Chords for singing sandra crying

Tempo:
89.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

F#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] the sun rises slowly over [B] the hills
[A] everywhere is full and [E] sunlight but still
[B] most like the stars are [E] crowded
they
[F#] don't smile and [B] they never will
[E] [B]
[A] no running water [E] from here to here
[E]
[B] hearts that no one [D#] desire [E] that if there is a [F#] messiah someday he'd hear [B] their whispered prayer
[E] covered always bare [B] and scanty ten people in a one [A]-bedroom shanty
water fell on [B] the pavement no vacancy no [E] employment kettle fire cracker [B] from gunshot
blood does go when [A] kings get caught
break the look out [B] the window to hear voices from [E] the ghetto crying
[B]
[A] [B] voices from [E] the ghetto
[B]
[A] [B] voices from [E] the ghetto
[B] the father
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] mother's dust just hold [B] the head up fall [A] and them women stronger [E] than a wall
[B] a big push her iron she [E] daughter son in jail for [F#] manslaughter
pull back for you fear [B] them black [A] boys noble it's the [E] black man's choice life shall oh say
[B] [C#]
[A] [E] some [B] say life is [E] a cycle
[F#] [B]
[E] outside the siren [B] keep howling inside your belly
we [A] growling police rape very [B] often simpson measuring a [E] coffin one night in bed you're
[B] sleeping next night there's a way that you're [A] keeping slippery to win [B] not not good yeah
voices from the [E] ghetto
Crying, [B] crying,
[A] crying, crying, [B] crying,
Voices from the [E] ghetto,
[B] Crying, crying, crying, [A] crying, crying,
[B] Voices from the [E] ghetto.
[B]
[A] [B] We are not a forgotten people.
[E] We are one.
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] Redemptive right, the [B] Soviet form,
[A] Revolution-based [E] politicians born.
[B] And often their tragic [E] story
Brings a journalist [F#] glory.
No wonder the beautiful [B] scorn
Comes since the day [E] they born.
Some call them [B] rebels without a cause.
[A] These social victims of [E] unjust law.
[B] Yet they dismissing the [E] heroes,
Renegades,
[F#] desperadoes,
Forever mocking on [B] heaven's laws.
Hear me!
[E] Still band music shatters the [B] silence,
Harmony to conquer the [A] violence.
Big men run when cops [B] approach,
Fighting for spots with the [E] cockroach.
Young Turks there to [B] protect them,
Almost every young gal [A] expecting
Social moral best in [B] Amara.
Tell me another voice from the [E] ghetto.
[B] Crying, crying,
[A] crying, [B] crying,
Voices from the [E] ghetto.
[B] Crying, crying,
[A] crying, crying,
[B] Voices from the [E] ghetto.
[B]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] Social amenities, Lord, [B] heaven knows.
[A] Opportunities, all them [E] always close.
[B]
Here, get what once said, white [E] collar.
So if you can't stretch your [F#] dollar,
It's later for you, crock or [B] smoke a pipe.
[B] You're shorter dead [E] from quite.
Life does rape dignity, [B] right?
[A] Till there's only bitterness [E] left in style.
[B] And every day is a [E] hustle,
Arguments are settled with [F#] muscle.
You just sit, see if my [B] truth is right.
[E] Children through life keep on [B] drinking,
It's something they smoke in or [A] sip in.
Maybe they're trying to [B] forget,
This life of misery and [E] regret.
No one to come to their [B] rescue,
Except April Con and [A] Boozhoo.
So they boom bop since well [B] ago.
The tongue out voices from the ghetto.
[E] [B] Crying, crying, [A] crying, crying,
[B] Voices from the ghetto.
[E] [B] Crying, crying, [A] crying, crying,
[B] Voices from the [E] ghetto.
I was [B] born and bred in the ghetto.
I know [A] what I'm talking about.
[B] I'm from the [E] ghetto.
Crying, [B]
[A] [B] voices from the ghetto.
[E] [B]
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A
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B
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E
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Let's start jamming Singing Sandra - Voices From De Ghetto chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, E, B, E, B and A in sequence. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ the sun rises slowly over [B] the hills _
[A] _ everywhere is full and [E] sunlight but still _
[B] _ most like the stars are [E] crowded
they _
[F#] _ don't smile and [B] they never will _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ no running water [E] from here to here
[E] _ _
[B] _ hearts that no one [D#] desire [E] that if there is a [F#] messiah someday he'd hear [B] their whispered prayer
[E] covered always bare [B] and scanty ten people in a one [A]-bedroom shanty
water fell on [B] the pavement no vacancy no [E] employment kettle fire cracker [B] from gunshot
blood does go when [A] kings get caught
break the look out [B] the window to hear voices from [E] the ghetto _ crying
[B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ voices from [E] the ghetto
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ voices from [E] the ghetto
_ _ [B] the father _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ mother's dust just hold [B] the head up fall [A] and them women stronger [E] than a wall _ _
[B] a big push her iron she [E] daughter son in jail for [F#] manslaughter
pull back for you fear [B] them black [A] boys noble it's the [E] black man's choice life shall oh say
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ some [B] _ say life is [E] a cycle _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] outside the siren [B] keep howling inside your belly
we [A] growling police rape very [B] often simpson measuring a [E] coffin one night in bed you're
[B] sleeping next night there's a way that you're [A] keeping slippery to win [B] not not good yeah
voices from the [E] ghetto
_ Crying, [B] _ crying, _
[A] crying, crying, [B] crying,
Voices from the [E] ghetto,
_ _ [B] Crying, crying, crying, [A] _ crying, crying,
[B] _ Voices from the [E] ghetto.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] We are not a forgotten people.
[E] We are one.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Redemptive right, the [B] Soviet form, _
[A] _ Revolution-based [E] politicians born. _
[B] And often their tragic [E] story
Brings a journalist [F#] glory.
No wonder the beautiful [B] scorn
Comes since the day [E] they born.
Some call them [B] rebels without a cause. _
[A] These social victims of [E] unjust law. _
[B] _ Yet they dismissing the [E] heroes,
Renegades, _
[F#] desperadoes,
Forever mocking on [B] heaven's laws.
Hear me!
[E] Still band music shatters the [B] silence,
Harmony to conquer the [A] violence.
Big men run when cops [B] approach,
Fighting for spots with the [E] cockroach.
Young Turks there to [B] protect them,
Almost every young gal [A] expecting
Social moral best in [B] Amara.
Tell me another voice from the [E] ghetto.
_ _ [B] _ Crying, crying, _
[A] _ crying, [B] crying,
Voices from the [E] ghetto.
_ _ [B] Crying, crying, _ _
[A] crying, crying,
_ _ [B] _ Voices from the [E] ghetto.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Social amenities, Lord, [B] heaven knows. _ _
[A] _ Opportunities, all them [E] always close.
[B] _
Here, get what once said, white [E] collar.
So if you can't stretch your [F#] dollar,
It's later for you, crock or [B] smoke a pipe.
[B] You're shorter dead [E] from quite.
Life does rape dignity, [B] right? _ _
[A] Till there's only bitterness [E] left in style. _ _
[B] And every day is a [E] hustle,
Arguments are settled with [F#] muscle.
You just sit, see if my [B] truth is right. _
[E] Children through life keep on [B] drinking,
It's something they smoke in or [A] sip in.
Maybe they're trying to [B] forget,
This life of misery and [E] regret.
No one to come to their [B] rescue,
Except April Con and [A] Boozhoo.
So they boom bop since well [B] ago.
The tongue out voices from the ghetto.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Crying, crying, [A] crying, crying,
_ [B] _ Voices from the ghetto.
[E] _ _ [B] Crying, crying, _ _ [A] crying, crying,
_ [B] _ Voices from the [E] ghetto.
I was [B] born and bred in the ghetto.
I know [A] what I'm talking about.
_ _ [B] _ I'm from the [E] ghetto.
_ Crying, [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ voices from the ghetto.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Carnival in Trinidad album.

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