Tuning: E A D G B E

G7 xx5767 F/A xx7565 G7/B xx9787 C xx5558 Gm7 xx5333 Bb7 xx8766 Em7 x7978x A13 x7568x C/D x5555x [Intro] G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F/A G7/B F Gm7 Bb7 F/A [Chorus]

^G7I ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto And ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fmy boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

^G7I ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto you know ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fmy boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

^G7You ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto you know ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get m^Fy boog^Gm7ie do^Bb7wn ^F/A

[Verse]

^Em7I got my certain and my ^A13sure 'nough on ^C/D And I'm puttin' on my really for real ^Em7 You face that curtain with your ^Cmaj7best stuff on You are the winner^Em7 ^Gmaj7/D ^C#m7b5 and you're gonna feel^Bb ^Am7 ^Gm7

[Chorus]

^G7You ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/Ayou ^Cwant ^G7/Bto and ^G7all ^F/Ayou ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fyour boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

^G7I ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto And ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fmy boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

[Interlude] N.C. [Chorus] (All Jarreau scats) G7 F/A G7/B G7 F/A C G7/B G7 F/A G7/B F Gm7 Bb7 F/A [Verse]

[Chorus]

^G7You ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/Ayou ^Cwant ^G7/Bto and ^G7all ^F/Ayou ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fyour boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

^G7You ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/Ayou ^Cwant ^G7/Bto G7 F/A G7/b F Gm7 Bb7 F/A and all you need is to get your boogie down

[Interlude]

N.C.

Now you go one and two and three

N.C.

Here's a little step for you and me

N.C.

Come and strut your stuff but leave enough

N.C.

For the nearest boogie and truest boogie woogie

[Chorus] (repeat to fade out)

^G7I ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto And ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get m^Fy boog^Gm7ie do^Bb7wn ^F/A

^G7I ^F/Acan ^G7/Bbe ^G7what ^F/AI ^Cwant ^G7/Bto you know ^G7all ^F/AI ^G7/Bneed is to get ^Fmy boo^Gm7gie d^Bb7own ^F/A

Al Jarreau - Boogie down