Chords for "God is trying to tell you something." - (The Color Purple)
Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[C] Sister, [Bm] you've been on my [A#] mind.
[Dm] mind.
[C] eyes on [F#] you.
think I [C] don't know nothing.
Yes, [A#] sir.
home.
you if you trust him.
you something.
[Dm] mind.
[C] eyes on [F#] you.
think I [C] don't know nothing.
Yes, [A#] sir.
home.
you if you trust him.
you something.
100% ➙ 96BPM
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[C] _ _ Sister, [Bm] you've been on my [A#] mind.
Oh, sister, _ [A] you've been on my [Dm] mind.
So, _ sister, [G#] I'm keeping my [G]
[C] eyes on [F#] you.
_ _ [C] I [G] bet you think I [C] don't know nothing.
All of us have been [B] part of the children one time or another.
Yes, [A#] sir.
And I tell you children, it's [A] possible for the Lord
to drive you home.
[D] But he can drive you home to truth.
[G#] And he can [C] fix it for you if you trust him.
[D] Shh, [Am] listen.
God's trying to tell you something.
Y'all sing, God's [E] trying to tell you something.
[Am] Sing, God's trying to [E] tell you something.
_ [C#] _ _ _ Yes. _ _
_ _ _ Yes.
_ [G] [A] So [F#] let me tell [C] you something.
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[B] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [N] _ _
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Yes.
If I were you, I would say, yeah. _ _
Speak, Lord.
_ Speak to [F#]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ I was so blind.
I was so lost.
_ Until you spoke to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D#m] _ [C#] Speak to me.
[A#] _ _
Speak to me.
Speak, my Lord.
[G#m] Yeah, speak [C#m] to me. _
_ _ Oh, _ I love you, Lord.
_ Speak, my soul. _
_ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ I was [D#m] so blind.
When [A#] every God's trying to tell you [D#] something.
He's trying to [G#] tell you something.
Oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Wow, now.
[C#m] I know.
[F#] Something's wrong.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D#m] _
_ I'm [C#m] very upset.
[F#] _ [C#m] _
I [C#] can't sleep at night.
I can't [C#m] sleep at night.
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I'm [A#] very [D#] tired.
Lord's [G#] trying to [C#m] tell me something.
_ _ [C#]
Baby, _ _ _ [Dm] you're in [D#m] _
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it.
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See, _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ Daddy, [F#] sinners have sorrow, too.
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Oh, sister, _ [A] you've been on my [Dm] mind.
So, _ sister, [G#] I'm keeping my [G]
[C] eyes on [F#] you.
_ _ [C] I [G] bet you think I [C] don't know nothing.
All of us have been [B] part of the children one time or another.
Yes, [A#] sir.
And I tell you children, it's [A] possible for the Lord
to drive you home.
[D] But he can drive you home to truth.
[G#] And he can [C] fix it for you if you trust him.
[D] Shh, [Am] listen.
God's trying to tell you something.
Y'all sing, God's [E] trying to tell you something.
[Am] Sing, God's trying to [E] tell you something.
_ [C#] _ _ _ Yes. _ _
_ _ _ Yes.
_ [G] [A] So [F#] let me tell [C] you something.
_ _ _ [B] _ [Gm] _
[B] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [N] _ _
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[D#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
Yes.
If I were you, I would say, yeah. _ _
Speak, Lord.
_ Speak to [F#]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ I was so blind.
I was so lost.
_ Until you spoke to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D#m] _ [C#] Speak to me.
[A#] _ _
Speak to me.
Speak, my Lord.
[G#m] Yeah, speak [C#m] to me. _
_ _ Oh, _ I love you, Lord.
_ Speak, my soul. _
_ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ I was [D#m] so blind.
When [A#] every God's trying to tell you [D#] something.
He's trying to [G#] tell you something.
Oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Wow, now.
[C#m] I know.
[F#] Something's wrong.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D#m] _
_ I'm [C#m] very upset.
[F#] _ [C#m] _
I [C#] can't sleep at night.
I can't [C#m] sleep at night.
_ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I'm [A#] very [D#] tired.
Lord's [G#] trying to [C#m] tell me something.
_ _ [C#]
Baby, _ _ _ [Dm] you're in [D#m] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#]
it.
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See, _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ Daddy, [F#] sinners have sorrow, too.
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