Chords for Alicia Keys and John Legend - Special tribute to Madiba (Yarra Valley)
Tempo:
118.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There's an incredible energy in here tonight and it feels [G] good
It's something about the wind blowing
You know, this is something about being on grass that it changes things, you know
Well, I wanted to do
Something special tonight.
We wanted to do something special tonight for you in honor of the great Nelson Mandela
Who I feel
So moved by in every way and what a life lived
What an incredible life lived and what an inspiration for us to all carry forward so
John called me and he said I think we should do something special for our people tomorrow
That was yesterday and now it's today.
And so
We wanted to sing a special song for you tonight
Please give some love to Hanan on guitar
[C] [G] [G]
[C] [G] Oh
If you know this song
Oh
Pirates, yes, [Em] they rob I
[C] so [G] lied to the merchant [Am] ship
[G] minutes after [Em] they took I
[C] From [G] the [Am] bottomless pits and [G] my head
[Em] Was made strong
[C] By the hand of [Am] the Almighty
[G] We forward in this [Em] generation
[C]
[D] Triumphantly
Won't you help [G] me say
[C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom is all [D] I ever [Em] had
[C] [D] [G] Redemption song
[D] We damn
To
[C] [D] [G] break your cells [Em] from little slavery
[C] No, but I'll stop skin free [Am] our mind
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy
Cuz none [C] of them [G] can stop at the [D] time
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets?
Whoa, [C] we stand aside [Am] and look
[G] Some say it's just a [Em] part of it.
[C] We've got to fulfill [D] the book
Won't you [G] have to say?
[C] [G] these are the freedom [C] cuz all
[D] [E]
[C] [G] Redemption song
[C] [G] Redemption song
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] Can y'all put your [G] hands in the air
[Em]
[C] Hmm
[D] [Em] Yeah, we feel you Madina
[C] [D] Hmm
[C] [G] I meant to paint yourself [Em] from mental slavery.
None, but I was self [G] can free our [Am] whole mind
[G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy
[C] Cuz none of them is gonna [G] stop the time
[E] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets?
Well
[C] [G]
[Am] So [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
[C] We've got to fulfill the [D] book
Won't you [G] have to say?
These are the freedom
[C] [G] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] Thank you, god bless you
[N]
Legend
Thank you so much, thank you so much such a beautiful moment we are having such an incredible time with you
It's something about the wind blowing
You know, this is something about being on grass that it changes things, you know
Well, I wanted to do
Something special tonight.
We wanted to do something special tonight for you in honor of the great Nelson Mandela
Who I feel
So moved by in every way and what a life lived
What an incredible life lived and what an inspiration for us to all carry forward so
John called me and he said I think we should do something special for our people tomorrow
That was yesterday and now it's today.
And so
We wanted to sing a special song for you tonight
Please give some love to Hanan on guitar
[C] [G] [G]
[C] [G] Oh
If you know this song
Oh
Pirates, yes, [Em] they rob I
[C] so [G] lied to the merchant [Am] ship
[G] minutes after [Em] they took I
[C] From [G] the [Am] bottomless pits and [G] my head
[Em] Was made strong
[C] By the hand of [Am] the Almighty
[G] We forward in this [Em] generation
[C]
[D] Triumphantly
Won't you help [G] me say
[C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom is all [D] I ever [Em] had
[C] [D] [G] Redemption song
[D] We damn
To
[C] [D] [G] break your cells [Em] from little slavery
[C] No, but I'll stop skin free [Am] our mind
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy
Cuz none [C] of them [G] can stop at the [D] time
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets?
Whoa, [C] we stand aside [Am] and look
[G] Some say it's just a [Em] part of it.
[C] We've got to fulfill [D] the book
Won't you [G] have to say?
[C] [G] these are the freedom [C] cuz all
[D] [E]
[C] [G] Redemption song
[C] [G] Redemption song
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] Can y'all put your [G] hands in the air
[Em]
[C] Hmm
[D] [Em] Yeah, we feel you Madina
[C] [D] Hmm
[C] [G] I meant to paint yourself [Em] from mental slavery.
None, but I was self [G] can free our [Am] whole mind
[G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy
[C] Cuz none of them is gonna [G] stop the time
[E] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets?
Well
[C] [G]
[Am] So [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
[C] We've got to fulfill the [D] book
Won't you [G] have to say?
These are the freedom
[C] [G] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
Oh
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] Thank you, god bless you
[N]
Legend
Thank you so much, thank you so much such a beautiful moment we are having such an incredible time with you
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Am
G
C
Em
There's an incredible energy in here tonight and it feels [G] good _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's something about the wind blowing
_ _ _ You know, this is something about being on grass that it changes things, you know _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I wanted to do
Something special tonight.
We wanted to do something special tonight for you in honor of the great Nelson Mandela
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I feel
_ So moved by in every way and what a life lived
What an incredible life lived and what an inspiration for us to all carry forward so
_ John called me and he said I think we should do something special for our people tomorrow _ _ _ _ _ _
That was yesterday and now it's today.
And so
We wanted to sing a special song for you tonight _ _ _
Please give some love to Hanan on guitar _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] Oh
If you know this song
_ _ Oh
_ Pirates, yes, [Em] they rob I
_ [C] so [G] lied to the merchant [Am] ship
_ _ _ [G] _ minutes after [Em] they took I
_ _ [C] From [G] the [Am] bottomless pits and [G] my head
[Em] Was made strong
_ [C] By the hand of [Am] the Almighty
_ [G] We forward in this [Em] generation
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] Triumphantly _ _ _ _ _
Won't you help [G] me say _ _ _
[C] _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom _ is all [D] I ever [Em] had _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption song _
_ [D] We damn
To _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] break your cells [Em] from little slavery
[C] No, but I'll stop skin free [Am] our mind
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy
Cuz none [C] of them [G] can stop at the [D] time
_ _ [G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets?
_ Whoa, [C] we stand aside [Am] and look
_ [G] Some say it's just a [Em] part of it.
_ [C] We've got to fulfill [D] the book
_ _ Won't you [G] have to say?
_ [C] _ _ [G] these are the freedom [C] cuz all
[D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption song
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption song
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] Can y'all put your [G] hands in the air
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] Hmm
[D] _ _ [Em] Yeah, we feel you Madina
[C] _ _ [D] _ Hmm _
_ _ [C] _ [G] I meant to paint yourself [Em] from mental slavery.
None, but I was self [G] can free our [Am] whole mind
[G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy
_ [C] Cuz none of them is gonna [G] stop the time
[E] _ How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets?
Well
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ So [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
_ [C] We've got to fulfill the [D] book
_ _ _ Won't you [G] have to say?
_ _ These are the freedom
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
Oh
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Thank you, god bless you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Legend _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you so much, thank you so much such a beautiful moment we are having such an incredible time with you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's something about the wind blowing
_ _ _ You know, this is something about being on grass that it changes things, you know _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I wanted to do
Something special tonight.
We wanted to do something special tonight for you in honor of the great Nelson Mandela
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I feel
_ So moved by in every way and what a life lived
What an incredible life lived and what an inspiration for us to all carry forward so
_ John called me and he said I think we should do something special for our people tomorrow _ _ _ _ _ _
That was yesterday and now it's today.
And so
We wanted to sing a special song for you tonight _ _ _
Please give some love to Hanan on guitar _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] Oh
If you know this song
_ _ Oh
_ Pirates, yes, [Em] they rob I
_ [C] so [G] lied to the merchant [Am] ship
_ _ _ [G] _ minutes after [Em] they took I
_ _ [C] From [G] the [Am] bottomless pits and [G] my head
[Em] Was made strong
_ [C] By the hand of [Am] the Almighty
_ [G] We forward in this [Em] generation
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] Triumphantly _ _ _ _ _
Won't you help [G] me say _ _ _
[C] _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom _ is all [D] I ever [Em] had _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption song _
_ [D] We damn
To _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] break your cells [Em] from little slavery
[C] No, but I'll stop skin free [Am] our mind
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy
Cuz none [C] of them [G] can stop at the [D] time
_ _ [G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets?
_ Whoa, [C] we stand aside [Am] and look
_ [G] Some say it's just a [Em] part of it.
_ [C] We've got to fulfill [D] the book
_ _ Won't you [G] have to say?
_ [C] _ _ [G] these are the freedom [C] cuz all
[D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption song
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption song
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] Can y'all put your [G] hands in the air
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] Hmm
[D] _ _ [Em] Yeah, we feel you Madina
[C] _ _ [D] _ Hmm _
_ _ [C] _ [G] I meant to paint yourself [Em] from mental slavery.
None, but I was self [G] can free our [Am] whole mind
[G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy
_ [C] Cuz none of them is gonna [G] stop the time
[E] _ How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets?
Well
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ So [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
_ [C] We've got to fulfill the [D] book
_ _ _ Won't you [G] have to say?
_ _ These are the freedom
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
Oh
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Thank you, god bless you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Legend _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you so much, thank you so much such a beautiful moment we are having such an incredible time with you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _