Underground Chords by Curtis Mayfield
Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
B
E
D
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We now have to deal with our own self-destruction.
We cannot live on the surface of our earth any longer.
There is now pollution in every natural mineral and material taken from the land.
We have truly become [Ebm] a vast wasteland.
[F] And now [Em] underground.
[D]
How will we deal with our [G] society of discrimination among people?
[E] Near to [D] hell.
It's just as well.
[Bm] [Db] What will become of [B] our children?
[Bm] Underground.
The
[B]
[Bm] [B]
[Bm] millions that feed
from me inside.
[D] [B] There's future [Bm] fossil
for the underground.
[E] [Abm]
Lonely [Bm] sun
for an eternal man.
Future fossil
for the man she sees.
[B] There'll be [Bm] equal state
[A] and [Bm]
equal place.
The underground
where nothing can be seen.
The underground.
The underground.
[B]
[A] [Abm]
[G] [B] [Db] [F]
[Bm] [B]
[Bm] There will be no life
so there can be no sin.
[B] And we'll [Bm] judge a fellow man's faith
[D]
by what he is right.
[Abm]
We'll [Bm] all turn black, black, black, black, black.
So who's to know
as a matter of fact
how the creed and greed must go.
[B] The [Bm] underground.
[B]
The [Bm] underground.
[Abm]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [B]
[E] [Abm] [Dm]
[Bm]
[Am] [Bm] Familiar music.
Familiar sound.
There's future fossil
for the underground.
[E] Lonely [Bm] sun
for an eternal man.
Future fossil
for the man she sees.
The [D] underground.
[Dm] [Ab] The underground.
[D] [Bm] [Db] [D] The underground.
[Bm] [A] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[Dm] [A]
[E] [G]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [Abm] [F]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[G] [E]
[N]
We cannot live on the surface of our earth any longer.
There is now pollution in every natural mineral and material taken from the land.
We have truly become [Ebm] a vast wasteland.
[F] And now [Em] underground.
[D]
How will we deal with our [G] society of discrimination among people?
[E] Near to [D] hell.
It's just as well.
[Bm] [Db] What will become of [B] our children?
[Bm] Underground.
The
[B]
[Bm] [B]
[Bm] millions that feed
from me inside.
[D] [B] There's future [Bm] fossil
for the underground.
[E] [Abm]
Lonely [Bm] sun
for an eternal man.
Future fossil
for the man she sees.
[B] There'll be [Bm] equal state
[A] and [Bm]
equal place.
The underground
where nothing can be seen.
The underground.
The underground.
[B]
[A] [Abm]
[G] [B] [Db] [F]
[Bm] [B]
[Bm] There will be no life
so there can be no sin.
[B] And we'll [Bm] judge a fellow man's faith
[D]
by what he is right.
[Abm]
We'll [Bm] all turn black, black, black, black, black.
So who's to know
as a matter of fact
how the creed and greed must go.
[B] The [Bm] underground.
[B]
The [Bm] underground.
[Abm]
[Bm] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [B]
[E] [Abm] [Dm]
[Bm]
[Am] [Bm] Familiar music.
Familiar sound.
There's future fossil
for the underground.
[E] Lonely [Bm] sun
for an eternal man.
Future fossil
for the man she sees.
The [D] underground.
[Dm] [Ab] The underground.
[D] [Bm] [Db] [D] The underground.
[Bm] [A] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[Dm] [A]
[E] [G]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [Abm] [F]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[G] [E]
[N]
Key:
Bm
B
E
D
Abm
Bm
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We now have to deal with our own self-destruction.
We cannot live on the surface of our earth any longer. _ _
There is now pollution in every natural mineral and material taken from the land.
We have truly become [Ebm] a vast wasteland.
_ _ [F] And now [Em] underground.
[D] _ _
How will we deal with our [G] society of discrimination among people?
_ [E] _ Near to [D] hell.
It's just as well.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Db] What will become of [B] our children?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Underground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] millions that feed
_ from me inside.
_ _ [D] _ [B] There's future [Bm] fossil
_ _ for the underground.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Abm]
Lonely [Bm] sun
_ for an eternal man. _ _ _ _
Future fossil
_ _ _ _ for the man she _ sees.
_ [B] There'll be [Bm] equal state
_ _ [A] and [Bm] _
equal place. _ _ _ _
The underground
_ where _ _ nothing can be seen. _ _ _ _
The underground. _ _ _ _ _
The underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ There will be no life
_ _ _ so there can be no sin.
_ _ _ [B] And we'll [Bm] judge a fellow man's faith
[D] _
by what he is right.
_ _ _ _ [Abm]
We'll [Bm] all turn black, black, black, black, black. _
So who's to know
_ _ as a matter of _ fact
how the creed and greed must go.
_ [B] The _ _ [Bm] underground.
_ _ _ [B] _
The [Bm] underground.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] Familiar music. _ _
_ _ Familiar sound. _ _
_ _ There's future fossil _
for _ the underground. _ _
_ [E] _ _ Lonely [Bm] sun _ _
_ for an eternal man.
_ _ _ Future fossil _ _
for _ the man she sees.
_ _ _ The [D] underground. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] The underground.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Db] [D] The underground.
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ We now have to deal with our own self-destruction.
We cannot live on the surface of our earth any longer. _ _
There is now pollution in every natural mineral and material taken from the land.
We have truly become [Ebm] a vast wasteland.
_ _ [F] And now [Em] underground.
[D] _ _
How will we deal with our [G] society of discrimination among people?
_ [E] _ Near to [D] hell.
It's just as well.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Db] What will become of [B] our children?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Underground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] millions that feed
_ from me inside.
_ _ [D] _ [B] There's future [Bm] fossil
_ _ for the underground.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Abm]
Lonely [Bm] sun
_ for an eternal man. _ _ _ _
Future fossil
_ _ _ _ for the man she _ sees.
_ [B] There'll be [Bm] equal state
_ _ [A] and [Bm] _
equal place. _ _ _ _
The underground
_ where _ _ nothing can be seen. _ _ _ _
The underground. _ _ _ _ _
The underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ There will be no life
_ _ _ so there can be no sin.
_ _ _ [B] And we'll [Bm] judge a fellow man's faith
[D] _
by what he is right.
_ _ _ _ [Abm]
We'll [Bm] all turn black, black, black, black, black. _
So who's to know
_ _ as a matter of _ fact
how the creed and greed must go.
_ [B] The _ _ [Bm] underground.
_ _ _ [B] _
The [Bm] underground.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] Familiar music. _ _
_ _ Familiar sound. _ _
_ _ There's future fossil _
for _ the underground. _ _
_ [E] _ _ Lonely [Bm] sun _ _
_ for an eternal man.
_ _ _ Future fossil _ _
for _ the man she sees.
_ _ _ The [D] underground. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] The underground.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Db] [D] The underground.
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _