James Brown, Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (1970)
Key: :[Eb] (w: James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff)

INTRO: [Ab7]

CHORUS 1:
Get [Eb9*] up (get on up); Get [Eb9*] up (get on up)
Stay on the [Eb9*] scene; a-like a sex ma-[Eb9*]-chine

REPEAT CHORUS 1: [x2]

VERSE 1:
[Eb9*] Shake your arm, then [Eb9*] use your form
[Eb9*] Stay on the scene, like a [Eb9*] sex machine
You [Eb9*] got to have the feeling, [Eb9*] sure as you're born
[Eb9*] Get it together, right [Eb9*] on, right on

CHORUS 2:
Get [Eb9*] up (get on up); Get [Eb9*] up (get on up)
Get [Eb9*] up (get on up); Get [Eb9*] up (get on up)

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

VERSE 2:
[Eb9*] I said the feeling, [Eb9*] you got to get
[Eb9*] Give me the fever, in a [Eb9*] cold sweat
The [Eb9*] way I like it, is the [Eb9*] way it is
[Eb9*] I got mine, don't [Eb9*] worry 'bout his

REPEAT CHORUS 1:

VERSE 3:
[Eb9*] Shall I take it to the bridge
[Eb9*] Take it on to the bridge
Can I [Eb9*] take it to the bridge
[Eb9*] Take it to the bridge, hit me now

BRIDGE 1:
[Ab13*] Come on [Ab13*]
Stay on the [Ab13*] scene, like a sex ma-[Ab13*]-chine
The [Ab13*] way I like it, is the way it [Ab13*] is
I got [Ab13*] mine, he got [Ab13*] his

BRIDGE 2:
Stay on the [Ab13*] scene, like a lovin' ma-[Ab13*]-chine
Stay on the [Ab13*] scene, like a lovin' ma-[Ab13*]-chine
Stay on the [Ab13*] scene, like a lovin' ma-[Ab13*]-chine
Stay on the [Ab13*] scene, like a lovin' ma-[Ab13*]-chine

BREAK: [Ab7]

REPEAT CHORUS 2: [x2]

OUTRO:
[Eb9*] Shake your money maker
[Eb9*] Shake your money maker
[Eb9*] Shake your money maker

OUTRO: [Ab7] [Eb9 open]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

[*CHORDS & STRUCTURE*]
...Ab7~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eb9...Eb13~~~~~Ab13~~~~Ab9...Gb9.G9.Ab9..
E|-------------||--6-6---8-6--||--13-13---11-11---9-10-11--|
B|-7-----------||--6-6---6-6--||--11-11---11-11---9-10-11--|
G|-5---x7------||--6-6---6-6--||--11-11---11-11---9-10-11--|
D|-6-----------||--5-5---5-5--||---------------------------|
A|-------------||-------------||---------------------------|
E|-------------||-------------||---------------------------|
..(INTRO)~~~~~~~(VERSE)~~~~~~~~(BRIDGE)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Eb9*]=[Eb9] ^[Eb13]^[Eb9]
[Ab13*]=[Ab13] [Ab9] ^[Gb9]^[G9]^[Ab9]

[*NOTE*]
For practical reasons, the lyrical structure of this song has been simplifed

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.