Chords for A CONVERSATION WITH JUNIOR BYLES 2017
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#
F
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
Take upon [G] the vanity and [G#] no love for [F#] humanity
Just fade away, fade away
[Em] The rich is [C#m] getting richer every [E] day
And because [G] of the poor man's death they want to [F#] take [G] it away
[F] Do you hear what I say?
[G] Yes, [C] don't fade away
[D] Ladies [G#m] and gentlemen, here I am.
I'm here [D] by June Abiles' home.
I just had the opportunity of speaking with his father [F] and speaking with his sister, Janet.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is [G#] an icon.
[D] This is an iconic [C#] human being that we [Am] sit beside that has brought a lot of joy
and a lot of love [D#] to people all over [E] the world
with his song Curly Locks, Beat Don't Babylon, [B] A Land Far [E] Away
[F] and you know what I mean?
[B]
There's so much songs [C] that June have [A#] brought.
So it's about time that the people [E] who are responsible
for making his life more [F] comfortable [C] now
June is going to be 69.
[F] Please, I'm asking you.
You know where he's at.
You know how to get in touch with his [C#] father.
You know how to get in touch with his [Em] sister.
Come and do the right thing.
June, [F#] how did you write the great [D#m] beat song Fade Away?
[A#m] Where did that come from?
The [A] Bible.
The Bible?
[F#] Isn't it Jeremiah?
Yeah.
[D] So that song that June, that song that [F#] comes from Jeremiah,
[G#m] you know that song is an [E] old soul name all over the world.
You know what I mean?
Alright, the song we're going to hear now, Beat [B] Don't Babylon.
Tell me about that one.
[F] [E] That one that comes from the Bible.
[A#] Beat Don't Babylon.
[B] [D] Beat Don't Babylon.
[F#] Beat [G] them, beat them.
[D#m] No.
[Dm] [F#] Okay, [D] and what about the other one?
Curly Locks.
[F#] Where does Curly Locks come from?
[C#m] Bible too.
All [Dm] of them come from the [D] Bible?
Which part of the Bible does Curly Locks come from? [C#] Psalms.
Oh, I [Dm]
said to me, [D#] Psalms?
Yeah.
So that means, [G] June, you're a [D#m] spiritual artist from them times.
Yeah.
A child [E] with every spirituality.
[Dm]
So June, [F] enough [C#] love, my brother.
[D#] And stay [C] strong.
You're still the best in my [Bm] book.
You've brought a lot of great joy to a lot of [C] people.
A lot of people have danced to your [D] song, including [C#] me.
[F] Many, many dancehall I danced to [D] fade away.
Right?
[A#] And in [G#] years to come, we still will be dancing to fade away.
Take upon [G] the vanity and [G#] no love for [F#] humanity
Just fade away, fade away
[Em] The rich is [C#m] getting richer every [E] day
And because [G] of the poor man's death they want to [F#] take [G] it away
[F] Do you hear what I say?
[G] Yes, [C] don't fade away
[D] Ladies [G#m] and gentlemen, here I am.
I'm here [D] by June Abiles' home.
I just had the opportunity of speaking with his father [F] and speaking with his sister, Janet.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is [G#] an icon.
[D] This is an iconic [C#] human being that we [Am] sit beside that has brought a lot of joy
and a lot of love [D#] to people all over [E] the world
with his song Curly Locks, Beat Don't Babylon, [B] A Land Far [E] Away
[F] and you know what I mean?
[B]
There's so much songs [C] that June have [A#] brought.
So it's about time that the people [E] who are responsible
for making his life more [F] comfortable [C] now
June is going to be 69.
[F] Please, I'm asking you.
You know where he's at.
You know how to get in touch with his [C#] father.
You know how to get in touch with his [Em] sister.
Come and do the right thing.
June, [F#] how did you write the great [D#m] beat song Fade Away?
[A#m] Where did that come from?
The [A] Bible.
The Bible?
[F#] Isn't it Jeremiah?
Yeah.
[D] So that song that June, that song that [F#] comes from Jeremiah,
[G#m] you know that song is an [E] old soul name all over the world.
You know what I mean?
Alright, the song we're going to hear now, Beat [B] Don't Babylon.
Tell me about that one.
[F] [E] That one that comes from the Bible.
[A#] Beat Don't Babylon.
[B] [D] Beat Don't Babylon.
[F#] Beat [G] them, beat them.
[D#m] No.
[Dm] [F#] Okay, [D] and what about the other one?
Curly Locks.
[F#] Where does Curly Locks come from?
[C#m] Bible too.
All [Dm] of them come from the [D] Bible?
Which part of the Bible does Curly Locks come from? [C#] Psalms.
Oh, I [Dm]
said to me, [D#] Psalms?
Yeah.
So that means, [G] June, you're a [D#m] spiritual artist from them times.
Yeah.
A child [E] with every spirituality.
[Dm]
So June, [F] enough [C#] love, my brother.
[D#] And stay [C] strong.
You're still the best in my [Bm] book.
You've brought a lot of great joy to a lot of [C] people.
A lot of people have danced to your [D] song, including [C#] me.
[F] Many, many dancehall I danced to [D] fade away.
Right?
[A#] And in [G#] years to come, we still will be dancing to fade away.
Key:
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take upon [G] the vanity and [G#] no love for [F#] humanity
Just fade away, _ fade _ away
_ [Em] The rich is [C#m] getting richer every _ _ [E] day
And because [G] of the poor man's death they want to [F#] take [G] it away
[F] _ Do you hear what I say?
_ [G] Yes, [C] don't fade away
_ [D] _ _ _ Ladies [G#m] and gentlemen, here I am.
I'm here [D] by June Abiles' home.
I just had the opportunity of speaking with his father [F] and speaking with his sister, Janet.
_ Ladies and gentlemen, this is [G#] an icon.
_ _ [D] This is an iconic [C#] human being that we [Am] sit beside that has brought a lot of joy
and a lot of love [D#] to people all over [E] the world
with his song Curly _ Locks, Beat Don't Babylon, [B] _ _ _ A Land Far [E] Away
_ [F] and you know what I mean?
[B]
There's so much songs [C] that June have [A#] brought.
So it's about time that the people [E] who are responsible
for making his life more [F] comfortable [C] now
June is going to be 69. _
[F] Please, I'm asking you.
You know where he's at.
You know how to get in touch with his [C#] father.
You know how to get in touch with his _ _ [Em] sister. _
_ Come and do the right thing.
June, _ [F#] _ how did you write _ _ the great [D#m] beat song Fade Away?
[A#m] Where did that come from?
_ The [A] Bible.
The Bible?
_ _ [F#] Isn't it Jeremiah?
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] So that song that June, _ _ that song that [F#] comes from Jeremiah,
[G#m] you know that song is an [E] old soul name all over the world.
You know what I mean?
Alright, _ the song we're going to hear now, Beat [B] Don't Babylon.
Tell me about that one.
[F] _ _ [E] That one that comes from the Bible.
[A#] Beat Don't Babylon.
[B] _ _ [D] Beat Don't Babylon.
[F#] Beat [G] them, beat them. _
[D#m] No.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F#] Okay, _ [D] and what about the other one? _ _ _
Curly Locks.
[F#] Where does Curly Locks come from?
_ [C#m] Bible too.
All [Dm] of them come from the [D] Bible?
Which part of the Bible does Curly Locks come from? [C#] Psalms.
Oh, I _ [Dm]
said to me, [D#] Psalms?
Yeah. _ _
So that means, [G] June, you're a [D#m] spiritual artist from them times.
Yeah.
A child [E] with every spirituality.
[Dm] _
So June, [F] enough _ [C#] love, my brother.
_ [D#] And stay [C] _ strong.
You're still the best in my [Bm] book.
You've brought a lot of great joy to a lot of [C] people.
A lot of people have danced to your [D] song, including [C#] me. _
[F] Many, many dancehall I danced to [D] fade away.
Right?
[A#] And in [G#] years to come, we still will be dancing to fade away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take upon [G] the vanity and [G#] no love for [F#] humanity
Just fade away, _ fade _ away
_ [Em] The rich is [C#m] getting richer every _ _ [E] day
And because [G] of the poor man's death they want to [F#] take [G] it away
[F] _ Do you hear what I say?
_ [G] Yes, [C] don't fade away
_ [D] _ _ _ Ladies [G#m] and gentlemen, here I am.
I'm here [D] by June Abiles' home.
I just had the opportunity of speaking with his father [F] and speaking with his sister, Janet.
_ Ladies and gentlemen, this is [G#] an icon.
_ _ [D] This is an iconic [C#] human being that we [Am] sit beside that has brought a lot of joy
and a lot of love [D#] to people all over [E] the world
with his song Curly _ Locks, Beat Don't Babylon, [B] _ _ _ A Land Far [E] Away
_ [F] and you know what I mean?
[B]
There's so much songs [C] that June have [A#] brought.
So it's about time that the people [E] who are responsible
for making his life more [F] comfortable [C] now
June is going to be 69. _
[F] Please, I'm asking you.
You know where he's at.
You know how to get in touch with his [C#] father.
You know how to get in touch with his _ _ [Em] sister. _
_ Come and do the right thing.
June, _ [F#] _ how did you write _ _ the great [D#m] beat song Fade Away?
[A#m] Where did that come from?
_ The [A] Bible.
The Bible?
_ _ [F#] Isn't it Jeremiah?
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] So that song that June, _ _ that song that [F#] comes from Jeremiah,
[G#m] you know that song is an [E] old soul name all over the world.
You know what I mean?
Alright, _ the song we're going to hear now, Beat [B] Don't Babylon.
Tell me about that one.
[F] _ _ [E] That one that comes from the Bible.
[A#] Beat Don't Babylon.
[B] _ _ [D] Beat Don't Babylon.
[F#] Beat [G] them, beat them. _
[D#m] No.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F#] Okay, _ [D] and what about the other one? _ _ _
Curly Locks.
[F#] Where does Curly Locks come from?
_ [C#m] Bible too.
All [Dm] of them come from the [D] Bible?
Which part of the Bible does Curly Locks come from? [C#] Psalms.
Oh, I _ [Dm]
said to me, [D#] Psalms?
Yeah. _ _
So that means, [G] June, you're a [D#m] spiritual artist from them times.
Yeah.
A child [E] with every spirituality.
[Dm] _
So June, [F] enough _ [C#] love, my brother.
_ [D#] And stay [C] _ strong.
You're still the best in my [Bm] book.
You've brought a lot of great joy to a lot of [C] people.
A lot of people have danced to your [D] song, including [C#] me. _
[F] Many, many dancehall I danced to [D] fade away.
Right?
[A#] And in [G#] years to come, we still will be dancing to fade away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _