Keep On Keeping On Chords by Curtis Mayfield

[G#] _ Everybody [G#] gather round and [A#m] listen to my _ song.
_ _ I've only got one.
_ _ [G#] _ We who are young should now take [Cm] a stand.
Don't run [Fm] from the burdens of women [C#] and men.
_ [F#] Continue to give, _ [C#] continue to live for what you know is right.
_ _ [A#m] _ Most of your [G#] life can [Cm] be out of sight.
_ Withdraw from [Fm] the darkness and look to [C#] the light.
For [F#] everyone's free, at [C#] least that's the way it's supposed to be.
_ _ [D#] _ _ We [C#] just keep on [G#] keeping on.
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_ [G#] We [C#] just keep on [G#] keeping on.
_ _ [F#] Many [C#] think that we have grown, [A#m] but they too will soon admit [G#] that there's [C#] still a lot of love _ _ in us.
And [G#] there's still a [C#] lot of faith, warmth, and trust when we keep on [G#] keeping on.
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_ _ _ _ Before we dismiss, one thing [Cm] I insist.
When you have your [Fm] young, _ remember [C#] this song.
In our [F#] world's surroundings, it's leaps and [C#] bounds, ups and downs, is where it's key.
[A#m] _ _ [D#] _ Teach them to [G#] be strong, and when [Cm] they are grown, they [Fm] can proudly imply that we [C#] were an alright guy.
[F#] For all the wrong now is right.
[C#] This nation's people are now united as one.
_ [D#] _ _ And we [C#] just keep on keeping [G#] on.
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_ We just [C#] keep [G#] on keeping on.
_ _ [F#] Many think [C#] that we have grown, [A#m] but they too will soon admit that [Cm] there's still [A#m] a lot of [G#] love in us.
[C#] And there's [Cm] still a lot [A#m] of [G#] faith, warmth, and [C#] trust [D#] [C#] when we keep on [G#] keeping on.
_ _ _ _ Keep on keeping on, y'all. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on.
_ We've got to move on up, y'all.
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Some years back I remember, still in my mind somewhere.
My mama made this one poor clip, and I think it never fails.
Never worry too long, about what goes _ wrong.
Today it's all right, we got joy _ tomorrow.
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep _ on. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ We _ _ _ [C#]
just keep on [G#] keeping on.
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_ We [C#] just keep [G#] on keeping on.
_ [F#] Many [C#] think that we have floated, [A#m] but they will soon admit that [Cm] there's still [C#] a lot of love among us.
And there's [Cm] still a lot [C#] of faith, warmth, and trust when we keep on [G#] keeping on. _
_ _ _ We're going to be there. _ _
We're going to be there. _ _ _ _ _
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