Chords for Huey Lewis & The News - Soulsville (Live)
Tempo:
79.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
Em
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[D] Black man born free, at least that's the way it's supposed [G] to [D] be.
Chains that bind him are hard to see, unless you take this walk with [C#m] me.
[Bm] Place where [Em] he lives, [Bm] got plenty [Em] of names.
[Bm] Slums, [Em] ghettos, and black belts, [Bm] they all [G] bind in the same [D] nick of.
[G]
[D] Any kind of job is hard to find, that means an increase in the welfare [G]
[D] lines.
Crime rate is rising too, if you were hungry, what would you [Bm] do?
Ren is [Em] two months past due, [Bm] on a building [Em] that's falling apart.
[Bm] Little boy [Em] needs a pair of shoes,
[Bm] this is [Em] only a part [D] of.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] Some of the brothers got plenty of cash, the tricks on the corner, they see to that.
[G]
[D] Some like to smoke, some like to blow, some are even strung out on a [C#m] $50 [Bm] Jones.
Some are [Em] trying to ditch [Bm] reality, by getting [Em] so high.
[Bm]
Only [Em] to find out, [Bm]
you can never touch the sky, cause your [D] roots are deep.
[C] [D]
Every Sunday morning, I can hear the sisters singing.
[G]
[D] Trust in the Lord, oh [C#m] yeah.
[Bm] I hope [Em] that he hears their [Bm] prayers, cause even [Em] their soul may [Bm] breathe.
[Em] Put an end
[Bm] to all [A] this misery, if they have even [D] some.
[Dm]
[D] [G]
[D] Mm-hmm.
[Dm] [D] [G]
[D] It's all there.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
[D] Black man born free, at least that's the way it's supposed [G] to [D] be.
Chains that bind him are hard to see, unless you take this walk with [C#m] me.
[Bm] Place where [Em] he lives, [Bm] got plenty [Em] of names.
[Bm] Slums, [Em] ghettos, and black belts, [Bm] they all [G] bind in the same [D] nick of.
[G]
[D] Any kind of job is hard to find, that means an increase in the welfare [G]
[D] lines.
Crime rate is rising too, if you were hungry, what would you [Bm] do?
Ren is [Em] two months past due, [Bm] on a building [Em] that's falling apart.
[Bm] Little boy [Em] needs a pair of shoes,
[Bm] this is [Em] only a part [D] of.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] Some of the brothers got plenty of cash, the tricks on the corner, they see to that.
[G]
[D] Some like to smoke, some like to blow, some are even strung out on a [C#m] $50 [Bm] Jones.
Some are [Em] trying to ditch [Bm] reality, by getting [Em] so high.
[Bm]
Only [Em] to find out, [Bm]
you can never touch the sky, cause your [D] roots are deep.
[C] [D]
Every Sunday morning, I can hear the sisters singing.
[G]
[D] Trust in the Lord, oh [C#m] yeah.
[Bm] I hope [Em] that he hears their [Bm] prayers, cause even [Em] their soul may [Bm] breathe.
[Em] Put an end
[Bm] to all [A] this misery, if they have even [D] some.
[Dm]
[D] [G]
[D] Mm-hmm.
[Dm] [D] [G]
[D] It's all there.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
Key:
D
Bm
G
Em
C#m
D
Bm
G
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ Black man born free, at least that's the way it's supposed [G] to [D] be.
Chains that bind him are hard to see, unless you take this walk with [C#m] me.
[Bm] _ Place where [Em] he lives, [Bm] _ got plenty [Em] of names. _
[Bm] _ Slums, [Em] ghettos, and black belts, [Bm] they all [G] bind in the same [D] nick of.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Any kind of job is hard to find, that means an increase in the welfare [G]
[D] lines.
Crime rate is rising too, if you were hungry, what would you [Bm] do?
Ren is [Em] two months past due, [Bm] on a building [Em] that's falling apart.
[Bm] _ Little boy [Em] needs a pair of shoes, _
[Bm] this is [Em] only a part [D] of.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Some of the brothers got plenty of cash, the tricks on the corner, they see to that.
[G] _
[D] Some like to smoke, some like to blow, some are even strung out on a [C#m] $50 [Bm] Jones.
Some are [Em] trying to ditch [Bm] reality, by getting [Em] so high.
[Bm] _
Only [Em] to find out, [Bm]
you can never touch the sky, cause your [D] roots are deep.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
Every Sunday morning, _ I can hear the sisters singing.
_ [G] _
[D] Trust _ _ in the Lord, _ _ oh [C#m] yeah.
[Bm] _ I hope [Em] that he hears their [Bm] prayers, cause even [Em] their soul may [Bm] breathe.
_ _ [Em] Put an end _
[Bm] to all [A] this misery, if they have even [D] some.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ Mm-hmm.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
[D] It's all there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ Black man born free, at least that's the way it's supposed [G] to [D] be.
Chains that bind him are hard to see, unless you take this walk with [C#m] me.
[Bm] _ Place where [Em] he lives, [Bm] _ got plenty [Em] of names. _
[Bm] _ Slums, [Em] ghettos, and black belts, [Bm] they all [G] bind in the same [D] nick of.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Any kind of job is hard to find, that means an increase in the welfare [G]
[D] lines.
Crime rate is rising too, if you were hungry, what would you [Bm] do?
Ren is [Em] two months past due, [Bm] on a building [Em] that's falling apart.
[Bm] _ Little boy [Em] needs a pair of shoes, _
[Bm] this is [Em] only a part [D] of.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Some of the brothers got plenty of cash, the tricks on the corner, they see to that.
[G] _
[D] Some like to smoke, some like to blow, some are even strung out on a [C#m] $50 [Bm] Jones.
Some are [Em] trying to ditch [Bm] reality, by getting [Em] so high.
[Bm] _
Only [Em] to find out, [Bm]
you can never touch the sky, cause your [D] roots are deep.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
Every Sunday morning, _ I can hear the sisters singing.
_ [G] _
[D] Trust _ _ in the Lord, _ _ oh [C#m] yeah.
[Bm] _ I hope [Em] that he hears their [Bm] prayers, cause even [Em] their soul may [Bm] breathe.
_ _ [Em] Put an end _
[Bm] to all [A] this misery, if they have even [D] some.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ Mm-hmm.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
[D] It's all there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _