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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Big chief funk no swing

to nobody's thing
D
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Funk is what we bring!
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Interlude 1
Dm
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3

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Verse 2
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Get down, big chief,
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D
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get
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down
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D

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Big chief gets funky all the time
Verse 3

D
D

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Funk stays on his mind
A
A

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Em
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Funk is really fine
D
D

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Big chief says funk is in the mind

Funk is really not
D
D

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A
A

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A power to the prime
Verse 4
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A

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Em
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Some people really like to swing
D
D

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When they do their thing
A
A

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Em
Em

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Thinkin' they're the king
A
A

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Em

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Big chief don't really like to swing
A
A

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Swingin' ain't his thing
Em
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Funk is what he brings
Interlude 2
D
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Verse 5
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D
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Am
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C
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I like funkin' with you, chief
Gm
Gm
3

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Can you show me how to
Am
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D
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C
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funk it like you do
Verse 6
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Gm
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C
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Gm
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Yeah, get down, dance!
C
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Gm
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Get down, whoa- whoa- whoa, yeah
Gm
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C
C

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Get down, do it, do it
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Get down, do it, do it
Verse 7
Em
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D
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I like dancin' with you, chief
Gm
Gm
3

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Can you show me how to do it like you do
Interlude 3

Do it, do it
Gm
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C
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D
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Gm
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C
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D
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Gm
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D
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Dm
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Gm
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Em
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Verse 8
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Stop pullin' my feathers!

Da- da- da- da- da- da- da- da
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Em
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Big chief stays funky all the time
Verse 9


If funkin' was a crime
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We'd be doin' time
A
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Big chief says funk is what you feel
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When it's really real
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Doin' what you will
Verse 10
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Some people really like to swing
D
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When they do their thing
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Em
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Thinkin' they're the king
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Big chief don't really like to swing
D
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Swingin' ain't his thing
Em
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Funk is what he brings
Interlude 4
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Em
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Verse 11
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I like funkin' with you, chief
Gm
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Can you show me how
C
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to funk it like you do
Verse 12
Gm
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C
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Get down, dance!
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G
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C
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Get down, whoa- whoa- whoa, yeah
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Gm
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Get down, do it, do it
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Get down, do it, do it
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D
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I like funkin' with you, chief
Gm
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Em
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Can you show me how to funk it like you do
G
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Gm
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Do it, do it
Verse 13
C
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Gm
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Get down, dance!
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Get down, whoa- whoa- whoa, yeah
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G
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Get down, do it, do it
Am
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Em
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Gm
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Get down, do it, do it
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I like funkin' with you,
Verse 14

chief
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Can you show me how to funk it like you do
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Do it, do it
Verse 15
C
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Get down, yeah
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Get down, whoa- whoa- whoa, yeah
C
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Get down, do it, do it
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Gm
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Get down, do it, do it

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Get down

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • F

  • C

  • Dm

  • Gm

    3

  • A

  • Am

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Big Chief Funkum by Kool & The Gang is E minor.

The primary chords used in Big Chief Funkum are Em, D, F, C, Dm, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, D, F, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Big Chief Funkum is approximately 109 beats per minute.

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