Chords for Curtis Mayfield - Keep On Keeping On

[B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] [Ab] Everybody gather [Gb] round and listen to my [Bbm] song. _ _ _ _
I've [Db] only got one.
_ [Ab] _ _
We who are young should now [Cm] take a stand.
_ [Fm] Don't run from the burdens [Bbm] of women and men.
_ [Gb] Continue to give, _ [Db] continue to live for what you know [Bbm] is right. _ _
_ [Ab] Most of your life [Cm] can be out of sight.
[Fm] Withdraw from the darkness [Bbm] and [Db] look to the light.
[Gb] For everyone's free, [Db] at least that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Bbm] _ _ _
And we [Db] just keep on [Ab] keeping on. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Db] Just keep on [Ab] keeping on.
_ _ [Gb] Many think [Db] that we're blown [Bbm] away, but they too will soon admit that [Cm] there's still a [Fm] lot of [Bb] love among us.
[Cm] And there's still a [Fm] lot of faith, [Bb] warmth, and trust.
[Db] When we keep on [Ab] keeping on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
before we dismiss, _ [Cm] one thing I insist.
[Fm] When you have your young, [Db] remember this song.
[Gb] And our world's surroundings, [Db] its leaps and bounds, ups and downs, is reality.
_ [Bbm] _ _
Teach [Ab] them to be strong, [Cm] and when they're grown, [Fm] they can proudly imply [Db] that we were an alright guy.
[Gb] For all the wrong now is [Db] right, this nation's people are now united as one.
[Bbm] _ _
And we [Dbm] just keep on [Ab] keeping on. _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ We [Db] just keep on [Ab] keeping on.
_ _ [Gb] Many think [Db] that we're blown away, [Bbm] but they too will soon admit [Cm] that there's [F] still a lot of love among us.
[Eb] And there's [Ab] still a lot of faith, warmth, and trust.
When [Db] we keep on [Ab] keeping on.
_ Keep on keeping on, girl.
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_ _ _ _ Keep on keeping on, we're gonna move on up next.
_ Keep on, keep on, _ keep on, keep on, keep on.
_ Some years back I'm in the [Eb] fight, still in [Ab] my nights away.
My mama made this work work it, and I'm bound to never fail.
And my world, you know, my world goes on.
Today I'm sorry, we gotta try tomorrow.
_ Keep on keeping on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on.
[Db] We just keep on [Ab] keeping on.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ We [Db] just keep on [Ab] keeping on.
_ _ [Gb] Many think that [Db] we're blown away, but they [Bbm] too will soon admit that there's still a lot of love among us.
And there's still a lot of faith, warmth, [F] and [Eb] trust.
[Db] When we keep on [Ab] keeping on. _ _ _ _ _
We gotta move on up.
To keep on, keep _ on, keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on,