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

INTRO: [*B1] : [x4] // [D#9*] : [x4]

VERSE 1:
[D#9*] Hey, once I was a funky singer [D#9*]
[D#9*] Playin' in a Rock and Roll [D#9*] Band
[D#9*] I never had no problems [D#9*]
[D#9*] Burnin' down one night stands [D#9*]

VERSE 2:
[D#9*] And everything around me [D#9*]
[D#9*] Yeah, got to stop to feelin' [D#9*] so low
[D#9*] And I decided quickly, [D#9*] yes I did
[D#9*] To disco down and check out [D#9*] the show

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

CHORUS:
[F#9] Play that funky music [F#9*] white boy
[F#9*] Play that funky music [F#9*] right
[F#9*] Play that funky music ^[G#9]^[G9]^[D9] 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:
[D#9*] Now first it wasn't easy [D#9*]
[D#9*] Changin' Rock and Roll [D#9*] and minds
[D#9*] And things were getting shaky [D#9*]
[D#9*] I thought I'd have to leave it [D#9*] behind

VERSE 4:
[D#9*] But now its so much better [D#9*]
[D#9*] I'm funking out in every [D#9*] way
[D#9*] But I'll never lose that feelin' [D#9*]
[D#9*] Of how I learned my lesson that [D#9*] day

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
They shouted [F#9] play that funky music (Play that funky music)
[F#9] Play that funky music (You gotta keep on playin' funky music)
[F#9] Play that funky music (Play that funky music)
[F#9] Play that funky music (Come and take you higher, ya)