Chords for Anthony David - Red Clay Chronicles
Tempo:
79.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Dm
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Can't get it that good, that's alright.
Come on, [A] put that down there.
[Eb] Take the lead, [D] take the lead.
[C] Edgewood Avenue down in Atlanta, Georgia.
[Dm] [C] They're building a brand spanking new high-rise.
[D] [Am] It used to be [C] a crack spot, other side of the track [Dm] spot.
I [C] hear them say it needs to be gentrified.
[D] [Am] They say that the people [Dm] down here are worthless.
[D] [C] And they just need to be swept away.
[D] [C] It's really not worth any kind of investment.
[F]
[D] [C] We're all on welfare [G] anyway.
[Dm] They're bringing in a new world and [A] a new time.
[C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[D] Bringing a new world and a new time.
[Dm] [C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[G] Break [D] it down.
[C] A high school diploma [D] ain't really no [G] education.
[D] [C] All they give you for that is back-breaking words.
[D] [C] They really ought to make it so [D] you could go to public college.
[C] But that would seem too much like right.
[G]
[Dm] [C] See, the old fourth wall's got [Dm] a lot of culture.
[D] The only thing it lacks is capital cash flow.
[C] But then again, when you really [D] come to think about it,
[Am] the money pretty much all goes to [A] dough.
We're bringing in a new [D] world and a new [G] time.
[D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[Dm] Bringing a new [C] world and [Dm] a new time.
[D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
Amen. Amen.
[Bm]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[D] They already kicked [C] folks out of Grady.
[D] It's a matter of months for the Wheat Street Homes.
There's a run-down dump right next to MLK's Grill.
Pearl Clegg never wrote a more poignant poem.
[Dm] We're living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[D] [C] Youngblood, get yourself [Dm] together.
Living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[Dm] [C] Youngblood, you can't play the [D] corner forever.
Sing it again for me.
Welcome to the future, Youngblood.
A new place and a new time.
[C] You know, they're [B] reconstructing all the [D] cities and the neighborhoods
into a new Hollywood for tourists and people with upper-class and upper-middle-class [C] status.
[Am] Now, gentrification is [D] cool when you got money,
but what about the [Dm] local residents [Am] and the common folks and the [D] blue-collar workers?
They want to enjoy and participate, but it [Am] seems they're being forced to [D] migrate.
With all these high-priced homes [Bb] and high mortgage [Am] interest rates,
shit, [D] the cost of living alone got us all digging through the [C] holes in our bridges.
So when you think gentrification, you need [Am] to be thinking about your self-preservation.
[D] Get your education and invest your money.
Stop renting and start buying.
These are words from Kool-Ada.
[Em] [N]
Come on, [A] put that down there.
[Eb] Take the lead, [D] take the lead.
[C] Edgewood Avenue down in Atlanta, Georgia.
[Dm] [C] They're building a brand spanking new high-rise.
[D] [Am] It used to be [C] a crack spot, other side of the track [Dm] spot.
I [C] hear them say it needs to be gentrified.
[D] [Am] They say that the people [Dm] down here are worthless.
[D] [C] And they just need to be swept away.
[D] [C] It's really not worth any kind of investment.
[F]
[D] [C] We're all on welfare [G] anyway.
[Dm] They're bringing in a new world and [A] a new time.
[C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[D] Bringing a new world and a new time.
[Dm] [C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[G] Break [D] it down.
[C] A high school diploma [D] ain't really no [G] education.
[D] [C] All they give you for that is back-breaking words.
[D] [C] They really ought to make it so [D] you could go to public college.
[C] But that would seem too much like right.
[G]
[Dm] [C] See, the old fourth wall's got [Dm] a lot of culture.
[D] The only thing it lacks is capital cash flow.
[C] But then again, when you really [D] come to think about it,
[Am] the money pretty much all goes to [A] dough.
We're bringing in a new [D] world and a new [G] time.
[D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[Dm] Bringing a new [C] world and [Dm] a new time.
[D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
Amen. Amen.
[Bm]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[D] They already kicked [C] folks out of Grady.
[D] It's a matter of months for the Wheat Street Homes.
There's a run-down dump right next to MLK's Grill.
Pearl Clegg never wrote a more poignant poem.
[Dm] We're living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[D] [C] Youngblood, get yourself [Dm] together.
Living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[Dm] [C] Youngblood, you can't play the [D] corner forever.
Sing it again for me.
Welcome to the future, Youngblood.
A new place and a new time.
[C] You know, they're [B] reconstructing all the [D] cities and the neighborhoods
into a new Hollywood for tourists and people with upper-class and upper-middle-class [C] status.
[Am] Now, gentrification is [D] cool when you got money,
but what about the [Dm] local residents [Am] and the common folks and the [D] blue-collar workers?
They want to enjoy and participate, but it [Am] seems they're being forced to [D] migrate.
With all these high-priced homes [Bb] and high mortgage [Am] interest rates,
shit, [D] the cost of living alone got us all digging through the [C] holes in our bridges.
So when you think gentrification, you need [Am] to be thinking about your self-preservation.
[D] Get your education and invest your money.
Stop renting and start buying.
These are words from Kool-Ada.
[Em] [N]
Key:
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Dm
_ _ _ Can't get it that good, that's alright.
Come on, [A] put that down there.
[Eb] Take the lead, [D] take the lead.
[C] _ Edgewood Avenue down in Atlanta, Georgia. _
[Dm] _ [C] They're building a brand spanking new high-rise. _
[D] [Am] It used to be [C] a crack spot, other side of the track [Dm] spot.
I [C] hear them say it needs to be gentrified. _ _
[D] [Am] They say that the people [Dm] down here are worthless. _ _
[D] _ [C] And they just need to be swept away. _ _
[D] _ [C] It's really not worth any kind of investment.
[F] _ _
[D] _ [C] We're all on welfare [G] anyway. _
[Dm] They're bringing in a new world and [A] a new time.
_ [C] Youngblood, get yourself together. _
[D] Bringing a new world and a new time.
[Dm] _ [C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[G] Break [D] it down.
[C] A high school diploma [D] ain't really no [G] education. _
[D] [C] All they give you for that is back-breaking words. _ _
[D] [C] They really ought to make it so [D] you could go to public college. _
_ [C] But that would seem too much like right.
[G] _ _
[Dm] [C] See, the old fourth wall's got [Dm] a lot of culture. _ _
_ [D] The only thing it lacks is capital cash flow. _
[C] But then again, when you really [D] come to think about it,
[Am] the money pretty much all goes to [A] dough. _
We're bringing in a new [D] world and a new [G] time.
[D] _ Youngblood, get yourself together. _
[Dm] Bringing a new [C] world and [Dm] a new time.
_ [D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
Amen. Amen.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ They _ _ _ already kicked [C] folks out of Grady. _ _
[D] It's a matter of months for the Wheat Street Homes. _ _
There's a run-down dump right next to MLK's Grill.
Pearl Clegg never wrote a more poignant poem. _
[Dm] We're living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time. _
[D] _ [C] Youngblood, get yourself [Dm] together. _
Living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[Dm] _ [C] Youngblood, you can't play the [D] corner forever.
Sing it again for me.
_ Welcome to the future, Youngblood. _ _
A new place and a new time.
[C] You _ know, they're [B] reconstructing all the [D] cities and the neighborhoods
into a new Hollywood _ for tourists and people with upper-class and upper-middle-class [C] status. _
[Am] Now, gentrification is [D] cool when you got money,
but what about the [Dm] local residents [Am] and the common folks and the [D] blue-collar workers?
They want to enjoy and participate, but it [Am] seems they're being forced to [D] migrate.
With all these high-priced homes [Bb] and high mortgage [Am] interest rates,
shit, [D] the cost of living alone got us all digging through the [C] holes in our bridges.
_ So when you think gentrification, you need [Am] to be thinking about your self-preservation.
[D] Get your education and invest your money.
Stop renting and start buying.
These are words from Kool-Ada.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _
Come on, [A] put that down there.
[Eb] Take the lead, [D] take the lead.
[C] _ Edgewood Avenue down in Atlanta, Georgia. _
[Dm] _ [C] They're building a brand spanking new high-rise. _
[D] [Am] It used to be [C] a crack spot, other side of the track [Dm] spot.
I [C] hear them say it needs to be gentrified. _ _
[D] [Am] They say that the people [Dm] down here are worthless. _ _
[D] _ [C] And they just need to be swept away. _ _
[D] _ [C] It's really not worth any kind of investment.
[F] _ _
[D] _ [C] We're all on welfare [G] anyway. _
[Dm] They're bringing in a new world and [A] a new time.
_ [C] Youngblood, get yourself together. _
[D] Bringing a new world and a new time.
[Dm] _ [C] Youngblood, get yourself together.
[G] Break [D] it down.
[C] A high school diploma [D] ain't really no [G] education. _
[D] [C] All they give you for that is back-breaking words. _ _
[D] [C] They really ought to make it so [D] you could go to public college. _
_ [C] But that would seem too much like right.
[G] _ _
[Dm] [C] See, the old fourth wall's got [Dm] a lot of culture. _ _
_ [D] The only thing it lacks is capital cash flow. _
[C] But then again, when you really [D] come to think about it,
[Am] the money pretty much all goes to [A] dough. _
We're bringing in a new [D] world and a new [G] time.
[D] _ Youngblood, get yourself together. _
[Dm] Bringing a new [C] world and [Dm] a new time.
_ [D] Youngblood, get yourself together.
Amen. Amen.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ They _ _ _ already kicked [C] folks out of Grady. _ _
[D] It's a matter of months for the Wheat Street Homes. _ _
There's a run-down dump right next to MLK's Grill.
Pearl Clegg never wrote a more poignant poem. _
[Dm] We're living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time. _
[D] _ [C] Youngblood, get yourself [Dm] together. _
Living in a new [C] world [Dm] and a new [G] time.
[Dm] _ [C] Youngblood, you can't play the [D] corner forever.
Sing it again for me.
_ Welcome to the future, Youngblood. _ _
A new place and a new time.
[C] You _ know, they're [B] reconstructing all the [D] cities and the neighborhoods
into a new Hollywood _ for tourists and people with upper-class and upper-middle-class [C] status. _
[Am] Now, gentrification is [D] cool when you got money,
but what about the [Dm] local residents [Am] and the common folks and the [D] blue-collar workers?
They want to enjoy and participate, but it [Am] seems they're being forced to [D] migrate.
With all these high-priced homes [Bb] and high mortgage [Am] interest rates,
shit, [D] the cost of living alone got us all digging through the [C] holes in our bridges.
_ So when you think gentrification, you need [Am] to be thinking about your self-preservation.
[D] Get your education and invest your money.
Stop renting and start buying.
These are words from Kool-Ada.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _