Chords for Mavis Staples - "Build A Bridge" (Full Album Stream)

Tempo:
93.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

G

Bm

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mavis Staples - "Build A Bridge" (Full Album Stream) chords
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[Bm] [Em] [A] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [A] [Em] [B]
I'm tired of us living [Em] so lonely.
[D] [N] I think I [Em] know what to do.
[Gm] Gonna build a bridge over the [A] mountain.
[Gm]
I'll walk [C] right over [G] to you.
Look around at [C] our city.
[Am] [G]
Look at us out [F] on the street.
[G] Got kids looking over [F] their [G] shoulder.
[Am] [G]
People looking down [F] at their [Am] feet.
[D]
[Bm] I'm tired of us living [C] so [Gm] [D] lonely.
I [Bm] hope I know [Fm] what to [Am] do.
[G] Gonna build a bridge over [C] the [G] ocean.
[C] [G]
I'm coming right over for [D] you.
[Bm]
[Em] [A] [Bm]
[Em] [Dm] [A] When [Bm]
I say [Em] my [A] life [Em] matters, [Bm]
you can say [Em] yours [A] does [Em] too.
[Bm] But I bet you never [Em] have [A] to [Em] remind anyone.
[Bm] But look at it from [Em] your [Am] point of view.
[E] Gonna [G] build a bridge [A] right over the mountain.
[G] Gotta build [D] it right over [Am] the [Em] sea.
[D] Gonna build [Em] a bridge right over [Am] the ocean
[G] so you can walk right [Em] [Am] over to me.
[E]
[G] [F] [Em] [G]
[Am] [Em] [G]
Look around at [Dm] our country.
[Am] [G] At the people that we don't [Dm] ever see.
[Gm]
[G] Standing side by side, [F] us divided.
[G]
Lonely in the land [F] of the [C] free.
[D] I'm gonna [Bm] pull the shades [Em] off [F] of my [Em] window.
[Dm] [G] I'm gonna let the [Em] sunlight right in.
[Bm] I'm gonna open my [Em] heart [C] to a stranger.
[G] I think I know [C] where to begin.
[G] I'm gonna build a bridge [E] right over [Dm] the [G] mountain.
[D] I [G] think I [Em] know [C] what to do.
[G] Gonna build a bridge right [F] over the ocean.
[G] I'm gonna walk right over [F] to [C] you.
[Bb] [G] I'm gonna walk right [Em] over [C] to you.
[Gm] [D] I'm gonna [G] walk right [E] over to you.
I'm gonna [G] walk right over [Bb] to [Em] you.
[Bb] [G] [Em] [F]
Key:  
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [B]
I'm tired of us living [Em] so lonely.
[D] _ [N] I think I [Em] know what to do.
_ [Gm] Gonna build a bridge over the [A] mountain.
_ _ [Gm]
I'll walk [C] right over [G] to you. _ _
Look around at [C] our city.
[Am] _ _ [G]
Look at us out [F] on the street.
[G] _ Got kids looking over [F] their [G] shoulder.
[Am] _ _ [G]
People looking down [F] at their [Am] feet.
[D] _ _
[Bm] I'm tired of us living [C] so [Gm] [D] lonely.
I [Bm] hope I know [Fm] what to [Am] do.
[G] Gonna build a bridge over [C] the [G] ocean.
[C] _ [G] _
I'm coming right over for [D] you.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [A] When _ [Bm] _
I say [Em] my [A] life [Em] matters, _ [Bm]
you can say [Em] yours [A] does [Em] too.
_ [Bm] But I bet you never [Em] have [A] to [Em] remind anyone.
[Bm] But look at it from [Em] your [Am] point of view.
_ [E] Gonna [G] build a bridge [A] right over the mountain.
_ [G] Gotta build [D] it right over [Am] the [Em] sea.
_ [D] Gonna build [Em] a bridge right over [Am] the ocean
[G] so you can walk right [Em] [Am] over to me.
_ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G]
Look around at [Dm] our country.
[Am] _ [G] At the people that we don't [Dm] ever see.
_ [Gm] _
[G] Standing side by side, [F] us divided.
_ _ [G] _
Lonely in the land [F] of the [C] free.
[D] _ I'm gonna [Bm] pull the shades [Em] off [F] of my [Em] window.
[Dm] [G] I'm gonna let the [Em] sunlight right in.
_ [Bm] I'm gonna open my [Em] heart [C] to a stranger.
[G] I think I know [C] where to begin.
_ [G] I'm gonna build a bridge [E] right over [Dm] the [G] mountain.
_ [D] I [G] think I [Em] know [C] what to do.
[G] Gonna build a bridge right [F] over the ocean.
[G] _ I'm gonna walk right over [F] to [C] you.
_ [Bb] [G] I'm gonna walk right [Em] over [C] to you.
[Gm] _ [D] I'm gonna [G] walk right [E] over to you.
_ I'm gonna [G] walk right over [Bb] to [Em] you.
_ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _

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