Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Chains (Black & Blues)
Tempo:
104.15 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Am
C
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [G] [Ab] [A] [Am]
[Eb] [C] [Am]
[Eb] [C] The first thing that you notice [Dm] in the morning
[C] Is that there's not a cloud [Dm] in the sky
[Am] [Dm] [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember
[G] [F] [C] The old woman, in her [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
[E] I [G] got to [Am] get away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
[Dm] I got to [C] get away, [Dm] oh [C] yeah, from these [D] chains
[E] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
Standing [Dm]
[C]
over yonder [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
[C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm]
sunset
[G] [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I [Dm] can stand
Lord, [Em]
[Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
[Dm]
I got to [Am] get away, [Dm]
away [C] from these [Gm] [Dm] chains
[C] Yeah, [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[Eb] [C] [Am]
[Eb] [C] The first thing that you notice [Dm] in the morning
[C] Is that there's not a cloud [Dm] in the sky
[Am] [Dm] [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember
[G] [F] [C] The old woman, in her [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
[E] I [G] got to [Am] get away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
[Dm] I got to [C] get away, [Dm] oh [C] yeah, from these [D] chains
[E] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
Standing [Dm]
[C]
over yonder [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
[C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm]
sunset
[G] [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I [Dm] can stand
Lord, [Em]
[Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
[Dm]
I got to [Am] get away, [Dm]
away [C] from these [Gm] [Dm] chains
[C] Yeah, [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
[Dm] [Am] [D]
Key:
Dm
Am
C
Em
G
Dm
Am
C
[Eb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ The first thing that you notice _ [Dm] _ in the morning
_ _ [C] Is that there's not a cloud _ [Dm] _ in the _ sky
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember _
[G] _ [F] [C] The old woman, in her _ _ [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] _ much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
_ [E] I [G] got to [Am] get _ away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
_ [Dm] _ I got to [C] get away, _ [Dm] _ oh [C] yeah, from these _ [D] chains
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Standing _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
over yonder _ _ [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
_ [C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] _ Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm] _
sunset
_ _ [G] _ [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I _ [Dm] can _ stand
_ Lord, [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
_ _ [Dm] _
I got to [Am] get away, _ _ [Dm] _
away [C] from these _ _ [Gm] [Dm] chains
_ _ [C] Yeah, _ _ [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ The first thing that you notice _ [Dm] _ in the morning
_ _ [C] Is that there's not a cloud _ [Dm] _ in the _ sky
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember _
[G] _ [F] [C] The old woman, in her _ _ [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] _ much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
_ [E] I [G] got to [Am] get _ away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
_ [Dm] _ I got to [C] get away, _ [Dm] _ oh [C] yeah, from these _ [D] chains
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Standing _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
over yonder _ _ [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
_ [C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] _ Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm] _
sunset
_ _ [G] _ [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I _ [Dm] can _ stand
_ Lord, [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
_ _ [Dm] _
I got to [Am] get away, _ _ [Dm] _
away [C] from these _ _ [Gm] [Dm] chains
_ _ [C] Yeah, _ _ [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _