How I Got Over Chords by Mahalia Jackson

Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Db] [Bb] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ab] .
[Db] [Ab] Oh, I got over, [Db] [Ab] how did [Db] I make it over?.
[Bb] [Db] You [Ab] know my [Ebm] [Db] soul, back in wonder, [Eb] how did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] Oh, I [Dbm] made it [Ab].
over, going [Db] on all these years.
You [Ab] know my [Fm] soul, back in [D] wonder, [Eb] how did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] [Dbm] [Ab] Tell [Db] me how we [A] got over, [Ab] Lord.
That almighty [Db] heart, [Ab] coming [Bb] all [C] over.
[Db] You [Ab] know my [Ebm] soul, [Bb] back in wonder, [Eb] how did [Ab] we make it over?.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Db] Tell [Ab] me how we got over, [Fm] Lord.
[Ab] I've been falling [Db] and rising all these [C] [Db] years.
But [Ab] you know [Eb] my [F] soul, [D] back in wonder, [Eb] how did [Ab] I make it over?.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Cm] [Ab] But soon [Bbm] [C] as I [Ab] can see.
[Eb] [Gb] The [Ab] .
[Eb] man [Abm] that liked me.
[Db] The man that bled and suffered.
[Ab] And he hung on [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] Calvary.
And [Ab] I want to thank [Db] him, for [Ab] I brought him.
[Eb] And [Ab] I want to thank [G] God, [F] [Ab] for I taught him.
[Gb] Oh, [F].
[Bbm] by [Db] God, I [Bb] kept [Db] me.
[Ab] I'm gonna thank him, cause I never let him.
[Eb] And I'm gonna [Ab] thank [Db] God, for all [Ab] time religion.
[Eb] And [Ab] I'm gonna thank [Db] God, for giving [Ab] me a vision.
[Db] One day I'm gonna join the [Bb] choir.
[Db] [Ab] And I'm gonna sing, [Eb] and never [Ab] get tired.
[Eb] [F] And then I'm [Ab] gonna sing, somewhere [Db] around [Fm] God's altar.
And [Db] I'm gonna shout, [Fm] all my [Bb] trouble [C] over.
[Db] You know I [Ab] got .
[Db] thank you [D] for being [Eb] so [Ab] good to me.
[Db] [Dbm] Lord, [Ab] how I miss you.
[Db] .
Coming over, [Db] [Dm] but you know [Ab] my soul.
[C] [F] Look [Bb] back in [Ebm] wonder, how [Abm] did I make [Ab] it over?
.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Ebm] Tell me how [Ab] we got over, Lord.
Falling, [Db] yearning, all these years.
You [D] know [Ab] my soul, [Db] look back in [Bb] wonder.
[Eb] [Fm] How did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] .
[Bb] [Ab] [B] I'm [Ab] gonna [C] wear [Db] a dark [Ab] gown.
[Eb] In [Ab] that [Db] new [Ab] Jew.
I'm [Db] gonna walk [Fm] the [Bbm] streets [B] of [Bb] gold.
[Abm] [Fm] It's in that homeland [Eb].
of those.
[Ab] [Eb] I'm gonna [Ab] view [Db] the host in [Ab] [Eb] white.
Seven [Ab] [Db] truffling [Ab].
day and night.
[Db] Caught in [Fm] a [Bbm].
heifer in day [Db] shop.
[Ab] They're on their way to great condemnation.
Coming from the north, from east and west.
[Eb] They're [Ab] on their way to [Db] a land [Ab] of bread.
And then we're gonna [Db] join the heavenly choir.
[Db] You know [Ab] we're gonna sing, [Db] [Eb] and [Ab] never get [Eb] tired.
[Ab] And then we're gonna sing, somewhere around God's altar.
And then we're gonna [Db] shout, [Fm] oh Lord.
[Bb] .
[Cm] [Db] You know [Abm] we're gonna thank [F] God.
Thank you for being [Eb] [Bbm] so [Ab] good to [Db] me.
[Dbm] [Ab].
You know, [Db] this [Ab] evening.
[Db] I come [Ab] to thank [Db] Him.
This [Ab] evening, [Db] you know.
[Ab] [Db] All [Ab] night, .
[Db] [Ab] God kept His [Db] angels.
Watching [Ab] over me.
[Db] [Ab] And early this morning.
[Db] Early [Ab] this morning.
[Db] God [Ab] told His angels.
[Db] God [Ab] said, touch [Db] in [Ab] my name.
[Db] God [Ab] said, touch [Db] [Ab] in my name.
[Db] I [Ab] rose this morning.
[Db] I rose this [Ab] morning.
[Db] I rose [Ab] this morning.
[Db].
I feel [Ab] like [Db] shouting.
I feel [Ab] [Db] .
[Ab] [Db] like [Ab] shouting.
[Db] I feel [Ab] like shouting.
[Db] I feel like [Ab] shouting.
[Bbm] I feel [Ab] like shouting.
[Db] I just [Ab] got to thank God.
I just [Db] [Ab] got to thank Him.
[Db] [Ab] Thank you for [Eb] being so good.
I feel good too.
[Ab]
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Let's start jamming Mahalia Jackson - (Album Version, Live) How I Got Over chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Ab, Db, Ab, Db and Db in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 46 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 92 BPM. With Db Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ .
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ Oh, I got over, _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ how did [Db] I make it over?.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] You [Ab] know my [Ebm] [Db] soul, back in wonder, [Eb] how did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ Oh, I [Dbm] made it [Ab].
over, _ _ _ going [Db] on _ all these years.
You [Ab] know my [Fm] soul, back in [D] wonder, [Eb] how did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] _ [Dbm] [Ab] Tell [Db] me how we [A] got over, [Ab] Lord.
_ _ That almighty [Db] heart, _ [Ab] coming [Bb] all [C] over.
[Db] You [Ab] know my [Ebm] soul, [Bb] back in wonder, [Eb] how did [Ab] we make it over?.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] Tell [Ab] me how we got over, [Fm] Lord.
[Ab] _ I've been falling [Db] and rising all these [C] [Db] years.
But [Ab] you know [Eb] my [F] soul, [D] back in wonder, [Eb] how did [Ab] I make it over?.
[Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] But soon [Bbm] [C] as I [Ab] can see.
_ [Eb] [Gb] The [Ab] _ _ .
[Eb] man [Abm] that liked me.
_ [Db] The man that bled and suffered.
_ [Ab] And he hung on [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Calvary.
And [Ab] I want to thank [Db] him, for [Ab] I brought him.
[Eb] And [Ab] I want to thank [G] God, [F] [Ab] for I taught him.
[Gb] Oh, [F].
[Bbm] by [Db] God, I [Bb] kept [Db] me.
[Ab] I'm gonna thank him, cause I never let him.
[Eb] And I'm gonna [Ab] thank [Db] God, for all [Ab] time religion.
[Eb] And [Ab] I'm gonna thank [Db] God, for giving [Ab] me a vision.
_ [Db] One day I'm gonna join _ the [Bb] choir.
[Db] [Ab] And I'm gonna sing, [Eb] and never [Ab] get tired.
[Eb] [F] And then I'm [Ab] gonna sing, somewhere [Db] around [Fm] God's altar.
And [Db] I'm gonna shout, [Fm] all my [Bb] trouble [C] over.
[Db] You know I [Ab] got _ .
[Db] thank you [D] for being [Eb] so [Ab] good to me.
[Db] [Dbm] Lord, [Ab] _ how I _ miss you.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ .
Coming over, _ [Db] _ [Dm] but you know [Ab] my soul.
[C] [F] Look [Bb] back in [Ebm] wonder, how [Abm] did I make [Ab] it over?
_ .
[Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] [Ebm] Tell me how [Ab] we got over, Lord.
_ _ Falling, [Db] yearning, all these years.
You [D] know [Ab] my soul, [Db] look back in [Bb] wonder.
[Eb] [Fm] How did I [Ab] make it over?.
[Db] _ .
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [B] I'm [Ab] gonna [C] wear [Db] a dark [Ab] gown.
[Eb] In [Ab] that [Db] new [Ab] Jew.
_ _ _ I'm [Db] gonna walk [Fm] the [Bbm] streets [B] of [Bb] gold.
[Abm] [Fm] It's in that homeland [Eb].
of those.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ I'm gonna [Ab] view [Db] the host in [Ab] [Eb] white.
Seven [Ab] [Db] truffling [Ab].
day and night.
[Db] Caught in [Fm] a [Bbm].
heifer in day [Db] shop.
[Ab] They're on their way to great condemnation.
Coming from the north, from east and west.
[Eb] They're [Ab] on their way to [Db] a land [Ab] of bread.
And then we're gonna [Db] join the heavenly choir.
[Db] You know [Ab] we're gonna sing, [Db] [Eb] and [Ab] never get [Eb] tired.
[Ab] And then we're gonna sing, somewhere around _ God's altar.
And then we're gonna [Db] shout, [Fm] oh Lord.
[Bb] _ .
[Cm] [Db] You know [Abm] we're gonna thank [F] God.
Thank you for being [Eb] [Bbm] so [Ab] good to [Db] me.
[Dbm] _ [Ab].
You know, _ _ _ [Db] this [Ab] evening.
[Db] I come [Ab] to thank [Db] Him.
This [Ab] evening, [Db] _ you know.
[Ab] _ [Db] All [Ab] night, _ .
[Db] _ [Ab] God kept His [Db] angels.
Watching [Ab] over me.
[Db] [Ab] And early this morning.
[Db] Early [Ab] this morning.
[Db] God [Ab] told His angels.
[Db] God [Ab] said, touch [Db] in [Ab] my name.
[Db] God [Ab] said, touch [Db] [Ab] in my name.
[Db] I [Ab] rose this morning.
[Db] I rose this [Ab] morning.
[Db] I rose [Ab] this morning.
[Db].
I feel [Ab] like _ [Db] shouting.
I feel _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ .
_ _ [Ab] [Db] like _ [Ab] shouting.
[Db] I feel [Ab] like shouting.
[Db] I feel like [Ab] shouting.
[Bbm] I feel [Ab] like shouting.
[Db] I just [Ab] got to thank God.
I _ _ _ _ _ just [Db] [Ab] got to thank Him.
[Db] [Ab] Thank you for [Eb] being so _ _ _ _ _ good.
I feel good too.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _

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Within the album Spirit Rising Vol. I & II, written by Clara Ward, you'll find this song.

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