Chords for Could You Believe (Live 1977 Version)
Tempo:
138.1 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Bbm
Bb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] God bless you.
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] Could [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] you [Db] believe in [Cm] a dream [Bbm] when I tell you [Ab] that it's true?
[Dbm] Could you believe, [Ab] precious friend of [Eb] mine?
[Db]
And would you [Db] believe [Ab] when it seems [Bbm] you are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] Give you [Abm] courage to [Ab] carry, [Db]
give you [Ab] courage to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your spirit [Eb] [Fm] up on high.
[Bb]
Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit up on [Ab] high.
I saw [Db] people in trouble, [Ab] yes, heard the angels cry.
Now don't tamper with [Db] my children, no, [Ab] no, made the devil [Db] fly.
[Ab]
[C] Spent the [Fm] night with David, [Ab] he taught me what [Fm] to say.
[Bb] I was looking for [Cm] smooth [Dbm] snow [Bb] when I heard him pray.
[Ab] [Bbm] Could [Ab] you [Db] believe [Ab] in a dream [Bb] when I tell you that [Ab] it's true?
And could [Db] you believe, [Ab] precious friend [Eb] of mine?
And would [Db] you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
Give [Db] you [Ab] courage to carry, [Db]
give [Ab] you courage to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your [Db] freedom [C] up [Fm] on high.
[Bb]
Go [Db] ahead and carry [Ab] your [Db] freedom [Eb] up [Db] on high.
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] Oh, I could [Gb] sing you [Db] times and reasons,
[Bbm] Reason to [Ab] lay [Db] your burdens softly down.
[Ab]
[C] Kings and prophets, [Fm] dead for freedom.
[Bb] Precious [Cm] trees [Dbm]
[Bb] imprisoned [Eb] underground.
But I [Ab] got this song that I sing, I'll make the mountains ring.
Tell [Bb] my mama [Cm] that [Dbm] I [Bb] am [Eb] homeward [Ab] bound.
Could [Bbm] you [Ab] [Db] believe [Ab] in a dream when [Bbm] I tell you that it's [Ab] true?
And could you [Db] believe, [Ab] precious, precious [Db] friend of mine?
Would you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] It'll give you [Ab] courage to carry, [Db] give you courage [Ab] to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit
[C] up on [Fm] high, [Bb] Lord.
Just [Bbm] to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit [Eb] up [Db] on [Ab] high.
Mmm, [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] mmm, up [Ab] on [Bb] high.
Mmm, [Ab]
mmm, [Db] oh [Ab] yeah.
I'm gonna [Bbm] carry, I'm gonna [Ab] carry.
[Db] Oh, I'll make [Ab] this promise, mama.
[Bbm] I'm gonna [Eb] carry.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
Ooh, [Bbm] and I [Eb] promise to look [Ab] for [Db] that little light, [Ab]
little bitty [Bbm] light.
Gonna look for that [Ab] light, gonna look for that [Db] little bitty light.
When my [Ab] heart is in trouble.
[Bbm] Oh, [Ab] I'll make this promise [Db] to look [Ab] for that light, [Bbm] little bitty [Ab] light.
When my [Db] mind [Ab] is
[Bbm] worried.
[Db] [Ab]
You'll see the same [Db] light that [Ab] brought the children [Db] through.
And it's the [Ab] same light [Db] that [Ab] brings the spirit [Db] through.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] Oh, yes, I do believe.
[Ab] Oh, yes, I do [Db] believe.
I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] And I gotta believe, [Ab] I gotta believe, I gotta believe.
[Db] My daddy taught me to believe, my mama [Ab] taught me to believe.
And I believe, and [Bbm] I believe, I believe, [Ab] I believe.
[Db] Just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Db] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe.
[Db]
Just [Bb] believe, [Db] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Db] just
[Ab] believe.
Oh, my friend.
[Bbm]
Try it out one time, try it out one [Bb] time, you might find that you know how to believe.
[G]
[Bb]
[Ab] I'm Pippi Strong.
Go Red.
Go Blue.
[E] This is Tom McClain.
[N]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] God bless you.
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] Could [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] you [Db] believe in [Cm] a dream [Bbm] when I tell you [Ab] that it's true?
[Dbm] Could you believe, [Ab] precious friend of [Eb] mine?
[Db]
And would you [Db] believe [Ab] when it seems [Bbm] you are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] Give you [Abm] courage to [Ab] carry, [Db]
give you [Ab] courage to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your spirit [Eb] [Fm] up on high.
[Bb]
Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit up on [Ab] high.
I saw [Db] people in trouble, [Ab] yes, heard the angels cry.
Now don't tamper with [Db] my children, no, [Ab] no, made the devil [Db] fly.
[Ab]
[C] Spent the [Fm] night with David, [Ab] he taught me what [Fm] to say.
[Bb] I was looking for [Cm] smooth [Dbm] snow [Bb] when I heard him pray.
[Ab] [Bbm] Could [Ab] you [Db] believe [Ab] in a dream [Bb] when I tell you that [Ab] it's true?
And could [Db] you believe, [Ab] precious friend [Eb] of mine?
And would [Db] you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
Give [Db] you [Ab] courage to carry, [Db]
give [Ab] you courage to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your [Db] freedom [C] up [Fm] on high.
[Bb]
Go [Db] ahead and carry [Ab] your [Db] freedom [Eb] up [Db] on high.
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] Oh, I could [Gb] sing you [Db] times and reasons,
[Bbm] Reason to [Ab] lay [Db] your burdens softly down.
[Ab]
[C] Kings and prophets, [Fm] dead for freedom.
[Bb] Precious [Cm] trees [Dbm]
[Bb] imprisoned [Eb] underground.
But I [Ab] got this song that I sing, I'll make the mountains ring.
Tell [Bb] my mama [Cm] that [Dbm] I [Bb] am [Eb] homeward [Ab] bound.
Could [Bbm] you [Ab] [Db] believe [Ab] in a dream when [Bbm] I tell you that it's [Ab] true?
And could you [Db] believe, [Ab] precious, precious [Db] friend of mine?
Would you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] It'll give you [Ab] courage to carry, [Db] give you courage [Ab] to carry,
[Db]
[Bbm] Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit
[C] up on [Fm] high, [Bb] Lord.
Just [Bbm] to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit [Eb] up [Db] on [Ab] high.
Mmm, [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] mmm, up [Ab] on [Bb] high.
Mmm, [Ab]
mmm, [Db] oh [Ab] yeah.
I'm gonna [Bbm] carry, I'm gonna [Ab] carry.
[Db] Oh, I'll make [Ab] this promise, mama.
[Bbm] I'm gonna [Eb] carry.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
Ooh, [Bbm] and I [Eb] promise to look [Ab] for [Db] that little light, [Ab]
little bitty [Bbm] light.
Gonna look for that [Ab] light, gonna look for that [Db] little bitty light.
When my [Ab] heart is in trouble.
[Bbm] Oh, [Ab] I'll make this promise [Db] to look [Ab] for that light, [Bbm] little bitty [Ab] light.
When my [Db] mind [Ab] is
[Bbm] worried.
[Db] [Ab]
You'll see the same [Db] light that [Ab] brought the children [Db] through.
And it's the [Ab] same light [Db] that [Ab] brings the spirit [Db] through.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] Oh, yes, I do believe.
[Ab] Oh, yes, I do [Db] believe.
I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] And I gotta believe, [Ab] I gotta believe, I gotta believe.
[Db] My daddy taught me to believe, my mama [Ab] taught me to believe.
And I believe, and [Bbm] I believe, I believe, [Ab] I believe.
[Db] Just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Db] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe.
[Db]
Just [Bb] believe, [Db] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab]
just believe, [Db] just
[Ab] believe.
Oh, my friend.
[Bbm]
Try it out one time, try it out one [Bb] time, you might find that you know how to believe.
[G]
[Bb]
[Ab] I'm Pippi Strong.
Go Red.
Go Blue.
[E] This is Tom McClain.
[N]
Key:
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Bb
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] God bless you.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Could [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] you _ [Db] believe _ in [Cm] a dream [Bbm] when I tell you [Ab] that it's true?
_ [Dbm] Could you believe, _ [Ab] precious friend of _ [Eb] mine?
_ [Db] _
And would you [Db] believe [Ab] when it seems [Bbm] you are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] Give you [Abm] courage to [Ab] carry, _ [Db] _
give you [Ab] courage to carry,
_ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your spirit [Eb] _ [Fm] up on _ high.
[Bb] _ _
_ Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit _ up on [Ab] high. _ _
I saw [Db] people in trouble, _ [Ab] yes, heard the angels cry.
Now don't tamper with [Db] my children, no, [Ab] no, made the devil [Db] fly.
_ _ [Ab] _
[C] Spent the [Fm] night with David, [Ab] he taught me what [Fm] to say.
[Bb] I was looking for [Cm] smooth [Dbm] snow [Bb] when I heard him pray.
[Ab] _ [Bbm] Could [Ab] you [Db] believe _ _ [Ab] in a dream [Bb] when I tell you that [Ab] it's true?
And could [Db] you _ believe, [Ab] precious friend [Eb] of mine? _ _
And would [Db] you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
Give [Db] you [Ab] courage to carry, _ [Db] _
give [Ab] you courage to carry,
_ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your [Db] freedom [C] up [Fm] on high.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Go [Db] ahead and carry [Ab] your [Db] freedom [Eb] up [Db] on _ high.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Oh, I could [Gb] sing you [Db] times and reasons, _
_ [Bbm] Reason to [Ab] lay [Db] your _ burdens softly down.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Kings and prophets, _ [Fm] dead for freedom. _ _
_ [Bb] Precious _ [Cm] trees [Dbm] _
[Bb] imprisoned _ [Eb] underground. _ _ _
But I [Ab] got this song that I sing, I'll make the mountains ring. _
Tell [Bb] my mama [Cm] that [Dbm] I [Bb] am [Eb] homeward [Ab] bound.
Could [Bbm] you [Ab] _ _ [Db] believe _ [Ab] in a dream when [Bbm] I tell you that it's [Ab] true?
And could you [Db] _ believe, _ [Ab] precious, precious [Db] friend of mine? _ _ _
Would you _ believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] It'll give you [Ab] courage to carry, _ [Db] give you courage [Ab] to carry,
_ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit _
[C] up on [Fm] high, _ [Bb] Lord. _
Just [Bbm] to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit [Eb] up [Db] on _ _ [Ab] high.
Mmm, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] mmm, _ up [Ab] on _ [Bb] high.
_ Mmm, [Ab] _ _
mmm, [Db] _ oh [Ab] yeah. _
I'm gonna [Bbm] carry, I'm gonna [Ab] carry. _ _
_ [Db] Oh, _ I'll make [Ab] this promise, mama.
_ [Bbm] I'm gonna [Eb] carry.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Ooh, [Bbm] and I [Eb] promise to look [Ab] for [Db] that little light, _ [Ab] _
little bitty [Bbm] light.
Gonna look for that [Ab] light, gonna look for that [Db] little bitty light.
When my [Ab] heart is in trouble.
[Bbm] _ Oh, _ [Ab] I'll make this promise [Db] _ to look [Ab] for that light, _ [Bbm] _ little bitty [Ab] light. _
When my [Db] _ mind [Ab] is _
_ _ [Bbm] _ worried. _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
You'll see the same [Db] light that [Ab] brought the children [Db] through.
_ And it's the [Ab] same light _ _ [Db] _ _ that [Ab] brings the spirit _ [Db] through.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] Oh, yes, I do believe.
[Ab] Oh, yes, I do [Db] believe.
I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] And I gotta believe, [Ab] I gotta believe, I gotta believe.
[Db] My daddy taught me to believe, my mama [Ab] taught me to believe.
And I believe, and [Bbm] I believe, I believe, [Ab] I believe.
_ _ [Db] _ Just believe, [Ab] _
just believe, [Bbm] _ just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Db] _ just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe.
[Db]
Just [Bb] believe, [Db] just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab] _
just believe, [Db] _ just _ _
[Ab] believe.
_ Oh, my friend.
[Bbm] _
_ Try it out one time, _ _ try it out one [Bb] time, you might find _ _ that you know how _ _ to believe.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm Pippi Strong.
_ _ _ _ Go Red. _
_ _ _ Go Blue. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ This is Tom McClain.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] God bless you.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Could [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] you _ [Db] believe _ in [Cm] a dream [Bbm] when I tell you [Ab] that it's true?
_ [Dbm] Could you believe, _ [Ab] precious friend of _ [Eb] mine?
_ [Db] _
And would you [Db] believe [Ab] when it seems [Bbm] you are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] Give you [Abm] courage to [Ab] carry, _ [Db] _
give you [Ab] courage to carry,
_ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your spirit [Eb] _ [Fm] up on _ high.
[Bb] _ _
_ Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit _ up on [Ab] high. _ _
I saw [Db] people in trouble, _ [Ab] yes, heard the angels cry.
Now don't tamper with [Db] my children, no, [Ab] no, made the devil [Db] fly.
_ _ [Ab] _
[C] Spent the [Fm] night with David, [Ab] he taught me what [Fm] to say.
[Bb] I was looking for [Cm] smooth [Dbm] snow [Bb] when I heard him pray.
[Ab] _ [Bbm] Could [Ab] you [Db] believe _ _ [Ab] in a dream [Bb] when I tell you that [Ab] it's true?
And could [Db] you _ believe, [Ab] precious friend [Eb] of mine? _ _
And would [Db] you believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
Give [Db] you [Ab] courage to carry, _ [Db] _
give [Ab] you courage to carry,
_ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] Courage to [Ab] carry your [Db] freedom [C] up [Fm] on high.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Go [Db] ahead and carry [Ab] your [Db] freedom [Eb] up [Db] on _ high.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Oh, I could [Gb] sing you [Db] times and reasons, _
_ [Bbm] Reason to [Ab] lay [Db] your _ burdens softly down.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Kings and prophets, _ [Fm] dead for freedom. _ _
_ [Bb] Precious _ [Cm] trees [Dbm] _
[Bb] imprisoned _ [Eb] underground. _ _ _
But I [Ab] got this song that I sing, I'll make the mountains ring. _
Tell [Bb] my mama [Cm] that [Dbm] I [Bb] am [Eb] homeward [Ab] bound.
Could [Bbm] you [Ab] _ _ [Db] believe _ [Ab] in a dream when [Bbm] I tell you that it's [Ab] true?
And could you [Db] _ believe, _ [Ab] precious, precious [Db] friend of mine? _ _ _
Would you _ believe [Ab] when it seems you [Bbm] are glad with what [Ab] you do?
[Db] It'll give you [Ab] courage to carry, _ [Db] give you courage [Ab] to carry,
_ _ [Db] _ _
[Bbm] Just to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit _
[C] up on [Fm] high, _ [Bb] Lord. _
Just [Bbm] to [Ab] carry your [Db] spirit [Eb] up [Db] on _ _ [Ab] high.
Mmm, _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] mmm, _ up [Ab] on _ [Bb] high.
_ Mmm, [Ab] _ _
mmm, [Db] _ oh [Ab] yeah. _
I'm gonna [Bbm] carry, I'm gonna [Ab] carry. _ _
_ [Db] Oh, _ I'll make [Ab] this promise, mama.
_ [Bbm] I'm gonna [Eb] carry.
_ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Ooh, [Bbm] and I [Eb] promise to look [Ab] for [Db] that little light, _ [Ab] _
little bitty [Bbm] light.
Gonna look for that [Ab] light, gonna look for that [Db] little bitty light.
When my [Ab] heart is in trouble.
[Bbm] _ Oh, _ [Ab] I'll make this promise [Db] _ to look [Ab] for that light, _ [Bbm] _ little bitty [Ab] light. _
When my [Db] _ mind [Ab] is _
_ _ [Bbm] _ worried. _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
You'll see the same [Db] light that [Ab] brought the children [Db] through.
_ And it's the [Ab] same light _ _ [Db] _ _ that [Ab] brings the spirit _ [Db] through.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Db] I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] Oh, yes, I do believe.
[Ab] Oh, yes, I do [Db] believe.
I'm gonna believe, [Ab] I'm gonna believe.
[Bbm] And I gotta believe, [Ab] I gotta believe, I gotta believe.
[Db] My daddy taught me to believe, my mama [Ab] taught me to believe.
And I believe, and [Bbm] I believe, I believe, [Ab] I believe.
_ _ [Db] _ Just believe, [Ab] _
just believe, [Bbm] _ just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Db] _ just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe.
[Db]
Just [Bb] believe, [Db] just believe, _ [Ab]
just believe, [Bbm] just believe, [Ab] _
just believe, [Db] _ just _ _
[Ab] believe.
_ Oh, my friend.
[Bbm] _
_ Try it out one time, _ _ try it out one [Bb] time, you might find _ _ that you know how _ _ to believe.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm Pippi Strong.
_ _ _ _ Go Red. _
_ _ _ Go Blue. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ This is Tom McClain.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _