Chords for 24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (1973)

Tempo:
115.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

E

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (1973) chords
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[F#] [A]
[F] [F#]
[A]
[E] [A]
[Am]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [A] [Am]
[A]
[Am] Ain't gonna be my damn [A] hell.
Ain't [Am] never met a man in my age.
[A] [G] [F#]
[Am] [A]
[Am] Ain't never met a man in my age.
Most of [B] us are [Am] sad, cause being poor is bad.
More people [B] are tired, [E] tired, tired of [Am] trying to [A] make a living.
Your arms are full, all we really [E] plan, no more [Am] work for the hair.
[A] Everything is fine, is fine, is fine.
So break through.
Get home.
Oh, don't let this one do you well.
Get home.
[Am]
Get home.
[B]
[Am] [A]
[E] [Am] Get [A]
home.
[Am]
Get home.
[A]
Get home.
[Am]
Pulling up on my bootstrap, got to step right on.
Ain't no wealth left no more, got to push on.
[A]
[Am] Get home.
[A] Oh, don't let this one do you well.
[Am] Get home.
[E] Get home.
Ain't gonna be my damn hell.
[A]
Get [E] home.
[Am] Get [A] [Am] home.
Get home.
[E] Get home.
[Am] Get [A]
home.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[B] [Am]
[A]
Get home.
[Em] Get [A] home.
Can't stand for that, I'm getting fed up with that ass.
Get home.
[Am]
[A] Get home.
[Am]
[A] [Em]
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn 24 Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortunes Wealth chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, A and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] Ain't gonna be my damn [A] hell.
_ Ain't [Am] never met a man in my age.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Ain't never met a man in my age.
Most of [B] us are [Am] sad, cause being poor is bad.
More people [B] are tired, [E] tired, tired of [Am] trying to [A] make a living.
Your arms are full, all we really [E] plan, no more [Am] work for the hair.
[A] Everything is fine, is fine, is fine.
So break through. _
_ Get home.
Oh, don't let this one do you well.
_ Get home.
[Am] _ _
Get _ _ home.
_ [B] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] Get [A] _
_ _ _ _ home.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ Get home.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ Get _ _ home. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Pulling up on my bootstrap, got to step right on.
Ain't no wealth left no more, got to push on.
[A] _
[Am] Get home.
[A] Oh, don't let this one do you well.
_ [Am] Get home.
[E] Get home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't gonna be my damn hell.
[A] _ _
Get [E] home.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Get [A] _ _ [Am] home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Get home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Get home.
_ _ [Am] _ Get _ [A] _
home.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Get home.
[Em] _ _ _ _ Get [A] home.
_ _ Can't stand for that, I'm getting fed up with that ass.
_ Get home.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Get home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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