Chords for Curtis Mayfield - Here But I'm Gone
Tempo:
143.8 bpm
Chords used:
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B
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Db
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [B] Okay.
[Eb] [B]
[Eb] [B]
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[Eb] [B] [Ebm]
[Eb] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[B] How did I get so far [Eb] gone?
[Ebm] Where do [B] I belong?
[Eb] [Ebm] And where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B]
[Eb] [B] If I took the time to [Eb] replace
[Ebm] What [B] my [E] mind [Eb] erased
[B] I'd still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm [B] gone
[Dbm]
[Ebm] Watched up in a rocking chair
With my [Abm] feet all [Eb] bare
[Ebm] Rolling my bum in a [Eb] cigarette
[B] [Db] Living
[Eb] [Ebm] adolescent man
Never to take the time
Waiting for my high-flying asses care
[Ab]
[B] How did I get [Ebm] so far [Eb] gone?
[Gb] Where do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go [B] wrong?
[Eb] [Ebm] If I took the time to replace
What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm gone
[B]
[Ebm] Mama told me I was best
Arguing, punching with [Eb] chairs
[Ebm] Son, love you strong, let me take you home
I'd [Ab]
[Ebm] see in her eyes so sincere
Screaming, what got me here?
Standing in the world with my mind all blown
[B]
[Ebm] [B] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
[B] Where do I [Db] belong?
[Eb] And [Abm] where in the [Db] world did I ever [Ebm] go wrong?
If I took the time to replace
What my mind erased
I'd still feel as if I'm here but I'm gone
[Db] How [Eb] [B] did I get so [Eb] far gone?
[Abm] Where do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Ebm] go [B] wrong?
[Ebm] If I took the [Db] time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [Ebm] still feel as [B] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] [Abm]
I'd give nothing but waste all my [Eb] time
[B] Leaving the world behind
[Eb] [Gb] Smoking my crack just to keep [Eb] me high
[B]
[Eb] [Gb] Around the boys I play my part [Eb] rough
[Gb] Keep myself tough [Eb] enough
[Gb] Never to cry, [Bbm] don't [Eb] really wanna [Gb] die
[Bbm] [Db] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
[Ebm] Where do I belong?
And where in the world did I ever go [Eb] wrong?
[B] [Ebm]
[Eb] If [Db] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind erased
[Eb] [Ebm] I'd still feel as [Db] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] How
[Eb] [B] did I get so far [Eb]
gone?
[Ebm] Where do I belong?
And where in the [Db] world did I [Eb] ever go [B] wrong?
[Eb] If [Ebm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B]
[Eb] [Db] How did I [Gb] get so far [Eb] gone?
Where [Db] do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B] [Db]
[Eb] If [Abm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[Gb] What my mind erased
[Eb] [B] [Gb]
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[Eb] [B] Okay.
[Eb] [B]
[Eb] [B]
[Ebm] [B]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [B] [Ebm]
[Eb] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[B] How did I get so far [Eb] gone?
[Ebm] Where do [B] I belong?
[Eb] [Ebm] And where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B]
[Eb] [B] If I took the time to [Eb] replace
[Ebm] What [B] my [E] mind [Eb] erased
[B] I'd still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm [B] gone
[Dbm]
[Ebm] Watched up in a rocking chair
With my [Abm] feet all [Eb] bare
[Ebm] Rolling my bum in a [Eb] cigarette
[B] [Db] Living
[Eb] [Ebm] adolescent man
Never to take the time
Waiting for my high-flying asses care
[Ab]
[B] How did I get [Ebm] so far [Eb] gone?
[Gb] Where do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go [B] wrong?
[Eb] [Ebm] If I took the time to replace
What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm gone
[B]
[Ebm] Mama told me I was best
Arguing, punching with [Eb] chairs
[Ebm] Son, love you strong, let me take you home
I'd [Ab]
[Ebm] see in her eyes so sincere
Screaming, what got me here?
Standing in the world with my mind all blown
[B]
[Ebm] [B] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
[B] Where do I [Db] belong?
[Eb] And [Abm] where in the [Db] world did I ever [Ebm] go wrong?
If I took the time to replace
What my mind erased
I'd still feel as if I'm here but I'm gone
[Db] How [Eb] [B] did I get so [Eb] far gone?
[Abm] Where do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Ebm] go [B] wrong?
[Ebm] If I took the [Db] time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [Ebm] still feel as [B] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] [Abm]
I'd give nothing but waste all my [Eb] time
[B] Leaving the world behind
[Eb] [Gb] Smoking my crack just to keep [Eb] me high
[B]
[Eb] [Gb] Around the boys I play my part [Eb] rough
[Gb] Keep myself tough [Eb] enough
[Gb] Never to cry, [Bbm] don't [Eb] really wanna [Gb] die
[Bbm] [Db] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
[Ebm] Where do I belong?
And where in the world did I ever go [Eb] wrong?
[B] [Ebm]
[Eb] If [Db] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind erased
[Eb] [Ebm] I'd still feel as [Db] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] How
[Eb] [B] did I get so far [Eb]
gone?
[Ebm] Where do I belong?
And where in the [Db] world did I [Eb] ever go [B] wrong?
[Eb] If [Ebm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[B] What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B]
[Eb] [Db] How did I [Gb] get so far [Eb] gone?
Where [Db] do I belong?
[Eb] And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B] [Db]
[Eb] If [Abm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
[Gb] What my mind erased
[Eb] [B] [Gb]
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[Eb] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[B] How did I get so far [Eb] gone?
_ _ [Ebm] Where do [B] I belong?
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] And where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [B] If I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [Ebm] What [B] my [E] mind [Eb] erased
_ [B] I'd still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm _ [B] gone
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[Ebm] _ _ _ Watched up in a rocking chair
_ With my [Abm] feet all [Eb] bare
_ _ [Ebm] Rolling my bum in a [Eb] cigarette
_ _ [B] _ [Db] Living _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ adolescent _ man
_ Never to take the time
_ Waiting for my high-flying asses care
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_ _ [B] How did I get [Ebm] so far [Eb] gone?
_ _ [Gb] Where do I belong? _
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go _ [B] wrong? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] If I took the time to replace
_ What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm gone
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ Mama told me I was best
_ _ Arguing, punching with [Eb] chairs
_ [Ebm] Son, love you strong, let me take you home
_ _ I'd _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Ebm] see in her eyes so sincere
_ Screaming, what got me here?
_ Standing in the world with my mind all blown
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[Ebm] _ _ [B] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
_ [B] Where do I [Db] belong?
[Eb] _ And [Abm] where in the [Db] world did I ever [Ebm] go _ wrong? _ _ _ _
_ If I took the time to replace
_ What my mind _ erased
I'd still feel as if I'm here but I'm gone
_ [Db] _ _ _ How [Eb] _ _ _ [B] did I get so [Eb] far gone?
_ [Abm] Where do I belong?
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Ebm] go [B] wrong? _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ If I took the [Db] time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind _ [Eb] erased
I'd [Ebm] still feel as [B] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ I'd give nothing but waste all my [Eb] time
_ [B] Leaving the world behind
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] Smoking my crack just to keep [Eb] me high
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] Around the boys I play my part [Eb] rough
_ [Gb] Keep myself tough _ [Eb] enough
_ [Gb] Never to cry, [Bbm] don't [Eb] really wanna [Gb] die _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Db] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
_ [Ebm] Where do I belong? _
_ And where in the world did I ever go [Eb] wrong?
[B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Eb] _ If [Db] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind erased
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] I'd still feel as [Db] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
_ [B] _ How _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [B] did I get so far [Eb]
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_ [Ebm] Where do I belong? _
_ And where in the [Db] world did I [Eb] ever go _ [B] wrong? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ If [Ebm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind [Eb] erased
_ I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
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[Eb] _ _ [Db] How did I [Gb] get so far [Eb] gone?
_ Where [Db] do I belong? _
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
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[Eb] _ If [Abm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [Gb] What my mind erased _ _
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[Eb] I'm going to sing a song called, I'm Going to Sing a Song.
[B] How did I get so far [Eb] gone?
_ _ [Ebm] Where do [B] I belong?
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] And where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [B] If I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [Ebm] What [B] my [E] mind [Eb] erased
_ [B] I'd still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm _ [B] gone
_ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ Watched up in a rocking chair
_ With my [Abm] feet all [Eb] bare
_ _ [Ebm] Rolling my bum in a [Eb] cigarette
_ _ [B] _ [Db] Living _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ adolescent _ man
_ Never to take the time
_ Waiting for my high-flying asses care
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [B] How did I get [Ebm] so far [Eb] gone?
_ _ [Gb] Where do I belong? _
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go _ [B] wrong? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] If I took the time to replace
_ What my mind [Eb] erased
I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here [Eb] but I'm gone
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ Mama told me I was best
_ _ Arguing, punching with [Eb] chairs
_ [Ebm] Son, love you strong, let me take you home
_ _ I'd _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Ebm] see in her eyes so sincere
_ Screaming, what got me here?
_ Standing in the world with my mind all blown
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [B] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
_ [B] Where do I [Db] belong?
[Eb] _ And [Abm] where in the [Db] world did I ever [Ebm] go _ wrong? _ _ _ _
_ If I took the time to replace
_ What my mind _ erased
I'd still feel as if I'm here but I'm gone
_ [Db] _ _ _ How [Eb] _ _ _ [B] did I get so [Eb] far gone?
_ [Abm] Where do I belong?
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Ebm] go [B] wrong? _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ If I took the [Db] time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind _ [Eb] erased
I'd [Ebm] still feel as [B] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ I'd give nothing but waste all my [Eb] time
_ [B] Leaving the world behind
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] Smoking my crack just to keep [Eb] me high
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] Around the boys I play my part [Eb] rough
_ [Gb] Keep myself tough _ [Eb] enough
_ [Gb] Never to cry, [Bbm] don't [Eb] really wanna [Gb] die _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Db] How did I get so [Ebm] far [Eb] gone?
_ [Ebm] Where do I belong? _
_ And where in the world did I ever go [Eb] wrong?
[B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Eb] _ If [Db] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind erased
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] I'd still feel as [Db] if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
_ [B] _ How _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [B] did I get so far [Eb]
gone?
_ [Ebm] Where do I belong? _
_ And where in the [Db] world did I [Eb] ever go _ [B] wrong? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ If [Ebm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [B] What my mind [Eb] erased
_ I'd [B] still feel as if I'm here but [Eb] I'm gone
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[Eb] _ _ [Db] How did I [Gb] get so far [Eb] gone?
_ Where [Db] do I belong? _
[Eb] _ And [B] where in the world did I ever [Eb] go wrong?
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[Eb] _ If [Abm] I took the time to [Eb] replace
_ [Gb] What my mind erased _ _
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