Some (Am)bod y save your (C)soul ’cause you’ve been (F)sin ning in this (Em)cit y, I know.
Too man y (C)trou bles, all these (F)lov ers got you (G)los ing con trol.
You’re like a (C)drug to me, a (F)lux u ry, my (Em)su gar and gold.
I want the (C)good life, ev ’ry (F)good night, you’re a (G)hard one to hold.
’Cause (F)you don’t e ven (Em)know.
(Am)I can make your (C)hands clap.
Said (Am)I can make your (C)hands clap.
Some (Am)bod y save your (C)soul ’cause you’ve been (F)sin ning in this (Em)cit y, I know.
Too man y (C)trou bles, all these (F)lov ers got you (G)los ing con trol.
You’re like a (C)drug to me, a (F)lux u ry, my (Em)su gar and gold.
I want your (C)sex and your af (F)fec tion when they’re (G)hold ing you close.
’Cause (F)you don’t e ven (Em)know.
(Am)I can make your (C)hands clap.
Said (Am)I can make your (C)hands clap.
Some (G)Ev er y night when the stars come out, am I the on ly liv ing soul a round?
Need to be lieve you could hold me down ’cause I’m in need of some thing good right (Em)now.
We could be scream ing ’til the sun comes out and when we wake we’d be the on ly (Em)sound.
Get on my knees and say a prayer, James (G)Brown,
that (CN.C.)I can make your hands clap.
That (Em)I can make your hands clap.
That (Em)I can make your hands clap.
(Em)I can make your hands clap.
That (Em)I can make your hands clap.
That (Em)I can make your hands clap.
That (Em)I can make your hands clap.
So (Em)can I get a hand clap?
This page shows “Handclap” by Fitz And The Tantrums in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 126 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.