Chords for Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Carmen McRae, Maxine Weldon, Morgana King sing Billie Holiday finale.
Tempo:
55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Fm
Cm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] So the pride won't shake it, and it still [Db] is loose.
Mama may [Dbm] have, and a papa [Cm] may [Fm] have, but y'all, [Bbm] let's just
let it go, [Db] y'all.
[Ab] Let's get it on.
[Bbm] Hey!
[Ab] It's gone, it's [Db] gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] We'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] It's gone, it's gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
We'll keep on thriving.
And we'll make it through.
[Db] Your mama may have, [Ab] and papa may have, [Fm] but y [Db]'all, let's
let it go, [Ab] let's get it on.
[Db]
[Fm]
[Cm] [G] Down [Cm] your front [A] door.
[Fm] But when the moon was smiling and [D] the moon was dancing,
[Fm] that heart and spirit [Cm] would be all [F] those child-ass [Eb] people never showed.
[Ab] [Db] With relationships, [Ab]
[Db] rusted bread and [Ab] dust, you can take
what you want, [Fm] what you don't take.
[Db] Mama may have, [Dbm]
and papa may have, [Cm] but [Fm] y [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]'all, let's
let it go.
[Bbm] [Ab]
And the clock [Db] shall go.
[Ab]
And the clock shall ring.
So the fire in the [Gb] dead still [Ab] is new.
[Db] And the [Fm] fire in [Ab] the dead [Cm] shall [F] bless us.
Shall bless [Bbm] us.
Shall bless [Eb] us.
We've got all.
[Ab] One death, one heaven, keep one faith.
Keep one faith.
[Gb]
[Ab] So the pride won't shake it, and it still [Db] is loose.
Mama may [Dbm] have, and a papa [Cm] may [Fm] have, but y'all, [Bbm] let's just
let it go, [Db] y'all.
[Ab] Let's get it on.
[Bbm] Hey!
[Ab] It's gone, it's [Db] gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] We'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] It's gone, it's gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
We'll keep on thriving.
And we'll make it through.
[Db] Your mama may have, [Ab] and papa may have, [Fm] but y [Db]'all, let's
let it go, [Ab] let's get it on.
[Db]
[Fm]
[Cm] [G] Down [Cm] your front [A] door.
[Fm] But when the moon was smiling and [D] the moon was dancing,
[Fm] that heart and spirit [Cm] would be all [F] those child-ass [Eb] people never showed.
[Ab] [Db] With relationships, [Ab]
[Db] rusted bread and [Ab] dust, you can take
what you want, [Fm] what you don't take.
[Db] Mama may have, [Dbm]
and papa may have, [Cm] but [Fm] y [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]'all, let's
let it go.
[Bbm] [Ab]
And the clock [Db] shall go.
[Ab]
And the clock shall ring.
So the fire in the [Gb] dead still [Ab] is new.
[Db] And the [Fm] fire in [Ab] the dead [Cm] shall [F] bless us.
Shall bless [Bbm] us.
Shall bless [Eb] us.
We've got all.
[Ab] One death, one heaven, keep one faith.
Keep one faith.
[Gb]
Key:
Ab
Db
Fm
Cm
Bbm
Ab
Db
Fm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] So the pride won't shake it, and it still [Db] is loose.
Mama may [Dbm] have, and a papa [Cm] may [Fm] have, but y'all, [Bbm] let's just
let it go, [Db] y'all.
[Ab] Let's get it on.
[Bbm] Hey! _
[Ab] It's gone, it's [Db] gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] We'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] It's gone, it's gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
We'll keep on thriving.
And we'll make it through.
_ _ [Db] Your mama may have, [Ab] and papa may have, _ [Fm] but y [Db]'all, let's
let it go, [Ab] _ let's get it on.
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] Down [Cm] your front [A] door.
_ [Fm] But when the moon was smiling and [D] the moon was dancing,
[Fm] that heart and spirit [Cm] would be all [F] those child-ass [Eb] people never showed.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] With relationships, [Ab] _
[Db] rusted bread and [Ab] dust, you can take
what you want, _ [Fm] what you don't take.
[Db] _ Mama may have, _ [Dbm] _
and papa may have, [Cm] but [Fm] y _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab]'all, let's
let it go.
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ And the clock [Db] shall go.
_ [Ab]
And the clock shall ring.
So the fire in the [Gb] dead still [Ab] is new.
_ [Db] And the [Fm] fire in [Ab] _ the dead [Cm] shall [F] bless us.
Shall bless [Bbm] us.
Shall bless [Eb] us.
We've got all.
[Ab] _ _ One death, one _ heaven, keep one faith.
Keep one faith.
_ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] So the pride won't shake it, and it still [Db] is loose.
Mama may [Dbm] have, and a papa [Cm] may [Fm] have, but y'all, [Bbm] let's just
let it go, [Db] y'all.
[Ab] Let's get it on.
[Bbm] Hey! _
[Ab] It's gone, it's [Db] gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] We'll keep on thriving.
[Ab] It's gone, it's gone, but we'll keep on thriving.
We'll keep on thriving.
And we'll make it through.
_ _ [Db] Your mama may have, [Ab] and papa may have, _ [Fm] but y [Db]'all, let's
let it go, [Ab] _ let's get it on.
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] Down [Cm] your front [A] door.
_ [Fm] But when the moon was smiling and [D] the moon was dancing,
[Fm] that heart and spirit [Cm] would be all [F] those child-ass [Eb] people never showed.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] With relationships, [Ab] _
[Db] rusted bread and [Ab] dust, you can take
what you want, _ [Fm] what you don't take.
[Db] _ Mama may have, _ [Dbm] _
and papa may have, [Cm] but [Fm] y _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab]'all, let's
let it go.
[Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ And the clock [Db] shall go.
_ [Ab]
And the clock shall ring.
So the fire in the [Gb] dead still [Ab] is new.
_ [Db] And the [Fm] fire in [Ab] _ the dead [Cm] shall [F] bless us.
Shall bless [Bbm] us.
Shall bless [Eb] us.
We've got all.
[Ab] _ _ One death, one _ heaven, keep one faith.
Keep one faith.
_ [Gb] _ _