tell me
If you [E] think you know how
If you [C] really hip, I've seen jingles all [E] over the hip-tip
[Am] Never get my name [D] right, so what is hip?
Is [F#] anybody right?
[G]
Take a bow
[C] [G]
[E]
What is hip?
[G]
[G#] [D]
[Bm]
[E]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[Bm] [B]
[D]
[Am] [Em]
What is hip?
[D]
[Em]
[A] [D] Wait a minute
[G] Do you feel alright?
I want [Em] everybody to put their hands together
Come on, like this
So what we're gonna do is
[Bm] We're gonna hit you with a little bit of [E] soul
[G]
All I want [D] you to do
Is just sing as loud as you possibly can
Like this, folks
Do you need it?
Soul ball
You got to have it, soul [G] ball
Do you want it?
Soul ball
[D] That's right, you got to have [Em] it, soul [E] ball
Do you need it?
Soul ball
You got to have it, soul ball
Do you want [Em] it?
Soul [D] ball
Listen, [Em] I'm gonna get under your skin
[D]
Feel me
When I get there, I [Em] got to win
We need [G] some
Come on, y'all get [D] some
Maybe you know where it's coming from
Do you need [Em] it?
Soul [D] ball
You got to have it, soul ball
[Em] Do you want it?
Soul [D] ball
You got to have it, soul ball
Say what?
Soul ball
Say what, Carlos?
Say what?
Mr.
Carlos Santana, y'all Hey!
[G] [D]
[E]
[A] [Dm]
[E] [Em] He's too fancy to go out
Mr.
[D]
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[B]
[Bm]
[G]
[D] Carlos [Em] Santana, y'all
I [E]
[B]
didn't [D] tell you this was over
[E]
[D] Somebody sing with [F#] me
Let me hear you say tower
[D] [B]
Somebody say [E] power
[Bm]
[D] Let me hear you say tower
Say power
[Bm] Now somebody, no, everybody
Sing, what is hip?
What is hip?
Tell me, tell [Dm] me, they can't know
[Em] What is hip?
If you're really hip, passing is the show
[F#m] What is hip?
[D] Just tell me, tell [C] me, if they can't [Em] know
Sing, what is hip?
Because if you're [C] really hip, your passing [D] is the show
What is hip?
[Em] [G] I'd like to know
What is hip?
Is it in the style [E] of your hair?
What is Pimp?
[D] He said he's [E] a [A] prostitute
[E] What is Pimp?
[G]
[D] [Em] What is [C] Pimp?
Oh!
[Bm]
I'd like to know [G] what Pimp means
[E]
Somebody tell [G] me what Pimp [E] means
What is Pimp?
[D]
[A]
[G] [E] [D]
[B] [E]
[D] [E]
[G] What is Pimp?
[D] [E] Thank you!
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Say [G] what [A#] let me ask you the _ eternal question
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I've seen jingles [E] all over the hip-hip-tip
[C] Never get my name [D] right, _ [Bm] so what is [C#m] hip? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You [E] came upon the new breed
_ Smoking only the best weed
_ [F#] Hanging out on the so-called [Bm] fence-lip
_ _ _ _ [A] Seen it all the right [E] places
Seen with just the right faces
You [C#] should be satisfied
But still it ain't quite [E] right
Somebody say, what is hip?
Tell me, tell me
[Em] If you think you know how, say
[E] If you really [G] hip, _ I've seen jingles [E] all over the hip-tip
_ Never get my name [D] right, _ so what is hip?
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ This is _ what it is
You say, _ this is what it is
I'd like to know what it is _ _
This [Em] is _ [G] what it is
_ _ [D] Sometimes in the [A] streets of Coney Island
You say, hey, hey, _ _ [B] _
hey
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] You say, _ you [D] say
I've seen it in the crowds, it would [Em] kill you
And I never thought I'd do it to you
Maybe [C#] even in a [E] surgical conscious level
_ _ [D] I'd understand the pattern of red rose
[E] You've done one thing, you should [D] know
What's hip today, might become passive
Somebody [Bm] say, what is hip?
Tell me, tell me
If you [E] think you know how
If you [C] really hip, I've seen jingles all [E] over the hip-tip
_ [Am] Never get my name _ [D] right, so what is hip? _
Is [F#] anybody right?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take a bow
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What is hip?
[G] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ What is hip?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Wait a minute
_ _ [G] Do you feel alright?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want [Em] everybody to put their hands together
Come on, like this
_ _ _ _ _ _ So what we're gonna do is
_ _ [Bm] _ _ We're gonna hit you with a little bit of _ [E] soul
_ _ [G] _
All I want [D] you to do _ _ _ _
Is just sing as loud as you possibly can
Like this, folks
Do you need it?
Soul ball
You got to have it, soul [G] ball
Do you want it?
Soul ball
[D] That's right, you got to have [Em] it, soul [E] ball
Do you need it?
Soul ball
You got to have it, soul ball
Do you want [Em] it?
Soul [D] ball
_ _ _ Listen, _ [Em] I'm gonna get _ under your skin
[D] _
Feel me
When I get there, I [Em] got to win
_ We need [G] some
Come on, y'all get [D] some _ _ _
Maybe you know _ where it's coming from
_ Do you need [Em] it?
Soul [D] ball
You got to have it, soul ball
[Em] Do you want it?
Soul [D] ball
You got to have it, soul ball
Say what?
Soul ball
Say what, Carlos? _
_ Say what?
_ Mr.
Carlos Santana, y'all Hey! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] He's too fancy to go out _
Mr.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Carlos [Em] Santana, y'all
I _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
didn't [D] tell you this was over
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Somebody sing with [F#] me
Let me hear you say _ tower
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _
Somebody say [E] power
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ Let me hear you say tower _
_ Say power
_ _ [Bm] Now somebody, no, everybody
Sing, what is hip?
What is hip?
Tell me, tell [Dm] me, they can't know
_ [Em] What is hip?
If you're really hip, passing is the show
[F#m] What is hip?
[D] Just tell me, tell [C] me, if they can't [Em] know
Sing, what is hip?
Because if you're [C] really hip, your passing [D] is the show
What is hip? _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] I'd _ like to know
_ What is hip?
Is it in the style [E] of your hair?
What is Pimp?
[D] He said he's [E] a _ [A] prostitute
[E] What is Pimp?
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ What is [C] Pimp?
Oh!
[Bm]
I'd like to know [G] what Pimp means
_ [E] _
Somebody tell [G] me what Pimp [E] means
What is Pimp?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ What is Pimp?
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] Thank you! _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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