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				"Get On Up"
Intro [horns arr. for guitar]:
	  A    Bm/A   A  Bm/ A  C/ A   Bm/A   C/A   Bm/A  C/ AD/A  
 A  A  C C D D/E
Verse 1:
	AOoh, ooh ooh, D/Edit-dit-dAit-doD/E  
	AOoh, ooh ooh, D/Edit-dit-dAit-doD/E  
	Get on Aup (get on D/Eup)
	Get on Aup (get on D/Eup)
	Now get on Aup (get on D/Eup)
	Now get on Aup (get on D/Eup)
Chorus:
	How can you Bmsit yourself C#mdown for a rDest
	When you kBmnow that I'm C#mtrying my bD/Eest
	To dance with yAou, D/Egirl (get on Aup)D/E  
	To dance with yAou, D/Egirl (get on Aup)D/E  
Verse 2:
	So get on up (get on up)
	On the floor (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	And dance some more (get on up)
	Get on up (get on up)
	Let's boogaloo (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	Just me and you (get on up)
[repeat chorus]
Break:
	ADa   C/Ada  D/Ada    Eda   G/Eda dEa
Verse 3:
	Hey you (get on up)
	Over there (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	Don't go nowhere (get on up)
	We gonna dBmance, dC#mance, dDance
		        D      C#m      Bm  Bm7/E  
	We gonna dance, dance, dance
	The boogalAoo (get on D/Eup)
	TAoo (get on D/Eup)
Verse 4:
	We're gonna do the Monkey (the Philly Dog too)
	We're gonna do the Jerk (just me and you)
	We're gonna dDance, dC#mance, dBmance
	We're Bmgonna ShC#ming-a-ling
		           D     Bm  Bm7/E  
	We're gonna do the Thing
	ATonight
	D/EDit-dit-dAit-doD/E  
Verse 5 fade:
	So get on up (get on up)
	And sock it to me (get on up)
	Get on up (get on up)
	And rock it to me (get on up)
	So get on up (get on up)
	And sock it to me (get on up)

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Get On Up

by The Esquires

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

C/A

D/E

C#m

D/A

G/E

Bm7

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"Get On Up"

Intro [horns arr. for guitar]:

A Bm/A A Bm A C A Bm/A C/A Bm/A C A A

/ / / D/

A A C C D D/E

Verse 1:

A D/E A D/E

Ooh, ooh ooh, dit-dit-dit-do

A D/E A D/E

Ooh, ooh ooh, dit-dit-dit-do

A D/E

Get on up (get on up)

A D/E

Get on up (get on up)

A D/E

Now get on up (get on up)

A D/E

Now get on up (get on up)

Chorus:

Bm C#m D

How can you sit yourself down for a rest

Bm C#m D/E

When you know that I'm trying my best

A D/E A D/E

To dance with you, girl (get on up)

A D/E A D/E

To dance with you, girl (get on up)

Verse 2:

So get on up (get on up)

On the floor (get on up)

Get on up, now (get on up)

And dance some more (get on up)

Get on up (get on up)

Let's boogaloo (get on up)

Get on up, now (get on up)

Just me and you (get on up)

[repeat chorus]

Break:

A C/A D/A E G/E E

Da da da da da da

Verse 3:

Hey you (get on up)

Over there (get on up)

Get on up, now (get on up)

Don't go nowhere (get on up)

Bm C#m D

We gonna dance, dance, dance

D C#m Bm Bm7 E

We gonna dance, dance, dance

A D/E

The boogaloo (get on up)

A D/E

Too (get on up)

Verse 4:

We're gonna do the Monkey (the Philly Dog too)

We're gonna do the Jerk (just me and you)

D C#m Bm

We're gonna dance, dance, dance

Bm C#m

We're gonna Shing-a-ling

D Bm Bm7 E

We're gonna do the Thing

Tonight

D/E A D/E

Dit-dit-dit-do

fade

Verse 5 :

So get on up (get on up)

And sock it to me (get on up)

Get on up (get on up)

And rock it to me (get on up)

So get on up (get on up)

And sock it to me (get on up)

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