It’s Chico time    (video)

 

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    (spoken : ) Hey ! What time is it ? Chi-Chico ! What time is it ?

 

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1. Sometimes it feels so good, I can remember that

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    my inner clock is tickin' and the blackbeat drives me mad.

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    It's erotic, exotic, hypnotic that’s for sure,

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    put a smile on your face to take you to a place

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    you've never been before !

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    (Get up) Let it all hang out !

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    (Jump back) You wanna scream and shout !

B7

    Don't you wanna get out of line ?

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    Ev'rybody say what time is it !

 

        Em

It's Chico Time !

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Well, you can get delirious if you take life too serious.

        Em

It's Chico Time !

            A                                 B7

Well, you can get delirious if you take life too serious.

        Em

It's Chico Time !

 

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2. Now, get up in this song, you can't do nothin' wrong

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    in front of the mirror like there's a party going on.

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    If you want it, you got it, go get it, baby, can't you see ?

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    Don't fantasize, just realize, be happy to be free !

        A

    (Get up) Let it all hang out !

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    (Jump back) You wanna scream and shout !

B7

    Don't you wanna get out of line ?

                                C

    Ev'rybody say what time is it !

 

        Em

It's Chico Time !

            A                                 B7

Well, you can get delirious if you take life too serious.

        Em

It's Chico Time !

            A                                 B7

Well, you can get delirious if you take life too serious.

 

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+ Shake it, lawdy ! Come on, baby, funk my body !

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    Do it good and do it naughty !

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    If you don't dig reality then, baby, just lay it on me, it's Chico Time !

 

+  Em - A - Em - A (2x, with various shouted bits of lyrics)

 

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+  You can get delirious if you take life too serious !

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    You can get delirious if you take life too serious !

             Em

    It's Chico Time !

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Chico)