Key: E majorDifficulty: Advanced
Intro 1
F#7
F#7
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F#7
Verse 1
F#7
Darkest of night with the moon shining bright
There's a set goin' strong
Lotta things goin' on
F#7
The man of the hour has an air of great power
The dudes have envied him for so long
Chorus 1
F#7
Oh, superfly
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B
F#7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
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B
F#7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
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B
F#7
The only game you know is 'Do or Die'
C#m7
B7
B7sus4
B7
Ah- ha- ha
Verse 2
F#7
Hard to understand
What a hell of a man
This cat of the slum
Had a mind, wasn't dumb
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But a weakness was shown
'Cause his hustle was wrong
His mind was his own
But the man lived alone
Chorus 2
F#7
Ooh, superfly
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B
F#7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
E
B
F#7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
E
B
F#7
The only game you know is 'Do or Die'
C#m7
B7
B7
F#
Ah- ha- ha
Bridge 1
Dmaj7
Bm7
The game he plays he plays for keeps
Dmaj7
Bm7
Hustlin' times and ghetto streets
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Tryin' ta get o ver
That's what he tryin' to do, y'all
Dmaj7
Bm7
Taking all that he can take
Dmaj7
Bm7
Gambling with the odds of fate
F#7#9
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
Tryin' ta get o ver
A6
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
C#9sus4
Tryin' ta get o ver
Interlude 1
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Woo, superfly
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Verse 3
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The aim of his role
Was to move a lot of blow
Ask him his dream
What does it mean?
He wouldn't know
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"Can't be like the rest"
Is the most he'll confess
But the time's running out
And there's no happiness
Chorus 3
F#7
Ooh, superfly
E
B
F#7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
E
B
F#7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
E
B
F#7
The only game you know is 'Do or Die'
C#m7
B7
B7
F#
Ah- ha- ha
F#7
Superfly, superfly
F#7
Superfly, superfly
Outro 1
F#7#9
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
Tryin' ta get o ver
A6
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
Tryin' ta get o ver
F#7#9
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
Tryin' ta get o ver
A6
Tryin' ta get o ver
B7
Tryin' ta get o ver
F#
Tryin' ta get o ver
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