Chords for Dreamgirls - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

Tempo:
124.8 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Gm

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dreamgirls - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going chords
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[N] [C] And [Eb] I am telling you, [F] I'm [Dm] going
[Gm] You're [Eb] the best man [Dm] I'll [Cm] ever have
[Eb] There's no way I can ever [F] go
[Eb] There's no way, no no no [Dm] way
I'm without [Gm]
you
[Bb] I'm [Eb] not living without [Cm]
you
I [Gb] don't wanna be free
[Bb] I'm staying, I'm [Cm] staying
On you, [Eb] on you
[Bb] You're gonna love me
[Db] [Eb]
[Gb]
[Bb] [Db]
[Eb] [Gb] And I [Eb] am telling you, [Dm] I'm not going
[Gm]
[Bb] Even though the rough [Eb] times I've [Cm] shown
There's just no way
That's [F] not [Gb] how we're part of the same place
We're part of the same time
We [Bb] both share the same blood
We both have the same [Gm] time
[Bb] We've had so much to [Cm] share
No, no, no, not waking [Bb] up tomorrow morning
[Eb] Finding that there's nobody there
[F]
[Eb] There's no, no, [Dm] [Gm] no, way
I'm without [Bb] you
I'm [Eb] not living without [Cm] you
You see the [F] dots, no way
[Cm] [Eb] We don't talk, away
[Bb] Stay [C] with me, stay
[Eb] Star Spangler, [Gm] star Spangler
Hold [Bb] me, [Eb] please stay
Hold me, [Gm] you're so mad
Try me sir, try me sir
[Eb] I know you [Gm] can't
[F]
[Bb] [Eb] Turn down the [Bb] screaming sub
[Gm] You can say what you want
I'm not walking out
[Eb] Fuck all the rivers, [Cm]
pour, strike and kill
I'm not gonna leave [Eb] ya
That's no way I [F] would
[Eb] Tear, [Dm] and [Gm] suck your [Bb] way
[Eb] You're the best man I
[Cm]
That's no [F] way I could ever
[Eb] Know about [Dm] [Gm]
you
[Bb] I'm not [Eb] living without you
I'm not [Cm]
living without you
[Gb] I just wanna be free
[Gm] I'm staying, I'm staying
[C] [Eb] I'm you, I'm you, I'm you
You're [Bb] gonna love [Db] me
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Bb] Love [Db]
me, yes you [Eb] are
Yes you are
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[Ebm] Yeah
[Eb]
[G]
[Gb]
[E] [B]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb]
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Bb
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Gm
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Cm
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F
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Eb
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Bb
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Gm
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Learn the basic chords of Jennifer Hudson - And I Am Telling You Im Not Going chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Dm, Gm, Bb, Eb and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] [C] And [Eb] I am _ _ telling you, _ [F] _ _ I'm [Dm] going
_ _ _ _ [Gm] You're [Eb] the best man [Dm] I'll [Cm] ever _ have
[Eb] There's no way I can ever [F] go _
_ [Eb] There's no _ way, no no no [Dm] way
I'm _ without [Gm]
you
_ [Bb] I'm [Eb] not living without [Cm]
you
I _ [Gb] don't wanna be free
_ _ _ [Bb] I'm staying, _ _ I'm [Cm] staying
On you, [Eb] on you
_ _ [Bb] You're gonna love _ me
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ And I [Eb] am telling you, _ _ [Dm] I'm not going
_ [Gm] _
[Bb] Even though the rough [Eb] times I've [Cm] shown _
There's just no way
That's [F] not _ _ [Gb] how we're part of the same place
_ _ We're part of the same time
We _ [Bb] both share the same blood
_ _ We both have the same _ _ _ _ [Gm] time _
[Bb] We've had so much to [Cm] share
No, no, no, _ _ _ _ not waking [Bb] up tomorrow morning
[Eb] Finding that there's nobody there
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] There's no, _ no, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] no, way
I'm without [Bb] you
I'm [Eb] not living without [Cm] you
You see the [F] dots, no way _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] We don't talk, away
_ [Bb] Stay [C] with me, _ stay
_ [Eb] _ Star Spangler, _ _ [Gm] _ _ star Spangler
Hold [Bb] me, _ [Eb] _ _ please stay
Hold me, [Gm] you're so mad
Try me sir, try me sir
[Eb] I _ _ know you _ [Gm] can't
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Turn down the _ _ [Bb] screaming sub
[Gm] You can say what you want
I'm not walking out
_ [Eb] Fuck all the rivers, [Cm]
pour, strike and kill
I'm not gonna leave [Eb] ya
That's no way I [F] would _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Tear, _ _ _ _ [Dm] and _ _ [Gm] suck your [Bb] way
[Eb] You're the best man I
_ [Cm] _ _
_ That's no [F] way I could ever _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Know about _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
you
[Bb] I'm not [Eb] living without you
I'm not [Cm]
living without you
[Gb] I just wanna be free
_ [Gm] I'm staying, I'm staying
[C] _ [Eb] I'm you, I'm you, I'm you
You're [Bb] gonna love _ [Db] me
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Love [Db]
me, yes you [Eb] are
Yes you are
[Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ Yeah _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger.

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