Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Ain't No Such Thing As Superman

Tempo:
162.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

F#

G#

E

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott-Heron - Ain't No Such Thing As Superman chords
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[C#m] [F#]
[G#] [C#m]
[B] [G#m] [F#]
[G#m] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
You [G#m] have understood [C#m]
[G#m] the [C#m] little of the [C#] ancient.
[G#m] [C#m]
[E] Yes, [F#] and you have understood the [C#] universal [E] matter.
[B] You [Gm] [A] have placed your footprints [G#] on the everlasting [F#] sands of time.
Yes, so [A] tell me why can't you [G#] understand [F#] that there ain't no such [C#m] thing as a soul?
[F#]
[C#m] There [F#m] ain't no such [E] thing as a soul.
[D#]
[C#] You [G#m] alone and I, [C#] you went to [G#m] see great Egypt [C#m] fall.
It fell down to the ground.
Yes, [F#m] and you was out there [F#] on the corner when being cool [E] went blind.
[F#] Are you [A] alone to understand that if we're [G#] gonna win, we've got to [F#] get together,
stay together, be together, stick together.
So [A] tell me why can't you [G#] understand that [F] there ain't [A#] no such thing [C#m] as a man?
There ain't no such thing as a man.
[G#m]
[C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[G#]
[F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[G#] [G#m]
[F#]
[E] [A] [E]
[G#] [B]
[C#m]
You alone consider mercy after it seems like all you get is pain.
Seem to me [F#] that you have found the courage
[C#m] that others [F#] could not find.
[E]
[Bm] [E] You [A]
alone have the wisdom [D#] to take this world and make it what it [F#] needs [C#] to be, want to be, will be.
[F#]
Someday you'll see [A] the day, [E] the day you will [G] stand.
Why there ain't no such [C#m] thing as a Superman.
[G#] [F#] [C#m] There ain't no such thing as a Superman.
There ain't no I can fly like no bird in the sky.
There ain't no I can fly like no bird in the sky.
There ain't no are you going to get your something like I've got mine.
No, no, [C#]
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [C#m] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no .
[B]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
E
2311
G#m
123111114
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
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To start learning Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Aint No Such Thing As Superman chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G#, F#, A, G#, C#, G#m, C#m and G#. Begin your practice at a relaxed 81 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 163. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
You [G#m] have understood _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ the [C#m] little of the [C#] ancient.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Yes, [F#] and you have understood _ _ _ the [C#] _ _ _ _ universal [E] matter. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] You [Gm] [A] have placed your _ _ footprints [G#] on _ the _ everlasting [F#] sands of _ time. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, so [A] tell me why _ _ can't you [G#] understand [F#] that there ain't no such [C#m] thing as a soul?
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ There [F#m] ain't no such [E] thing as a soul. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ You [G#m] alone and I, [C#] _ _ _ you went to [G#m] see great Egypt [C#m] fall.
_ It fell down to the ground. _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [F#m] and you was out there [F#] on the corner _ _ _ _ when being cool [E] went _ blind. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ Are you [A] alone to understand that if we're [G#] gonna win, _ we've got to [F#] get together,
stay _ together, be together, stick together.
So [A] tell me why _ can't you _ [G#] understand that [F] there ain't [A#] no such thing [C#m] as a man? _ _
_ _ _ _ There ain't no such thing as a man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You alone _ consider mercy after it seems like all you get is pain. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Seem to me [F#] that you have found the courage _ _
_ _ [C#m] that others [F#] could not _ find.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] You [A] _
alone have the wisdom [D#] to take this world and make it what it [F#] needs [C#] to be, want to be, will be.
[F#] _
Someday you'll see [A] the day, [E] the day you will [G] stand.
Why there ain't no such [C#m] thing as a Superman.
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ There ain't no such thing as a Superman. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There ain't no I _ can fly like no bird in the sky.
There ain't no I can fly like no bird in the sky.
There ain't no are you going to get your something like _ I've got mine. _
_ No, no, [C#] _ _ _
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, _ [C#m] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day album.

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