Pickin Up Chords by Aswad

Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

E

Eb

Ebm

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aswad - Pickin Up chords
Start Jamming...
God bless you.
Peace and unity.
That's what we
want in the world.
Community.
You get [E] me.
God bless you.
North, East, West, and South.
Channel [Dbm] is all what's about.
Love [Ebm] and peace, man.
[Abm] Oh yes.
[Ebm] [Abm]
[E]
[Abm] Some [Ebm] are trying [Abm] and some will
try [B] and make [E] some will do the
best they can while others keep
their best inside [Abm] them.
Hearts
[Ebm] are bleeding now [Abm] we're living on
a prayer.
[E] Dancing on a rainbow's
edge as if they just [Db] don't care.
We'll [Abm] be jamming.
Hey, hey, hey.
Are you picking [E] up now?
Oh now
picking it up, [Eb] picking it up.
[Abm] Hey, hey, hey.
Oh, oh, [Eb] oh, are
you picking [E] up now?
Oh [Dbm] now
picking it up.
Alright, picking
it [Abm]
[E] up.
[Eb]
[Abm] If everybody [Bb] wants a
future that's [Eb] proud, then
everybody ought to do what is
[E] right.
But everybody got so much
to [Dbm] say because everybody [Ebm] wants
things their own [Abm] way and
everybody [Ebm] want to dream they can
[Abm] hold.
So everybody [B] ought to work
for their [E] goal.
But everybody
got so much to give.
Does
everybody [Eb] want something for
their own?
Or [Abm] nothing?
[Ebm] [Abm] Are you [E] picking up now?
[Eb] Oh, I
gotta know [Abm] now.
Are you [E] picking up now?
Oh, are
you picking it up?
[Bb] Are you
life?
[Abm] No, no time is longer
than you [E] have no direction.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] I'm not saying that.
[Ebm] [Abm] [B]
[E] standing on their common ground.
There's nothing [Eb] left.
[Abm] [Ebm] politicians pledging [Abm] now we're
left out in the cold.
[E] Wishing
on a rainbow's edge.
Now, all
their [Db] lives.
So, [Abm] we'll be
jamming.
Are you [E] picking up
now?
I wanna know.
I wanna [Eb] know no, [Abm] no.
Oh, are you [E] picking up now?
Are you picking it [Db] up?
Are you
picking it [Abm] up?
If everybody
wants a future [Eb] that's proud,
then everybody ought to do what
[E] is right.
But everybody got so
much to say because [Ebm] everybody
want things their [Abm] own way and
everybody want to dream.
[Eb] So,
everybody ought to work for
[E] their goal but everybody got so
much to give [Dbm] because everybody wants something.
[Ab] [B] oppression and [F] depression.
recession and [E] economic exile.
[Ab] No, it's the [F] time to reconcile
and [E]
stop running.
I have a message to the older mankind.
[Eb]
[Abm] Are you [E] picking up now?
[Abm] Tell me.
[Ebm] [E]
Key:  
Abm
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E
2311
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Dbm
13421114
Abm
123111114
E
2311
Eb
12341116
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To learn Aswad - Pickin Up chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, Dbm, Abm, E, Eb and Abm in sequence. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 95. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Ab Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God bless you.
Peace and unity.
That's what we
want in the world.
Community.
You get [E] me.
God bless you.
North, East, West, and South.
Channel [Dbm] is all what's about.
Love [Ebm] and peace, man.
[Abm] Oh yes.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ Some [Ebm] are trying [Abm] and some will
try [B] and make [E] some will do the
best they can while others keep
their best inside [Abm] them.
Hearts
[Ebm] are bleeding now [Abm] we're living on
a prayer.
[E] Dancing on a rainbow's
edge as if they just [Db] don't care.
We'll [Abm] be jamming.
Hey, hey, hey.
Are you picking [E] up now?
Oh now
picking it up, [Eb] picking it up.
[Abm] _ Hey, hey, hey.
Oh, oh, [Eb] oh, are
you picking [E] up now?
Oh [Dbm] now
picking it up.
Alright, picking
it [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ up.
[Eb] _
[Abm] If everybody [Bb] wants a
future that's [Eb] proud, then
everybody ought to do what is
[E] right.
But everybody got so much
to [Dbm] say because everybody [Ebm] wants
things their own [Abm] way and
everybody [Ebm] want to dream they can
[Abm] hold.
So everybody [B] ought to work
for their [E] goal.
But everybody
got so much to give.
Does
everybody [Eb] want something for
their own?
Or [Abm] nothing?
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ Are you [E] picking up now?
_ _ [Eb] Oh, I
gotta know [Abm] now.
_ _ _ _ Are you [E] picking up now?
Oh, are
you picking it up?
[Bb] Are you
life?
_ [Abm] No, no time is longer
than you [E] have no direction.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] I'm not saying that.
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
[E] standing on their common ground.
There's nothing [Eb] left.
_ [Abm] _ [Ebm] politicians pledging [Abm] now we're
left out in the cold.
[E] Wishing
on a rainbow's edge.
Now, all
their [Db] lives.
So, [Abm] we'll be
jamming.
_ _ _ Are you [E] picking up
now?
I wanna know.
I wanna [Eb] know no, [Abm] no.
_ _ Oh, are you [E] picking up now?
Are you picking it [Db] up?
Are you
picking it [Abm] up?
If everybody
wants a future [Eb] that's proud,
then everybody ought to do what
[E] is right.
But everybody got so
much to say because [Ebm] everybody
want things their [Abm] own way and
everybody want to dream.
[Eb] So,
everybody ought to work for
[E] their goal but everybody got so
much to give [Dbm] because everybody wants something.
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ oppression and [F] depression.
_ recession and [E] economic exile. _ _
[Ab] No, it's the [F] time to reconcile
and [E]
stop running.
I have a message to the older mankind.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ Are you [E] picking up now? _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] Tell me. _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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