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People Gotta Move

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PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE
     C9-5X-3-2-3-3-2
    Db9-5X-4-3-4-4-3
   A7+5-95-X-5-6-6-6
  Bb7+5-96-X-6-7-7-7
    F#m/BX-2-X-2-2-2
     Fm/BX-2-X-1-1-1
   C#m/F#X-9-X-9-9-9
    Cm/F#X-9-X-8-8-8
     Gm/CX-3-X-3-3-3
    F#m/CX-3-X-2-2-2
     Dm/GX-10-X-10-10-10
    C#m/GX-10-X-9-9-9
   G#m/C#X-4-X-4-4-4
     G/C#X-4-X-3-3-3
     Am/DX-5-X-5-5-5
    G#m/DX-5-X-4-4-4
[Intro]
|           F#m7|       Bmaj7/F#|       Bmaj7/F#|           F#m7|      Bmaj7/F#|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
[Verse 1]
F#m7People come on and Bm9do it right
G#7+5-9Shake your be C#7hinds like F#m9dynamite
F#m7Chuck alll your worries and Bm7toss your thighs
To be D7tame is a C#7pain when you C9-5realize     C7Oh!
[Chorus]
           Bbass      F#m/B     Fm/B    F#m/B  F#m/B  
You gotta move...
              F#bass     C#m/F#    Cm/F#    C#m/F#  C#m/F#  
People gotta move...
               Bbass        F#m/B     Fm/B    F#m/B  F#m/B  
Ohh you gotta move...
                  F#bass      C#m/F#    Cm/F#    C#m/F#  C#m/F#  
Ohh people gotta move...
You gotta D7-9mo-oveC#7  
|           F#m7|       Bmaj7/F#|       Bmaj7/F#|            Gm7|          C/G|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   
[Verse 2]
Gm7ake all your brains and Cm9pump your heart
A7Show all the D7sus4world what you Gm7are
You come on for right, you come on for wrong, you Cm9come on for zeal
'cause the Eb7tones of your D7bones makes you Db9-5feel
[Chorus]
           Cbass        Gm/C     F#m/C     Gm/C  Gm/C  
You gotta groove ....
              Gbass       Dm/G    C#m/G    Dm/G  Dm/G  
People gotta groove.....
                 Cbass       Gm/C     F#m/C     Gm/C  Gm/C  
no no you gotta groove ....
              Gbass       Dm/G    C#m/G    Dm/G  Dm/G  
People gotta move.....
you gotta mooo-Eb7-9ooveD9  
                  |            Gm9|            Gm9|            Cm9|          Cm9|
Oooooooooooooooh   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *    
                  |            Gm9|            Gm9|            Cm9|           Cm9|
                   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
|            Dm9|            Db9|            Db9|            Db9|          Db9|    
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *    
|            Gm9|            Gm9|            Gm9|            Gm9|           Bb/C|         Bb/C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *       
|            Gm9|            Gm9|       Bbmaj7/C|     Bbmaj7/C|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *    
|            Gm9|            Gm9|       A7+5-9|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
( in octaves with bass )
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--2-3-4-0-1-2------------------------
--------------3-4-5-0-1-2------------
--------------------------2--3--4----
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G#m/C#ooo     Gm/C#ooo    G#m/C#ooo     G#m/C#oooG#m/C#  Gm/C#  
           G#bass       D#m/G#    Dm/G#     D#m/G#  D#m/G#  
You gotta move       ooo      ooo    ooo      ooo
                    C#bass     G#m/C#    Gm/C#    G#m/C#  G#m/C#  
no no no you gotta groove    ooo     ooo    ooo     ooo
                  G#bass       D#m/G#    Dm/G#     D#m/G#  D#m/G#  
yea people gotta move       ooo      ooo    ooo      ooo
you gotta Bb7+5-9mooooooove
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--3-4-5-1-2-3------------------------
--------------4-5-6-1-2-3------------
--------------------------3--4--5----
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Am/Dooo    G#m/Dooo      Am/Dooo      Am/Dooo
Em/Aooo    D#m/Aooo      Em/Aooo      Em/Aooo
Am/Dooo    G#m/Dooo      Am/Dooo      Am/Dooo
Em/Aooo    D#m/Aooo      Em/Aooo      Em/Aooo

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People Gotta Move

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C9-5

Db9-5

A7+5-9

Bb7+5-9

F#m/B

Fm/B

C#m/F#

Cm/F#

Gm/C

F#m/C

Dm/G

C#m/G

G#m/C#

G/C#

Am/D

G#m/D

F#m7

Bmaj7/F#

Bm9

G#7+5-9

C#7

F#m9

Bm7

PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE

C9-5

X-3-2-3-3-2

Db9-5

X-4-3-4-4-3

A7+5-9

5-X-5-6-6-6

Bb7+5-9

6-X-6-7-7-7

F#m/B

X-2-X-2-2-2

Fm/B

X-2-X-1-1-1

C#m/F#

X-9-X-9-9-9

Cm/F#

X-9-X-8-8-8

Gm/C

X-3-X-3-3-3

F#m/C

X-3-X-2-2-2

Dm/G

X-10-X-10-10-10

C#m/G

X-10-X-9-9-9

G#m/C#

X-4-X-4-4-4

G/C#

X-4-X-3-3-3

Am/D

X-5-X-5-5-5

G#m/D

X-5-X-4-4-4

[Intro]

F#m7 Bmaj7/F# Bmaj7/F# F#m7 Bmaj7/F#

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

[Verse 1]

F#m7 Bm9

People come on and do it right

G#7+5-9 C#7 F#m9

Shake your be hinds like dynamite

F#m7 Bm7

Chuck alll your worries and toss your thighs

D7 C#7 C9-5 C7

To be tame is a pain when you realize Oh!

[Chorus]

B F#m/B Fm/B F#m/B F#m/B

bass

You gotta move...

F# C#m/F# Cm/F# C#m/F# C#m/F#

bass

People gotta move...

B F#m/B Fm/B F#m/B F#m/B

bass

Ohh you gotta move...

F# C#m/F# Cm/F# C#m/F# C#m/F#

bass

Ohh people gotta move...

D7-9 C#7

You gotta mo-ove

F#m7 Bmaj7/F# Bmaj7/F# Gm7 C/G

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

[Verse 2]

Gm7 Cm9

ake all your brains and pump your heart

A7 D7sus4 Gm7

Show all the world what you are

Cm9

You come on for right, you come on for wrong, you come on for zeal

Eb7 D7 Db9-5

'cause the tones of your bones makes you feel

[Chorus]

C Gm/C F#m/C Gm/C Gm/C

bass

You gotta groove ....

G Dm/G C#m/G Dm/G Dm/G

bass

People gotta groove.....

C Gm/C F#m/C Gm/C Gm/C

bass

no no you gotta groove ....

G Dm/G C#m/G Dm/G Dm/G

bass

People gotta move.....

Eb7-9 D9

you gotta mooo-oove

Gm9 Gm9 Cm9 Cm9

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Oooooooooooooooh * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Gm9 Gm9 Cm9 Cm9

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

Dm9 Db9 Db9 Db9 Db9

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

Gm9 Gm9 Gm9 Gm9 Bb/C Bb/C

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

Gm9 Gm9 Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C

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

Gm9 Gm9 A7+5-9

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

( in octaves with bass )

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--2-3-4-0-1-2------------------------

--------------3-4-5-0-1-2------------

--------------------------2--3--4----

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G#m/C# Gm/C# G#m/C# G#m/C# G#m/C# Gm/C#

ooo ooo ooo ooo

G# D#m/G# Dm/G# D#m/G# D#m/G#

bass

You gotta move ooo ooo ooo ooo

C# G#m/C# Gm/C# G#m/C# G#m/C#

bass

no no no you gotta groove ooo ooo ooo ooo

G# D#m/G# Dm/G# D#m/G# D#m/G#

bass

yea people gotta move ooo ooo ooo ooo

Bb7+5-9

you gotta mooooooove

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--3-4-5-1-2-3------------------------

--------------4-5-6-1-2-3------------

--------------------------3--4--5----

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Am/D G#m/D Am/D Am/D

ooo ooo ooo ooo

Em/A D#m/A Em/A Em/A

ooo ooo ooo ooo

Am/D G#m/D Am/D Am/D

ooo ooo ooo ooo

Em/A D#m/A Em/A Em/A

ooo ooo ooo ooo

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