Chords & lyrics

The Boss Chords

Music by: James Brown · 1973
Genre Funk Views 136
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Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
1, 2, get down
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]

[Chorus 1]
[Dm]Paid [F]the cost to be the boss[G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm]Paid the cost to be the [F]boss[G]
[Dm][F][G]
I [Dm]paid the cost to [F]be the [G]boss
[Dm][F][G]
Look at [Dm]me,
[F]you kno[G]w what you see[Dm][F][G]
You see a [Dm]bad [F]mother[G]
[Dm][F][G]
Look at [Dm]me,
[F]you kno[G]w what you see[Dm][F][G]
You see a [Dm]bad [F]mother[G]
[Dm][F][G]

[Chorus 2]
[Dm]Paid the cost to be the [F]boss[G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm]Paid the cost to be the [F]boss[G]
[Dm][F][G]
Look at [Dm]me,
[F]you kno[G]w what you see[Dm][F][G]
You see a [Dm]bad [F]mother[G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][Dm]

[Bridge 1]
[G]Told you so!
Told you so!
[G]Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
[G]Paid the cost to be the boss
Paid the cost to be the boss
Paid the cost to be the boss
Cross the tracks (uh), turned my back
[G]Cross the tracks (uh), turned my back
Paid the cost to be the boss
I'm a bad mother
I'm a bad mother
[G]Head for the turn around
Head for the turn around
[A][Dm][A]

[Outro 1]
Told you so!
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Dm][F][G]
[Repeat and fade]
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