{title: Play that funky music}
{artist: Wild Cherry}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 108}
{key: E}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-05-20}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTvlujbJ5vg}
{comment: 4/4, 4 = 108}
[E]
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X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:E
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"E9"EE e=d e A/2(B/2B/2)d/2 e :|
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{start_of_part: Intro}
[E9]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
yeah, once I [E9]was a boogie singer, [E9]playin' in a rock & roll band
I [E9]never had no problems, [E9]burnin' down the one night stands
and [E9]everything around me, [E9]got to start to feelin' so low
and [E9]I decided quickly, yes, I did, to [E9]disco down and check out the show
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{start_of_part: Pre-chorus}
yeah, they were [E9]dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
and just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[Gm7sus4]play that funky music, white boy, play that funky music, right
play that funky music, [Bb7]white boy
[E5]lay down that boogie and play that funky music 'till you [E9]die
'till you die, 'till you die
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[E9]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
now [E9]first it wasn't easy, [E9]changin' rock & roll and minds
and [E9]things were getting shaky, I [E9]thought I'd have to leave it behind
oh, but [E9]now it's so much better, I'm [E9]funkin' out in ev-er-y way
but I'll [E9]never lose that feelin', of [E9]how I learned my lesson that day
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{start_of_part: Pre-chorus}
yeah, they were [E9]dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
and just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_part: Outtro, repeat}
[Gm7ssu4]play that funky music, (play that funky music)
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