Chords for Gladys Knight I am telling you (live) 1983
Tempo:
117.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] I insist on [Bb] teaching what we need.
[Db]
[Abm] He said [Gm] what we need for you to do.
[F]
Look us in the eye, [Gm]
forget about your [Eb] ego.
[F]
[Bb] Don't be afraid to let us know just how vulnerable you are.
[Db] [F] And you can accomplish all of this, [Gm] [F]
all of this,
[Bb]
by simply saying to us from the [Eb] bottom of your hearts,
[Gm] day after day, [Abm] you [Eb] face a world of [Gm] strangers.
I [Cm] don't belong, [Fm]
[Bb] I'm not that [Eb] strong.
And there's no [Ab] getting over [Db] that rainbow.
[Eb] And my [Ab]
smallest of [Fm] dreams won't come true.
[Eb]
I can't tell [Ab] [Eb] us this world has to give.
[Fm] But I [Ab] won't last a [Bb] day without
[C] you.
[Bb] And ladies we should be very, very [Gm] positive and say,
And [C] I
[Gm] am [Bb]
telling [Cm] you,
[Am] I'm not [Dm] gold.
[F]
[Bb] One of the best [F] men out.
[Gm]
[Bb] There's no way I could [C] ever go away.
[Bb] No, no, no [Am] way I'm leaving without [Dm] you.
[Bb] I'm not living [Am] without you.
[Gm]
[Db] I don't want to be free.
[G] I say, I'm saying, [C] and you, and you, [G]
you're [F] gonna love [Ab] me.
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] [Bbm]
you're [F] gonna [Ab] love me.
[Bb] [Db]
[Bb] And I am [Cm] telling you, [Am] [Em] I'm not gold.
[C]
Even though [Bb] the rough times are [Gm] so bad.
[Bb] There's no [C] way, there's no way.
[Db] We're part of the same planet.
We're part of the same time.
[F] We both share the same [C] love.
[F] We both have the same mind.
[Dm] It's all the time.
We have so [F] much to share.
No, [Gm] no, no, no, no, no.
I'm [Bb] not speaking of [Am] tomorrow morning.
I'm [Bb] not finding that there's nobody there.
[C]
[Bb] No, no, no, [Am] no, no.
I'm living [Dm] without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without [Gm] you.
I'm living without [C] you.
No,
[Bb] [D]
[Dm] no, [D] no, [Dm]
[Bb] no, no, [Gm] no.
[Bb] I'm not going to be here.
There's no way I [C] will
[Am]
ever.
[C]
[Bb] I'm telling [Cm] you,
[Am] [Dm] I'm living [Bb] for the best in me.
[Gm] I don't know [C] if we'll ever get there.
No, no, [Bb] no, no, no, [Am] no.
[Dm] I'm living without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without you.
[G] I'm living without [Db] you.
We are
[G] the same.
[Bb]
We are the same.
[Gm] We [F] are the same.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] We [F] are the same.
[Ab] [Bb]
We are the same.
We are [F]
the same.
We are the same.
[Bbm]
[B] We are [F]
the same.
We [Bb] are [F] the same.
[Bbm]
[C]
We [B] are the same.
Good Lord Allah.
Good Lord Allah.
Peace.
[F] [Eb] [C] [F]
[G] [B]
[N]
[Db]
[Abm] He said [Gm] what we need for you to do.
[F]
Look us in the eye, [Gm]
forget about your [Eb] ego.
[F]
[Bb] Don't be afraid to let us know just how vulnerable you are.
[Db] [F] And you can accomplish all of this, [Gm] [F]
all of this,
[Bb]
by simply saying to us from the [Eb] bottom of your hearts,
[Gm] day after day, [Abm] you [Eb] face a world of [Gm] strangers.
I [Cm] don't belong, [Fm]
[Bb] I'm not that [Eb] strong.
And there's no [Ab] getting over [Db] that rainbow.
[Eb] And my [Ab]
smallest of [Fm] dreams won't come true.
[Eb]
I can't tell [Ab] [Eb] us this world has to give.
[Fm] But I [Ab] won't last a [Bb] day without
[C] you.
[Bb] And ladies we should be very, very [Gm] positive and say,
And [C] I
[Gm] am [Bb]
telling [Cm] you,
[Am] I'm not [Dm] gold.
[F]
[Bb] One of the best [F] men out.
[Gm]
[Bb] There's no way I could [C] ever go away.
[Bb] No, no, no [Am] way I'm leaving without [Dm] you.
[Bb] I'm not living [Am] without you.
[Gm]
[Db] I don't want to be free.
[G] I say, I'm saying, [C] and you, and you, [G]
you're [F] gonna love [Ab] me.
[Bb] Oh, [Eb] [Bbm]
you're [F] gonna [Ab] love me.
[Bb] [Db]
[Bb] And I am [Cm] telling you, [Am] [Em] I'm not gold.
[C]
Even though [Bb] the rough times are [Gm] so bad.
[Bb] There's no [C] way, there's no way.
[Db] We're part of the same planet.
We're part of the same time.
[F] We both share the same [C] love.
[F] We both have the same mind.
[Dm] It's all the time.
We have so [F] much to share.
No, [Gm] no, no, no, no, no.
I'm [Bb] not speaking of [Am] tomorrow morning.
I'm [Bb] not finding that there's nobody there.
[C]
[Bb] No, no, no, [Am] no, no.
I'm living [Dm] without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without [Gm] you.
I'm living without [C] you.
No,
[Bb] [D]
[Dm] no, [D] no, [Dm]
[Bb] no, no, [Gm] no.
[Bb] I'm not going to be here.
There's no way I [C] will
[Am]
ever.
[C]
[Bb] I'm telling [Cm] you,
[Am] [Dm] I'm living [Bb] for the best in me.
[Gm] I don't know [C] if we'll ever get there.
No, no, [Bb] no, no, no, [Am] no.
[Dm] I'm living without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without you.
[G] I'm living without [Db] you.
We are
[G] the same.
[Bb]
We are the same.
[Gm] We [F] are the same.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] We [F] are the same.
[Ab] [Bb]
We are the same.
We are [F]
the same.
We are the same.
[Bbm]
[B] We are [F]
the same.
We [Bb] are [F] the same.
[Bbm]
[C]
We [B] are the same.
Good Lord Allah.
Good Lord Allah.
Peace.
[F] [Eb] [C] [F]
[G] [B]
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
C
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ I insist _ _ _ _ _ _ on [Bb] teaching _ what we need.
[Db] _
[Abm] _ _ _ He said [Gm] what we _ _ need for you to do.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Look us in the eye, _ _ [Gm] _
forget about your [Eb] ego.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Don't be afraid to let us know just how vulnerable you are.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [F] And you can accomplish all of this, _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F]
all of this,
_ _ _ [Bb] _
by simply saying to us from the [Eb] bottom of your _ hearts,
_ _ _ _ [Gm] day after day, [Abm] you [Eb] face a world of [Gm] strangers.
_ I [Cm] don't belong, [Fm] _ _
_ [Bb] I'm not that [Eb] strong. _ _
And there's no [Ab] getting over [Db] that rainbow.
[Eb] _ _ _ And my _ [Ab]
smallest of [Fm] dreams won't come true.
_ [Eb] _ _
I can't tell [Ab] _ _ [Eb] us this world has to give.
[Fm] _ _ But I [Ab] _ won't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ last a [Bb] day _ _ _ without _ _ _
[C] you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] And ladies we should be very, very [Gm] positive and say, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [C] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ am [Bb] _
telling _ [Cm] you, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I'm not [Dm] gold.
_ _ [F]
[Bb] One of the best [F] men out.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] There's no way I could [C] ever go away.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ No, no, no [Am] way I'm leaving without [Dm] you. _ _
[Bb] I'm not living [Am] without you.
[Gm] _ _
_ [Db] _ I don't want to be free.
_ [G] I say, I'm saying, [C] and you, and you, _ _ [G]
you're [F] gonna love [Ab] me. _ _ _
[Bb] Oh, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm]
you're [F] gonna _ [Ab] love me. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bb] And I am [Cm] telling _ you, [Am] _ [Em] I'm not gold.
[C]
Even though [Bb] the rough _ times are [Gm] so _ bad.
[Bb] There's no [C] way, there's no way.
[Db] We're part of the same planet. _ _
_ We're part of the same time. _
[F] We both share the same [C] love. _
[F] We both have the same mind. _ _
[Dm] It's all the time.
We have so [F] much to share.
No, [Gm] no, no, no, no, no.
I'm [Bb] not speaking of [Am] tomorrow morning.
I'm [Bb] not finding that there's nobody there.
[C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ No, no, no, [Am] no, no.
_ _ I'm living [Dm] without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without [Gm] you.
I'm living without [C] you.
No, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ no, [D] no, [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] no, no, [Gm] no. _ _
[Bb] I'm not going to be here.
There's no way I [C] will
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ever.
[C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm telling [Cm] _ you, _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] I'm living [Bb] for the best in me.
[Gm] I don't _ _ know [C] if we'll ever get there.
No, no, [Bb] no, _ no, no, [Am] _ _ _ no.
[Dm] I'm living without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without you.
[G] I'm living without [Db] you.
_ _ We are _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ the same.
[Bb] _
We _ are the same.
[Gm] We [F] are the same.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We [F] are the same.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ We are the same.
We are [F] _ _
_ the same. _ _ _ _
We are the same.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[B] We are _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ the same.
We [Bb] are [F] the same.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
We [B] are the same.
Good Lord Allah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Good Lord _ Allah. _ _ _ _
_ Peace.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ I insist _ _ _ _ _ _ on [Bb] teaching _ what we need.
[Db] _
[Abm] _ _ _ He said [Gm] what we _ _ need for you to do.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Look us in the eye, _ _ [Gm] _
forget about your [Eb] ego.
_ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Don't be afraid to let us know just how vulnerable you are.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [F] And you can accomplish all of this, _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F]
all of this,
_ _ _ [Bb] _
by simply saying to us from the [Eb] bottom of your _ hearts,
_ _ _ _ [Gm] day after day, [Abm] you [Eb] face a world of [Gm] strangers.
_ I [Cm] don't belong, [Fm] _ _
_ [Bb] I'm not that [Eb] strong. _ _
And there's no [Ab] getting over [Db] that rainbow.
[Eb] _ _ _ And my _ [Ab]
smallest of [Fm] dreams won't come true.
_ [Eb] _ _
I can't tell [Ab] _ _ [Eb] us this world has to give.
[Fm] _ _ But I [Ab] _ won't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ last a [Bb] day _ _ _ without _ _ _
[C] you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] And ladies we should be very, very [Gm] positive and say, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And [C] I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ am [Bb] _
telling _ [Cm] you, _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I'm not [Dm] gold.
_ _ [F]
[Bb] One of the best [F] men out.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] There's no way I could [C] ever go away.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ No, no, no [Am] way I'm leaving without [Dm] you. _ _
[Bb] I'm not living [Am] without you.
[Gm] _ _
_ [Db] _ I don't want to be free.
_ [G] I say, I'm saying, [C] and you, and you, _ _ [G]
you're [F] gonna love [Ab] me. _ _ _
[Bb] Oh, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm]
you're [F] gonna _ [Ab] love me. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Bb] And I am [Cm] telling _ you, [Am] _ [Em] I'm not gold.
[C]
Even though [Bb] the rough _ times are [Gm] so _ bad.
[Bb] There's no [C] way, there's no way.
[Db] We're part of the same planet. _ _
_ We're part of the same time. _
[F] We both share the same [C] love. _
[F] We both have the same mind. _ _
[Dm] It's all the time.
We have so [F] much to share.
No, [Gm] no, no, no, no, no.
I'm [Bb] not speaking of [Am] tomorrow morning.
I'm [Bb] not finding that there's nobody there.
[C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ No, no, no, [Am] no, no.
_ _ I'm living [Dm] without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without [Gm] you.
I'm living without [C] you.
No, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ no, [D] no, [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] no, no, [Gm] no. _ _
[Bb] I'm not going to be here.
There's no way I [C] will
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ever.
[C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ I'm telling [Cm] _ you, _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] I'm living [Bb] for the best in me.
[Gm] I don't _ _ know [C] if we'll ever get there.
No, no, [Bb] no, _ no, no, [Am] _ _ _ no.
[Dm] I'm living without you.
[Bb] I'm not living without you.
[G] I'm living without [Db] you.
_ _ We are _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ the same.
[Bb] _
We _ are the same.
[Gm] We [F] are the same.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We [F] are the same.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ We are the same.
We are [F] _ _
_ the same. _ _ _ _
We are the same.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[B] We are _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ the same.
We [Bb] are [F] the same.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
We [B] are the same.
Good Lord Allah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Good Lord _ Allah. _ _ _ _
_ Peace.
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _