Chords for John Legend - Preach (LYRICS)
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Em
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [A]
[G] [Em] Every [Bm] day I wake and everything is broken, turning off [G] my phone just to get out [Em] of bed.
Get home [Bm] every evening and history's repeating, [A] turning off [G] my phone cause it's hurting [Em] my chest.
I'm helpless, yeah, [G] and helpless, [D] yeah, [Em] and what can I do?
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just sitting [A] praying that I can [Em] see [G] his pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I [G] can't just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I [G] can't just preach, [D] baby, preach.
[Bm] All I hear is voices, everybody's [A] talking, nothing real [G] is happening cause nothing is [Em] new.
Now when [Bm] all is tragic and I just feel sedated, [A] why do I [G] feel numb?
Is that all I can [Em] do?
Yeah, [G] and helpless, [D] yeah, [Em] but I'm only human.
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just [A] sitting praying that I can [Em] find a love when all I
see [G] is pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
[G] And heaven knows I'm [F#m] not helpless,
[Em] but what can I do?
[F#m] Yeah, [G] can't see the use in me [F#m] crying if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I can't sit and [E] hold my hand just sitting praying that I [D] can find a love when [F#m] all I
see is pain.
Trying to do [Bm] the things I say that I [A] believe.
I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I can't just [Em] preach, baby, [G] preach.
Oh, [Bm] I [A] can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Falling to my [Bm] knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, preach.
[G] [Em] Every [Bm] day I wake and everything is broken, turning off [G] my phone just to get out [Em] of bed.
Get home [Bm] every evening and history's repeating, [A] turning off [G] my phone cause it's hurting [Em] my chest.
I'm helpless, yeah, [G] and helpless, [D] yeah, [Em] and what can I do?
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just sitting [A] praying that I can [Em] see [G] his pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I [G] can't just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I [G] can't just preach, [D] baby, preach.
[Bm] All I hear is voices, everybody's [A] talking, nothing real [G] is happening cause nothing is [Em] new.
Now when [Bm] all is tragic and I just feel sedated, [A] why do I [G] feel numb?
Is that all I can [Em] do?
Yeah, [G] and helpless, [D] yeah, [Em] but I'm only human.
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just [A] sitting praying that I can [Em] find a love when all I
see [G] is pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
[G] And heaven knows I'm [F#m] not helpless,
[Em] but what can I do?
[F#m] Yeah, [G] can't see the use in me [F#m] crying if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I can't sit and [E] hold my hand just sitting praying that I [D] can find a love when [F#m] all I
see is pain.
Trying to do [Bm] the things I say that I [A] believe.
I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] [A] I can't just [Em] preach, baby, [G] preach.
Oh, [Bm] I [A] can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Falling to my [Bm] knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, preach.
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Every [Bm] day I wake and everything is broken, turning off [G] my phone just to get out [Em] of bed.
Get home [Bm] every evening and history's repeating, [A] turning off [G] my phone cause it's hurting [Em] my chest.
I'm helpless, yeah, [G] and helpless, _ _ [D] _ yeah, [Em] _ and what can I do? _ _
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just sitting [A] praying that I can [Em] _ _ see [G] his pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I [G] can't just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ I [G] can't just preach, [D] baby, preach.
[Bm] All I hear is voices, _ everybody's [A] talking, nothing real [G] is happening cause nothing is [Em] new.
Now when [Bm] all is tragic and I just feel sedated, [A] why do I [G] feel numb?
Is that all I can [Em] do?
Yeah, [G] and helpless, _ [D] _ _ yeah, [Em] _ but I'm only human. _ _
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just [A] sitting praying that I can [Em] find a love when all I
see [G] is pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach. _ _
[G] And heaven knows I'm [F#m] not helpless, _ _
[Em] _ but what can I do?
[F#m] Yeah, [G] can't see the use in me [F#m] crying if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I can't sit and [E] hold my hand just sitting praying that I [D] can find a love when [F#m] all I
see is pain.
Trying to do [Bm] the things I say that I [A] believe.
_ I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I can't just [Em] preach, baby, [G] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ I [A] _ _ can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Falling to my [Bm] knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, preach. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Every [Bm] day I wake and everything is broken, turning off [G] my phone just to get out [Em] of bed.
Get home [Bm] every evening and history's repeating, [A] turning off [G] my phone cause it's hurting [Em] my chest.
I'm helpless, yeah, [G] and helpless, _ _ [D] _ yeah, [Em] _ and what can I do? _ _
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just sitting [A] praying that I can [Em] _ _ see [G] his pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I [G] can't just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ I [G] can't just preach, [D] baby, preach.
[Bm] All I hear is voices, _ everybody's [A] talking, nothing real [G] is happening cause nothing is [Em] new.
Now when [Bm] all is tragic and I just feel sedated, [A] why do I [G] feel numb?
Is that all I can [Em] do?
Yeah, [G] and helpless, _ [D] _ _ yeah, [Em] _ but I'm only human. _ _
[G] I can't see the use in me crying [D] if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I [Bm] can't sit and hold my hand just [A] sitting praying that I can [Em] find a love when all I
see [G] is pain falling to [Bm] my knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach. _ _
[G] And heaven knows I'm [F#m] not helpless, _ _
[Em] _ but what can I do?
[F#m] Yeah, [G] can't see the use in me [F#m] crying if I'm not even [Em] trying to make the change I wanna see.
I can't sit and [E] hold my hand just sitting praying that I [D] can find a love when [F#m] all I
see is pain.
Trying to do [Bm] the things I say that I [A] believe.
_ I can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I can't just [Em] preach, baby, [G] preach.
Oh, [Bm] _ _ I [A] _ _ can't [G] just preach, baby, [D] preach.
Falling to my [Bm] knees.
And though I do [A] believe, I can't [G] just preach, baby, preach. _ _ _
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