Chords for Aretha Franklin - Surely God Is Able

_ The Unreachable Star.
Rita, you know, has been good so long.
Her first [Gb] hit record, she's 14 years old, never growled.
[G] Rita's been good since the _ 50s.
_ _ Rita's been good across almost four decades.
To borrow a line from her father, the late C.L. Franklin,
_ [D] she's a natural-born singer.
And since she's going to play [A] the piano now and sing,
I think [G] we'd all rather hear her than us,
so let's go back [Em] to the stage.
_ [G] _
Consensus. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mr.
_ Mandela's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ come a long way.
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, he has.
Yes, he has. _ _
He's got a long _ _ _ way to go.
Oh, yes, he does.
Yes, _ he does.
_ _ But before he leaves, _ _ _ _ _ _
before he leaves to show _ America, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I want to leave something with him.
_ _ _ _ _ And I'd like for him to take it her way.
[Em] _
_ All [G] _ the way back.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
Surely, _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] surely, _
_ [C] _ surely, [G] _ _ _ [B] _
surely, _ [Em] _ surely,
[C] _ _
_ he's able, _ he's able,
[Db] _ _ _ [D] to [Em] carry on [G]
carrying
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ that [G] pilgrim's _ heel.
He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sometimes _ _ [C] says,
oh, [G] yes, he _ is,
to be of them for that [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ which [B] _ [A] waits _ _ _ him.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
But there [G] he was, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the one,
[C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ the one that [Bm] was carried,
_ the one [Db] that was carried,
_ [D] _
_ [G] every [B] love.
_ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ He's able, [C] _ _
_ [Gm] he's [C] able,
[G] he's able, he's [A] able,
he's able, he's [Gb] able,
[G] he's able, he's able,
all together, they gather,
_ _ _ all [Em] love you,
[A] so _ love you,
so [B] love you, _
_ _ you'll [G] be [B] free, _
_ _ when you're friendly, _ _
you'll be a mother,
_ a mother [G] for the motherland,
_ [F] _ [G] you'll be a [C] father,
_ _ _ a father for the fatherland,
_ you'll be a daughter, _
when you're in sorrow,
_ the Lord will be your hope,
_ [Em] _ for tomorrow. Oh, yes, _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
surely, surely, _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] surely, surely, [G] surely,
he's able, [Bm] he's able,
[Db] to carry, [Bm] to _ [G] carry the _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] pilgrim's heel.
Don't you know, God,
[C] he's able, he's able,
[Gm]
take it back,
take it back,
he's able, [G] he's able,
_ _ _ [G] he's able, he's able, they _ _ _ _ _ gather,
all around _ _ you,
[A] so love you,
so love [B] you, _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] you'll be free,
_ _ when [E] you're friendly,
_ [Dm] _ [Am]
the Lord [G] will be your mother,
_ a mother for the motherland,
_ [A] _ he'll be your joy,
_ when you're in sorrow, _
he'll show you hope, for _ _ tomorrow.
Oh, [Gm] yes,
he's gonna step down,
_ _ _ _ oh _ [Gb] yes,
_ [Bm] _ _ for _ tomorrow.
_ [Dm] Oh, yes, _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ surely, _ _ _ _ surely, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ surely, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ surely,
surely, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ surely, _
_ _ _ [A] surely, [G] surely,
So _ [B] shoelace, shoelace, [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] he's a young man, he's a young [A] man, [Bm] he's a young man, [G] he's a young man, _ _ _ _ _ he's _ _ a _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, _ he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] young man, he's a _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ young man, [Db] he's a
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] young man, _ _ _ _ _
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[B] he's a young man, he's [Ab] a young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's
a _
_ _ [Bb] young man, he's a young man, he's a young man, he's a