Play That Funky Music Tab by
Wild Cherry

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Hey do it now,

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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yeah hey

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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Hey- ah, once I

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Verse 1

E9

E9

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was a boogie singer

Playing in a rock and roll band

I never had no problems, yeah

Burning down the one-night stands

E9

E9

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Then everything around me, yeah

It got to start to feeling so low

And I decided quickly, yes, I did, heh

To disco down and check out the show

Yeah, they were

PreChorus 1

E9

E9

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dancing and singing And

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E9

E9

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moving to the grooving And

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E9

E9

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just when it hit me Some

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E9

E9

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bo dy turned around and shouted

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Chorus 1

G9

G9

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G9

G9

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"Play that funky music, white boy

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G9

G9

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G9

G9

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Play that funky music right

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G9

G9

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Bb9

Bb9

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Play that funky music, white boy

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C

C

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Lay down the boogie and

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B7#9

B7#9

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play that funky music 'til you

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Interlude 1

E9

E9

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(die)" 'Til you die

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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Verse 2

E9

E9

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E9

E9

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I tried to understand this

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I thought that they were out of their minds

How could I be so foolish, how could I

To not see I was the one behind?

E9

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So still I kept on fighting

Well, losing every step of the way

I said, "I must go back there", I got to go back

And check to see if things still the same

PreChorus 2

E9

E9

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Yeah, they were dancing and singing

And moving to the grooving

And just when it hit me

Somebo dy turned around and shouted

Chorus 2

G9

G9

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Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Bb9

Bb9

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Play that funky music white boy

C

C

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B7#9

B7#9

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Lay down the boogie/ and play that funky music till you

Interlude 2

E9

E9

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(die)" 'Til you die

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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Oh 'til you die (Gonna

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E9

E9

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play some elec trified funky music

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Solo 1

E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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Now

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Verse 3

E9

E9

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first it wasn't easy

Changin' rock and roll and minds

Yeah, things were getting shaky

I thought I'd have to leave it behind

E9

E9

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Oh, but now its so much better

(it's so much better)

I'm funking out in every way

But I'll never lose that feelin' (no I won't)

Of how I learned my lesson that day

PreChorus 3

E9

E9

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When they were dancing and singing

And moving to the grooving

And just when it hit me

Somebo dy turned around and shouted

Chorus 3

G9

G9

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Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Bb9

Bb9

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Play that funky music white boy

C

C

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B7#9

B7#9

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Lay down the boogie/ and play that funky music till you

Interlude 3

E9

E9

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(die)" 'Til you die

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E9

E9

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E9

E9

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Oh, 'til you die

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E9

E9

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They shouted

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Chorus 4

G9

G9

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play that funky music

(Play that funky music)

Play that funky music

(You gotta keep on playin' funky music)

Play that funky music

(Play that funky music)

Play that funky music

(Want to take you higher, ya)

Chorus 5

A9

A9

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Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right, yeah

Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

A9

A9

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Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right, yeah

[Fade out]

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ChordsE9 G9 Bb9 C B7#9...

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A9
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