...HE'S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*
(Original Key: F#)
(*Transposed one Semi-tone higher)
Intro:
G G7 C Cm7
G D7 C G
(x2)
Verse 1:
G G7
He's a man, with a plan,
C
Got a counterfeit dollar,
Cm7
In his hand;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Playin' hard, talkin' fast,
C
Makin' sure that he won't,
Cm7
Be the last;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Makes a deal, with a smile,
C
Knowin' all the time,
Cm7
That his lie's a mile;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Must be seen, there's no doubt,
G7
There's no doubt,
C
He's the coolest one,
Cm7
With the biggest mouth;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
Chorus 1:
Am7 G/B
If you tell him he's livin' fast,
C D
He will say what do you know.
Em D/F#
If you had my kind of cash,
G
You'd have more than,
Am7
One place to go oh,
G A7 C D7
Ooh...ooh, Ooh ooh...ooh.
Verse 2:
G G7
Any place; he will play,
C
His only concern,
Cm7
Is how much you'll pay;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
If he shakes, on a bet,
C
He's the kind of dude,
Cm7
That won't pay his debt;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
Chorus 2:
Am7
When you say that,
G/B
He's livin' wrong;
C
He'll tell you he,
D
Knows he's livin' right.
Em D/F#
And you'd be, a stronger man,
G
If you took Misstra,
Am7
Know-lt-All's advice, oh oh.
G A7 C D7
Ooh...ooh, ooh ooh...ooh....
Verse 3:
G G7
He's a man, with a plan,
C
Got a counterfeit dollar,
Cm7
In his hand;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Take my word, please be-ware,
C
Of a man that just,
Cm7
Don't give a care, no;
No;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
(Look out he's coming);
Interlude:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_wonder/hes_misstra_know_it_all_crd.html ]
(n.C) G
Dum bum bum ba bum bum,
G7
Dum bum bum ba bum bum,
C Cm7
Bum bum bum bum bum, say;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
Coda:
G G7
Can this line, take his hand,
C
Take your hat off to,
Cm7
The man who's got the plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Every boy take your hand,
C G
To the man that's got the plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C Cm7
That you know he's got the plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C
Don't you know darn well,
Cm7
He's got the super plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C
Don't you know darn well,
Cm7
He's got the super plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G F7
If we had, less of him,
Don't you know we'd,
C Cm7
Have a better land?
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C
Don't you know darn well,
Cm7
He's got the super plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
So give a hand to the man,
C
Although you've given out,
Cm7
As much as you can;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C
Don't you know darn well,
Cm7
He's got the super plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Check his sound out,
C
He'll tell it all,
Cm7
You talk too much,
You worry me to death;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
G G7
Give a hand, to the man,
C
Don't you know darn well,
Cm7
He's got the super plan;
G D7 C G
He's Misstra Know-It-All.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G G7 C Cm7 D7 Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 303000 x32010 x35343 xx0212 x02210
G/B D Em D/F# Am7 A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x20033 xx0232 022000 200230 x02013 x02223
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
