in the basement chords by
Etta James

N/A

Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
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Oh, tell me
where can you party, child, all night long?
In the basement,
down in the basement, yeah
G G 
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Oh where can you go where
your money gets low?
D D 
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In the basement,
whoa down in the basement
Abdim Abdim 6
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A A 
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Abdim Abdim 6
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And if a storm is taking place,
D D 
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G G 
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you can jam and still be safe
D D 
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In the basement, down in the basement,
A A 
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yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Verse 2
D D 
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Where can you dance to
any music you choose?
In the basement,
whoa down in the basement
G G 
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Abdim Abdim 6
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G G 
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Oh, you got      the comforts of home,
a nightclub too
D D 
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In the basement,
G G 
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whoa down in the basement
A A 
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D D 
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There's no cover charge or fee
G G 
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and the food and drinks are free
D D 
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In the basement,
down in the basement

Verse 3

Come on child, you can

do it, you can do it, yeah

Verse 4
D D 
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G G 
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In the basement, that's where it's at
D D 
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G G 
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In the basement, that's where it's at
Ab Ab 4
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G G 
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D D 
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In the basement, that's where it's at
In the basement,
G G 
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A A 
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that's where it's at
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G G 
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In the basement,

Verse 5

in the basement,

in the basement

Verse 6
D D 
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That's where it's at
A A 
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You tell'em
D D 
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Where they don't,
G G 
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where they don't check your age at the door
D D 
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In the basement,
G G 
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whoa down in the basement
Ab Ab 4
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G G 
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Bar racuda and til your feet get sore
D D 
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In the basement,
whoa down in the basement
A A 
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Do any dance you want to do,
D D 
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G G 
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there's no one under you
D D 
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In the basement, I know it,
A A 
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you tell'em oh-h-h-h I wanno go
go

Verse 7
D D 
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go
In the basement, that's where it's at
G G 
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D D 
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In the basement, that's where it's at
G G 
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In the basement, that's where it's at
D D 
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In the basement, that's where it's at

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