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Start It Up
Robben Ford
Key of E
Tempo 120
[Intro]
D5 E5   D5 E5   D5 E5
[Verse]
EMy, my, mE7y baby, you're my cup of tea
My, my, A7my I'm loving what you do to E7me
You got a motor like a B7brand new car
So start it up for meE7  
 EYes, yes, E7yes something in your sexy ways
Yes, yes, A7yes gonna love you all of my dE7ays
E7You got a motor like a B7brand new car
So start it up for E7me
[Chorus]
   EStart it up, starE7t it up 
you make me feel like romancin'
Start it up, start it A7up  
you make me feel like dE7ancin'
You got a motor like a B7brand new car
A7So start it up for meE7  
[Verse]
    EThe way you mE7ove 
E7such a finely tuned machine mmm,
Such a solid grooA7ve 
the bA7est I've ever seenE7  
You got a motor like a B7brand new car
So start it A7up for meE7  
[Solo]
E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 B7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7
[Verse]
 EThe way you mE7ove 
E7such a finely tuned machine yes,
Such a solid grA7oove 
the bA7est I've ever seE7en
You got a motor like a B7brand new car
Baby start it up for meE7  
[Chorus]
  EStart it up, start it E7up 
you make me feel like romancin'
Start it up, start it A7up        
you make me feel like danE7cin'
You got a motor like a B7brand new car
  A7So start it up for mE7e      
EStart it up!
[Solo]
E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 B7 A7 D5  E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E7

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Start It Up

by Robben Ford

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Start It Up

Robben Ford

Key of E

Tempo 120

[Intro]

D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

[Verse]

E E7

My, my, my baby, you're my cup of tea

A7 E7

My, my, my I'm loving what you do to me

You got a motor like a brand new car

So start it up for me

E E7

Yes, yes, yes something in your sexy ways

A7 E7

Yes, yes, yes gonna love you all of my days

E7 B7

You got a motor like a brand new car

So start it up for me

[Chorus]

E E7

Start it up, start it up

you make me feel like romancin'

Start it up, start it up

you make me feel like dancin'

You got a motor like a brand new car

A7 E7

So start it up for me

[Verse]

E E7

The way you move

such a finely tuned machine mmm,

Such a solid groove

A7 E7

the best I've ever seen

You got a motor like a brand new car

A7 E7

So start it up for me

[Solo]

E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 B7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7

[Verse]

E E7

The way you move

such a finely tuned machine yes,

Such a solid groove

A7 E7

the best I've ever seen

You got a motor like a brand new car

Baby start it up for me

[Chorus]

E E7

Start it up, start it up

you make me feel like romancin'

Start it up, start it up

you make me feel like dancin'

You got a motor like a brand new car

A7 E7

So start it up for me

Start it up!

[Solo]

E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 B7 A7 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E7

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