Chords for 60's Girl Group The Shirelles ~ A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Tempo:
148 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Ebm
Db
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
He [Db] took a hundred pounds [Bbm] of clay and [Ebm] then he said, [Ab] hey listen, [Db] I'm gonna fix this world
[Bbm] today [Ebm] because I know [Ab] what's missing.
[Gb] Then he rolled his big sleeves up [Gb] and a brand [Ab]
new [Db] created [Bbm] woman [Ebm] and lots [Ab] of loving [Db] for a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Yes he did.
[Ab] Yes he did.
[Db] With a hundred [Bbm] pounds of clay he [Ebm] made my life [Ab] worth living and I will thank him every [Bbm] day
[Ebm] for every kiss [Ab] you're giving [Gb] and I thank him [Ab] every night.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] And he did [Bbm] it all [Ebm] with just [Ab] a hundred [Db] pounds of clay.
Yes he did.
[Gb] Oh, yes he did.
[Db] Yes he did.
Now can't you just see him [D] walking round and round, [Ebm] kicking [Ab] clay all off the ground, [Db] knowing
just [D] what he should do [Ebm] to make a heaven [Ab] on earth for you.
[Gb] And he rolled his big [Ab] sleeves up
[Gb] [Ab]
and he [Db] created lots [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] of loving for [Db] a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Oh, [Ab] yes he did.
[Db] Oh, yes [Bb] he did.
[Ebm] With [Ab] just a hundred [Db] pounds of [Bbm] clay.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
He [Db] took a hundred pounds [Bbm] of clay and [Ebm] then he said, [Ab] hey listen, [Db] I'm gonna fix this world
[Bbm] today [Ebm] because I know [Ab] what's missing.
[Gb] Then he rolled his big sleeves up [Gb] and a brand [Ab]
new [Db] created [Bbm] woman [Ebm] and lots [Ab] of loving [Db] for a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Yes he did.
[Ab] Yes he did.
[Db] With a hundred [Bbm] pounds of clay he [Ebm] made my life [Ab] worth living and I will thank him every [Bbm] day
[Ebm] for every kiss [Ab] you're giving [Gb] and I thank him [Ab] every night.
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db] And he did [Bbm] it all [Ebm] with just [Ab] a hundred [Db] pounds of clay.
Yes he did.
[Gb] Oh, yes he did.
[Db] Yes he did.
Now can't you just see him [D] walking round and round, [Ebm] kicking [Ab] clay all off the ground, [Db] knowing
just [D] what he should do [Ebm] to make a heaven [Ab] on earth for you.
[Gb] And he rolled his big [Ab] sleeves up
[Gb] [Ab]
and he [Db] created lots [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] of loving for [Db] a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Oh, [Ab] yes he did.
[Db] Oh, yes [Bb] he did.
[Ebm] With [Ab] just a hundred [Db] pounds of [Bbm] clay.
[Ebm] [Ab]
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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
He [Db] took a hundred pounds [Bbm] of clay and [Ebm] then he said, [Ab] hey listen, [Db] I'm gonna fix this world
[Bbm] today _ [Ebm] because I know [Ab] what's missing.
[Gb] Then he rolled his big sleeves up [Gb] and a brand _ [Ab] _ _
new [Db] _ created _ [Bbm] woman _ [Ebm] and _ lots [Ab] of loving [Db] for a man.
_ [Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] _ Yes he did.
[Ab] Yes he did.
[Db] With a hundred [Bbm] pounds of clay he [Ebm] made my life _ [Ab] worth living and I will thank him every [Bbm] _ day
[Ebm] for every kiss [Ab] you're giving _ [Gb] and I thank him [Ab] every night.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] And he did [Bbm] it all [Ebm] with just _ [Ab] a hundred [Db] pounds of clay.
Yes he did.
[Gb] Oh, yes he did.
[Db] Yes he did.
_ Now can't you just see him [D] walking round and round, [Ebm] _ kicking [Ab] clay all off the ground, [Db] _ knowing
just [D] what he should do [Ebm] to make a heaven [Ab] on earth for you.
[Gb] And he rolled his big [Ab] sleeves up _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
and he [Db] _ created lots [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] of loving for [Db] a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Oh, _ _ [Ab] yes he did.
_ [Db] _ Oh, yes [Bb] he _ did.
[Ebm] _ _ With [Ab] just a hundred [Db] pounds of [Bbm] clay. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
He [Db] took a hundred pounds [Bbm] of clay and [Ebm] then he said, [Ab] hey listen, [Db] I'm gonna fix this world
[Bbm] today _ [Ebm] because I know [Ab] what's missing.
[Gb] Then he rolled his big sleeves up [Gb] and a brand _ [Ab] _ _
new [Db] _ created _ [Bbm] woman _ [Ebm] and _ lots [Ab] of loving [Db] for a man.
_ [Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] _ Yes he did.
[Ab] Yes he did.
[Db] With a hundred [Bbm] pounds of clay he [Ebm] made my life _ [Ab] worth living and I will thank him every [Bbm] _ day
[Ebm] for every kiss [Ab] you're giving _ [Gb] and I thank him [Ab] every night.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] And he did [Bbm] it all [Ebm] with just _ [Ab] a hundred [Db] pounds of clay.
Yes he did.
[Gb] Oh, yes he did.
[Db] Yes he did.
_ Now can't you just see him [D] walking round and round, [Ebm] _ kicking [Ab] clay all off the ground, [Db] _ knowing
just [D] what he should do [Ebm] to make a heaven [Ab] on earth for you.
[Gb] And he rolled his big [Ab] sleeves up _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
and he [Db] _ created lots [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] of loving for [Db] a man.
[Bbm] Yes he did.
[Ebm] Oh, _ _ [Ab] yes he did.
_ [Db] _ Oh, yes [Bb] he _ did.
[Ebm] _ _ With [Ab] just a hundred [Db] pounds of [Bbm] clay. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _