Chords for Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - We're A Winner, Movin' On Up! (CMAN Edit)
Tempo:
200.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Bm]
[E]
[D]
[G] [A]
[F#] [G] [Bm]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[D]
We're a winner [A] and never [E] let anybody say, well [D] you can't make it.
[A] Cause I put my arms in your wood, [D] no more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best to get
[Bm] to [A] the [G] best of [D] you, Saloma.
[A]
[D] When I met you and I [G] was a little, [Dm] you took from a good black girl.
And when I was a [Bm] little girl, [E]
[G] Saloma, [D]
[A] Saloma.
[D] I said [G] this the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when you come.
[D]
Saloma, Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
I said [D] when I was a little girl, Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
[D] No more tears [G] to be cried.
And [Dm] we have finally tried our best.
And we're [D] a winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
[D]
I don't need a spank.
I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're a [D] winner.
[Em] [D] Saloma, Saloma, [E] Saloma.
[G] [D]
[F] [C] [G]
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
I ain't [D] gonna lose a look.
I ain't [E] gonna lose a look.
[Bm]
Saloma, [A]
[G] [D]
Saloma, [E] Saloma.
[D] When I met you and I [G] was a little, you took [F]
from a [Dm] good black girl.
And [G] we're a [Bm] winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
I [G] [D]
don't need a spank.
And I said this [G] the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when [Dm] you come.
[D] Saloma, Saloma, [Em] [A] Saloma.
[D] [E]
[G] No [D] more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best.
And we're [D]
a winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
[G] [D]
I [A] don't need a spank.
[D] I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're [D] a winner.
[Em] [D] Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
[Em] [D]
[C] [G]
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
[D]
Saloma, [E] Saloma, Saloma.
[D] Saloma,
[Bm] [E]
[D]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[Bm]
Saloma, Saloma.
[A]
Saloma.
[Bm] [A]
[D]
[N]
[Bm]
[E]
[D]
[G] [A]
[F#] [G] [Bm]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[D]
We're a winner [A] and never [E] let anybody say, well [D] you can't make it.
[A] Cause I put my arms in your wood, [D] no more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best to get
[Bm] to [A] the [G] best of [D] you, Saloma.
[A]
[D] When I met you and I [G] was a little, [Dm] you took from a good black girl.
And when I was a [Bm] little girl, [E]
[G] Saloma, [D]
[A] Saloma.
[D] I said [G] this the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when you come.
[D]
Saloma, Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
I said [D] when I was a little girl, Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
[D] No more tears [G] to be cried.
And [Dm] we have finally tried our best.
And we're [D] a winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
[D]
I don't need a spank.
I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're a [D] winner.
[Em] [D] Saloma, Saloma, [E] Saloma.
[G] [D]
[F] [C] [G]
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
I ain't [D] gonna lose a look.
I ain't [E] gonna lose a look.
[Bm]
Saloma, [A]
[G] [D]
Saloma, [E] Saloma.
[D] When I met you and I [G] was a little, you took [F]
from a [Dm] good black girl.
And [G] we're a [Bm] winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
I [G] [D]
don't need a spank.
And I said this [G] the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when [Dm] you come.
[D] Saloma, Saloma, [Em] [A] Saloma.
[D] [E]
[G] No [D] more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best.
And we're [D]
a winner.
And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
[G] [D]
I [A] don't need a spank.
[D] I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're [D] a winner.
[Em] [D] Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
[Em] [D]
[C] [G]
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
[D]
Saloma, [E] Saloma, Saloma.
[D] Saloma,
[Bm] [E]
[D]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[Bm]
Saloma, Saloma.
[A]
Saloma.
[Bm] [A]
[D]
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
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Bm
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
We're a winner _ _ [A] and never [E] let anybody say, _ well [D] you can't make it.
_ [A] Cause I put my arms in your wood, _ [D] no more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our _ best to get _
[Bm] _ _ _ to [A] the [G] best _ _ _ _ of [D] you, Saloma.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ When I met you and I [G] was a little, _ _ [Dm] you took from a good black girl.
And when I was a [Bm] little girl, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] Saloma, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Saloma. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I said [G] this the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when you come.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Saloma, Saloma, _ _ [Em] Saloma.
I _ said [D] when I was a little girl, _ _ _ _ Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
_ [D] No more tears [G] to be cried.
And [Dm] we have finally tried our best.
And we're [D] a winner.
_ _ _ _ And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I don't need a spank.
_ _ _ I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're a [D] winner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] Saloma, Saloma, _ [E] Saloma. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
I ain't _ [D] _ _ gonna lose a look.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I ain't [E] gonna lose a look.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Saloma, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Saloma, [E] Saloma. _
_ _ [D] _ _ When I met you and I [G] was a little, _ you took [F] _
from a [Dm] good black girl.
And [G] we're a [Bm] winner.
_ _ _ And [A] everybody _ [Em] knows it's a joke.
I _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ don't need a spank.
_ And I said this [G] the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when [Dm] you come. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Saloma, _ Saloma, [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Saloma.
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ No _ [D] more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best.
And we're [D]
a winner.
_ _ _ And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I [A] don't need a spank.
[D] _ _ I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're [D] a winner.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] Saloma, _ _ _ Saloma, _ _ _ Saloma.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Saloma, _ _ _ _ _ Saloma, _ Saloma. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Saloma, _ _ _ [E] Saloma, _ Saloma.
_ _ _ [D] Saloma,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Saloma, Saloma.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Saloma.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
We're a winner _ _ [A] and never [E] let anybody say, _ well [D] you can't make it.
_ [A] Cause I put my arms in your wood, _ [D] no more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our _ best to get _
[Bm] _ _ _ to [A] the [G] best _ _ _ _ of [D] you, Saloma.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ When I met you and I [G] was a little, _ _ [Dm] you took from a good black girl.
And when I was a [Bm] little girl, _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] Saloma, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Saloma. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I said [G] this the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when you come.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Saloma, Saloma, _ _ [Em] Saloma.
I _ said [D] when I was a little girl, _ _ _ _ Saloma, [Em] Saloma.
_ [D] No more tears [G] to be cried.
And [Dm] we have finally tried our best.
And we're [D] a winner.
_ _ _ _ And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I don't need a spank.
_ _ _ I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're a [D] winner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] Saloma, Saloma, _ [E] Saloma. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Saloma, Saloma, Saloma.
I ain't _ [D] _ _ gonna lose a look.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I ain't [E] gonna lose a look.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Saloma, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Saloma, [E] Saloma. _
_ _ [D] _ _ When I met you and I [G] was a little, _ you took [F] _
from a [Dm] good black girl.
And [G] we're a [Bm] winner.
_ _ _ And [A] everybody _ [Em] knows it's a joke.
I _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ don't need a spank.
_ And I said this [G] the day has come, and [F] I'll kill when [Dm] you come. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Saloma, _ Saloma, [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Saloma.
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ No _ [D] more tears [G] to be cried.
And [F] we have finally [Dm] tried our best.
And we're [D]
a winner.
_ _ _ And [A] everybody [Em] knows it's a joke.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I [A] don't need a spank.
[D] _ _ I ain't gonna [G] lose a look.
That [Dm] we're two from a good black girl.
And we're [D] a winner.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] Saloma, _ _ _ Saloma, _ _ _ Saloma.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Saloma, _ _ _ _ _ Saloma, _ Saloma. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Saloma, _ _ _ [E] Saloma, _ Saloma.
_ _ _ [D] Saloma,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Saloma, Saloma.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Saloma.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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