Mellowship Slinky In B Major

Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
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  • I've got a mellowship, I've got a fellowship
    I've got a nonstop "yo swan" hello chip
    Born to adore the big bad bison
    Thunderstorm and a man like Tyson
    Popcorn peanuts lookin' at big butts
    No I can not keep my mouth shut
    Rockin' to the beat of the fabulous forum
    My Lakers I adore 'em
    Blush my lady when I tell her
    The I do indeed love to smell her
    Sopping wet your pink umbrella
    Do the dog with Isabella

    I'm so in love yes with an artist
    Imagination, he's the smartest
    Robert Williams, stroke and splatter
    I attest to your gray matter
    Living kings how true it rings
    These are just a few of my favorite things

    Good God where's my sleigh
    Good God playing for days
    Good God any day now
    Good God take me away
    Good God purple haze
    Good God the baddest of brains
    Good God any day now
    Good God ridin' my sleigh now

    Being that I'm the duke of my domain
    My hat goes off to Mark Twain
    Singing a song about what true men don't do
    Killing another creature that's kind of blue
    Writing about the world of the wild coyote
    Good man Truman Capote
    Talking about my throughts 'cuase they must grow
    Cock my brain to shoot my load
    I'm on the porch 'cause I lost my housekey
    Pick up my book I read Bukowski
    Can I get another kiss from you
    Kiss me right here on my tattoo

    Good God where's my sleigh
    Good God playing for days
    Good God any day now
    Good God take me away
    Good God DeNiro's insane
    Good God rackin' my brain
    Good God anyday now
    Good God take me away now take me away

    Me my friends and the sex machine
    Do unto others like my brother Bean
    I know you've got a mother
    So give her a hug
    I know you've got a mother
    With a whole lot of love
    Billy sings and Basie swings
    These are just a few of my favorite things Writer/s: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, John Anthony Frusciante, Michael Balzary
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Guy from Benson, NcThe song is based on a 7th chord which is considered to be more of a major key (Mixolydian mode) even though 7th chords are found in major and minor keys alike. The use of a Bminor line over a B7 chord really tends to imply a B7#9 chord which is the ULTIMATE funk chord. James Brown made a living off of that.
  • Reggev from Misgav, IsraelThe beginning is not relevant but most of the song is in B major.
  • Martin from Prague, Czech RepublicHuh, D-minor? The song's clearly named after the main bass line in the verses, which is basically a major B7 chord. Later in the song, John's guitar part uses a variation of a Bm chord, so the key used in the official guitar tab book is D major. In the bass tab book, however, you have a half of the song in B major and the other half D major. (just to make the transcription easier to read). But the bass plays a B major chord, that's why the song has it in the title.
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