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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
Bbdim 0-2-0-2-1-x
C#dim x-5-3-5-4-x
Em/D 0-0-0-0-x-x
C/B 0-1-0-x-2-x
Am/G 0-1-2-2-x-3
B7/F# 2-0-2-1-x-2
B7/D# 2-0-2-1-x-x
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INTRO
| Em | C7 | Bbdim | 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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/george_harrison/the_hottest_gong_in_town_crd.html ]
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
