Please Dont Worry

ALBUM: Grand Funk (Red Album), 1969
FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: *
DATE: Nov 17 2001

PLEASE DON'T WORRY
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writtten by Mark Farner

used chords:

   C5   C    C#5  Bb5   F    Eb

e-------8----------------------------|
B-------8---------------10---8-------|
G-------9---------------10---8-------|
D---10--10---11----8----10---8-------|
A---10--10---11----8----8----6-------|
E---8---8----9-----6-----------------|


Intro:

C5 C#5  C5  Bb5         2 times

then:

C   F Eb   C  ---
                |
C  F Eb Bb C    |
                |----- VERSE CHORDS PATTERN
C   F Eb   C    |
                |
C  F Eb Bb C  ---

NOTE: you can simplify it by playing the 2nd and 4th
chord line like the 1st and the 3rd one.

Verse (play with verse chords pattern):

If somebody tells you "Look out, boy,
That stuff you're doin's way too strong."
Pay them no mind,
Just give 'em time,
Keep your head, you can't do no wrong

Chorus:

     C F   C    C                      Bb Eb Bb  Bb

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5h6---5----5----------------------3h4---3---3---------------|
G----5-5---5----5----------------------3-3---3---3---------------|
D----5h7---5----5----------------------3h5---3---3---------------|
A------------5---------------------------------3-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
                Please don't worry,              'bout no jury

[h...hammer on]                                                   NOTE: for the hammer ons, bar
                                                                        your index finger on the
     C F   C    C                      Bb Eb Bb  Bb        C5           strings D, G and B

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5h6---5----5----------------------3h4---3---3-------------|
G----5-5---5----5----------------------3-3---3---3-------------|
D----5h7---5----5----------------------3h5---3---3---------10--|
A------------5---------------------------------3-----------10--| ...  play first part of
E----------------------------------------------------------8---|             the intro again
                There's so many,                 of us anyway        (C5 C#5  C5  Bb5  2 times)

C   F Eb   C
C  F Eb Bb C
C   F Eb   C
C  F Eb Bb C

Verse:

If somebody tries to bust you,
'Cause you had their daughter late last night,
Don't get me wrong,
But you must be strong,
And you just can't get uptight

Chorus again
plus first part of intro (solo over that)

then fast part (I like most):

play 8 times very fast:

    C     Bb    F

e---8----------------|
B---8-----11---10----|
G---9-----10---10----|
D---10----12---10----|
A---10---------------|
E---8----------------|


C   F Eb   C
C  F Eb Bb C
C   F Eb   C
C  F Eb Bb C

Verse:

If somebody says you look funny,
'Cause the way you dress to them ain't right,
Say "Hey can't you see, you look funny to me!"
But I'm just tryin' to be polite.

Chorus again                    |
plus first part of intro        |---------3 times


for the outro, play chorus slowly, hold Bb
and freak to end with C.


I know why I like Grand Funk...


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