Chords for "Family Reunion" (1979) Rev. Julius Cheeks & Family
Tempo:
133 bpm
Chords used:
D
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C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[D]
I'd like to say one thing right here and that is,
[G]
a few [Em] days ago [G] [C]
[D] we had a family [A] reunion.
[B]
[D] I was in South Carolina where I was born [D] and raised and we were coming up and I [E] brought some of my sisters, [G] brothers, cousins,
and
[D] you know what, [Dm] we got to [A] my sister's house.
[B] [D] We laughed, we sang, oh we enjoyed ourselves.
[Am] [G] Most of all, we had prayer and love was [C] there.
[D] And Lord, that's all I'm praying for.
[Em]
[A] [C#] [D]
[F#m] Hear [D] me now, Lord
[F] [G] it was in the [D]
sky.
[A] Say it one more [Bm] time.
[D]
Hear me now,
[E] Lord [Dm] [G] it was in [Em] the [D] sky.
[A]
Let me tell you what it looks [D] like.
I don't know how long it's been [Bm] [D] since you got together with your family.
[G] Let me tell you, it's good to do it [D] sometimes.
Lord, as long [A] as we're together we'll [C] stand [D]
and the body will fall.
[G] If you haven't been [D] home in a long time, would you promise me one thing?
[Bm] [G]
When you got a [G] chance, would you do like we [C] do?
[D]
Because we've got this church [A] and all [D] we have
[D]
[A] [G]
in the [D] house.
[A] Let me say this.
[D]
Hear me now, Lord it [G] was [Em] in the [C] sky.
[D]
[A] Listen, my [D] mother, she [A] wasn't there.
[D]
My father, [Dm] [G]
they already gone before.
But
[G] [D] I bet you somewhere around [A] God's room.
[D]
And her children.
[G] As we're together.
[C] In one [D] home.
I [A] can tell you she knows.
[Bm] I know we [D]
had a bad reunion.
Oh, [Am] [G] it was in the [C#] [D] sky.
Say [A] it one more time.
My mother.
[D]
Hear me now.
[G] It [Bm] was in the [D] sky.
[Am] [D]
[N]
I'd like to say one thing right here and that is,
[G]
a few [Em] days ago [G] [C]
[D] we had a family [A] reunion.
[B]
[D] I was in South Carolina where I was born [D] and raised and we were coming up and I [E] brought some of my sisters, [G] brothers, cousins,
and
[D] you know what, [Dm] we got to [A] my sister's house.
[B] [D] We laughed, we sang, oh we enjoyed ourselves.
[Am] [G] Most of all, we had prayer and love was [C] there.
[D] And Lord, that's all I'm praying for.
[Em]
[A] [C#] [D]
[F#m] Hear [D] me now, Lord
[F] [G] it was in the [D]
sky.
[A] Say it one more [Bm] time.
[D]
Hear me now,
[E] Lord [Dm] [G] it was in [Em] the [D] sky.
[A]
Let me tell you what it looks [D] like.
I don't know how long it's been [Bm] [D] since you got together with your family.
[G] Let me tell you, it's good to do it [D] sometimes.
Lord, as long [A] as we're together we'll [C] stand [D]
and the body will fall.
[G] If you haven't been [D] home in a long time, would you promise me one thing?
[Bm] [G]
When you got a [G] chance, would you do like we [C] do?
[D]
Because we've got this church [A] and all [D] we have
[D]
[A] [G]
in the [D] house.
[A] Let me say this.
[D]
Hear me now, Lord it [G] was [Em] in the [C] sky.
[D]
[A] Listen, my [D] mother, she [A] wasn't there.
[D]
My father, [Dm] [G]
they already gone before.
But
[G] [D] I bet you somewhere around [A] God's room.
[D]
And her children.
[G] As we're together.
[C] In one [D] home.
I [A] can tell you she knows.
[Bm] I know we [D]
had a bad reunion.
Oh, [Am] [G] it was in the [C#] [D] sky.
Say [A] it one more time.
My mother.
[D]
Hear me now.
[G] It [Bm] was in the [D] sky.
[Am] [D]
[N]
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'd like to say one thing right here and that is, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a few [Em] days ago [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ we had a family [A] reunion.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ I was in South Carolina where I was born [D] and raised and we were coming up and I _ [E] brought some of my sisters, [G] brothers, _ _ _ cousins,
_ and _ _
_ [D] _ you know what, [Dm] we got to [A] my sister's house. _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ We laughed, _ _ _ _ we sang, _ _ _ oh we enjoyed ourselves.
_ _ [Am] _ [G] Most of all, _ _ we had prayer and love was [C] there.
[D] _ And Lord, that's all I'm praying for.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Hear [D] me _ _ now, Lord _
_ [F] _ _ [G] it was _ _ _ _ in the _ [D] _ _
_ sky.
_ [A] Say it one more [Bm] time.
[D] _ _
_ _ Hear _ _ _ _ _ _ me _ now, _ _ _
[E] Lord [Dm] _ _ [G] it was _ _ _ _ in [Em] the [D] sky. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Let me tell you what it looks [D] like. _
I don't know how long it's been _ [Bm] _ _ [D] since you got together with your family. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Let me tell you, _ _ _ _ _ it's good to do it [D] sometimes.
Lord, as long [A] as we're together we'll [C] stand [D] _
and the body will fall. _ _
_ [G] If you haven't been [D] home in a long time, _ would you promise me one thing?
[Bm] _ _ [G] _
When you got a [G] chance, _ _ would you do like we [C] do?
_ [D] _
Because we've got this church [A] and all _ _ [D] we have _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ in the _ [D] house. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Let me say this.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hear me _ now, _ _ _ _ _ Lord it [G] was _ _ _ _ _
[Em] in the [C] sky.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Listen, _ my _ [D] mother, _ _ _ _ she [A] wasn't there.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ My father, [Dm] _ _ [G] _
they already gone before.
But _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] I bet you somewhere around [A] God's _ _ room.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And her children.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] As we're together. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] In one [D] home. _
_ I [A] can tell you she knows.
_ [Bm] I know we [D] _ _
_ had _ a bad _ _ _ reunion.
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Am] _ _ [G] it _ _ was _ _ in the [C#] _ [D] _ sky.
_ Say [A] it one more time.
My mother.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Hear _ me _ _ now. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ It _ _ _ [Bm] was in the _ [D] sky. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'd like to say one thing right here and that is, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a few [Em] days ago [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ we had a family [A] reunion.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ I was in South Carolina where I was born [D] and raised and we were coming up and I _ [E] brought some of my sisters, [G] brothers, _ _ _ cousins,
_ and _ _
_ [D] _ you know what, [Dm] we got to [A] my sister's house. _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ We laughed, _ _ _ _ we sang, _ _ _ oh we enjoyed ourselves.
_ _ [Am] _ [G] Most of all, _ _ we had prayer and love was [C] there.
[D] _ And Lord, that's all I'm praying for.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Hear [D] me _ _ now, Lord _
_ [F] _ _ [G] it was _ _ _ _ in the _ [D] _ _
_ sky.
_ [A] Say it one more [Bm] time.
[D] _ _
_ _ Hear _ _ _ _ _ _ me _ now, _ _ _
[E] Lord [Dm] _ _ [G] it was _ _ _ _ in [Em] the [D] sky. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Let me tell you what it looks [D] like. _
I don't know how long it's been _ [Bm] _ _ [D] since you got together with your family. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Let me tell you, _ _ _ _ _ it's good to do it [D] sometimes.
Lord, as long [A] as we're together we'll [C] stand [D] _
and the body will fall. _ _
_ [G] If you haven't been [D] home in a long time, _ would you promise me one thing?
[Bm] _ _ [G] _
When you got a [G] chance, _ _ would you do like we [C] do?
_ [D] _
Because we've got this church [A] and all _ _ [D] we have _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ in the _ [D] house. _
_ _ _ _ [A] Let me say this.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hear me _ now, _ _ _ _ _ Lord it [G] was _ _ _ _ _
[Em] in the [C] sky.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Listen, _ my _ [D] mother, _ _ _ _ she [A] wasn't there.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ My father, [Dm] _ _ [G] _
they already gone before.
But _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] I bet you somewhere around [A] God's _ _ room.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And her children.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] As we're together. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] In one [D] home. _
_ I [A] can tell you she knows.
_ [Bm] I know we [D] _ _
_ had _ a bad _ _ _ reunion.
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Am] _ _ [G] it _ _ was _ _ in the [C#] _ [D] _ sky.
_ Say [A] it one more time.
My mother.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Hear _ me _ _ now. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ It _ _ _ [Bm] was in the _ [D] sky. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _