Chords for Alton Ellis - Harder and Harder - Jazz Cafe - (Live at London Jazz Cafe 2008)
Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
F
C
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] Oh
[F] yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now.
[F] Oh yeah, now.
Look here.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of living.
[F] Because I'm a black upbringing.
[Gm] Mother.
Mother [F] and father.
Oh yes.
Hey.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of working.
[F]
Neither this way of living.
[Gm]
Harder.
Oh God.
[F] Harder and harder.
Look here.
[Gm]
Never got the right [C] to say.
[Gm]
Never got the [C] right to play.
[Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm] I pray harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of living.
[F] Neither this way of working.
[Gm] Harder.
Oh yeah.
[F] Harder and harder.
Hey.
[Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to say.
Oh no.
[Gm] Never got the [C] right to play.
[Gm] All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm] Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Ab]
[Gm]
[F] Oh yeah, now.
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to play.
Never got the right to say.
Oh no.
All I've got is the right to pray.
[G] Harder.
Harder [Em] and harder.
Look here.
[Gm]
Can't stand this way.
No, no, no, [F] no.
Can't stand this way.
[Gm] Harder.
Got to do some work.
[F] Harder.
Got to do some praying.
Oh yeah.
[Gm]
Keep on, keep on, [F] keep on praying.
Oh God.
[Gm]
Keep on, keep on praying.
[F] Oh God.
[Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to say.
[Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to pray.
[Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm]
Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Gm] And then somebody say.
You've [F] got to pray.
Oh God.
[Gm] Never, never before.
Never, never before.
[F] One day.
Oh yeah.
[Gm] Playin' the keyboard.
Playin' the keyboard.
[F] Playin'
[Gm]
[F] Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now.
[F]
[Gm] People playin' the keyboard.
[F] Forget it.
[Gm]
Forget it. Forget it.
[F] Take me down.
Take me down.
[Gm] Take me down.
What do you say?
[Ebm] [Fm] Thank you.
[N]
[F] yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now.
[F] Oh yeah, now.
Look here.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of living.
[F] Because I'm a black upbringing.
[Gm] Mother.
Mother [F] and father.
Oh yes.
Hey.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of working.
[F]
Neither this way of living.
[Gm]
Harder.
Oh God.
[F] Harder and harder.
Look here.
[Gm]
Never got the right [C] to say.
[Gm]
Never got the [C] right to play.
[Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm] I pray harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Gm] Can't stand this way of living.
[F] Neither this way of working.
[Gm] Harder.
Oh yeah.
[F] Harder and harder.
Hey.
[Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to say.
Oh no.
[Gm] Never got the [C] right to play.
[Gm] All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm] Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Ab]
[Gm]
[F] Oh yeah, now.
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to play.
Never got the right to say.
Oh no.
All I've got is the right to pray.
[G] Harder.
Harder [Em] and harder.
Look here.
[Gm]
Can't stand this way.
No, no, no, [F] no.
Can't stand this way.
[Gm] Harder.
Got to do some work.
[F] Harder.
Got to do some praying.
Oh yeah.
[Gm]
Keep on, keep on, [F] keep on praying.
Oh God.
[Gm]
Keep on, keep on praying.
[F] Oh God.
[Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to say.
[Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to pray.
[Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
[Gm]
Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
[Gm] And then somebody say.
You've [F] got to pray.
Oh God.
[Gm] Never, never before.
Never, never before.
[F] One day.
Oh yeah.
[Gm] Playin' the keyboard.
Playin' the keyboard.
[F] Playin'
[Gm]
[F] Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now.
[F]
[Gm] People playin' the keyboard.
[F] Forget it.
[Gm]
Forget it. Forget it.
[F] Take me down.
Take me down.
[Gm] Take me down.
What do you say?
[Ebm] [Fm] Thank you.
[N]
Key:
Gm
F
C
Ab
G
Gm
F
C
[Gm] _ _ Oh _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ yeah, now.
_ [Gm] Oh yeah, now. _ _ _
_ [F] Oh yeah, now.
Look here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Can't stand this way of living.
[F] _ _ Because I'm a black upbringing.
[Gm] _ Mother. _ _
_ _ Mother [F] and father. _
Oh yes.
Hey.
[Gm] _ _ Can't stand this way of working.
[F] _ _
Neither this way of living.
_ [Gm] _ _
Harder.
Oh God.
_ [F] Harder and harder. _
Look here.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Never got the right [C] to say.
_ _ [Gm] _
Never got the [C] right to play.
_ _ [Gm] _
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ [Gm] I pray harder.
_ [C] Harder and harder. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Can't stand this way of living.
_ [F] _ _ Neither this way of working.
[Gm] _ Harder.
Oh yeah.
_ _ [F] Harder and harder.
_ Hey.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to say.
Oh no.
[Gm] _ Never got the [C] right to play.
_ _ [Gm] _ All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ [Gm] _ Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Never, never got the right [C] to play. _
_ _ Never got the right to say.
Oh no.
All I've got is the right to pray.
_ [G] _ _ Harder.
Harder [Em] and harder.
_ _ Look here.
_ [Gm] _ _
Can't stand this way.
No, no, no, [F] no. _
Can't stand this way.
_ _ [Gm] Harder.
Got to do some work.
_ [F] Harder.
Got to do some praying.
Oh yeah.
[Gm] _ _
_ Keep on, keep on, [F] keep on praying.
_ Oh God.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
Keep on, keep on praying.
_ _ [F] Oh God.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Never, never got the right [C] to say.
_ _ _ [Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to pray.
_ _ _ [Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ _ [Gm] _
Harder.
[C] Harder and harder. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ And then somebody say.
You've [F] got to pray.
_ Oh God.
_ [Gm] Never, never before. _
Never, never before.
[F] One day.
_ Oh yeah.
_ _ [Gm] Playin' the keyboard. _
Playin' the keyboard.
_ [F] Playin' _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] People playin' the keyboard. _
_ _ _ [F] Forget it. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Forget it. Forget it.
_ [F] Take me down.
Take me down.
_ [Gm] Take me down. _ _
What do you say?
[Ebm] _ [Fm] Thank you.
_ _ [N] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ yeah, now.
_ [Gm] Oh yeah, now. _ _ _
_ [F] Oh yeah, now.
Look here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Can't stand this way of living.
[F] _ _ Because I'm a black upbringing.
[Gm] _ Mother. _ _
_ _ Mother [F] and father. _
Oh yes.
Hey.
[Gm] _ _ Can't stand this way of working.
[F] _ _
Neither this way of living.
_ [Gm] _ _
Harder.
Oh God.
_ [F] Harder and harder. _
Look here.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Never got the right [C] to say.
_ _ [Gm] _
Never got the [C] right to play.
_ _ [Gm] _
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ [Gm] I pray harder.
_ [C] Harder and harder. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Can't stand this way of living.
_ [F] _ _ Neither this way of working.
[Gm] _ Harder.
Oh yeah.
_ _ [F] Harder and harder.
_ Hey.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Never, never got the right [C] to say.
Oh no.
[Gm] _ Never got the [C] right to play.
_ _ [Gm] _ All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ [Gm] _ Harder.
[C] Harder and harder.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Never, never got the right [C] to play. _
_ _ Never got the right to say.
Oh no.
All I've got is the right to pray.
_ [G] _ _ Harder.
Harder [Em] and harder.
_ _ Look here.
_ [Gm] _ _
Can't stand this way.
No, no, no, [F] no. _
Can't stand this way.
_ _ [Gm] Harder.
Got to do some work.
_ [F] Harder.
Got to do some praying.
Oh yeah.
[Gm] _ _
_ Keep on, keep on, [F] keep on praying.
_ Oh God.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
Keep on, keep on praying.
_ _ [F] Oh God.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Never, never got the right [C] to say.
_ _ _ [Gm]
Never, never got the right [C] to pray.
_ _ _ [Gm]
All I've got is the [C] right to pray.
_ _ [Gm] _
Harder.
[C] Harder and harder. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ And then somebody say.
You've [F] got to pray.
_ Oh God.
_ [Gm] Never, never before. _
Never, never before.
[F] One day.
_ Oh yeah.
_ _ [Gm] Playin' the keyboard. _
Playin' the keyboard.
_ [F] Playin' _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ Oh yeah, now.
[Gm] Oh yeah, now. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] People playin' the keyboard. _
_ _ _ [F] Forget it. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Forget it. Forget it.
_ [F] Take me down.
Take me down.
_ [Gm] Take me down. _ _
What do you say?
[Ebm] _ [Fm] Thank you.
_ _ [N] _