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

Tempo:
81.875 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

Fm

Ebm

Cm

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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[Gm] [Fm] [G] [C]
[Gm] [F] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] You have understood
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [Fm] the [Cm] universe [Ebm] of man.
[Db] [Cm] You [Ab] have placed your footprints [G] on the [Cm] everlasting sands of time.
[F] [Bb] [C] So tell me why can't you [Eb] understand [F] that there [Eb] ain't no such thing as a superman?
[C] There ain't [Ab] no such [Eb] thing.
You was on the night you went to see great Egypt fall.
It fell down to the ground.
Yes, [Db] and you was out there on the [C] corner [Cm] when [Dm] being cool [Eb] went blind.
[Ebm] You alone [Fm] understand that if [C] we're gonna win, we've got to [Fm] get together,
stay together, [Bbm] feed [Ebm] together, stick together.
So tell me why [Ab] can't you [F] understand that there ain't no such [Cm] thing as a superman?
There ain't no [Eb] such thing as a superman.
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[Ebm] [C] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[G] [Db] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] You alone consider mercy after it seems like all you get is pain.
It seems to [Dm] me that you have found the [F] courage [Eb] that others [Fm] could not find.
[Ebm] You alone have the wisdom [Dm] to [Em] take this world and make [Eb] it what it needs to be,
[F] want to be, will be.
[Eb] Someday you'll [Fm] see the [Ab] day, [B] the day you understand
why [Gb] there ain't no such [Ebm] thing as a superman.
[Eb]
There ain't no such thing as a superman.
[Eb] There ain't no I can fly like no bird in the [Fm] sky.
There ain't [Ebm] no I can fly like no bird in the [Eb] sky.
There ain't no are you gonna get yours?
Someday I've got mine.
[N] There ain't no, there ain't no, there ain't no, there ain't no, [Bb] there ain't no
There ain't no superman, there [Eb] ain't no superman.
[Bb] [N]
Key:  
Eb
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F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Ebm
13421116
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
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Let's start jamming Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Aint No Such Thing As Superman chords, Practice these chords sequence - F, Eb, F, Bb, Fm, Eb and Fm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 40 BPM and then match the original tempo of 82 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Major.

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[Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ You have understood _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] the _ [Cm] _ universe [Ebm] of man. _ _
[Db] _ _ [Cm] _ You [Ab] have placed your footprints [G] on the [Cm] everlasting sands of time. _
[F] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ So tell me why can't you [Eb] understand [F] that there [Eb] ain't no such thing as a superman? _
_ _ [C] There ain't [Ab] no such [Eb] thing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You was on the night you went to see great Egypt fall.
It fell down to the ground.
_ Yes, [Db] and you was out there on the [C] corner [Cm] _ when [Dm] being cool [Eb] went blind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] You alone [Fm] understand that if [C] we're gonna win, we've got to [Fm] get together,
stay together, [Bbm] feed [Ebm] together, stick together.
So tell me why [Ab] can't you [F] understand that there ain't no such [Cm] thing as a superman?
_ _ There ain't no [Eb] such thing as a superman.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] [Eb] You alone consider mercy after it seems like all you get is pain. _
_ _ _ It seems to [Dm] me that you have found the [F] courage [Eb] _ that others [Fm] could not _ find.
_ _ [Ebm] You alone have the wisdom [Dm] to [Em] take this world and make [Eb] it what it needs to be,
[F] want to be, will be.
[Eb] Someday you'll [Fm] see the [Ab] day, [B] the day you understand
why [Gb] there ain't no such [Ebm] thing as a superman.
[Eb] _ _
_ There ain't no such thing as a superman. _ _
_ _ [Eb] There ain't no I can fly like no bird in the [Fm] sky.
There ain't [Ebm] no I can fly like no bird in the [Eb] sky.
There ain't no are you gonna get yours?
Someday I've got mine.
[N] There ain't no, there ain't no, there ain't no, there ain't no, [Bb] there ain't no
There ain't no superman, there [Eb] ain't no superman.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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

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