Chords for O'landa Draper & The Associates- I've Got A Reason

Tempo:
120.3 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Bbm

Ab

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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O'landa Draper & The Associates- I've Got A Reason chords
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[Ab] [Eb]
[Bbm] [F]
[G] [Dm] [N]
[G]
[Gm] [Bbm] [G]
[Abm] [C] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ebm]
[F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[G] [Db] Amen
[Eb]
[Bb] When I didn't [Eb] have a dime, [Bbm] he stepped right out of the weed
[Ab] I've got a [Ebm] [C] friend, a friend of mine
[Cm] He gives me the victory, he [Eb] wipes my [A] mind dry
[Am]
[G] [Ab] [Eb] He's a deep [Db] rocker out there, I've got a [Eb] reason
I've got a friend, [Fm] a friend of [Eb] mine
When I couldn't see my way, he showed me [Bbm] a point of day
[D] I've got a [Eb] friend, a friend [Gm] of mine
[Gbm] He's [Eb] my savior, he gave [G] me new life with ease
And I've [Bb] got a [Eb] reason
[Db]
[Bb] When I didn't have a dime, he stepped right [Bbm] in on [Eb] the weed
I've got a friend, a friend [C] of mine
[Am] He [Eb] gives me the [F] victory, he [Eb] wipes my [A]
mind [G] dry
[C] [A] [Ab] [Eb]
He's a deep rocker [Abm] out there, I've got a reason
I've got [Db] a friend, [Ebm] a friend of [Dm] mine
[C]
[Bb] [G] [Bb] He's [Gb]
[Bb] my savior, he gave me [Bm] [Dm] new life [E] with ease
[Eb] And I've got a reason
[C]
[F] [G] [Abm] [Ab] [G] When I was down and out, [Ab] he's a [Eb] deep rocker and I've got a reason
I've got a reason
And [Bbm] you've [Eb]
[Bbm] got a reason to praise the Lord
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
I've [Bbm] got a friend, a friend of mine
He's raised in my locker,
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] I've got a friend of mine
[Eb] He's [Db]
[Eb] [Bbm] wide,
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Eb] [Dbm]
[Abm] [Db] [Eb]
[Db] [D] [Bb] I've got a friend of mine
[Cm]
[Bb] [D] [Cm] [Bbm] Good to me, and [Eb] I've got a friend of mine
[Ab]
[G] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Gm] And he's smoked what he filled [Dbm] up
[C]
[Bb] [C] [Dbm]
[G] [Ebm]
[Gm] It seems to [Cm] be drunk [Bb] as he attacks
And I got a reason
[Eb]
[Db] [Cm] [F]
[Bbm] [G] [Gb] [Eb] Lies
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Gb] and Preach
[Eb] [Ab] Rock
[Eb] Move [Gm] your chair, and let her pray
[C] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Bb] [C] [Gb] [Cm] [G]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[D] [Gm] [Ab]
[G] [Bb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Fm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Bbm]
[G] [C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Dbm]
[Bb] Can
[Bbm] [Bb]
you just get one [Eb] thing in your mind?
[C] To pray [Bbm] God's name.
Has he made a way for you?
[Bb] [Cm] God's way.
[Bbm]
Devil trying to shut in your pain.
[Bb]
Lean on somebody and say I got a [Ab] reason.
[Bb]
To pay the Lord.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Gm] [Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] Just [Fm] find you two [Bb] people and tell them I got a reason to praise [Eb] him. [Bb] Wow!
[G] [E]
[Eb] [Bb]
Pull me out of darkness.
Into the marvelous light.
He's been my [Ab] shepherd.
[Bb] Been my keeper.
Paid my [Bbm] bills.
[Bb] Fixed me up.
[Bbm] Washed me up.
[Eb]
Filled [E] my cup.
[Dbm] Ain't [Fm] nobody human [A] like him.
Ain't [Eb] nobody loving [Ab] like him.
[G] Ain't nobody [Bbm] human like him.
Ain't [Ab] nobody.
[Bbm] [Bb] Ain't nobody do [Eb] me like you.
[Bb]
[D] [Ab] I [Gb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
ain't [N] got no tricks for you.
But I sure know how to make the devil mad.
How [Bb] [G] many [B] people in here hate the devil?
[Bb]
[Eb] I mean really hate him.
[Bb]
Can I get about maybe just what 50 people that don't have to be warmed up to praise [Abm] him.
[Eb] To just dance with me real quick.
[Cm] [Bb]
We ain't gonna do it a long time.
[G] [Bb]
[Bbm] Tell your neighbor say watch out man.
One, two, ready.
[Bb]
[Bbm] [N]
That's all we got.
[Ab] You see I got [Bbm] a reason.
[Abm] [Ebm] [Bbm]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
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To start learning Olanda Draper And The Associates - ([Live], 2006 Remaster Live Version) Ive Got A Reason chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Bbm, Bb, Eb, Bbm, Eb and Bbm in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 60 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 120 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [C] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Db] Amen
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ When I didn't [Eb] have a dime, [Bbm] he stepped right _ out of the weed
[Ab] I've got a [Ebm] [C] friend, a friend of mine
[Cm] _ He gives me the victory, he [Eb] wipes my [A] mind dry
[Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] He's a deep [Db] rocker out there, I've got a [Eb] reason
I've got a _ friend, [Fm] a friend of [Eb] mine
When I couldn't see my way, he showed me [Bbm] a point of day
[D] I've got a [Eb] friend, _ _ a friend [Gm] of mine
[Gbm] He's [Eb] my savior, he gave [G] me new life with ease
And I've [Bb] got a [Eb] reason
[Db] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ When I didn't have a dime, he stepped right [Bbm] in on [Eb] the weed
I've got a friend, a friend [C] of mine
[Am] _ He [Eb] gives me the [F] victory, he [Eb] wipes my [A] _ _ _
mind [G] dry
[C] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
He's a deep rocker [Abm] out there, I've got a reason
I've got [Db] a friend, [Ebm] a friend of [Dm] mine
_ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] He's _ [Gb] _
[Bb] my savior, he gave me [Bm] [Dm] new life [E] with ease
[Eb] And I've got a reason
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [Abm] _ [Ab] [G] When I was down and out, [Ab] he's a [Eb] deep rocker and I've got a reason
I've got a reason
And _ _ [Bbm] _ you've [Eb] _ _
_ [Bbm] got a reason to praise the Lord _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [Bbm] got a _ _ _ _ friend, a friend of mine
He's raised in my locker, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Bbm] I've got a friend of mine
[Eb] _ He's [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ wide, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [D] _ [Bb] I've got a friend of mine
_ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] Good to me, and [Eb] I've got a friend of mine
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ And he's smoked what he filled [Dbm] up
_ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Gm] It seems to [Cm] be drunk [Bb] as he attacks
And I got a reason
[Eb] _
[Db] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] Lies _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] and Preach
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Rock
[Eb] Move [Gm] your chair, and let her pray
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Can _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
you just get one [Eb] thing in your mind?
_ [C] To pray [Bbm] God's name.
_ _ Has he made a way for you?
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] God's way.
[Bbm] _ _
Devil trying to shut in your pain.
_ [Bb] _
Lean on somebody and say I got a [Ab] reason.
_ [Bb] _
To pay the Lord.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bbm] Just [Fm] find you two [Bb] people and tell them I got a reason to praise [Eb] him. [Bb] _ _ Wow!
[G] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Pull me out of darkness. _
Into the marvelous light.
He's been my [Ab] shepherd.
[Bb] _ Been my keeper.
_ Paid my [Bbm] bills.
[Bb] Fixed me up.
_ [Bbm] Washed me up.
[Eb]
Filled [E] my cup.
[Dbm] Ain't [Fm] nobody human [A] like him.
Ain't [Eb] nobody loving [Ab] like him. _
_ [G] Ain't nobody [Bbm] human like him.
Ain't [Ab] nobody.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] Ain't _ nobody do [Eb] me like you.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] I [Gb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ ain't [N] _ _ got no tricks for you.
_ _ _ _ But I sure know how to make the devil mad.
_ _ _ How _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] many [B] people in here hate the devil?
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I mean really hate him.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Can I get about maybe just what 50 people that don't have to be warmed up to praise [Abm] him.
[Eb] _ _ To just dance with me real quick. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
We ain't gonna do it a long time.
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] Tell your neighbor say watch out man.
One, two, ready.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N]
That's all we got.
_ _ [Ab] You see I got [Bbm] a reason.
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _

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