Chords for Eddy Grant- Gimme Hope, Joanna (lyrics)
Tempo:
128.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
Well, Jovanna, she [Eb] runs the country.
She [Bb] runs in Durban and the Terence [F] Vall.
She makes a [Bb] few of her people [Eb] happy, [Ebm] oh, she [F] don't care about the [Bb] rest at all.
She's got a system they [Eb] call apartheid.
It [Bb] keeps her brother in her subjection.
[F]
But maybe pressure will make [Eb] Jovanna see how [Bb] everybody could deliver one.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [G] Jovanna, before the morning
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] come.
I hear she makes all that [Eb] golden money to [Bb] buy new weapons and new [F] shape-up guns.
While [Bb] every mother in her [Eb] blacks are wept, oh, [Ebm]
fears [Bbm] the killing [F] of another [Bb] son.
Sneaking across all the neighbors' [Eb] borders, now [Bb] and again having little fun.
She doesn't care if it's [Eb] fun and games she [Ebm] plays, [F] it's dangerous to everyone.
Oh,
[Bb] give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [C] Jovanna, before the morning [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] come.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb]
She got supporters in [Eb] higher places, who turn [Bb] their heads for the [F] city's son.
Jovanna give them the [Eb] fancy money, oh, [F] to tempt anyone [Bb] who come.
She even knows how to [Eb] swing opinion in [Bb] every magazine and the journals.
For [Bb] every bad move that [Eb] is Jovanna make, they got [Bb] a good explanation.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, give [Bb] me hope, [F]
[Eb] Jovanna,
[Bb] before the morning come.
Even the preacher who [Eb] works for Jesus, the [F] archbishop who's a peaceful man,
together say that the [Eb] freedom fighters will [C] overcome the very [Bb] strong.
I wanna know if you're [Eb] blind, Jovanna, if [Bb] you wanna hear the sound of [F] drum,
can't you see that the [Eb] fight is turning?
[Ebm] Oh, don't make [Bb] me wait till the morning come, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [F] oh, [Bb] oh, [Eb] oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] [Eb] oh
Johannan, [Bb] Oh Before the morning come I give you hope [Eb] Johannan to me oh Johannan give [Bb] me hope [F] Johannan
Johannan Before the morning come I give you hope [Bb] [Eb] Johannan you
[Bb] [F]
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[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
Well, Jovanna, she [Eb] runs the country.
She [Bb] runs in Durban and the Terence [F] Vall.
She makes a [Bb] few of her people [Eb] happy, [Ebm] oh, she [F] don't care about the [Bb] rest at all.
She's got a system they [Eb] call apartheid.
It [Bb] keeps her brother in her subjection.
[F]
But maybe pressure will make [Eb] Jovanna see how [Bb] everybody could deliver one.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [G] Jovanna, before the morning
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] come.
I hear she makes all that [Eb] golden money to [Bb] buy new weapons and new [F] shape-up guns.
While [Bb] every mother in her [Eb] blacks are wept, oh, [Ebm]
fears [Bbm] the killing [F] of another [Bb] son.
Sneaking across all the neighbors' [Eb] borders, now [Bb] and again having little fun.
She doesn't care if it's [Eb] fun and games she [Ebm] plays, [F] it's dangerous to everyone.
Oh,
[Bb] give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [C] Jovanna, before the morning [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] come.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb]
[Bb]
She got supporters in [Eb] higher places, who turn [Bb] their heads for the [F] city's son.
Jovanna give them the [Eb] fancy money, oh, [F] to tempt anyone [Bb] who come.
She even knows how to [Eb] swing opinion in [Bb] every magazine and the journals.
For [Bb] every bad move that [Eb] is Jovanna make, they got [Bb] a good explanation.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, give [Bb] me hope, [F]
[Eb] Jovanna,
[Bb] before the morning come.
Even the preacher who [Eb] works for Jesus, the [F] archbishop who's a peaceful man,
together say that the [Eb] freedom fighters will [C] overcome the very [Bb] strong.
I wanna know if you're [Eb] blind, Jovanna, if [Bb] you wanna hear the sound of [F] drum,
can't you see that the [Eb] fight is turning?
[Ebm] Oh, don't make [Bb] me wait till the morning come, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, [F] oh, [Bb] oh, [Eb] oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [F] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] [Eb] oh
Johannan, [Bb] Oh Before the morning come I give you hope [Eb] Johannan to me oh Johannan give [Bb] me hope [F] Johannan
Johannan Before the morning come I give you hope [Bb] [Eb] Johannan you
[Bb] [F]
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Jovanna, she [Eb] runs the country.
She [Bb] runs in Durban and the Terence [F] Vall.
She makes a [Bb] few of her people [Eb] happy, [Ebm] oh, she [F] don't care about the [Bb] rest at all.
She's got a system they [Eb] call _ apartheid.
It [Bb] keeps her brother in her subjection.
[F] _
But maybe pressure will make [Eb] Jovanna see how [Bb] everybody could deliver one.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [G] Jovanna, before the morning _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ come. _
I hear she makes all that [Eb] golden money to [Bb] buy new weapons and new [F] shape-up guns.
While [Bb] every mother in her [Eb] blacks are wept, oh, [Ebm]
fears [Bbm] the killing [F] of another [Bb] son. _
Sneaking across all the neighbors' [Eb] borders, now [Bb] and again having little fun. _
She doesn't care if it's [Eb] fun and games she [Ebm] plays, [F] it's dangerous to everyone.
Oh, _
[Bb] give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [C] Jovanna, before the morning [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ come.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
She got supporters in [Eb] higher places, who turn [Bb] their heads for the [F] city's son. _ _
Jovanna give them the [Eb] fancy money, oh, [F] to tempt anyone [Bb] who come. _
She even knows how to [Eb] swing opinion in [Bb] every magazine and the journals. _
For [Bb] every bad move that [Eb] is Jovanna make, they got [Bb] a good _ explanation.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, give [Bb] me hope, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Jovanna, _ _ _
_ [Bb] before the morning come. _
Even the preacher who [Eb] works for Jesus, the [F] archbishop who's a peaceful man, _
together say that the [Eb] freedom fighters will _ [C] overcome the very [Bb] strong. _
I wanna know if you're [Eb] blind, Jovanna, if [Bb] you wanna hear the sound of [F] drum, _
can't you see that the [Eb] fight is turning?
[Ebm] Oh, don't make [Bb] me wait till the morning come, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, _ [F] oh, _ [Bb] oh, _ [Eb] _ oh, _ [Bb] oh, _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Eb] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [F] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ oh
Johannan, [Bb] Oh Before the morning come I give you hope _ [Eb] Johannan to me oh Johannan give [Bb] me hope _ [F] Johannan
Johannan Before the morning come I give you hope [Bb] _ [Eb] Johannan you _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Jovanna, she [Eb] runs the country.
She [Bb] runs in Durban and the Terence [F] Vall.
She makes a [Bb] few of her people [Eb] happy, [Ebm] oh, she [F] don't care about the [Bb] rest at all.
She's got a system they [Eb] call _ apartheid.
It [Bb] keeps her brother in her subjection.
[F] _
But maybe pressure will make [Eb] Jovanna see how [Bb] everybody could deliver one.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [G] Jovanna, before the morning _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ come. _
I hear she makes all that [Eb] golden money to [Bb] buy new weapons and new [F] shape-up guns.
While [Bb] every mother in her [Eb] blacks are wept, oh, [Ebm]
fears [Bbm] the killing [F] of another [Bb] son. _
Sneaking across all the neighbors' [Eb] borders, now [Bb] and again having little fun. _
She doesn't care if it's [Eb] fun and games she [Ebm] plays, [F] it's dangerous to everyone.
Oh, _
[Bb] give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, [Bb] give me hope, [C] Jovanna, before the morning [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ come.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
She got supporters in [Eb] higher places, who turn [Bb] their heads for the [F] city's son. _ _
Jovanna give them the [Eb] fancy money, oh, [F] to tempt anyone [Bb] who come. _
She even knows how to [Eb] swing opinion in [Bb] every magazine and the journals. _
For [Bb] every bad move that [Eb] is Jovanna make, they got [Bb] a good _ explanation.
Oh, give me hope, [Eb] Jovanna, give me hope, Jovanna, give [Bb] me hope, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Jovanna, _ _ _
_ [Bb] before the morning come. _
Even the preacher who [Eb] works for Jesus, the [F] archbishop who's a peaceful man, _
together say that the [Eb] freedom fighters will _ [C] overcome the very [Bb] strong. _
I wanna know if you're [Eb] blind, Jovanna, if [Bb] you wanna hear the sound of [F] drum, _
can't you see that the [Eb] fight is turning?
[Ebm] Oh, don't make [Bb] me wait till the morning come, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Eb] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, [G] oh, _ [F] oh, _ [Bb] oh, _ [Eb] _ oh, _ [Bb] oh, _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Eb] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [F] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ oh
Johannan, [Bb] Oh Before the morning come I give you hope _ [Eb] Johannan to me oh Johannan give [Bb] me hope _ [F] Johannan
Johannan Before the morning come I give you hope [Bb] _ [Eb] Johannan you _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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