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Nitty Gritty:Shirley Ellis.
#8 on BB Hot 100 on CONGRESS 
Records in 1963.
INTRO: Ab  
#1.
AbSome folks know about it, some don't (some don't.)
Some will learn to shout it, some won't (some won't.)
AbBut sooner or later baby, here's a ditty say you're 
gonna have to get right down to the real nitty gritty.
#2.
AbLet's get right on down to the nitty gritty, now, one, 
two, Abm7nitty gritty.
Now, yeah, mmm, nitty gritty, now..Abhooooooooo-eeeeeeee.
(the nitty gritty)
Right Abm7down to the real nitty gritty..(boom-baa-baa-daa-
boomp-Abboomp, the nitty gritty.)
DbOoooo-ooooo-Dbmooooo-Dbooooooo..Abdouble beatin', double beatin', 
Abm7right Abdown to the nitty gritty..yeah!!
AbDouble beatin', I keep repeatin', right down to the nitty 
gritty..yeah!!
#3.
AbLet's get (get) right (right) on down (on down) to the real 
(to the real) nitty gritty (nitty gritty.)
AbOne, two, nitty Abm7gritty, now, yeah, Abboom (boom-boom) nitty
Abgritty..ah-ooooooooooo-eeeeeeeeee (right down to the Dbreal
nitty gritty.)
AbGet down..Dboooooooooo-oooooooooo..oooooooooo-DbmooooooDboooo..
AbDouble beatin' (double beatin') double beatin'(double beatin')
right down to the nitty gritty..(yeah, yeah!)
#4.
AbYeah, yeah, double beatin'(double beatin') keep repeatin'
(keep repeatin') right down to the nitty gritty.
AbYeah!! (right down to the Dbreal nitty gritty!) Aboooooooooo..
(yeah, the real nitty gritty) get on down..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Shirley Ellis - Nitty Gritty

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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Abm7

Dbm

Nitty Gritty:Shirley Ellis.

#8 on BB Hot 100 on CONGRESS

Records in 1963.

INTRO:

#1.

Some folks know about it, some don't (some don't.)

Some will learn to shout it, some won't (some won't.)

But sooner or later baby, here's a ditty say you're

gonna have to get right down to the real nitty gritty.

#2.

Let's get right on down to the nitty gritty, now, one,

Abm7

two, nitty gritty.

Now, yeah, mmm, nitty gritty, now..hooooooooo-eeeeeeee.

(the nitty gritty)

Abm7

Right down to the real nitty gritty..(boom-baa-baa-daa-

boomp-boomp, the nitty gritty.)

Db Dbm Db Ab

Ooooo-ooooo-ooooo-ooooooo..double beatin', double beatin',

Abm7 Ab

right down to the nitty gritty..yeah!!

Double beatin', I keep repeatin', right down to the nitty

gritty..yeah!!

#3.

Let's get (get) right (right) on down (on down) to the real

(to the real) nitty gritty (nitty gritty.)

Ab Abm7 Ab

One, two, nitty gritty, now, yeah, boom (boom-boom) nitty

Ab Db

gritty..ah-ooooooooooo-eeeeeeeeee (right down to the real

nitty gritty.)

Ab Db Dbm Db

Get down..oooooooooo-oooooooooo..oooooooooo-oooooooooo..

Double beatin' (double beatin') double beatin'(double beatin')

right down to the nitty gritty..(yeah, yeah!)

#4.

Yeah, yeah, double beatin'(double beatin') keep repeatin'

(keep repeatin') right down to the nitty gritty.

Ab Db Ab

Yeah!! (right down to the real nitty gritty!) oooooooooo..

(yeah, the real nitty gritty) get on down..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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