The Hottest Gong In Town

Written by: George Harrison
From the movie "Shanghai Surprise" (1985)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Bbdim     x-1-2-0-2-0
C#dim     x-4-5-3-5-x
Em/D      x-x-0-0-0-0
C/B       x-2-x-0-1-0
Am/G      3-x-2-2-1-0
B7/F#     2-x-1-2-0-2
B7/D#     x-x-1-2-0-2

Intro

| Em | C7 | Bbdim | D |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

Verse 1

    Em              B7     Em    B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A                             C#dim         B7
 Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
  Em               B7    Em    B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A                          C#dim      B7
 And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em         B7           Em    B7
 Is you're ready to get happy,
A                   C#dim
 He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7                            [ Em ]
 He's got the hottest gong in town

Interlude

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

Verse 2

          Em             B7    Em    B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A               C#dim       B7
 And he was boss long, long time ago
    Em           B7         Em    B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A                  C#dim       B7
 That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em            B7           Em    B7
 So if you're ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7                            Em    D
 He's got the hottest gong in town

Solo

| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

Verse 3

             Em          B7      Em    B7
Well, you'll never gonna go back home,
A                                     C#dim         B7
 And once you've been down there, you, you'll never feel alone
Em            B7               Em    B7
 While you're movin' with that rhythm,
A                                C#dim    B7
 You're gonna swing 'em all while dancin' on the floor
Em            B7        Em    B7
 So is you ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 I tell you, don't delay, c'mon, baby, hear him play,
B7                            Em    D
 He's got the hottest gong in town

Solo

| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |

Verse 4

          Em             B7    Em    B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A               C#dim       B7
 And he was boss long, long time ago
    Em           B7         Em    B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A                  C#dim       B7
 That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em            B7           Em    B7
 So if you're ready to get happy,
A                         C#dim
 You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7                            [ Em ]
 He's got the hottest gong in town

Interlude

| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em B7 |

Verse 4

    Em              B7     Em    B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A                             C#dim         B7
 Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
  Em               B7    Em    B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A                          C#dim      B7
 And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em         B7           Em    B7
 Is you're ready to get happy,
A                   C#dim
 He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7                            [ Em ]
 He's got the hottest gong in town
[Outro] + coda
| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B |
| Am Am/G B7/F# B7/D# | Em