Chords for Playing For Change: Music Revolution

Tempo:
62.775 bpm
Chords used:

Em

G

D

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Playing For Change: Music Revolution chords
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[G]
[C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[C] [Em] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[C] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D]
[G] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D]
[G] [Em] going on.
[D] [G] I'm sitting [C] around [Em] waiting for [D] a promotion.
[G] Don't [Em] you know?
Talking [G] about a revolution.
[C] [Em] Who [D]
[G] [Em] people gonna raise up?
[D] Get [G] posters.
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] Who people gonna raise [Em] up?
[D] Take [G] their shares.
[C] [Em] Small [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [Dm] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] little [D] people are [G] starting to think.
[C] Talking [Em] about revolution.
[D]
[G] [C] Small [Em] little [D] people are starting [G] to think.
[C] Talking [Em] about [G] revolution.
[C] Talking [Em] about revolution.
[D] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [E] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] Before [Em] [D]
[G] I [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] forget about how little people are in need.
Don't keep me [D] in my car,
[G] I'm gonna fly, [C] I'm gonna fly,
[Em] I'm gonna be in my [D] bed.
[G] [C] [Em] I'm gonna be in my [D] bed.
[G] [C] [Em] Hey, you ain't gonna keep [D] me so.
[G] [C] [Em] Hey, you ain't gonna keep [D] me so.
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] Oop, we're gonna [Em] race off,
[D] get [G] close to [C] the stairs.
[Em] [D] [G] [C] Oop, we're gonna [Em] race off,
[D]
[G] take the stairs.
[C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] I don't know if [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [Dm]
[G] I'm wrong, [C] but
[Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D]
[G] [Em] I don't know [D] [G] if I'm wrong, but
If I go down the [C] road,
I'm gonna be in my bed.
I'm [Em] gonna be in my bed.
[D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] Hey, [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] you [Em] [D] ain't gonna keep [G] [C] me [Em] [D] [G] so.
Hey, [C] [Em] [D] you ain't gonna keep me so.
[G] I'm going [C] to be where you [Em] are.
[D] [G] Because I'm not.
[C] [Em] I'm [D]
[G] not.
[C] [Em] [D] [G] I'm not.
Because I'm not.
[C] [Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [D] [G] Don't [C] you know?
[Em] Talking [D] about a [G] revolution.
[C] [Em] [D] Don't [G] [C] you [Em] know?
[D] Talking about a [G] revolution.
[C] [Em] Don't you [E] know?
Talking about a revolution.
[G] I'm [C] standing in the way of our [Em] life.
I'm standing in the way of our life.
[D]
[G] [C] [Em] I [D] [G] am.
[E] [D] I [G] am.
[C] [Em] [D] I [G] am. I am. I [Em] am. [D] I am. I am.
[G] I am.
[Em] I am.
I [D] [G] am.
[Em] I [D] am.
[G] I am.
[Em] [D] [G] [Em] I [D] am.
It [G] was theirs.
[C] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [Em] [D] Run, [G] run, [C] run.
[Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] Into the deep or [D] I'll start it over.
[Em] Talking about revolution.
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Em] Talking about revolution.
[D] Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
[C] Talking about [Em] revolution.
[D] Oh, oh, oh, [Dm] oh.
[G]
Yeah, man.
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Key:  
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Afro Fiesta - Talkin Bout A Revolution chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Em, D, G, C, Em, G, Em and G in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 31 BPM and then match the original tempo of 63 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] [Em] going on.
[D] [G] I'm sitting [C] around [Em] waiting for [D] a promotion.
[G] Don't [Em] you know?
Talking [G] about a revolution.
[C] [Em] Who [D] _
[G] [Em] people gonna raise up?
[D] Get [G] posters.
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] [C] Who people gonna raise [Em] up?
[D] Take [G] their shares.
[C] [Em] Small [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] [Em] little [D] people are [G] starting to think.
[C] Talking [Em] about revolution.
[D] _
[G] [C] Small [Em] little [D] people are starting [G] to think.
[C] Talking [Em] about [G] revolution.
[C] Talking [Em] about revolution.
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [E] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] [C] Before [Em] _ [D]
[G] I [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] [Em] forget about how little people are in need.
Don't keep me [D] in my car,
[G] I'm gonna fly, [C] I'm gonna fly,
[Em] I'm gonna be in my [D] bed.
[G] _ [C] [Em] I'm gonna be in my [D] bed.
[G] _ [C] [Em] Hey, you ain't gonna keep [D] me so.
[G] _ [C] [Em] Hey, you ain't gonna keep [D] me so.
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] [C] Oop, we're gonna [Em] race off,
[D] get [G] close to [C] the stairs.
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] [C] Oop, we're gonna [Em] race off,
[D]
[G] take the stairs.
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] [C] I don't know if [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [Dm]
[G] I'm wrong, [C] but
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] [Em] I don't know [D] [G] if I'm wrong, but
If I go down the [C] road,
I'm gonna be in my bed.
I'm [Em] gonna be in my bed.
[D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] [Em] Hey, [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] [C] you [Em] [D] ain't gonna keep [G] [C] me [Em] _ [D] [G] so.
Hey, [C] _ [Em] [D] you ain't gonna keep me so.
[G] I'm going [C] to be where you [Em] are.
[D] [G] Because I'm not.
[C] [Em] I'm [D]
[G] not.
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] [G] I'm not.
Because I'm not.
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [D] [G] Don't [C] you know?
[Em] Talking [D] about a [G] revolution.
[C] _ [Em] [D] Don't [G] [C] you [Em] know?
[D] Talking about a [G] revolution.
[C] [Em] Don't you [E] know?
Talking about a revolution.
[G] I'm [C] standing in the way of our [Em] life.
I'm standing in the way of our life.
[D] _
[G] _ [C] [Em] I [D] [G] am.
[E] _ [D] I [G] am.
[C] _ [Em] [D] I [G] am. I am. I [Em] am. [D] I am. I am.
[G] I am.
[Em] I am.
I _ [D] [G] am.
[Em] I [D] am.
[G] I am.
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] I [D] am.
It [G] was theirs.
[C] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] [D] Run, [G] run, [C] run.
[Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] Into the deep or [D] I'll start it over.
[Em] Talking about revolution.
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Em] Talking about revolution.
[D] Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
[C] Talking about [Em] revolution.
[D] Oh, oh, oh, [Dm] oh.
_ [G] _
_ Yeah, man.
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This song, written by Tracy Chapman, is featured on the album Songs Around the World.

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