Groovin' Time chords by Otis Redding

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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It's groovin'  (D major) timeâ??that's what
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my baby told  (G major) me
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If you  (D major) can't groove me, boy,
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you might  (A major) as well let me be  (D major)  (A major) 
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It's  (D major) lovin' timeâ??that's what
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my baby told  (G major) me
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If you  (D major) can't love me, boy,
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 (A major) you might as well let  (D major) me be
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 (A major) Now, she  (D major) said she don't want
me hanging in the street
Don't want me going down
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seeing  (G major) old Pete  (D major) 
Hanging out on Broadway
is not her stick
Staying up late at night is not her kick
Wants me to tease her all the time
Wants me to love her later in the night
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That's what  (G major) she told me
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If you can't  (D major) do it, boy,
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you might  (A major) as well let  (D major) me be  (A major) 
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Baby, it's  (D major) groovin' time,
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that's what my baby told  (G major) me
D 
If you  (D major) can't groove me, boy,
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you might  (A major) as well let me be  (D major)  (A major) 
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Said she  (D major) don't want me
shootin' no pool
Running in the street,
acting like a dog- gone fool
Said she just want me to stay at home
Just tend to my business,
leave other people alone
Said she don't want me
hanging in them nightclubs
All them Broadway funky,
funky nightclubs
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That's what  (G major) she told me
D 
If you  (D major) can't do it, boy,
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you might  (A major) as well  (D major) let  (A major) me be  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) It's  (D major) groovin' time,
G 
that's what my baby  (G major) told me
D 
If you  (D major) can't groove me, boy,
A 
D 
you might  (A major) as well let  (D major) me be