Wild Cherry, Play That Funky Music (1976)
^{Key: :[E] (w: Robert Parissi)}

INTRO: [*B1] : [x4] // [E9*] : [x4]

VERSE 1:
[E9*] Hey, once I was a funky singer [E9*]
[E9*] Playin' in a Rock and Roll [E9*] Band
[E9*] I never had no problems [E9*]
[E9*] Burnin' down one night stands [E9*]

VERSE 2:
[E9*] And everything around me [E9*]
[E9*] Yeah, got to stop to feelin' [E9*] so low
[E9*] And I decided quickly, [E9*] yes I did
[E9*] To disco down and check out [E9*] the show

PRE-CHORUS:
Yeah, they was [E9] dancin',
And singin', and movin' to the groovin'
And just when, it hit me
Somebody turned around [E9] and [F9] shout-[F#9]-ed

CHORUS:
[G9] Play that funky music [G9*] white boy
[G9*] Play that funky music [G9*] right
[G9*] Play that funky music ^[A9]^[G#9]^[D#9] white boy
[*R1] Lay down the boogie
And play that funky music till you die
[*B1 x4] Till you die, oh ya, ya

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

VERSE 3:
[E9*] Now first it wasn't easy [E9*]
[E9*] Changin' Rock and Roll [E9*] and minds
[E9*] And things were getting shaky [E9*]
[E9*] I thought I'd have to leave it [E9*] behind

VERSE 4:
[E9*] But now its so much better [E9*]
[E9*] I'm funking out in every [E9*] way
[E9*] But I'll never lose that feelin' [E9*]
[E9*] Of how I learned my lesson that [E9*] day

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
They shouted [G9] play that funky music (Play that funky music)
[G9] Play that funky music (You gotta keep on playin' funky music)
[G9] Play that funky music (Play that funky music)
[G9] Play that funky music (Come and take you higher, ya)