| f | Play that funky music - Wild Cherry | f | Play that funky music - Wild Cherry |
| Bass Intro: x4 | | Bass Intro: x4 |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 | | Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 |
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| [Verse 1] | | [Verse 1] |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| Once I was a boogie singer....playin' in a rock and roll band | | Once I was a boogie singer....playin' in a rock and roll band |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| I never had no problems....burning down them one night stands | | I never had no problems....burning down them one night stands |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| And everything around me....got to stop to feelin' so low | | And everything around me....got to stop to feelin' so low |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| n | And I decided quickly....(yes I did) to disco down and check out the show | n | And I decided quickly....{blue}(yes I did){/blue} to disco down and check out the show |
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| [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] | | [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] |
| Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' | | Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' |
| And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted | | And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |Gm | | |Gm |
| | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right | | | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right |
| |Gm Bb | | |Gm Bb |
| | Play that funky music white boy | | | Play that funky music white boy |
| |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die | | |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| I tried to understand this I thought that they were out of their minds | | I tried to understand this I thought that they were out of their minds |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| t | How could I be so foolish (how could I) to not see I was the one behind | t | How could I be so foolish {blue}(how could I){/blue} to not see I was the one behind |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| So still I kept on fighting well loosing every step of the way | | So still I kept on fighting well loosing every step of the way |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| I said I must go back there I got to go back and check to see if things still the same | | I said I must go back there I got to go back and check to see if things still the same |
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| [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] | | [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] |
| Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' | | Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' |
| And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted | | And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |Gm | | |Gm |
| | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right | | | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right |
| |Gm Bb | | |Gm Bb |
| | Play that funky music white boy | | | Play that funky music white boy |
| |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die | | |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die |
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| [Verse 3] | | [Verse 3] |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| Now first it wasn't easy changin' rock and roll and minds | | Now first it wasn't easy changin' rock and roll and minds |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| And things were getting shaky I thought I'd have to leave it behind | | And things were getting shaky I thought I'd have to leave it behind |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| But now its so much better it's so much better I'm funking out in every way | | But now its so much better it's so much better I'm funking out in every way |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
| But I'll never lose that feelin' no I won't of how I learned my lesson that day | | But I'll never lose that feelin' no I won't of how I learned my lesson that day |
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| [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] | | [Pre-Chorus] [Acapella/Scratching] |
| Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' | | Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' |
| And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted | | And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |Gm | | |Gm |
| | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right | | | Play that funky music white boy.... play that funky music right |
| |Gm Bb | | |Gm Bb |
| | Play that funky music white boy | | | Play that funky music white boy |
| |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die | | |[Em*] Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you [Em7] die |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| Em7 | | Em7 |
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