Aretha Franklin – Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Guitar)

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You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive,

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eliminate the negative

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latch on to the affirmative.

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But don't mess with Mister In-between.

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You've got to spread joy up to the maximum and

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bring gloom down to the minimum,

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have faith or pandemonium is

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li'ble to walk up on the scene.

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To illustrate

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my last remark,

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Jonah in the whale.

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Noah in the ark.

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What did they do

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just when ev'rything looked so dark?

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"Man," they said, "we better

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ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, and

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eliminate the negative,

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latch on to the affirmative.

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But don't mess with Mister In-between!"

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No! Don't mess with Mister In-between!