I'm So Excited chords

by The Pointer Sisters
  • I'm So Excited was written by Trevor Lawrence, Anita Pointer, June Pointer and Ruth Pointer in 1982.
  • Released: September, 1982 - from the album So Excited.
  • Re-release: July, 1984 - from the album Break Out.
  • Music:  Key of Em in  4/4 time at ~ 184 bpm   or 2/2 at 92 bpm
  • Chords: Em, Em7, F#m7, G, Am7, Bm7, C, C/D, C/G, D
  • Capo: 3rd fret if playing with the video (Gm)
Chord Chart Legend
Em Em7 D Major Am7 C Major C/D C/G G Major Bm7 F#m7
Em Em7 D Major Am7 C Major C/D C/G G Major Bm7 F#m7

I'm So Excited

The Relative Major Key of Em is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.
  
             Em7   Em7   G  Am7  G  Am7   G   Am7
Intro: 4/4 |     |     | 1& 2&   3& 4&  | 1&2 &3&4&|

                         G  Am7  G  Am7   G   Am7    C    G        G
                       | 1& 2&   3& 4&  | 1&2 &3&4&| 1&2  &3&4& |     |   
                       
             Em7   Em7   G  Am7  G  Am7   G   Am7
           |     |     | 1& 2&   3& 4&  | 1&2 &3&4&|

                         G  Am7  G  Am7   G   Am7    Am7  G        G
                       | 1& 2&   3& 4&  | 1&2 &3&4&| 1&2  &3&4& |     |  

                        
      Em7                                    G   C     G    G
1. To-night's the night we're gon-na make it hap-pen | 1&2  &3&4& |
      G           C       G      C        C/G      G   
   To-night we'll put all oth-er things a-side  |     |
        Em7                              G   C      G    G 
   Give in this time and show me some af-fec-tion | 1&2  &3&4& |
         G     C                           C/G      G   
   We're goin' for those pleas-ures in the night |     |
             F#m7                    Em7            Bm7
** I want to love you    Feel you    Wrap my-self a-round you
             F#m7                           Em7              
   I want to squeeze you    Please you    I just can't get e-nough
              Am7       Em7             C/D
   And if you move real slow and let it go

                  Em                         C
Chorus: I'm so ex-ci-ted    And I just can't hide it
                               D                     Em
        I'm ab-out to lose con-trol    And I think I like it
                  Em                         C
        I'm so ex-ci-ted    And I just can't hide it
                            D                          Em
        I know   I know   I know   I know   I know   I want you

      Em7                              G   C     G    C
2. We should-n't ev-en think ab-out to-mor-row | 1&2  &3&4& |
         G     C                     C/G  G       G   
   Sweet mem-o-ries will last a long long time |     |
          Em7                              G     Am7  G    Am7
   You'll have a good time ba-by don't you wor - ry | 1&2  &3&4& |
          C                                            C/G     G   
   And if we're still play-in' a-round boy that's just fine |     | 

 
                     Em                         C
Chorus: Let's get ex-ci-ted Oh    We just can't hide it   No no no
                               D                     Em
        I'm ab-out to lose con-trol    And I think I like it
                  Em                         C
        I'm so ex-ci-ted    And I just can't hide it   No no
                            D                          Em       
        I know   I know   I know   I know   I know   I want you!

          Em7    Em7   G   C   G   C     G   C 
Inst: ||:      |     |                 |        |
                       G   C   G   C     G   C    C/G   G     G
                     |                 |        |          |     :||
                                                               (Oo Boy)

             F#m7                    Em7            Bm7
** I want to love you    Feel you    Wrap my-self a-round you
             F#m7                           Em7              
   I want to squeeze you    Please you    I just can't get e-nough
              Am7       Em7             C/D
   And if you move real slow and let it go

                  Em                                   C
Chorus: I'm so ex-ci-ted  (Oo Wee)    And I just can't hide it  (Whoa)
                                D                     Em
        I'm  ab-out to lose con-trol    And I think I like it  (Oh Yeah)
                  Em                         C
        I'm so ex-ci-ted    And I just can't hide it  (No No No No No)
                            D                         Em
        I know   I know   I know   I know   I know   I want you - I want you

                  Em                                    
Chorus: I'm so ex-ci-ted    (Look what you do to me)
                     C
        I just can't hide it   (You got me burn-in' up)
                               D                     Em
        I'm ab-out to lose con-trol    and I think I like it yeah
                      Em
        And I'm so ex-ci-ted   (How did you get to me)
                         C
        And I just can't hide it   (I've got to give it up)
               D                         Em
        (Oh Oh Oh)   I know   I know   I want you

                  Em
Chorus: I'm so ex-ci-ted    (Look what you do to me)
                         C
        And I just can't hide it   (You got me burn-in' up)
                         D               Em
        Burnin' up   hey hey   I think I like it   Oo ee
                  Em
        I'm so ex-ci-ted   (How did you get to me)
                C
        Look at me   (I've got to give it up)
                   D           Em
        (Oh   oh   oh)    Oo I like it...

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