Chords
A|----5--7-------5--7-----| # (opening bass line, x4)
E|-0--------0--0-------0--|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
# intro and verses: vamp on E7 on beats 1 and 6 (out of 8, of course)
E7
Darkest of night
E7
With the moon shining bright
E7
There's a set goin' strong
E7
Lotta things goin' on
E7
The man of the hour
E7
Has an air of great power
E7 E7
The dudes have envied him for so long
E7
Oh, superfly
D A E7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
D A E7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
D A E7
The only game you know is do or die
D A D A
Ah-Ah-Ay
E7
Hard to understand
E7
What a hell of a man
E7
This cat of the slum
E7
Had a mind, wasn't dumb
E7
But a weakness was shown
E7
'Cause his hustle was wrong
E7
His mind was his own
E7
But the man lived alone
E7
Oh, superfly
D A E7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
D A E7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
D A E7
The only game you know is do or die
D A A E7
Ah-Ah-Ay
C Am
The game he plays he plays for keeps
C Am E7
Hustlin' times and ghetto streets tryin' ta get over
E7
That's what he tryin' to do, y'all
C Am
Taking all that he can take
C Am
Gambling with the odds of fate
E7 A
Tryin' to get over tryin' to get over
G A A
Tryin' to get over tryin' to get over
E7 (vamp 1 and 6 again, x4)
Superfly
E7
The aim of his role
E7
Was to move a lot of blow
E7
Ask him his dream
E7
What does it mean? He wouldn't know
E7
Can't be like the rest
E7
Is the most he'll confess
E7
But the time's running out
E7
And there's no happiness
E7
Oh, superfly
C Am E7
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
C Am E7
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
C Am E7
The only game you know is do or die
D A A E7
Ah-Ah-Ay
E7 E7 (1 and 6 again)
Superfly
E7 E7
Superfly
E7 E7
Superfly
E7 E7
Superfly
E7
Tryin' to get over
A
Tryin' to get over
G
Tryin' to get over
A
Tryin' to get over
E7
Tryin' to get over
A
Tryin' to get over
G
Tryin' to get over
A
Tryin' to get over
A
Tryin' to get over
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Tabs by: tarantella82
Published: 8 May, 2013
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