People Get Ready Chords by Curtis Mayfield

Tempo:
77.8 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

D

A#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready - #8 chords
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[C#] [F#] [D#] [C#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#]
[A#m] [F#] [C#]
[A#m] You don't need no baggage, [F#] you just get [C#] on board.
All you need [A#m] is faith [F#] to hear the diesel [C#] humming.
[Fm] You don't need [D#m] no ticket, [F#] you just thank [C#] the Lord.
[A#m] [D#] [A#m] [G#]
[C#] So [A#m] people get ready for [C#] the train to Jordan, [A#m] picking up [F#] passengers coast [C#] to coast.
[A#m] Faith is the key, [F#] open the doors [C#] and board them.
[Fm] There's [D#m] hope for all, [F#] among those who [C#] love the most.
[A#m] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[Bm] There ain't no room [G] [D] for the hopeless sin, [Bm] who would hurt all mankind, [G] [D] just to save his own.
Believe me [Bm] now, have pity on those [G] whose [D] chances grow thin.
[F#m] For there's [Em] no hiding place [G] against the [D] kingdom's thorn.
[F#] You know there's no [Bm] hiding place, [F#] [G] there's no hiding place.
[D] [Bm] So people get ready, [G]
[D] there's a train a-comin'.
[Bm] You don't need no [G] baggage, you just get [D] on board.
All you [Bm] need is faith [G] to hear the [D] diesel humming.
[F#m] You don't [Em] need no ticket, [G] you just thank [D] the Lord.
[Bm] People [G] get ready, [D]
people get ready.
[Bm] [G] [D]
Thank you.
Oh, you enjoy
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D
1321
A#m
13421111
G
2131
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D
1321
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To jam and learn Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, C#, A#m, Bm, G, D and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 38 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 78. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C# Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#] _ [C#] _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ [A#m] You don't need no baggage, [F#] you just get [C#] on board.
All you need [A#m] is faith [F#] to hear the diesel [C#] humming.
[Fm] You don't need [D#m] no ticket, [F#] you just thank [C#] the Lord. _
[A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [A#m] _ _ [G#] _
[C#] So [A#m] people get ready for [C#] the train to Jordan, [A#m] picking up [F#] passengers coast [C#] to coast. _
_ [A#m] Faith is the key, [F#] open the doors [C#] and board them.
[Fm] There's [D#m] hope for all, [F#] among those who [C#] love the most.
_ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] There ain't no room [G] [D] for the hopeless sin, [Bm] who would hurt all mankind, [G] [D] just to save his own.
Believe me [Bm] now, have pity on those [G] whose [D] chances grow thin.
[F#m] For there's [Em] no hiding place [G] against the [D] kingdom's thorn.
[F#] You know there's no [Bm] hiding place, [F#] _ [G] there's no hiding place.
_ [D] [Bm] So people get ready, [G] _
[D] there's a train a-comin'.
[Bm] You don't need no [G] baggage, you just get [D] on board.
All you [Bm] need is faith [G] to hear the [D] diesel humming.
[F#m] You don't [Em] need no ticket, _ _ _ [G] you just thank [D] the Lord. _
_ _ [Bm] People [G] get ready, _ [D] _
people get ready.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you.
_ Oh, you enjoy

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Among the compositions on the album The Berlin Sessions, written by Curtis Mayfield, this one shines.

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