James Brown – Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by James Brown (From the 1972 Album SOUL CLASSICS) Words and Music by Charles Bobbit Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Charles Sherrell - Bass'
  [Intro]
  Q=106
  4/4
   Gtr I
   H    Q  E S S     Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S
G|---------------||-----------------------|------------------------||
D|---------------||o----------------------|-----------------------o||
A|-----------3-5-||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5--o||
E|---------------||-----------------------|------------------------||

   [1st Verse]
     Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S 11x Q  S S E S E S E S S
G||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------||
D||o----------------------|----------------------o||--------------------4--||
A||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-o||----5-5---3-4-5---5----||
E||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------||

    [Bridge]
     Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S  7x Q  S S E S E S E S S
G||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|
D||o----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-o||----5-5---3-4-5---4-5--|
A||o----------------------|----------------------o||-----------------------|
E||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|

                          [2nd Verse]
   Q  S S E S E S E S S     Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S  8x
G|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
D|----5-5---3-4-5-------||o----------------------|----------------------o||
A|------------------0-5-||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-o||
E|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||

                          [Bridge]
   Q  S S E S E S E S S     Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S  5x
G|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
D|--------------------4-||o----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-o||
A|----5-5---3-4-5---5---||o----------------------|----------------------o||
E|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||

  [Outro]
   Q  S S E S E S E S S   Q  S S E S E S E S S
G|----------------------|----------------------*|
D|----------------------|----------------------*|
A|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-*|
E|----------------------|----------------------*|
[Lyrics] Baby give it up or turn it a loose Uh ha baby gives it up or turn it a loose Starting over again Baby, give it up or turn it a loose Oh ha baby, give it up or turn it loose Oooooh all right Baby, give it up, oh turn it a loose oh Oh o o all night long, uh All right, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, isn't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, isn't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey Uh ha oh oh e wow Baby need you so Uh turn it a loose Hey, hey, hey, hey Oh, oh, oh, hold you tight Because I need you so With all my might I've got to squeeze you Hold you tight because I love you so Oh oh oh baby oh ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). ************************************