Born For A Purpose Chords by Dr. Alimantado

Tempo:
128.65 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Cm

Dm

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr. Alimantado--Born For A Purpose 12" chords
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[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] Da da [Dm] da for us, da da [Gm] da for us
[Bb]
Whoa, [Cm] [Eb] da da da for us
Da [Gm] da [Dm] da for us, da da [Gm] da for us
You [Bb] see life, [Cm] you add no reason [Eb] for living
[Gm] Don't [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life
If you [Bb] feel you [Cm] have no reason [Eb] for living
[Gm] Don't [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life
You will be [Bb] a [Cm] teacher, you is [Eb] writer
[Gm] And [Dm] God is my [Gm] love, He is my love
You say [Bb] I'm [Cm] blind and just [Eb] a slave to nobody
[Gm] I [Dm] am here for [Gm] a purpose, to do God's work
Say I just gotta serve God, [Cm] to the [Eb] world
And [Gm] serve [Dm] Him day [Gm] by day
So, you see [Bb]
[Cm] life, you add no reason [Eb] for living
[Gm] Don't [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life
[Cm] In the beginning there was God and there was [Dm] life
[Cm] Until this day, here I am, I come from [Dm] heaven's light
[Cm] Oh, forevermore there will be abundance [Dm] of life
[Cm] So, you must respect, respect, respect your brother man's [Gm] life
So, if you [Bb] feel [Cm] you have no [Eb] reason for living
[Gm] Don't [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life
If you [Bb] feel like [Cm] you have no reason [Eb] for living
[Gm] Don't [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Dm] If
[Gm]
you [Bb] feel like [Cm] you have no reason [Eb] for living
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
[C]
[G] [Ab]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
[N]
[C]
[Gm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] doing
my [C] [F] my
[C]
[Ab]
[N]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] My
[G] currently in my [Cm] LA LA la Bye!
[D] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Dr. Alimantado - Born For A Purpose chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, Cm, Eb, Gm, Cm, Gm, Dm and Gm. Ease into the song by practicing at 64 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 129 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Minor.

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[F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Da da [Dm] da for us, da da [Gm] da for us _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Whoa, [Cm] _ _ [Eb] da da da for us
Da [Gm] _ _ da [Dm] da for us, da da [Gm] da for us _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You [Bb] see life, [Cm] you add no reason [Eb] for living _
_ [Gm] _ Don't _ [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life _
_ _ If you [Bb] feel _ you [Cm] have no reason [Eb] for living
_ _ [Gm] Don't _ [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my _ life
You will be [Bb] a _ _ [Cm] teacher, you is [Eb] writer _ _
_ [Gm] And _ [Dm] God is my [Gm] love, He is my love
You _ say _ _ [Bb] I'm _ [Cm] blind and just [Eb] a slave to nobody
[Gm] I _ _ [Dm] am here for [Gm] a purpose, to do God's work
Say I _ _ just gotta serve God, [Cm] _ to the [Eb] _ world
And [Gm] _ serve [Dm] Him day _ [Gm] _ by _ day
So, _ you see _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] life, you add no reason [Eb] for living _
_ [Gm] _ Don't _ [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life _
_ [Cm] _ In the beginning there was God and there was [Dm] _ life
_ [Cm] _ _ Until this day, here I am, I come from [Dm] heaven's light
_ [Cm] _ Oh, _ forevermore there will be abundance [Dm] of life
_ [Cm] _ So, you must respect, respect, respect your brother man's [Gm] life
So, if you [Bb] feel _ [Cm] you have no [Eb] reason for living _
_ [Gm] _ Don't _ [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my life _
_ If you _ [Bb] feel like [Cm] you have no reason [Eb] for living _
_ _ [Gm] Don't _ [Dm] determine my [Gm] life, my _ life
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] If _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you [Bb] feel like [Cm] you have no reason [Eb] for living _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] doing
_ _ _ _ my [C] _ _ _ [F] my
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] My _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ currently in my [Cm] LA LA la Bye!
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Revolutionary Sounds: Essential Rockers Reggae Classics 1973-1 album.

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