E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| The Hottest Gong in Town - George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From the movie "Shanghai Surprise" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bbdim x-1-2-0-2-0
C#dim x-4-5-3-5-x
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
C/B x-2-x-0-1-0
Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
B7/F# 2-x-1-2-0-2
B7/D# x-x-1-2-0-2
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[Intro]
| Em | C7 | Bbdim | D |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
[Verse 1]
EmB7EmB7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
AC#dimB7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
EmB7EmB7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
AC#dimB7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
EmB7EmB7
Is you're ready to get happy,
AC#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7 [ Em ]
He's got the hottest gong in town
[Interlude]
| EmB7 | EmEm/DCC/B | AmAm/GB7/F#B7/D# | EmB7 |
[Verse 2]
EmB7EmB7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
AC#dimB7
And he was boss long, long time ago
EmB7EmB7
And afterward he kicked the can
AC#dimB7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
EmB7EmB7
So if you're ready to get happy,
AC#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7EmD
He's got the hottest gong in town
[Solo]
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
[Verse 3]
EmB7EmB7
Well, you'll never gonna go back home,
AC#dimB7
And once you've been down there, you, you'll never feel alone
EmB7EmB7
While you're movin' with that rhythm,
AC#dimB7
You're gonna swing 'em all while dancin' on the floor
EmB7EmB7
So is you ready to get happy,
AC#dim
I tell you, don't delay, c'mon, baby, hear him play,
B7EmD
He's got the hottest gong in town
[Solo]
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
[Verse 4]
EmB7EmB7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
AC#dimB7
And he was boss long, long time ago
EmB7EmB7
And afterward he kicked the can
AC#dimB7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
EmB7EmB7
So if you're ready to get happy,
AC#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7 [ Em ]
He's got the hottest gong in town
[Interlude]
| EmB7 | EmEm/DCC/B | AmAm/GB7/F#B7/D# | EmB7 |
[Verse 4]
EmB7EmB7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
AC#dimB7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
EmB7EmB7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
AC#dimB7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
EmB7EmB7
Is you're ready to get happy,
AC#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7 [ Em ]
He's got the hottest gong in town
[Outro] + coda
| EmB7 | EmEm/DCC/B |
| AmAm/GB7/F#B7/D# | Em