Chords for Cloud 9 by the Temptations!
Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Dm
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Dm]
[D]
This [Dm] childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty.
See, [D] I was born and raised in a slum-fell city.
There wasn't one room sack [E] to slap ten other children beside me.
[Dm] [Dm] We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
It was hard times.
I needed something to eat in my troubled [D]
mind.
Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
[Dm] He disrespected mama and treated us like this.
I left [C] home seeking a job that I never [Dm] did find.
I was depressed and downhearted.
I took to Cloud 9.
I'm [D] doing fine up here on Cloud 9.
Listen, one more time.
I'm doing fine up here on Cloud 9.
Folks down there tell me, say give [Dm] yourself a chance, son, don't let life [G] pass you by.
[Dm] But the world of reality is a rat race [G] where only the strong may survive.
[D] It's a dog-eat-dog world and there ain't [G] no lies.
It [A] ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night.
I'm [Dm] doing fine on [D] Cloud 9.
Let me tell you about Cloud 9.
[Dm]
You [C] can be what you want to be.
[D]
You ain't got [G] no responsibility.
[Dm]
[Eb] [C] [D]
You're a million miles from reality.
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[G] I want to say [D] I love the life I live.
And I'm going [D] to live [Dm] the life I love [G] up here on [D] Cloud 9.
I'm [D] riding high on Cloud 9.
[G] You're as free as a [Dm] bird in flight.
[D] Cloud 9.
There's no difference between day and night.
[G] It's a wild [Bm] [Cm] thing.
Cloud 9.
[G] You're a [D] million miles from reality.
Reality.
Oh, [Dm] no, no, no.
You
[G] can be what [D] you want to [G] be.
Cloud 9.
You ain't got no [G] responsibility.
[D] Cloud 9.
It's free.
Cloud 9.
You're a million miles from reality.
Cloud 9.
You can be what you want to [G] be.
[D] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [N]
[Dm]
[D]
This [Dm] childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty.
See, [D] I was born and raised in a slum-fell city.
There wasn't one room sack [E] to slap ten other children beside me.
[Dm] [Dm] We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
It was hard times.
I needed something to eat in my troubled [D]
mind.
Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
[Dm] He disrespected mama and treated us like this.
I left [C] home seeking a job that I never [Dm] did find.
I was depressed and downhearted.
I took to Cloud 9.
I'm [D] doing fine up here on Cloud 9.
Listen, one more time.
I'm doing fine up here on Cloud 9.
Folks down there tell me, say give [Dm] yourself a chance, son, don't let life [G] pass you by.
[Dm] But the world of reality is a rat race [G] where only the strong may survive.
[D] It's a dog-eat-dog world and there ain't [G] no lies.
It [A] ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night.
I'm [Dm] doing fine on [D] Cloud 9.
Let me tell you about Cloud 9.
[Dm]
You [C] can be what you want to be.
[D]
You ain't got [G] no responsibility.
[Dm]
[Eb] [C] [D]
You're a million miles from reality.
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[G] I want to say [D] I love the life I live.
And I'm going [D] to live [Dm] the life I love [G] up here on [D] Cloud 9.
I'm [D] riding high on Cloud 9.
[G] You're as free as a [Dm] bird in flight.
[D] Cloud 9.
There's no difference between day and night.
[G] It's a wild [Bm] [Cm] thing.
Cloud 9.
[G] You're a [D] million miles from reality.
Reality.
Oh, [Dm] no, no, no.
You
[G] can be what [D] you want to [G] be.
Cloud 9.
You ain't got no [G] responsibility.
[D] Cloud 9.
It's free.
Cloud 9.
You're a million miles from reality.
Cloud 9.
You can be what you want to [G] be.
[D] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [N]
Key:
D
G
Dm
C
E
D
G
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This [Dm] childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty.
See, [D] I was born and raised in a slum-fell city.
_ There wasn't one room sack [E] to slap ten other children beside me.
[Dm] _ [Dm] We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
It was hard times.
I needed something to eat in my troubled [D]
mind.
_ _ _ _ Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
_ [Dm] He disrespected mama and treated us like this.
I left [C] home seeking a job that I never [Dm] did find.
I was depressed and downhearted.
I took to Cloud 9.
I'm [D] doing fine _ _ up here on Cloud 9.
Listen, one more time.
I'm doing fine _ up here on Cloud 9.
_ Folks down there tell me, say give [Dm] yourself a chance, son, don't let life [G] pass you by.
_ [Dm] But the world of reality is a rat race [G] where only the strong may survive.
[D] It's a dog-eat-dog world and there ain't [G] no lies.
_ It [A] ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night.
I'm [Dm] doing fine _ _ _ on [D] Cloud 9.
Let me tell you about Cloud 9.
[Dm] _
You [C] can be what you want to be.
_ [D]
You ain't got [G] no _ responsibility.
_ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D]
You're a million miles from reality. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] I want to say [D] I love the life I live.
And I'm going [D] to live [Dm] the life I love [G] up here on [D] Cloud 9. _ _
_ _ _ I'm [D] riding _ high _ _ on Cloud 9.
[G] You're as free as a [Dm] bird in flight.
[D] Cloud 9.
There's no difference between day and night.
_ [G] It's a wild [Bm] _ _ [Cm] thing.
Cloud 9.
[G] You're a [D] million miles from reality.
_ Reality.
Oh, [Dm] no, no, no.
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ can be what [D] you want to [G] be.
Cloud 9.
You ain't got no _ [G] responsibility.
[D] Cloud 9. _ _ _
It's free.
Cloud 9.
You're a million miles from reality.
Cloud 9.
You can be what you want to [G] be.
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This [Dm] childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty.
See, [D] I was born and raised in a slum-fell city.
_ There wasn't one room sack [E] to slap ten other children beside me.
[Dm] _ [Dm] We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
It was hard times.
I needed something to eat in my troubled [D]
mind.
_ _ _ _ Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
_ [Dm] He disrespected mama and treated us like this.
I left [C] home seeking a job that I never [Dm] did find.
I was depressed and downhearted.
I took to Cloud 9.
I'm [D] doing fine _ _ up here on Cloud 9.
Listen, one more time.
I'm doing fine _ up here on Cloud 9.
_ Folks down there tell me, say give [Dm] yourself a chance, son, don't let life [G] pass you by.
_ [Dm] But the world of reality is a rat race [G] where only the strong may survive.
[D] It's a dog-eat-dog world and there ain't [G] no lies.
_ It [A] ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night.
I'm [Dm] doing fine _ _ _ on [D] Cloud 9.
Let me tell you about Cloud 9.
[Dm] _
You [C] can be what you want to be.
_ [D]
You ain't got [G] no _ responsibility.
_ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D]
You're a million miles from reality. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] I want to say [D] I love the life I live.
And I'm going [D] to live [Dm] the life I love [G] up here on [D] Cloud 9. _ _
_ _ _ I'm [D] riding _ high _ _ on Cloud 9.
[G] You're as free as a [Dm] bird in flight.
[D] Cloud 9.
There's no difference between day and night.
_ [G] It's a wild [Bm] _ _ [Cm] thing.
Cloud 9.
[G] You're a [D] million miles from reality.
_ Reality.
Oh, [Dm] no, no, no.
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ can be what [D] you want to [G] be.
Cloud 9.
You ain't got no _ [G] responsibility.
[D] Cloud 9. _ _ _
It's free.
Cloud 9.
You're a million miles from reality.
Cloud 9.
You can be what you want to [G] be.
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _