Chords for American Idol 9 TOP 24 - Jermaine Sellers - Get Here

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Now, he came to us in Atlanta, but there's a lot
more to this guy's journey.
Take a look at this.
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I'm Jermaine [G] Sellers.
I'm from Joliet, Illinois.
I auditioned in Atlanta, and I'm a [C] church singer.
On [Em] solo night, [G] I sang Michael Jackson, Man in [D] the Mirror.
I [C] practiced my solo [G] to the T of where I was just like,
I definitely want to sing it this specific [C] way.
It didn't [D] work out [C] that way.
That wasn't actually [G] right.
We've heard enough to make a [C] decision.
Yeah, I look like Boo Boo the Fool, [D] basically.
Don't throw the band under the [C] bus.
Now, if [Em] I mess up, I'm not going to throw nobody
under the bus no more, as Kira said.
_ [E] _ _ Yeah.
_ _ [B] You made it.
_ Right after I got told that I was [A] in the top 24,
I've never gotten as emotional.
[E] It means a whole lot to me.
I'm not just standing here for myself.
I'm standing here for my city.
It's not about me right [B] now.
It's about my family.
It's about _ [A] just proving to everybody
that you don't have to dream it.
[E] You can be it. _
_ _ _ _ _ Performing Get Here by Olita Adams.
Give it up for [F#] Jermaine [N] Sellers.
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ By railway.
_ [B] [F#] You can reach me by trailway.
_ [D#m] _ You can reach me [G#m] on an airplane.
You can reach [C#] me with your [D#m] mind. _
_ _ You can reach me [B] by _ caravan.
_ [F#] Cross the desert like an airman.
_ [D#m] _ _ I [G#m] don't care [F#] how you get here.
[B] Just [F#] get here if you can.
[B] There are hills [A#m] and [F#] mountains between [C#] us.
Always something to get over.
_ _ But [D#m] if I had my way, _ [F#] _ surely you would be closer.
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] [B] But [G#] yeah.
_ [B] I _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [G#m] don't care.
_ [D#m] We'll [A#] get [G#m] here [B] if you can.
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ I [G#m] don't care _ how you get here.
[F#] Just _ _ get [B] here _ _ _ [E] if you can. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
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I _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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am a huge fan of yours.
I love your look.
I love the way you look. _
And I love that song.
And I felt that you were singing the song more
as a performance than rather feeling the song
and getting into the lyrics.
Because it's such a beautiful song.
And I felt like you were pushing a little too much.
And there were a couple of times that you went out and off.
And _ but I _ _ really like you a lot.
And I like the song.
I thought it was a good choice for you.
But it's just I felt like you were trying too hard.
_ Just relax into the song.
_ Yo. _
_ _ I love the song.
It was a weird choice to me because it's such an older song.
And you kind of got these big pipes.
I see you more as _ Maxwell, Neo in that, trying to be current.
You got a current look on.
The look is hot.
I like the jacket with the tails.
But you were trying to do too much vocally with it, dog.
I mean, I'm like, you know, sing the melody. It's good.
The melody actually works.
That's why it was a hit.
So sing that and then go off.
But you got this big ability.
So just sing sometimes.
You ain't got to make so much out of it.
You know what I'm saying?
Pull it back.
_ I think you wanted to show everybody what you can do.
You know, you went from the bottom of your range
to the top.
And you know, not everybody can do that.
But I think it's about when you do those runs,
making them meaningful so that they impact the audience.
It's not just running here and running
there and all over the place. It's special.
_ And again, you're young.
And it felt a little old to me. A little?
I'm old.
No, you're not.
No, you're not.
You're not.
But look, you can sing.
You can sing, OK?
Yeah, look, it's the kind of song,
you know, if you're playing piano in a cocktail bar,
somebody in their 50s is going to ask for that as a request.
It's that kind of song.
And then in the middle, when you were trying to over-sing it,
it actually sounded as if you were screaming.
It was so over the top.
_ It just didn't work.
I think you've totally blown your opportunity with that,
if you want my honest opinion.
I do.
I do.
I do.
It wasn't screwed with that, but.
No, I don't think so.
_ [F#] Mr.
Mahemoff, one second before you kick it away.
I want to go back to the panel here.
When you said that he had blown it, I heard you shout,
no, no way.
No, no, no.
I think people will vote.
I think you're great.
And people, I just felt like you just were pushing too hard.
And it's just such a soft song and emotional.
But I think you'll be back.
I think people will vote for you.
I do. _
I don't _ _ _ _ _ _ know what that look is anymore.
That means I.
The smile and the frown are the same.
It means I don't agree.
I honestly don't think that was a good enough performance
for you, and I think you're better than that.
That's all.
I'll teach you a dance when we're done.
Spank your leg, OK, Sam?
Oh, yeah.
_ _ _ Oh, yeah.
What's it called?
Spank your leg.
OK.
I want to know what you thought when you watched
the Hollywood episode back.
Because there was a lot of drama, as we saw on your tape.
For me, I think, you [B] know, it's a process
[F#] with everybody going through.
And Hollywood week is like, honestly,
they should call it Hell Week.
Honestly.
[F#m] Wow.
You made for us as well.
Yeah, for us too.
I know.
But overall, _ _ made out to look like a diva, but I mean.
Did you and Michael make up?
Who is Michael?
Michael.
Michael.
Come here.
Oh, you talking about, I thought you were talking,
because you know I sang Man in the Mirror.
I thought he was like.
Come on, you [B] guys have to vote.
[F#m] To vote for Jamil, go to the band.
Call _ _ _ 1-866 [F#]-IDLE-03.
1-866-436-5703.
Or you can text the word vote to [C#] 5703.
Yeah, explain who Michael is, Ryan.
Michael [F#] from the band.
Yeah, [E] we saw him on the tape.
Line's open [C#] at the end of the show.
_ Pay [F#] attention to your monitor there, pretty boy.
Thank you, Jermaine.
Appreciate it.
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