George Harrison – The Hottest Gong In Town (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: George Harrison From the movie "Shanghai Surprise" (1985) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL CHORDS
          g-C-E-A  d-G-B-E
C#dim     0-1-0-1  2-3-2-3
Em7       0-2-0-2  0-0-0-0
Cmaj7     0-0-0-2  2-0-0-0
Am7       0-0-0-0  2-0-1-0
B7        4-3-2-0  1-2-0-2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Em | C7 | C#dim | D | | G | A7 | C7 | D7 | | G | A7 | C7 | D7 | | G | B7 | [Verse 1]
    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
[Interlude] | Em B7 | Em Em7 C Cmaj7 | Am Am7 B7 | Em B7 | [Verse 2]
          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 | [Verse 3]
             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 | [Verse 4]
          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
[Interlude] | Em B7 | Em Em7 C Cmaj7 | Am Am7 B7 | Em B7 | [Verse 4]
    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
[Outro] + coda | Em B7 | Em Em7 C Cmaj7 | | Am Am7 B7 | Em