Get On Up Tab

Classic Chigago soul from the much-underrated producer, Bunky Sheppard;
a #11 hit for the Esquires in October, 1967:


				"Get On Up"
			  (Moore/Taylor/Sheppard)

Intro [horns arr. for guitar]:

	     / /    / D/

	       

Verse 1:

	                        
	Ooh, ooh ooh, dit-dit-dit-do
	                        
	Ooh, ooh ooh, dit-dit-dit-do

	                 
	Get on up (get on up)
	                 
	Get on up (get on up)
	                     
	Now get on up (get on up)
	                     
	Now get on up (get on up)

Chorus:

	                                
	How can you sit yourself down for a rest
	                             
	When you know that I'm trying my best
	                                
	To dance with you, girl (get on up)
	                                
	To dance with you, girl (get on up)

Verse 2:

	So get on up (get on up)
	On the floor (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	And dance some more (get on up)
	Get on up (get on up)
	Let's boogaloo (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	Just me and you (get on up)

[repeat chorus]

Break:

	             
	Da   da  da    da   da da

Verse 3:

	Hey you (get on up)
	Over there (get on up)
	Get on up, now (get on up)
	Don't go nowhere (get on up)
	                   
	We gonna dance, dance, dance
		                /
	We gonna dance, dance, dance
	                   
	The boogaloo (get on up)
	           
	Too (get on up)

Verse 4:

	We're gonna do the Monkey (the Philly Dog too)
	We're gonna do the Jerk (just me and you)
	                       
	We're gonna dance, dance, dance
		           
	We're gonna Shing-a-ling
		              /
	We're gonna do the Thing
	
	Tonight
	           
	Dit-dit-dit-do

Verse 5 [fade]:

	So get on up (get on up)
	And sock it to me (get on up)
	Get on up (get on up)
	And rock it to me (get on up)
	So get on up (get on up)
	And sock it to me (get on up)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers