Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul? (Official Audio)

Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

F

Eb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott-Heron - Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul? (Official Audio) chords
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Who'll pay reparations on my soul?
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [G]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [G]
[Cm]
Many [Ab] suggestions
[Cm]
And [Ab] documents written
[Cm]
many [Ab] directions
[Cm] For the aid that [Ab] was given to play [Gm] games
pieces [F] of silver
[Eb]
And pieces [F] of gold tell [Cm] me who'll pay [Ab] reparations
on [Cm] my soul
[Ab] [G]
[Cm]
Many [Ab] fine speeches.
Oh, [Cm] yeah from the white [Ab] house desk
[Cm]
Written on [Ab] the cue cards
[Cm] Well that was never [Ab] really there.
Yes, [Gm] but the
Heat [F] in the summer was there and [Eb] the freezing [F] winter's cold now.
Tell [Cm] me who'll pay
[Ab] reparation on [Cm] my soul
[Ab] [G]
[Fm]
Call my brother a junkie
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm]
[Ab] Now that I [Gm] wanna be a man
[F]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
Met you [Ab] at the coast
[Cm]
You never [Ab] did
Always [Cm]
had [Ab] to have the most
[Gm]
And what [F] about mississippi
[Eb]
The boundary [F] of old tell [Cm] me who'll pay [Ab] reparations
[Cm] on my soul
[Ab] [G]
[C]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [C]
[Ab]
[Cm]
Yeah
[Abm] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[E] [Cm]
[A]
[E] [Cm]
[C]
[Ab]
[G]
[F] [Fm] So my brother a jockey
[Cm] Told
[Fm] my old man to leave me when [Cm] time got hard
So [Fm] my mother she's got to carry [Cm] me all by herself
Won't [Ab] [Gm] be a man I [Fm] can't depend on no one [Eb] else.
Oh, yeah
[Cm] What about [Ab] the red man?
[Cm] Who met you [Ab] at the coast
[Cm] You never [Ab] did
Always [Cm] [Ab] had to have the most
[Gm] And what [F] about mississippi?
[Eb] And [F] the reason
[Cm] [Ab] Reparations on [Cm] my soul
[Ab]
[Cm] [Ab]
[G]
[Cm] [Ab] Many fine speeches.
[Cm] Oh, yeah from the [Ab] white house desk
[Cm] Uh-huh written on the [Ab] cue cards
[Cm] That was never [Ab] really there.
Yeah, [Gm] but the
Heat [F] in the summer there and [Eb] the freezing [F] winter's cold
Tell me [Cm] who'll pay
[Ab]
reparations on [Cm] my soul
[Ab]
[Cm] Who'll pay [Ab]
reparations?
Cause [Cm] I don't dig
[Ab] segregation, but [Cm] I can't get
[Ab] Integration I got [Cm] to take it to the [Ab] united nations
Someone [Cm] help me away [Ab] from this nation.
[Cm] Tell me who'll pay
[Ab]
reparations [C] on my soul
Key:  
Cm
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Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
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To start learning Gil Scott-Heron - (Sampler) Wholl Pay Reparations On My Soul chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Cm, Ab and Cm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 136. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Minor.

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Who'll pay reparations on my soul? _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Many [Ab] suggestions
_ _ _ [Cm] _
And [Ab] documents written
_ _ [Cm] _ _
many [Ab] directions
_ _ [Cm] For the aid that [Ab] was given to play [Gm] games _
pieces [F] of silver
_ _ [Eb] _
And pieces [F] of gold tell [Cm] me who'll pay _ [Ab] reparations
on [Cm] my soul
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Many [Ab] fine speeches.
Oh, [Cm] yeah from the white [Ab] house desk
_ _ [Cm] _ _
Written on [Ab] the cue cards
_ _ [Cm] Well that was never [Ab] really there.
Yes, [Gm] but the
Heat [F] in the summer was there and [Eb] the freezing [F] winter's cold now.
Tell [Cm] me who'll pay
_ [Ab] reparation on [Cm] my soul
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
Call my brother a junkie
_ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Now _ that I [Gm] wanna be a man
_ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
Met you [Ab] at the coast
[Cm] _
You never [Ab] did
_ Always [Cm] _ _
had [Ab] to have the most
_ [Gm] _
And what [F] about mississippi
_ [Eb] _
The boundary [F] of old tell [Cm] me who'll pay [Ab] reparations
_ _ [Cm] on my soul
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Fm] So my brother a jockey _
[Cm] Told _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ my old man to leave me when [Cm] time got hard
So _ _ _ [Fm] my _ mother she's got to carry [Cm] me all by herself _
Won't [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] be a man I [Fm] can't depend on no one [Eb] else.
Oh, yeah
[Cm] _ What about [Ab] the red man?
[Cm] Who _ met you [Ab] at the coast
[Cm] _ You never [Ab] did _
Always [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] had to have the most
[Gm] _ And what [F] about mississippi?
_ [Eb] _ _ And [F] the reason _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Reparations on [Cm] my soul
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Many fine speeches.
[Cm] Oh, yeah from the [Ab] white house desk
[Cm] Uh-huh written on the [Ab] cue cards
_ [Cm] _ That was never [Ab] really there.
Yeah, [Gm] but the
Heat [F] in the summer there and [Eb] the freezing [F] winter's cold
Tell me [Cm] who'll pay
_ [Ab] _
reparations on [Cm] my soul
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ Who'll pay [Ab] _
reparations?
Cause [Cm] I don't dig
_ [Ab] segregation, but [Cm] I can't get
_ [Ab] Integration I got [Cm] to take it to the [Ab] united nations
Someone [Cm] _ help me away [Ab] from this nation.
[Cm] Tell me who'll pay
[Ab] _
reparations [C] on my soul _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters, written by Gil Scott‐Heron, you'll find this song.

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