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I play the F sharp minor as a powerchord.
CHORUS:
F#mTurn the Ebeat arDound
DLove to hEear the percuF#mssion
F#mTurn it upEside doDwn
DLove to heEar the percussF#mion
DLove to heaEr it
F#mBlow horns you sure sound Epretty
Your violins keep mF#movin' to the nitty gEritty
When you hear the sF#mcratch of the guitars Escratchin'
Then you'll know thaF#mt rhythm carries all tEhe action, so
CHORUS (see above)
F#mFlute player play your fElute 'cause
I know that you wanF#mt to get your thEing off
But you see I've maF#mde up my mind aboEut it
It's got to be the F#mrhythm, no doubt aEbout it, woah woah
BRIDGE THING:
F#m'Cause when the guitar player start playing
EWith the syncopated rhythm, with the scratch, scratch, scratch
F#mMakes me wanna move my body yEeah, yeah, yeah
F#mAnd when the drummer starts beating that beat
EHe nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm
With the rF#mat, tF#mat, tF#mat, tF#mat, tF#mat, tat on the Edrums, hey
CHORUS x2

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Turn The Beat Around

by Gloria Estefan

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F#m

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I play the F sharp minor as a powerchord.

CHORUS:

F#m E D

Turn the beat around

D E F#m

Love to hear the percussion

F#m E D

Turn it upside down

D E F#m

Love to hear the percussion

D E

Love to hear it

F#m E

Blow horns you sure sound pretty

F#m E

Your violins keep movin' to the nitty gritty

F#m E

When you hear the scratch of the guitars scratchin'

F#m E

Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action, so

CHORUS (see above)

F#m E

Flute player play your flute 'cause

F#m E

I know that you want to get your thing off

F#m E

But you see I've made up my mind about it

F#m E

It's got to be the rhythm, no doubt about it, woah woah

BRIDGE THING:

F#m

'Cause when the guitar player start playing

With the syncopated rhythm, with the scratch, scratch, scratch

F#m E

Makes me wanna move my body yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m

And when the drummer starts beating that beat

He nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm

F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m E

With the rat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat on the drums, hey

CHORUS x2

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