Diggin On James Brown
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Intro
A G E D
A G E D
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Verse
A
I've been through all them changes
A
A lot of stuff came down
A
I've dealt with all the issues
A
You might say I've been around
D
But back when I got started
A
There was a righteous sound
E D E
It doesn't matter what I've been through
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I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Refrão] A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
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Verse
N.C. A
I had an attitude adjustment
A
I did some psycho therapy
A
I helped myself to some self-help
A
I dabbled in some ESP
D
Though my world is ever-changing
A
And I move from town to town
E D E
It doesn't matter where I've been to
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I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Refrão] A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
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I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
Verse
N.C. A
You got your rap and your disco
A
You got your drum machines
A
You got your R-rated gangster
A
You got your grungy scenes
D
You got your state of the art
A
You got your digital sound
E D E
It doesn't matter where it's going to
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I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
Bridge
N.C. D C C# D
Take it to the bridge
D C C# D
It'll get ya where ya live
D C C# D
When there's water all around
E
You can still get outta town
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And still be diggin' on James Brown
Solo Verse
A D A E
[Refrão] A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
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I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
Ending
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
How to play Diggin On James Brown
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The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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