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Electric Lady

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Title track from Janelle Monáe's awesome second album. Basically it's just Bm A Em F#7 
repeated all through the song, but I've included the full lyrics below as well with 
timings for when to swap the chords. Let me know any feedback or thoughts!
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   BmEl-Alec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-tric
    Em  F#7Lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-dy
OohBm, you shock it, shake it, Ababy
   EmElectric lady, you're a F#7star
  BmYou got a classic kind of Acrazy
   EmBut you know just who you F#7are
   BmYou got the look the Gods agAree they wanna seEme
   All the birds and the F#7bees
Dancing with the freaks in the treBmes
   And watch the water turn to Awine
Out in space and out your Emmind
Ooh, shock me one good F#7time
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
BmLa----Ady (baby)
Electric EmLa----F#7dy
YeBmah, I'll reprogram your mAind, come on, get Emin
My spaceship leaves at F#7ten
    BmI'm where I wanna Abe, just you and Emme
Baby, talking on the F#7side, as the world spins aroBmund
Can you feel your spine unAwind,
And watch the water turn to Emwine?
Ooh, shock it one good F#7time
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
BmGloss on her lips, glass on the ceiling
All the Agirls showing love while the boys be catching feelings
EmOnce you see her face, her eyes, you'll remember
And she'll F#7have you falling harder than a Sunday in September
BmWhether in Savannah, K-Kansas or in Atlanta
AShe'll walk in any room, have you raising up your antennas
EmShe can fly you straight to the moon or to the ghettos
F#7Wearing tennis shoes or in flats or in stilettos
IlBmluminating all that she touches, eye on the sparrow
A Amodern day Joan of her Arc or Mia Farrow
EmClassy, sassy, put you in a razzle-dazzy
Her magF#7netic energy will have you coming home like Lassie
Singing, Bm"Ooh, shock it, break it, baby"
AElectro-, sophisti-, funky, lady
EmWe the kind of girls who ain't afraid to get down
Electric F#7ladies go on and scream out loud!
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
Electric BmLady, get Away downEm  
Cause tonF#7ight we gon' do what we want to
OBmoh, shock it, break it, baby
EAlectric Lady, Electric Lady
Singin' Emboom, shock it, break it, baby
EF#7lectric Lady, Electric Lady
Repeat last section to fade

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Electric Lady

by Janelle Monáe

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F#7

Title track from Janelle Monáe's awesome second album. Basically it's just Bm A Em F#7

repeated all through the song, but I've included the full lyrics below as well with

timings for when to swap the chords. Let me know any feedback or thoughts!

***********************************************************

Bm A

El-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-lec-tric

Em F#7

Lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-dy

Bm A

Ooh, you shock it, shake it, baby

Em F#7

Electric lady, you're a star

Bm A

You got a classic kind of crazy

Em F#7

But you know just who you are

Bm A Em

You got the look the Gods agree they wanna see

F#7

All the birds and the bees

Dancing with the freaks in the trees

And watch the water turn to wine

Out in space and out your mind

F#7

Ooh, shock me one good time

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Bm A

La----dy (baby)

Em F#7

Electric La----dy

Bm A Em

Yeah, I'll reprogram your mind, come on, get in

F#7

My spaceship leaves at ten

Bm A Em

I'm where I wanna be, just you and me

F#7 Bm

Baby, talking on the side, as the world spins around

Can you feel your spine unwind,

And watch the water turn to wine?

F#7

Ooh, shock it one good time

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Gloss on her lips, glass on the ceiling

All the girls showing love while the boys be catching feelings

Once you see her face, her eyes, you'll remember

F#7

And she'll have you falling harder than a Sunday in September

Whether in Savannah, K-Kansas or in Atlanta

She'll walk in any room, have you raising up your antennas

She can fly you straight to the moon or to the ghettos

F#7

Wearing tennis shoes or in flats or in stilettos

Illuminating all that she touches, eye on the sparrow

A modern day Joan of her Arc or Mia Farrow

Classy, sassy, put you in a razzle-dazzy

F#7

Her magnetic energy will have you coming home like Lassie

Singing, "Ooh, shock it, break it, baby"

Electro-, sophisti-, funky, lady

We the kind of girls who ain't afraid to get down

F#7

Electric ladies go on and scream out loud!

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Bm A Em

Electric Lady, get way down

F#7

Cause tonight we gon' do what we want to

Ooh, shock it, break it, baby

Electric Lady, Electric Lady

Singin' boom, shock it, break it, baby

F#7

Electric Lady, Electric Lady

Repeat last section to fade

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