Chords for Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I'm Still Here"
Tempo:
137.7 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Db
B
Gb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db]
[Ebm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[B] [Db] [Eb]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[B] [Db]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[B] Left my home in [Db] North Augusta at the age of [Eb] three.
[Abm]
[B] My mother, three brothers, [Db] two sisters, and me.
[Abm] [B]
She brought us to New [Db] York City to set herself [Abm] free
from all the fighting, [Db] screaming, and misery.
[B] But New York in [Dbm] 1960, no peace could be found.
[Abm]
[B] Segregation, crimes, and [Db] violence
[Gb]
[B] [Abm] still here.
[Gb] [B]
I'm [Abm] still here.
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm] Yeah, yeah.
[B] [Db]
[Abm] All [B] the things I've [Db] been through just [Bbm] to sing this [Abm] song.
[Db]
Pushing [Abm] along at the word of a prison guard,
[Db] telling me to do [Bbm] what they're [Abm] told.
Because [B] some wrecking neighbor [Abm] told me I was [Db] too fat, too short, black, and old.
[B] Had to direct the choir [Db] to let my [Gb] voice out.
[Abm] Because that's the only place [Dbm]
that kept me bright.
[Gb] Because
[B] I'm [Abm] still here.
[Gb]
[B] [Abm] Still here.
[Ab]
[Abm]
[Ab]
[E]
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
From the kettles to the [Db] garden, [Ebm] from the ballrooms to the [Abm] ball,
from [B] Thelma to [Db] Great Britain, I played so many [Abm] drinking holes.
Then the big Z crashed [Db] down on me, tried to [Abm] take it all away.
And I [B] didn't know if I would [Db] live, live to sing all the [Gb] day.
But [B] I'm [Abm] still here, yeah.
[Gb]
[B] I'm [Abm] still here.
[Gb]
[B] [Ab] I'm still here.
[B] [E]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm] Still
[Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] here.
[Ebm] [Db] Well, [Abm]
[Ebm] [Db] I'm still
[E] here.
[Abm] [Db]
[Abm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db]
[N]
[Ebm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[B] [Db] [Eb]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[B] [Db]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[B] Left my home in [Db] North Augusta at the age of [Eb] three.
[Abm]
[B] My mother, three brothers, [Db] two sisters, and me.
[Abm] [B]
She brought us to New [Db] York City to set herself [Abm] free
from all the fighting, [Db] screaming, and misery.
[B] But New York in [Dbm] 1960, no peace could be found.
[Abm]
[B] Segregation, crimes, and [Db] violence
[Gb]
[B] [Abm] still here.
[Gb] [B]
I'm [Abm] still here.
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm] Yeah, yeah.
[B] [Db]
[Abm] All [B] the things I've [Db] been through just [Bbm] to sing this [Abm] song.
[Db]
Pushing [Abm] along at the word of a prison guard,
[Db] telling me to do [Bbm] what they're [Abm] told.
Because [B] some wrecking neighbor [Abm] told me I was [Db] too fat, too short, black, and old.
[B] Had to direct the choir [Db] to let my [Gb] voice out.
[Abm] Because that's the only place [Dbm]
that kept me bright.
[Gb] Because
[B] I'm [Abm] still here.
[Gb]
[B] [Abm] Still here.
[Ab]
[Abm]
[Ab]
[E]
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
From the kettles to the [Db] garden, [Ebm] from the ballrooms to the [Abm] ball,
from [B] Thelma to [Db] Great Britain, I played so many [Abm] drinking holes.
Then the big Z crashed [Db] down on me, tried to [Abm] take it all away.
And I [B] didn't know if I would [Db] live, live to sing all the [Gb] day.
But [B] I'm [Abm] still here, yeah.
[Gb]
[B] I'm [Abm] still here.
[Gb]
[B] [Ab] I'm still here.
[B] [E]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm]
[Db]
[Abm] Still
[Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] here.
[Ebm] [Db] Well, [Abm]
[Ebm] [Db] I'm still
[E] here.
[Abm] [Db]
[Abm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db]
[N]
Key:
Abm
Db
B
Gb
Ebm
Abm
Db
B
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] Left my home in [Db] North Augusta at the age of [Eb] three.
[Abm] _ _
[B] My mother, three brothers, [Db] two sisters, and me.
[Abm] _ _ [B]
She brought us to New [Db] York City to set herself [Abm] free
from all the fighting, [Db] screaming, and _ misery.
_ [B] But New York in _ [Dbm] 1960, no peace could be found.
[Abm] _ _
[B] Segregation, crimes, and [Db] violence _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] still _ _ here.
_ [Gb] _ _ [B]
I'm _ [Abm] still here. _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Abm] Yeah, yeah. _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ All [B] the things I've [Db] been through _ just [Bbm] to sing this [Abm] song. _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Pushing [Abm] along at the word of a prison guard,
[Db] telling me to do [Bbm] what they're [Abm] told.
Because [B] some wrecking neighbor [Abm] told me I was [Db] too fat, too short, black, and old.
[B] _ Had to direct the choir [Db] to let my [Gb] voice out.
[Abm] Because that's the only place _ [Dbm] _
that kept me bright.
[Gb] Because _
[B] I'm _ [Abm] still here.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] Still here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
From the kettles to the [Db] garden, _ [Ebm] from the ballrooms to the [Abm] ball, _
from [B] Thelma to [Db] Great Britain, I played so many [Abm] drinking holes.
Then the big Z crashed [Db] down on me, tried to [Abm] take it all away.
And I [B] didn't know if I would [Db] live, live to sing all the [Gb] day.
But [B] I'm _ _ [Abm] still here, yeah.
_ [Gb] _ _
[B] I'm _ _ [Abm] still here.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ [Ab] I'm still here. _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ Still _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ here.
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ Well, _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] I'm still _ _
[E] here.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] Left my home in [Db] North Augusta at the age of [Eb] three.
[Abm] _ _
[B] My mother, three brothers, [Db] two sisters, and me.
[Abm] _ _ [B]
She brought us to New [Db] York City to set herself [Abm] free
from all the fighting, [Db] screaming, and _ misery.
_ [B] But New York in _ [Dbm] 1960, no peace could be found.
[Abm] _ _
[B] Segregation, crimes, and [Db] violence _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] still _ _ here.
_ [Gb] _ _ [B]
I'm _ [Abm] still here. _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Abm] Yeah, yeah. _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ All [B] the things I've [Db] been through _ just [Bbm] to sing this [Abm] song. _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
Pushing [Abm] along at the word of a prison guard,
[Db] telling me to do [Bbm] what they're [Abm] told.
Because [B] some wrecking neighbor [Abm] told me I was [Db] too fat, too short, black, and old.
[B] _ Had to direct the choir [Db] to let my [Gb] voice out.
[Abm] Because that's the only place _ [Dbm] _
that kept me bright.
[Gb] Because _
[B] I'm _ [Abm] still here.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Abm] Still here. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
From the kettles to the [Db] garden, _ [Ebm] from the ballrooms to the [Abm] ball, _
from [B] Thelma to [Db] Great Britain, I played so many [Abm] drinking holes.
Then the big Z crashed [Db] down on me, tried to [Abm] take it all away.
And I [B] didn't know if I would [Db] live, live to sing all the [Gb] day.
But [B] I'm _ _ [Abm] still here, yeah.
_ [Gb] _ _
[B] I'm _ _ [Abm] still here.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ [Ab] I'm still here. _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ Still _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ here.
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ Well, _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] I'm still _ _
[E] here.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _