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You Gotta Move Lyrics — Aerosmith | Dork

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You Gotta Move Lyrics

Lyrics

You Gotta Move

From Honkin’ On Bobo2003

Written by Fred McDowell, Rev. Gary Davis

Produced by Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler

Lyrics

You Gotta Move

[Chorus] You got to move[x2] You got to move... ch-ch-ch-child You got to move [Verse] Oh... when the Lord gets ready You gotta move You may be high You may be low You may be rich... child You may be poor But when the Lord gets ready You gotta move [Bridge] You see that woman... who walks the street You see that cop, man... upon his beat But then the Lord gets ready [Chorus]

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About this track

"You Gotta Move" is a song by Aerosmith from the album Honkin’ On Bobo, released in 2003. The song was written by Fred McDowell, Rev. Gary Davis. It was produced by Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler.

Aerosmith profile →Honkin’ On Bobo album →Track profile →

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Marti Frederiksen— 301 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jack Douglas— 203 credits as songwriter & producer →
Joe Perry— 404 credits as songwriter & producer →
Steven Tyler— 468 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jay Messina— 16 credits as producer →
Paul Caruso— 12 credits as recording engineer →
Paul Santo— 29 credits as recording engineer →

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