Chords for Charles Bradley - Why Is It So Hard (Live on KEXP)
Tempo:
72.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You guys are beautiful.
You're all my brothers and sisters.
I mean it, man.
Thank you.
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
Why [C] [Bb] [Eb] it is so hard to [D] [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] Why it [Eb] is so hard to [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] A land [Eb]
with milk and honey.
[Cm] [Bb] A land [Eb]
supposed to be filled [Cm] with love.
It [Bb] takes [Cm] love and understanding to [Bb] [Eb] live and let live.
[Cm] [Bb] I was born [Eb] in Gainesville, Florida.
[Cm] [Bb] I traveled [Eb] far and wide.
[Cm] Then I moved [Bb] to [Cm] Brooklyn, New York.
Had a hard time, [Bb] but sometime [Eb] I hold on.
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb] it is so [Cm] hard to [Bb] make it in [Eb] America?
I tried [Bb] [Cm] so hard now to [Eb] make it in [Bb] America.
[Eb]
[Bb] So I said to myself, [Eb] looks like nothing [Cm] gonna change.
[Bb] I gotta move away [Eb] from here.
[Bb] [Cm] I [Bb] went upstate New York, [Eb]
a little town they call from [Cm] Kiff.
[Bb] [D] Got me a [Eb] job to get away from all that [Cm] stress.
[Bb] I [Eb] couldn't get away.
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb]
it look [Cm] like nothing [Bb] gonna change?
[Cm]
Everything still remains.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb]
[Cm] it is so hard [Bb] to make it in [Eb] America?
I tried [Bb] to [Cm]
make it in [Bb] America.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] We [Eb] gotta make it [Cm] stay in America.
[Bb] [Eb] Make it [Cm] [Bb] stay in [Cm] America.
[Eb] Make it [Bb] stay [Eb]
in [N] America.
You're all my brothers and sisters.
I mean it, man.
Thank you.
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
Why [C] [Bb] [Eb] it is so hard to [D] [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] Why it [Eb] is so hard to [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] A land [Eb]
with milk and honey.
[Cm] [Bb] A land [Eb]
supposed to be filled [Cm] with love.
It [Bb] takes [Cm] love and understanding to [Bb] [Eb] live and let live.
[Cm] [Bb] I was born [Eb] in Gainesville, Florida.
[Cm] [Bb] I traveled [Eb] far and wide.
[Cm] Then I moved [Bb] to [Cm] Brooklyn, New York.
Had a hard time, [Bb] but sometime [Eb] I hold on.
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb] it is so [Cm] hard to [Bb] make it in [Eb] America?
I tried [Bb] [Cm] so hard now to [Eb] make it in [Bb] America.
[Eb]
[Bb] So I said to myself, [Eb] looks like nothing [Cm] gonna change.
[Bb] I gotta move away [Eb] from here.
[Bb] [Cm] I [Bb] went upstate New York, [Eb]
a little town they call from [Cm] Kiff.
[Bb] [D] Got me a [Eb] job to get away from all that [Cm] stress.
[Bb] I [Eb] couldn't get away.
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb]
it look [Cm] like nothing [Bb] gonna change?
[Cm]
Everything still remains.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Why [Eb]
[Cm] it is so hard [Bb] to make it in [Eb] America?
I tried [Bb] to [Cm]
make it in [Bb] America.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] We [Eb] gotta make it [Cm] stay in America.
[Bb] [Eb] Make it [Cm] [Bb] stay in [Cm] America.
[Eb] Make it [Bb] stay [Eb]
in [N] America.
Key:
Bb
Eb
Cm
D
C
Bb
Eb
Cm
You guys are beautiful.
You're all my brothers and sisters.
I mean it, man.
Thank you. _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Why [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] it is so hard to [D] [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why it [Eb] is so hard to [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] A land _ [Eb]
with milk and honey.
[Cm] _ [Bb] A land _ [Eb]
supposed to be filled [Cm] with love.
It [Bb] takes [Cm] love and understanding to [Bb] _ [Eb] live and let live.
[Cm] _ [Bb] I was born [Eb] in Gainesville, Florida.
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] I traveled [Eb] far and wide.
_ [Cm] Then I moved [Bb] to [Cm] Brooklyn, New York.
_ Had a hard time, [Bb] but sometime [Eb] I hold on.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Why _ [Eb] it is so [Cm] hard to [Bb] make it in [Eb] America? _
I tried _ [Bb] [Cm] so hard now to [Eb] make it in [Bb] America.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] So I said to myself, [Eb] looks like nothing [Cm] gonna change.
_ [Bb] I gotta move away [Eb] from here. _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] I [Bb] went upstate New York, [Eb] _
a little town they call from [Cm] Kiff.
_ [Bb] [D] Got me a [Eb] job to get away from all that [Cm] stress.
_ [Bb] I [Eb] couldn't get away.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Why [Eb] _ _
it look [Cm] like nothing [Bb] gonna change?
[Cm] _
Everything still remains.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Why _ [Eb] _
[Cm] it is so hard [Bb] to make it in [Eb] America? _
_ I tried [Bb] to [Cm] _ _
_ make it in [Bb] America.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] We [Eb] gotta make it [Cm] stay in America.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Make it [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] stay in [Cm] America.
[Eb] Make it _ [Bb] stay _ [Eb] _ _
in _ [N] America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're all my brothers and sisters.
I mean it, man.
Thank you. _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Why [C] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] it is so hard to [D] [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why it [Eb] is so hard to [Cm] make it in [Bb] America?
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] A land _ [Eb]
with milk and honey.
[Cm] _ [Bb] A land _ [Eb]
supposed to be filled [Cm] with love.
It [Bb] takes [Cm] love and understanding to [Bb] _ [Eb] live and let live.
[Cm] _ [Bb] I was born [Eb] in Gainesville, Florida.
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] I traveled [Eb] far and wide.
_ [Cm] Then I moved [Bb] to [Cm] Brooklyn, New York.
_ Had a hard time, [Bb] but sometime [Eb] I hold on.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Why _ [Eb] it is so [Cm] hard to [Bb] make it in [Eb] America? _
I tried _ [Bb] [Cm] so hard now to [Eb] make it in [Bb] America.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] So I said to myself, [Eb] looks like nothing [Cm] gonna change.
_ [Bb] I gotta move away [Eb] from here. _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] I [Bb] went upstate New York, [Eb] _
a little town they call from [Cm] Kiff.
_ [Bb] [D] Got me a [Eb] job to get away from all that [Cm] stress.
_ [Bb] I [Eb] couldn't get away.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Why [Eb] _ _
it look [Cm] like nothing [Bb] gonna change?
[Cm] _
Everything still remains.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Why _ [Eb] _
[Cm] it is so hard [Bb] to make it in [Eb] America? _
_ I tried [Bb] to [Cm] _ _
_ make it in [Bb] America.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] We [Eb] gotta make it [Cm] stay in America.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Make it [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] stay in [Cm] America.
[Eb] Make it _ [Bb] stay _ [Eb] _ _
in _ [N] America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _