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the hottest gong in town – george harrison
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

george harrison
the hottest gong in town ( 1985 )
( harrison )

from the movie “shanghai surprise”

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chords

E – B – G – D – A – E
A#dim 0 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 1 –
xc#dim x – 5 – 3 – 5 – 4 –
xem/D 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x –
xc/B 0 – 1 – 0 – x – 2 –
xam/G 0 – 1 – 2 – 2 – x – 3
B7/F# 2 – 0 – 2 – 1 – x – 2
B7/D# 2 – 0 – 2 – 1 – x –

x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

intro
| Em | C7 | A#dim | D |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

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

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

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 |

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 |

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

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

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

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em