Chords for Eyes on the Prize (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)
Tempo:
60.7 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Gm
A
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
Paul and Silas bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail
Keep [Gm] your eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
Paul and Silas thought they was lost Dungeon shook and the chains come off
Keep your [D] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
Freedom's name is mighty sweet And soon we're gonna meet
Keep your [Gm] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
I got my hand on the gospel plow Won't take nothing for my journey now
Keep your [Gm] eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
Hold [F] on, hold [Dm] on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
[Gm]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] The only chain that a man can stay Is the chain of hand to hand
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
I'm gonna build that big green house Spread my love all over your town
[D] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold on, hold on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[Gm]
[A] [Dm] only thing I did was wrong Was staying in the wilderness too long
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold [F]
on, [Dm] hold on
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Staying in the wilderness too long [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
[Gm] Keep your eyes
[E] [Dm] on the prize, hold on
Hold [F] on, hold on
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold on, hold on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
[D] Hold [F]
on, hold [Dm] on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, hold [Dm] on
We've been to heaven, but I've been told Streets up there are paved with gold
Mark
[D] [G]
Paul and Silas bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail
Keep [Gm] your eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
Paul and Silas thought they was lost Dungeon shook and the chains come off
Keep your [D] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
Freedom's name is mighty sweet And soon we're gonna meet
Keep your [Gm] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
I got my hand on the gospel plow Won't take nothing for my journey now
Keep your [Gm] eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
Hold [F] on, hold [Dm] on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
[Gm]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] The only chain that a man can stay Is the chain of hand to hand
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
I'm gonna build that big green house Spread my love all over your town
[D] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold on, hold on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The [Gm]
[A] [Dm]
[Gm]
[A] [Dm] only thing I did was wrong Was staying in the wilderness too long
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold [F]
on, [Dm] hold on
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Staying in the wilderness too long [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
[Gm] Keep your eyes
[E] [Dm] on the prize, hold on
Hold [F] on, hold on
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
Hold on, hold on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
[D] Hold [F]
on, hold [Dm] on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, hold [Dm] on
We've been to heaven, but I've been told Streets up there are paved with gold
Mark
[D] [G]
Key:
Dm
Gm
A
E
D
Dm
Gm
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Paul and Silas bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail
Keep [Gm] your eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
_ Paul and Silas thought they was lost Dungeon shook and the chains come off
Keep your [D] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
_ Freedom's name is mighty sweet And soon we're gonna meet
Keep your [Gm] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
_ I got my hand on the gospel plow Won't take nothing for my journey now
Keep your [Gm] eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
_ Hold [F] on, hold [Dm] on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ The only chain that a man can stay Is the chain of hand to hand
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ I'm gonna build that big green house Spread my love all over your town
[D] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold on, hold on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ only thing I did was wrong Was staying in the wilderness too long
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold [F] _
on, [Dm] hold on
_ [Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
_ Staying in the wilderness too long [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ _ _ The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
[Gm] Keep your eyes _
[E] _ [Dm] on the prize, hold on
_ Hold [F] on, hold on
_ [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold on, hold on
_ Keep [Gm] your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ [D] Hold [F] _
on, hold [Dm] on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, _ hold [Dm] on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We've been to heaven, but I've been told Streets up there are paved with gold
Mark _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Paul and Silas bound in jail Had no money for to go their bail
Keep [Gm] your eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
_ Paul and Silas thought they was lost Dungeon shook and the chains come off
Keep your [D] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
_ Freedom's name is mighty sweet And soon we're gonna meet
Keep your [Gm] eyes on the [A] prize Oh hold [Dm] on
_ I got my hand on the gospel plow Won't take nothing for my journey now
Keep your [Gm] eyes on [A] the prize Oh [Dm] hold on
_ Hold [F] on, hold [Dm] on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ The only chain that a man can stay Is the chain of hand to hand
[Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ I'm gonna build that big green house Spread my love all over your town
[D] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold on, hold on Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ only thing I did was wrong Was staying in the wilderness too long
[Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold [F] _
on, [Dm] hold on
_ [Gm] Keep your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on _ _ _ _
_ Staying in the wilderness too long [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ _ _ The one thing we did that was right Was the day we started to fight
[Gm] Keep your eyes _
[E] _ [Dm] on the prize, hold on
_ Hold [F] on, hold on
_ [Gm] Keep your eyes [A] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ Hold on, hold on
_ Keep [Gm] your eyes [E] on the prize, [Dm] hold on
_ [D] Hold [F] _
on, hold [Dm] on
Keep [Gm] your eyes [A] on the prize, _ hold [Dm] on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We've been to heaven, but I've been told Streets up there are paved with gold
Mark _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _