Intro 1
B E B
G#m D#m E F# E
G Em E B
Strofa 1
B
What's the matter with your life
G#m D#m E
Is the poverty bringing you down?
F# E
Is the mailman jerking you 'round?
Em G
Did he put your million dollar check
Em
In someone else's box?
Strofa 2
Bsus4 B
Tell me, what's the matter
G#m
with your world
D#m
Was it a boy when you wanted a girl?
E
(boy when you wanted a girl)
F#
Don't you know straight hair ain't
E Em
got no curl (no curl)
G A
Life it ain't real funky
G
Unless it's got that pop
Em
Dig it
Strofa 3
B
Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
G#m D#m
Pop life
We all got a space to fill
E F#
Pop life
E
Everybody can't be on top
G A
But life it ain't real funky
G
Unless it's got that pop
Em Bsus4
Dig it
B
Tell me,
Strofa 4
B
G#m
what's that underneath your hair?
F# D#m
Is there anybody living there?
(anybody living there)
F# E F#
You can't get over,
E
if you say you just don't care (don't care)
G
Show me a boy who stays in school
And I'll show you a boy aware
Em
Dig it
Strofa 5
E B
Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
D#m
Pop life
We all got a space to fill
E F#
Pop life
E
Everybody can't be on top
G
But life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
Em
Dig it
Interludio 1
Bsus4 B D#m F#
E F# E G A G
Em
Oh
Strofa 6
Bsus4 B
G#m B
What you putting in your nose?
F# D#m
Is that where all your money goes (is that
B F# E
where your money goes)
F#
The river of addiction flows
E B
You think it's hot,
G
but there won't be no water
When the fire blows
Strofa 7
Dig it
B
Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
D#m
Pop life
F#
We all got a space to fill
E F#
Pop life
E
Everybody wants to be on top
G
But life it ain't real funky
Interludio 2
Unless it's got that pop
B
Strofa 8
B
Everybody needs a thrill
D#m
Pop life
F#
We all got a space to fill
E
Pop life
B
Everybody can't be on top
G
But life it ain't real funky
G
Un less it's got that pop
Oh Daddy
Oooh, sock it to me
See my brother talkin' plently head
Steady wishin' he could sleep in your bed
Steady wishin' he was in your car
Just a steady wishin' that he was who you are
Pop Daddy - Daddy Pop
Brother steady talkin' while
The girlies steady hop
Pop Daddy, Daddy Pop
Punchin' in the rock and roll clock (oh Daddy)
See all the people wonder why
You set your goals high - high as the sky
See the people runnin' from the truth
Livin' in the past
When they need to be livin' the new
Pop Daddy (oh yeah), Daddy Pop
Brother steady talkin' while
The girlies steady hop
Pop Daddy - Daddy Pop
Punchin' in the rock and roll clock
Pop, Daddy Pop
Pop, Punchin' in the rock and roll clock
Talk, guitar, talk
(Oh daddy)
Daddy Pop is the writer and love is the book
You better look it over before you overlook
One, oh Daddy
Two, oh yeah
Three, ooo, sock it to me
Four, oh (come on), your the best
See all my critics wastin' time
Worryin' about the Daddy while he beat you blind
Get your life together, stop your cryin'
Whenever you say that you can't
That's when you need to be tryin'
Pop Daddy, Daddy Pop (oh daddy)
Brother steady talkin' while (steady, steady, steady)
The girlies steady hop
Pop Daddy, Daddy Pop
Punchin' in the rock and roll clock (Punchin' in... punchin' in)
What kind of fool is this, that thinks Daddy will miss
What kind of boy would dis, a list, as long as his-tory itself
I got grooves and grooves up on the shelf (oh daddy)
Deep purple concord jams (oh yeah)
This party I will slam (I don't think)
I don't think you understand (sock it to me)
Whatever you can't do, Daddy can
The one and only Daddy Pop
(Oh Daddy)
One and only, Daddy Pop
Pop Daddy, Daddy Pop
(Oh no, my brother)
Brother steady talkin' while
The girlies steady hop (there ain't no stoppin')
Pop Daddy, Daddy Pop
(Check the record, yeah!)
Punchin' in the rock and roll clock
Poppa Daddy's commin'
(Ring di di ding) somebody's calling
"The jester's on the phone!"
Oh yeah
Rosie tell him I ain't home
He just one in a long line that wanna see me
Daddy Pop
(Oh Daddy)
(Oh yeah)
(Oh Daddy)
(Oh yeah)
Daddy Pop (oh Daddy)
Daddy Pop (oh yeah)
Daddy Pop (oh Daddy)
Daddy Pop (oh yeah)
Daddy Pop lead the band
As I step to the mic and lend a hand (oh daddy)
To the funky groove, let's make the whole house move
Yo band let me hear you say ooooo (ooooo) (oh yeah)
That's right, we're gonna turn this mother out tonight
We ain't leavin' 'til they (oh daddy)
Gonna have to turn off the lights
And if they do then what we gonna do
(Trash it up cause we ain't through)
(Oh yeah)
Yeah hit it, it's time to get with it, huh
I ain't no angel so 2 hell with playin' innocent (oh daddy)
Those who came to party know just what I'm talkin about
So come on y'all (oh yeah)
Wave your hand in the air, everybody
Wave your hand in the air (oh daddy)
For the funkiest band in the land and don't forget
The P-A-R-T-Y-M-A-N (oh yeah)
Peace (Daddy Pop) (oh daddy)
Yeah, peace (Daddy Pop) (oh yeah)
Like I said right about now (Daddy Pop) (oh daddy)
NPG is like aaaaaaaa (Daddy Pop) (oh yeah)
Ha
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Diamonds and Pearls
Prince · 2023 · Track 2