Gettin' It Chords by Too $hort

[Intro]
                   G#m                                 
That's right album number ten Short Dawg's in the house
     G#m                           
It's gettin' close to the end y'all
             C#m                                
But we gonna kick it like this on the last album


[Verse]
F#m7 B C#m C#7 C# F#m
■    ■ ■   ■   ■  ■  
F#7 B C#7
■   ■ ■  
C#                       F#m     F#        B   
Now let me holler at you partner spit this game
                 C#     C#7             
In you ear for a minute quit complaining
                    F#       F#7              B     
'bout how you can't spend it 'cause you ain't got it
                C#m           C#7                  
You got what it takes but not enough to get started
                   F#m                   B        
I hope you get the message no it's not a test it's
        C#                                          
Just me ridin' legit they can't arrest me or bust me
F#               B                     
I'm still hungry I want some more stuff
C#m C#7                                
Get fat and watch my whole crew blow up
F#               B               
So get yours and buy my new album
C#m      C#7                          
Peep the game and don't be like Calvin
    F#m                     B                
Get everything you want get real get you mail
         C#m          C#7                              
Get your girl to make bail and get your ass out of jail


[Chorus]
              F#m7       F#7            B7  
You should be gettin' it everything you want
               C#m                      C#7  
Everything you dreamed of never have to front
              F#m        F#      B    
You should be gettin' it gettin' money
                      C#m                        C#7  
I'm talking 'bout you black don't laugh it ain't funny
                      F#m    F#7         B      
You should get a good lawyer like Johnny Cochran
                  C#m                           
Swear to tell the truth hell no I didn't pop him
                 F#7                       B        
Get your kids to school so they can get an education
      C#m        B      A       
Get a degree and take a vacation
          F#m        F#7           B                    
You see I got all my game from the streets of California
C#m   C#                  C#7                
Young millionaire with no high school diploma
F#                      B               
Livin' real good taking care of my folks
C#m                       E               
Roll up a fat one for the players to smoke


[Verse]
                          B7                     
Short dawg in the house I know you ain't trippin'
C#m7               C#                                    
'cause Life is Too hort you gotta Get In Where You Fit In
F#m          F#           B                 
Stop looking for what you never seem to find
C#m                                                      
It ain't what you think you got to read between the lines
F#                           B              
'cause life ain't long for a young black man
C#             C#7                   
Tryin' to make money doing all he can
F#7                                            
Sellin' dope don't ya hope he would go to class
        C#7                    A7           
But the boy makes money and he makes it fast
         F#7                     B                    
With the twenties on top and the fifties on the bottom
  C#7         C#                       
A flock a top notches oh yes we got 'em
     F#                                     
It's been a long time since I first got down


[Chorus]
      C#                            F#     B C#m
But I still keep makin' these funky sounds ■ ■  
         C#7         F#m7 F#7
Get your money mayne ■    ■  
B C#m      
■ Get yours
              F#m       
You should be gettin' it
B                           C#m                   C#m7
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can 
    C#m7                
You should be gettin' it
    F#m7     F#7 B          C#  
Get it while the gettin' is good
              F#m7    F#7
You should be gettin' it 
B7                          C#7                      
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
           F#m7 F#7 B7        
You should be   ■   gettin' it
                 C#m     B      
Get it while the gettin' is good
              F#m       
You should be gettin' it
B                           C#m7 C#m              C#7
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
    C#7                 
You should be gettin' it
    F#m          B              
Get it while the gettin' is good
    C#m                 
You should be gettin' it
                 F#m     B7                          
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
    C#m                 
You should be gettin' it
                 F#m7       B    B7
Get it while the gettin' is good ■ 


[Verse]
C#m                F#7   C#7
■   Get your money mayne ■  
         
Get yours
                      F#7   
You should be gettin' ■   it
                                     C#         
I know you tired of being broke just hanging out
    C#                                      
You got a lot a dreams but you can't get out
          C#                                             
The first thing you need to do is set yourself some goals
C#7                                  
Think positive everything else is old
         C#7                     
And work hard never stop hustlin'
                                                      A#7
'cause they just love to see the black man strugglin' ■  
             F#                      B               
It's time to come up put your dollar bills in the air
        C#m            C#7                        
He said meet me at the White House and I was there
           F#m7             B               
'cause I'm one in a million black man rising
     C#m           C#7                           
They wanna keep me down but I always surprise 'em
         F#m                 B                 
Spend my money in the hood I know it's all good
               C#m                    C#7          
And you should do the same I told you peep the game
         F#m  F#7     B               
From Too hort ■   you know I'm the man
          C#m       B             A#m       
I lend my brother a hand 'cause I know I can
       F#7                     B                 
I keep going and goin' but I'm not the pink bunny
          C#m                       C#7                
'stead of beatin' on a drum I never stop thinkin' money
            F#m7             B             
I'm gettin' all I can if you don't you slip
        C#m                                      
I can't wait to get to heaven just to have a grip
           F#m              B            
When I was broke I couldn't afford a meal
                C#                             C#7         
But now I'm now rich I can't be fake I gots to keep it real
            F#m                                  
It's been a long time baby since I first got down
       F#m                                 
But it still keep making these funky sounds
    F#m                 
You should be gettin' it


[Chorus]
                         B  C#m                      
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
    C#m                 
You should be gettin' it
       F#m7      F#      B    D#m 
Get it while the gettin' ■ is good
              D       F#m
You should be gettin' it 
B   C#                               C#7             
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
              F#m     F#7
You should be gettin' it 
                            F#7 
Get it while the gettin' is good
C#m                     
You should be gettin' it
    C#m                                              
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
F#m F# B C#m C#7
■   ■  ■ ■   ■  
           C#7          
You should be gettin' it
       C#7                      
Get it while the gettin' is good
    F#m    F# F#7 C#m     C#7
You should be ■   gettin' it 
C#     F# B C#m                           C#7                 
Get it ■  ■ ■   while the gettin' is good get it while you can
           F#m B7           
You should ■   be gettin' it
       C#m       F#m     F#7    
Get it while the gettin' is good


[Outro]
                           C#7   
I earned my respect in the street
                          F#7
The ghetto's been good to me 
    F#7                        
I'm never gonna to turn my back
C#7                                      F#   
The true and living so I got to kick the facts
F#7         B                    
I earned my respect in the street
             C#7                
The ghetto's ■   been good to me
                        F#7    
I'm never gonna to turn my back
                                     B        
The true and living so I got to kick the facts
                      C#
You should be gettin' it
                 C#7                                 
Get it while the gettin' is good get it while you can
C#7                     
You should be gettin' it
                            F#7  C#
Get it while the gettin' is good ■ 


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