Chords for Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Cane - Secrets (1978)
Tempo:
114.85 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
Eb
Db
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
The rural sound is described by James Tumul in [C] the century of the integration of this song.
Two of his [Db] characters.
This is [Eb] about the primary product of that era.
[Gm]
Take Corintha, [C] take Corintha, perfect as dust when the sun [Gm] goes down.
Take Corintha, [C]
perfect as twilight [Dm] as a child, able [D] to drive [F] both the young and [Eb] old wild.
Perfect [Bb] as dust, sun [Gm] goes down, said take Corintha.
[Bb] And remember, remember [Am]
every sound, [D] as often [Gm] as our flowers bloom, men will try [C]
and cut them down.
Said [Eb] take Corintha, [Eb] as sweet [Dm] as spring rain.
[Gm] Run from the [C] cane, run [Gm]
from the cane.
[C]
[Db]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Gm] Prayful Becky, [C] prayful Becky, white woman gave birth to [Gm] two black sons.
Prayful Becky, [C]
her one room, the shack fell [Dm] to the ground.
[Dm] Two boys killed a man and had to [Eb] leave town.
Said white [C] woman gave [C] birth to [Gm] two black sons.
Prayful Becky.
[Bb] And remember, remember [Am]
the days, [D] she looked [Gm] to us for help, and we [Bb] all turned away.
[C] [Eb] Prayful Becky, buried [Dm] down near the train.
[Gm] Deep in the cane, [C] [F] deep [Gm] in the cane.
[D] [Gm] [C]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Gm]
[G] [C]
[Db]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [C]
[Db]
The rural sound is described by James Tumul in [C] the century of the integration of this song.
Two of his [Db] characters.
This is [Eb] about the primary product of that era.
[Gm]
Take Corintha, [C] take Corintha, perfect as dust when the sun [Gm] goes down.
Take Corintha, [C]
perfect as twilight [Dm] as a child, able [D] to drive [F] both the young and [Eb] old wild.
Perfect [Bb] as dust, sun [Gm] goes down, said take Corintha.
[Bb] And remember, remember [Am]
every sound, [D] as often [Gm] as our flowers bloom, men will try [C]
and cut them down.
Said [Eb] take Corintha, [Eb] as sweet [Dm] as spring rain.
[Gm] Run from the [C] cane, run [Gm]
from the cane.
[C]
[Db]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Gm] Prayful Becky, [C] prayful Becky, white woman gave birth to [Gm] two black sons.
Prayful Becky, [C]
her one room, the shack fell [Dm] to the ground.
[Dm] Two boys killed a man and had to [Eb] leave town.
Said white [C] woman gave [C] birth to [Gm] two black sons.
Prayful Becky.
[Bb] And remember, remember [Am]
the days, [D] she looked [Gm] to us for help, and we [Bb] all turned away.
[C] [Eb] Prayful Becky, buried [Dm] down near the train.
[Gm] Deep in the cane, [C] [F] deep [Gm] in the cane.
[D] [Gm] [C]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Gm]
[G] [C]
[Db]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [C]
[Db]
Key:
Gm
C
Eb
Db
Dm
Gm
C
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
The rural sound is described by James Tumul in [C] the century of the integration of this song.
Two of his [Db] characters.
_ This is [Eb] about the primary product of that era.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take Corintha, _ _ _ _ [C] take Corintha, perfect as dust when the sun [Gm] goes down.
Take _ Corintha, _ [C] _
_ perfect as twilight [Dm] as a child, able [D] to drive [F] both the young and [Eb] old wild.
_ _ _ Perfect [Bb] as _ dust, _ _ sun [Gm] goes down, said take Corintha.
[Bb] And remember, _ _ _ _ remember [Am]
every _ sound, [D] as often [Gm] as our flowers bloom, men will try [C]
and cut them _ down.
Said [Eb] take Corintha, _ _ [Eb] _ as sweet [Dm] as spring rain.
_ _ _ [Gm] Run from the [C] cane, run _ [Gm]
from the cane. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Prayful Becky, _ _ _ _ _ [C] prayful Becky, white woman gave birth to [Gm] two black sons.
_ Prayful Becky, _ [C] _
_ her one room, the shack fell [Dm] to the ground.
[Dm] Two boys killed a man and had to [Eb] leave town.
_ _ Said white [C] woman gave _ _ [C] birth to [Gm] two black sons.
_ Prayful Becky.
_ [Bb] And remember, _ _ _ remember [Am]
the _ days, [D] she looked [Gm] to us for help, _ and we [Bb] all turned away.
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] Prayful Becky, _ _ _ buried [Dm] down near the train.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Deep in the cane, _ [C] _ _ [F] deep [Gm] in the cane.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The rural sound is described by James Tumul in [C] the century of the integration of this song.
Two of his [Db] characters.
_ This is [Eb] about the primary product of that era.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Take Corintha, _ _ _ _ [C] take Corintha, perfect as dust when the sun [Gm] goes down.
Take _ Corintha, _ [C] _
_ perfect as twilight [Dm] as a child, able [D] to drive [F] both the young and [Eb] old wild.
_ _ _ Perfect [Bb] as _ dust, _ _ sun [Gm] goes down, said take Corintha.
[Bb] And remember, _ _ _ _ remember [Am]
every _ sound, [D] as often [Gm] as our flowers bloom, men will try [C]
and cut them _ down.
Said [Eb] take Corintha, _ _ [Eb] _ as sweet [Dm] as spring rain.
_ _ _ [Gm] Run from the [C] cane, run _ [Gm]
from the cane. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Prayful Becky, _ _ _ _ _ [C] prayful Becky, white woman gave birth to [Gm] two black sons.
_ Prayful Becky, _ [C] _
_ her one room, the shack fell [Dm] to the ground.
[Dm] Two boys killed a man and had to [Eb] leave town.
_ _ Said white [C] woman gave _ _ [C] birth to [Gm] two black sons.
_ Prayful Becky.
_ [Bb] And remember, _ _ _ remember [Am]
the _ days, [D] she looked [Gm] to us for help, _ and we [Bb] all turned away.
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] Prayful Becky, _ _ _ buried [Dm] down near the train.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Deep in the cane, _ [C] _ _ [F] deep [Gm] in the cane.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
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