Chicago - Terry Kath - "A Song For Richard And His Friends" Chords

Tempo:
67.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Eb

Bb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chicago - Terry Kath - "A Song For Richard And His Friends" chords
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[Ab] [Gm] [Bb]
[A] [D]
If [Gm] you look me in the eye, I'll never see you, [Eb] I'll never trust you
[A] I'm [Eb] [Dm] not [D] waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill [C] you
[Eb] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [Ab]
[G] [Gm]
[A] [Ab] [N] [E]
[Bm] [Ab]
[G] [C]
[G] [A]
[Abm]
[E]
[Ab] [G] [E]
[A]
[G] [Db] I'm [G] [A]
[Am] [Ab]
[G] [E] [Ab] not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, [G] [Bb] I'm gonna kill you
[G]
I'm not waiting, [Abm] turning away, I'm gonna kill you
[Am] [E]
[E] [Ab] [Em]
I'm not waiting, [G] [A]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb]
turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning
[G] [Cm] [F] away, [Fm] I'm gonna kill you
Say hey now, don't you go away
[F] I'm so tired of the things that you say
[D] [A]
Even more you know, the world that we have
But if you want to boss yourself, [Eb]
tomorrow's your [Bb] turn to reign
I'm tired, [F] [Fm]
I'm tired, I'm tired
Say [Fm] hey now, make a [F] hole in this seat
[Fm] Let us pray now, you've really hurt yourself
[D]
I've been living in such a state
That all I've had to choose is dead [C] lying
Tomorrow's [Bb] such a bad day
Bad [F] day, oh no, you're just mad day
[Fm] Listen [Ebm] niggas, please be [Dm] [Dbm] gone
Go away, [C] leave us alone
[Bb] Pray [A] for me, [F] go away, leave us in peace
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Eb] [A]
[D] [Eb]
[D] [A]
[Fm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Dm] Please be gone, [Db] go away, [Cm] leave us alone
[Bb] Pray [Am] for me, [Ab] go away, leave us in peace
[Fm] Let us go, would you take all your friends?
Oh, oh, now, you're just mad
[Ebm] [D] Even more you know, that you gotta lay your loan for the second [Cm] you call
Tomorrow's such [Bb] a bad day
Bad [F] day, oh, we got to take him off you, get away
[Eb] I've been living in such a state
That [A] all I've had to choose is dead lying
[D] Go away, leave us alone
[Eb] [A]
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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A
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G
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To start learning Chicago - (Live in Japan 1972) A Song For Richard And His Friends chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Dm, C, Dm, Eb, Dm, C and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 67 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 135. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ If [Gm] you look me in the eye, I'll never see you, [Eb] I'll never trust you
[A] I'm _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] not [D] waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill [C] you
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ [Ab] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Db] I'm [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm gonna kill you
[G]
I'm not waiting, [Abm] turning away, I'm gonna kill you
[Am] _ [E] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Em]
I'm not waiting, [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning away, I'm gonna kill you
I'm not waiting, turning _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ away, [Fm] _ _ _ I'm gonna kill you
Say hey now, don't you go away
_ [F] I'm so tired of the things that you say
_ [D] _ _ [A]
Even more you know, the world that we have
But if you want to boss yourself, _ [Eb] _
tomorrow's your [Bb] turn to reign
I'm tired, [F] _ _ [Fm]
I'm tired, I'm tired
Say [Fm] _ hey now, make a [F] hole in this seat
[Fm] Let us pray now, you've really hurt yourself
_ [D] _ _
I've been living in such a state
That all I've had to choose is dead [C] lying _
Tomorrow's [Bb] such a bad day
Bad [F] day, oh no, you're just mad day
[Fm] Listen [Ebm] niggas, please be [Dm] [Dbm] gone
Go away, [C] leave us alone
[Bb] Pray [A] for me, [F] go away, leave us in peace
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Dm] Please be gone, [Db] go away, [Cm] leave us alone
[Bb] Pray [Am] for me, [Ab] go away, leave us in peace
[Fm] Let us go, _ would you take all your friends?
_ Oh, oh, now, you're just mad
[Ebm] _ _ [D] _ Even more you know, that you gotta lay your loan for the second [Cm] you call
Tomorrow's such [Bb] a bad day
Bad _ [F] day, oh, we got to take him off you, get away
_ [Eb] I've been living in such a state
That [A] all I've had to choose is dead lying
[D] Go away, leave us alone
[Eb] _ _ [A] _ _

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This song was written by Robert Lamm.

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