This is the chord progression of Its Tight Like That by Clara Smith on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.
[Intro]
E E E E
[Verse 1]
E E
Listen here, folks. I\’m gonna sing a little song,
E E
But you mustn\’t get mad. I don\’t mean no wrong.
A A
There\’s an old maid name is Liza Beck
E E
Always singin\’ the blues when she tumbles in bed.
B A E E
Oh, it\’s tight like that. Oh, it\’s tight like that.
B A E E
Hear me talkin\’ to you. I mean it\’s tight like that.
[Verse 2]
E E
I know a hotel that\’s called the Cumberland Patch,
E E
Got a million bedbugs just to make you scratch.
A A
Monkey woke up a quarter to three,
E E
And he said to the flea, \”Quit your pickin\’ on me.\”
B A E E
Oh, it\’s tight like that. Oh, it\’s tight like that.
B A E E
Ah, hear me talkin\’ to you. I mean, it\’s tight like that.
[Break 1]
E E E E
A A E E
B A E E
[Verse 3]
E E
Mandy Lee Jones got to rappin\’ at night,
E E
And she never gets home till it\’s comin\’ daylight.
A A
Old Uncle Bill came \’bout half-past ten,
E E
Put the key in the hole, but he couldn\’t get in.
B A
He says: \”It\’s tight like that. What\’s the matter with it,
E E
gettin\’ tight like that?
B A E E
Oh, hear me talkin\’ to you, I mean it\’s tight like that.\”
[Verse 4]
E E
If you see my man, tell him to hurry home.
E E
I ain\’t had no bread since he\’s been gone.
A A
I love a man slender and slim.
E E
When he struts his stuff, why, it\’s too bad, Jim.
B A E E
Oh, it\’s tight like that. Oh, it\’s tight like that.
B A E E
Ah, hear me talkin\’ to you. I mean it\’s tight like that.
[Break 2]
E E E E
A A E E
B A E E
[Verse 5]
E E
Oh, the little red rooster said to the hen:
E E
You ain\’t laid a egg in I can\’t tell when.\”
A A
The little red hen said to the roosta:
E E
You don\’t come around as often as you used ta.
B A
Now it\’s tight like that. A long delay
E E
Makes it tight like that. Hear what I say.
B A E E
Hear me talkin\’ to you. I mean it\’s tight like that.
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