Chords for Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (Lyrics)
Tempo:
109.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] .
I was a boogie [Bm] singer, [E] .
playing in a rock and roll band.
.
I never had no problems.
.
I'm running [A] down the [E] one night stands.
[A].
[Em] Everything [E] around me.
Yeah.
[D] .
[E] Got to stop the [A] feeling [Em] so low.
.
[E] And I decided quickly.
Yes, I did.
To just go down and check out the show.
Yeah, they were dancing and [D] singing and moving to the groove.
[Ab] And just [D] when everything, [B] somebody [D] turned around and shouted.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play that funky [Bb] music white boy.
.
[Em] Play that [D] funky music, play that [A] funky [D] music, [E] or you die.
You die?.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
I tried to understand this.
.
I thought [D] that they were out [E] of their minds.
I'd be so foolish.
Okay.
.
To not see I was the one behind.
[A].
[Em] So still [D] I kept [A] on [E] fighting.
.
Losing never step out of way.
.
I said I must go back there.
Got to go back.
In check to see if things still the same.
Yeah, they were dancing and singing and moving to [D] the groove.
And just when everything, somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play [Dm] that funky music [Bb] white boy.
.
[C] Lay [D] down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
[D] [E] Did you die?.
Yeah.
Oh, did you die?.
Got to play some more.
.
[A] .
[E] [N] .
[Em] .
[E] It wasn't [D] [E] easy.
[A] .
[E] Changing [D] rock and [Em] rolling [A] irons.
[E] Things were getting shaky.
.
I thought I'd have to leave it behind.
.
But now it's so much better.
[A] It's so much better.
[E] I'm funky now [A] and never [Bm] will be.
[A].
And [Em] I never [A] lose that [E] feeling.
You know I won't.
.
Of how [D] all of [E] this I made.
.
When they were dancing and singing and moving to the groove.
And just when it hit me.
Somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play that funky music [Bb] white boy.
.
[C] [D] Lay down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
Did you die?.
[D] [A].
[E] I say you died.
[G].
They said play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Keep on [D] playing funky [G] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Play that funky [Bm] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Roll the [Gm] track you're [Ab] high as [A] a.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
[A] .
Play that funky music right.
Yeah, [D] yeah, [Am].
[A] yeah.
Play that fucking music.
[D] .
Play that fuc [Am] [Bm] [A]-.
Play that fucking music.
That fucking music.
[D] [A] .
I was a boogie [Bm] singer, [E] .
playing in a rock and roll band.
.
I never had no problems.
.
I'm running [A] down the [E] one night stands.
[A].
[Em] Everything [E] around me.
Yeah.
[D] .
[E] Got to stop the [A] feeling [Em] so low.
.
[E] And I decided quickly.
Yes, I did.
To just go down and check out the show.
Yeah, they were dancing and [D] singing and moving to the groove.
[Ab] And just [D] when everything, [B] somebody [D] turned around and shouted.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play that funky [Bb] music white boy.
.
[Em] Play that [D] funky music, play that [A] funky [D] music, [E] or you die.
You die?.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
I tried to understand this.
.
I thought [D] that they were out [E] of their minds.
I'd be so foolish.
Okay.
.
To not see I was the one behind.
[A].
[Em] So still [D] I kept [A] on [E] fighting.
.
Losing never step out of way.
.
I said I must go back there.
Got to go back.
In check to see if things still the same.
Yeah, they were dancing and singing and moving to [D] the groove.
And just when everything, somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play [Dm] that funky music [Bb] white boy.
.
[C] Lay [D] down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
[D] [E] Did you die?.
Yeah.
Oh, did you die?.
Got to play some more.
.
[A] .
[E] [N] .
[Em] .
[E] It wasn't [D] [E] easy.
[A] .
[E] Changing [D] rock and [Em] rolling [A] irons.
[E] Things were getting shaky.
.
I thought I'd have to leave it behind.
.
But now it's so much better.
[A] It's so much better.
[E] I'm funky now [A] and never [Bm] will be.
[A].
And [Em] I never [A] lose that [E] feeling.
You know I won't.
.
Of how [D] all of [E] this I made.
.
When they were dancing and singing and moving to the groove.
And just when it hit me.
Somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
.
Play that funky music right.
.
Play that funky music [Bb] white boy.
.
[C] [D] Lay down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
Did you die?.
[D] [A].
[E] I say you died.
[G].
They said play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Keep on [D] playing funky [G] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Play that funky [Bm] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Roll the [Gm] track you're [Ab] high as [A] a.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
[A] .
Play that funky music right.
Yeah, [D] yeah, [Am].
[A] yeah.
Play that fucking music.
[D] .
Play that fuc [Am] [Bm] [A]-.
Play that fucking music.
That fucking music.
[D] [A] .
Key:
E
A
D
Em
G
E
A
D
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was a boogie [Bm] singer, [E] _ _ _ _ .
playing in a rock and roll band.
_ _ .
I never had no problems.
_ _ .
I'm running [A] down the [E] one night stands.
_ [A].
[Em] Everything [E] _ around me.
Yeah.
[D] _ _ .
[E] Got to stop the [A] feeling [Em] so low.
_ _ .
[E] And I decided quickly.
_ Yes, I did.
To just go down and check out the show.
Yeah, they were dancing and [D] singing and moving to the groove.
[Ab] And just [D] when everything, [B] somebody [D] turned around and shouted.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ .
Play that funky [Bb] music white boy.
_ .
[Em] Play that [D] funky music, play that [A] funky [D] music, [E] or you die.
You die?.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
_ I _ _ _ tried to understand this.
_ _ .
I thought [D] that they were out [E] of their _ minds.
_ I'd be so foolish.
Okay.
_ .
To not see I was the one behind.
_ [A].
[Em] So still [D] I kept [A] on [E] fighting.
_ _ _ .
_ Losing never step out of way.
_ _ .
I said I must go back there.
Got to go back.
In check to see if things still the same.
Yeah, they were dancing and singing and moving to [D] the groove.
And just when everything, _ somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ _ .
Play [Dm] that funky music [Bb] white boy.
_ .
[C] Lay [D] down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
[D] [E] Did you die?.
Yeah.
Oh, did you die?.
_ Got to play some more.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] It wasn't [D] [E] easy.
_ _ [A] _ .
[E] Changing [D] rock and [Em] rolling _ [A] irons.
[E] Things were getting shaky.
_ _ _ _ .
I thought I'd have to leave it behind.
_ .
But now it's so much better.
[A] It's so much better.
[E] I'm funky now [A] and never [Bm] will be.
_ [A].
And [Em] I never [A] lose that [E] feeling.
You know I won't.
_ .
Of how [D] all of [E] this I made.
_ .
When they were dancing and singing and moving to the groove.
And just when it hit me.
Somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ _ .
Play that funky music [Bb] white boy.
_ .
[C] _ [D] Lay down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
Did you die?.
[D] _ [A].
[E] I say you died.
_ _ [G].
They said play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Keep on [D] playing funky [G] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Play that funky [Bm] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Roll the [Gm] track you're [Ab] high as [A] a.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
[A] _ _ .
Play that funky music right.
Yeah, [D] yeah, [Am].
[A] yeah.
Play that fucking music.
_ _ [D] _ .
Play that fuc _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [A]-.
Play that fucking music.
That _ _ _ _ fucking music.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was a boogie [Bm] singer, [E] _ _ _ _ .
playing in a rock and roll band.
_ _ .
I never had no problems.
_ _ .
I'm running [A] down the [E] one night stands.
_ [A].
[Em] Everything [E] _ around me.
Yeah.
[D] _ _ .
[E] Got to stop the [A] feeling [Em] so low.
_ _ .
[E] And I decided quickly.
_ Yes, I did.
To just go down and check out the show.
Yeah, they were dancing and [D] singing and moving to the groove.
[Ab] And just [D] when everything, [B] somebody [D] turned around and shouted.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ .
Play that funky [Bb] music white boy.
_ .
[Em] Play that [D] funky music, play that [A] funky [D] music, [E] or you die.
You die?.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
_ I _ _ _ tried to understand this.
_ _ .
I thought [D] that they were out [E] of their _ minds.
_ I'd be so foolish.
Okay.
_ .
To not see I was the one behind.
_ [A].
[Em] So still [D] I kept [A] on [E] fighting.
_ _ _ .
_ Losing never step out of way.
_ _ .
I said I must go back there.
Got to go back.
In check to see if things still the same.
Yeah, they were dancing and singing and moving to [D] the groove.
And just when everything, _ somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ _ .
Play [Dm] that funky music [Bb] white boy.
_ .
[C] Lay [D] down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
[D] [E] Did you die?.
Yeah.
Oh, did you die?.
_ Got to play some more.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] It wasn't [D] [E] easy.
_ _ [A] _ .
[E] Changing [D] rock and [Em] rolling _ [A] irons.
[E] Things were getting shaky.
_ _ _ _ .
I thought I'd have to leave it behind.
_ .
But now it's so much better.
[A] It's so much better.
[E] I'm funky now [A] and never [Bm] will be.
_ [A].
And [Em] I never [A] lose that [E] feeling.
You know I won't.
_ .
Of how [D] all of [E] this I made.
_ .
When they were dancing and singing and moving to the groove.
And just when it hit me.
Somebody turned around [G] and shouted.
Play that funky music white boy.
_ .
Play that funky music right.
_ _ .
Play that funky music [Bb] white boy.
_ .
[C] _ [D] Lay down the boogie and play [A] that funky [E].
music or you die.
Did you die?.
[D] _ [A].
[E] I say you died.
_ _ [G].
They said play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Play that funky music.
Keep on [D] playing funky [G] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Play that funky [Bm] music.
Play that funky music.
[Dm] Roll the [Gm] track you're [Ab] high as [A] a.
Play that funky [G] music white boy.
[A] _ _ .
Play that funky music right.
Yeah, [D] yeah, [Am].
[A] yeah.
Play that fucking music.
_ _ [D] _ .
Play that fuc _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [A]-.
Play that fucking music.
That _ _ _ _ fucking music.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .