The Hottest Gong In Town chords

Tuning: Standard

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

From the movie "Shanghai Surprise"

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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] |

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

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

[SOLO]
| [G] | [A7] | [C7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [A7] | [C7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [B7] |

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

[SOLO]
| [G] | [A7] | [C7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [A7] | [C7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [B7] |

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

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