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George Harrison - The Hottest Gong In Town Chords

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The Hottest Gong In Town Chords

(ver. 1)
George Harrison
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Tuning: Standard

George Harrison
The Hottest Gong in Town (1985)
(Harrison)


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CHORDS

          e-B-G-D-A-E
Bbdim     0-2-0-2-1-x
C#dim     x-5-3-5-4-x
Em/D      0-0-0-0-x-x
C/B       0-1-0-x-2-x
Am/G      0-1-2-2-x-3
B7/F#     2-0-2-1-x-2
B7/D#     2-0-2-1-x-x

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INTRO
| Em | C7 | Bbdim | D |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

    Em              B7     Em    B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A                             C#dim         B7
 Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
  Em               B7    Em    B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A                          C#dim      B7
 And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em         B7           Em    B7
 Is you're ready to get happy,
A                   C#dim
 He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7                            [Em]
 He's got the hottest gong in town

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

          Em             B7    Em    B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A               C#dim       B7
 And he was boss long, long time ago
    Em           B7         Em    B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A                  C#dim       B7
 That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em            B7           Em    B7
 So if you're ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7                            Em    D
 He's got the hottest gong in town

SOLO
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |


             Em          B7      Em    B7
Well, you'll never gonna go back home,
A                                     C#dim         B7
 And once you've been down there, you, you'll never feel alone
Em            B7               Em    B7
 While you're movin' with that rhythm,
A                                C#dim    B7
 You're gonna swing 'em all while dancin' on the floor
Em            B7        Em    B7
 So is you ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 I tell you, don't delay, c'mon, baby, hear him play,
B7                            Em    D
 He's got the hottest gong in town

SOLO
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

          Em             B7    Em    B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A               C#dim       B7
 And he was boss long, long time ago
    Em           B7         Em    B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A                  C#dim       B7
 That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em            B7           Em    B7
 So if you're ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7                            [Em]
 He's got the hottest gong in town

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

    Em              B7     Em    B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A                             C#dim         B7
 Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
  Em               B7    Em    B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A                          C#dim      B7
 And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em         B7           Em    B7
 Is you're ready to get happy,
A                   C#dim
 He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7                            [Em]
 He's got the hottest gong in town

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em
            
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