Ye Yo Chords by Erykah Badu

Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:

C#

Fm

G#

A#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ERYKAH BADU   YE YO chords
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[G#] Yea -ea-oooh, [C#] yea-ea -oooh
[G#] Yea -ea -oooh, [C#] yea-ea-oooh
[G#] Help me!
[A#m] Yea -ea [C#] -oooh, yea -ea-oooh
[A#m] [C#]
[Fm] Sometimes [C#] I get so lonely, lonely, lonely [C#m] I feel [Fm] all by myself [G#m] up here
[C#] That's when I take a minute [Fm] to read [C#] about you, babe
All of the things I [Fm] think are [A#m] special, yeah
[C#] Ooh, like when you wake up in the morning
And you see the morning sun
And you need to go on your side
Who do you run to?
Who can you turn to?
Come [Fm] on, then the [C#] evening comes to greet you
[G#m] [Fm]
You [C#] need someone to hold you close
And you need to rest your aching mind
Who can you run to?
Who can you turn to?
Well, see the sun's in the east and the moon reflects
Like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest
If you wanna go to heaven, lay up on my breast
I'm yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
[D#m] I [G#] said the [C#] sun's in the east and the moon reflects
Like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest
If you wanna go to heaven, lay up on my breast
I'm yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Yay, [A#m]
yay, yay, yay, yay, [G#] yay, yay,
[C#] yay
Come on, y'all
Yay, [Fm] yay, [G#m] yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Yay, [G#] [C#] yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Oh, it makes me [Fm] say oh
[G#] And it makes me [A#m] say oh
And it makes me [Fm] say oh
[C#] Oh, oh, oh,
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [A#m]
[C#]
[G#] oh, oh, oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [D#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C#] oh, oh,
[F#] [A#m] [G]
[B]
[E] oh, oh, oh, [Bm] [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
Fm
123111111
G#
134211114
A#m
13421111
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
Fm
123111111
G#
134211114
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To learn Erykah Badu - (Live) Ye Yo chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Fm, C#, Fm, A#m, C#, G#m, G# and C#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 110. With an eye on the song's key C# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G#] Yea _ _ -ea-oooh, _ [C#] yea-ea _ _ -oooh
_ [G#] Yea _ -ea _ -oooh, _ [C#] yea-ea-oooh _
[G#] Help me!
[A#m] Yea _ -ea [C#] _ -oooh, yea _ _ -ea-oooh
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] Sometimes [C#] I get so lonely, lonely, lonely _ _ _ _ [C#m] I feel [Fm] all by myself [G#m] up here
_ [C#] That's when _ I take a minute _ [Fm] _ to read [C#] about you, babe _ _
All of the things I [Fm] think are [A#m] special, yeah
_ [C#] Ooh, like _ when you wake up in the morning
_ _ _ _ _ _ And _ you see the morning _ sun
_ _ _ And you need to go _ _ on your side
Who do you run to?
_ _ Who can you turn to?
_ _ _ Come [Fm] on, _ then the [C#] evening comes to greet you
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
You [C#] need someone to hold you close
_ _ And you need _ to _ rest your aching mind
_ Who can you run to?
_ Who can you turn to?
_ _ _ _ _ Well, see the sun's in the east and the moon reflects
Like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest
If you wanna go to heaven, lay up on my breast
I'm yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
[D#m] I [G#] said the [C#] sun's in the east and the moon reflects
Like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest
If you wanna go to heaven, lay up on my breast
I'm yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Yay, _ [A#m] _ _ _
yay, _ _ _ _ _ yay, yay, yay, [G#] yay, yay, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ yay
_ _ Come on, y'all
Yay, _ _ _ _ [Fm] yay, _ _ _ [G#m] yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Yay, _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, _ _ _ yay, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
yay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, it makes me [Fm] say oh
[G#] _ _ _ And it makes me [A#m] say oh
_ _ And it makes me [Fm] say oh
_ [C#] Oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ oh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ oh, oh, oh, _ [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [D#] _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C#] oh, _ _ _ _ _ oh, _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] oh, oh, oh, [Bm] _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C#] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
_ [N] _

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It's Erica Wright who authored this song.

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