Gil Scott-Heron - Racetrack In France Chords

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112.8 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

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C

Dm

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Gil Scott-Heron - Racetrack In France chords
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[Ebm] [E] [F] On [C] a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody got a clap in their hands.
Seemed like a long way from [Am] Union Station.
On a [C] racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, [F] those big [Em] vibrations.
[Eb]
[A] [Eb]
Oh Vanessa, heard I needed to travel.
Girl I was ready when I was you.
[F] [E] [Eb] Yeah, so I'm picking up dust to travel.
On a [Dm] racetrack near [Eb] Marseille.
[A] [Eb]
That all sounds like a mystery.
Things that you just [F] don't understand.
[Eb] [Dm] [Eb] Well, let me give you a little bit of history.
About me and the [F] Midnight Band.
[Am] On a racetrack in [F] France, [Db]
everybody got a clap in their hands.
Seemed like a [Fm] long way [F] from Union Station.
On a racetrack in [C] [Db] France, everybody started [Ab] to dance.
I [Db] was a long way from home, [C] those big vibrations.
[Eb] Said, hey, where we going?
[A] [Bb]
Oh, [Eb] I said, we are going
[Cm]
[Eb] to Manila, Palihulu.
The roads were [G] way down on my list.
[A] [D] [Eb] The Africans sitting in their seat belts.
The [G] rhythms were famous.
[D] [Eb] People got the message.
[Dm] The music was on.
[Cm] [Eb] Really, it shouldn't have been no surprise.
That we all [F] got down that day.
[C] On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody got a clap in their hands.
It seemed [Fm] like a long way from [C] Union Station.
On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, those [C] big vibrations.
Said, hey.
[Eb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb]
I heard I needed a travel.
[F] [Eb] Go out and spread the word, now people are singing.
Got me kicking up dust and gravel.
On a racetrack near my state.
If it all sounds like a mystery.
[F] [Eb] The things that you just don't understand.
Let me give you a little bit of history.
Talking [Dm] about the Midnight Band.
On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody [Fm] got a clap in their [Db] hands.
It seemed like a long way [F] from Union Station.
[C] Where I come from.
On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way [Ab] from home, those [C] vibrations.
On a racetrack in France, [Fm] everybody started to clap in their [Db] hands.
It seemed like a [Ab] long [Am] way.
A long way.
A long way.
On a [C] racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, [C] those vibrations.
Let me see.
Hey.
[Bbm] [E] [Eb] [E] [F]
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson - Racetrack In France chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, Db, F, C, Eb, Dm, Eb, F, Am and C of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 113 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Minor.

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_ [Ebm] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ On [C] a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody got a clap in their hands.
Seemed like a long way from [Am] Union Station.
_ On a [C] racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, [F] those big [Em] vibrations.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh Vanessa, _ _ heard I needed to travel.
_ _ _ Girl I was ready when I was you.
_ _ [F] _ [E] [Eb] Yeah, so I'm picking up dust to travel.
_ _ _ On a [Dm] racetrack near [Eb] Marseille.
_ [A] _ _ [Eb]
That all sounds like a mystery.
_ _ _ Things that you just [F] don't understand.
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] Well, let me give you a little bit of history.
_ _ _ About me and the [F] Midnight Band.
[Am] On a racetrack in [F] France, [Db]
everybody got a clap in their hands.
Seemed like a [Fm] long way [F] from Union Station.
On a racetrack in [C] [Db] France, everybody started [Ab] to dance.
I [Db] was a long way from home, [C] those big vibrations.
_ [Eb] Said, hey, _ _ _ _ _ where we going?
[A] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Oh, [Eb] I said, we are going _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] to Manila, _ _ Palihulu.
The roads were [G] way down on my list.
[A] _ [D] _ [Eb] The Africans sitting in their seat belts. _ _
_ _ The [G] rhythms were famous. _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ People got the message.
_ _ [Dm] _ The music was on. _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] Really, it shouldn't have been no surprise.
_ That we all [F] got down that day.
[C] On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody got a clap in their hands.
It seemed [Fm] like a long way from [C] Union Station.
_ On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, those [C] big vibrations.
_ Said, hey.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I heard I needed a travel.
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] Go out and spread the word, now people are singing.
_ _ _ Got me kicking up dust and gravel.
_ _ On a racetrack near my state.
_ If it all sounds like a mystery.
_ [F] _ [Eb] The things that you just don't understand.
_ _ Let me give you a little bit of history.
_ _ Talking [Dm] about the Midnight Band.
On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody [Fm] got a clap in their [Db] hands.
It seemed like a long way [F] from Union Station.
[C] Where I come from.
On a racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way [Ab] from home, those [C] vibrations. _
On a racetrack in France, [Fm] everybody started to clap in their [Db] hands.
It seemed like a [Ab] long [Am] way.
A long way.
A long way.
On a [C] racetrack in France, [Db] everybody started to dance.
I was a long way from home, [C] those vibrations.
Let me see.
Hey.
[Bbm] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [E] _ [F] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Messages album.

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