Chords for Four Women featuring Kelly Price Marsha Ambrosius Jill Scott & Ledisi
Tempo:
83.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] Ladies and gentlemen, [A] Marsha [G] Ambrosia,
Lola, [A] Holly Price, [G] and Jill Smith.
[G#] [G] [A] My skin is black, [D] [A] my [D] arms are long,
[G] My [Dm] hair is [Dm] wooly [F] and [A] my back is strong,
[G] Strong enough to take [E] the pain,
[G]
Inflicted [Am] again and [E] again,
[Dm] What do they call me?
[E] My name is Aunt Sarah, [Am] [G] [A] Aunt Sarah,
[Am] [F#] My skin [G] is yellow, [Am] [D] [Am] my [G] hair is [Am] long,
[G] [Dm] Between two worlds I [Am]
[G] do [A] belong,
[E] [Dm] My father [C] rich and [B] wise, he [G] forlaid [D] [Am] one eye,
[Dm] What do they [F] call [G] me?
[Bm]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[D] My [A] skin [D] is tan, [E] [A] my hair [Em] is fine,
[F] My [D] hips [Dm] might invite [Em] you daddy,
My mouth [C] like [Dm] wine,
[C] [E] Who's little girl am I?
[G] [F#] Anyone [G] who has money, [Dm]
[G] what [E] do they call me?
[G] [F#] My name [E] is [A] Sweet Thing, [G] [A] [D] Sweet [G] [D] Thing,
[C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [D] [Am]
[A] My skin [G] is brown, my manner is [Am] tough,
[Dm] I'll kill the first mother I see,
[Em] These [D] [A] [G]
[E] days, because my parents were slaves,
[Am] [D] [B] What do they call me?
[E] Aunt Sarah, [B] what do they call me?
Aunt [E] Sarah, [Dm] what do they call [Bm] me?
[E] Sweet Thing, [Bm] what do they call me?
[E] My name [Fm] is [N] Pigeon!
[Am] [B] [E] [G#] [A]
[N]
Lola, [A] Holly Price, [G] and Jill Smith.
[G#] [G] [A] My skin is black, [D] [A] my [D] arms are long,
[G] My [Dm] hair is [Dm] wooly [F] and [A] my back is strong,
[G] Strong enough to take [E] the pain,
[G]
Inflicted [Am] again and [E] again,
[Dm] What do they call me?
[E] My name is Aunt Sarah, [Am] [G] [A] Aunt Sarah,
[Am] [F#] My skin [G] is yellow, [Am] [D] [Am] my [G] hair is [Am] long,
[G] [Dm] Between two worlds I [Am]
[G] do [A] belong,
[E] [Dm] My father [C] rich and [B] wise, he [G] forlaid [D] [Am] one eye,
[Dm] What do they [F] call [G] me?
[Bm]
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[D] My [A] skin [D] is tan, [E] [A] my hair [Em] is fine,
[F] My [D] hips [Dm] might invite [Em] you daddy,
My mouth [C] like [Dm] wine,
[C] [E] Who's little girl am I?
[G] [F#] Anyone [G] who has money, [Dm]
[G] what [E] do they call me?
[G] [F#] My name [E] is [A] Sweet Thing, [G] [A] [D] Sweet [G] [D] Thing,
[C] [D] [Am]
[C] [D] [Am]
[G] [D] [Am]
[A] My skin [G] is brown, my manner is [Am] tough,
[Dm] I'll kill the first mother I see,
[Em] These [D] [A] [G]
[E] days, because my parents were slaves,
[Am] [D] [B] What do they call me?
[E] Aunt Sarah, [B] what do they call me?
Aunt [E] Sarah, [Dm] what do they call [Bm] me?
[E] Sweet Thing, [Bm] what do they call me?
[E] My name [Fm] is [N] Pigeon!
[Am] [B] [E] [G#] [A]
[N]
Key:
G
D
A
E
Am
G
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A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Ladies and gentlemen, [A] Marsha [G] Ambrosia,
Lola, [A] Holly Price, [G] and Jill Smith.
[G#] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] My skin is black, [D] _ _ [A] my [D] arms are long,
[G] _ _ _ My [Dm] hair is [Dm] wooly [F] and _ [A] my back is strong,
_ [G] _ Strong enough to take [E] the pain,
[G] _
Inflicted [Am] again and [E] again,
[Dm] What do they call me?
[E] _ _ My name is Aunt Sarah, [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] Aunt _ Sarah,
[Am] _ _ _ [F#] My skin [G] is yellow, [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] my [G] hair is [Am] long,
_ _ [G] _ [Dm] Between two _ _ worlds I [Am] _
[G] do [A] belong,
_ [E] _ [Dm] My father [C] rich and [B] wise, he [G] forlaid _ [D] [Am] one eye,
_ [Dm] What do they [F] call [G] me?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] My [A] skin _ [D] is tan, [E] _ [A] my hair [Em] is fine, _
[F] _ My [D] hips [Dm] might invite [Em] you daddy,
My mouth [C] like [Dm] wine,
_ _ [C] [E] Who's little girl am I?
[G] _ [F#] Anyone [G] who has money, [Dm] _ _
_ [G] what [E] do they call me? _
[G] _ [F#] My name [E] is [A] Sweet Thing, [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ Sweet [G] _ [D] Thing, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] My skin [G] is brown, _ _ _ my manner _ is [Am] tough,
_ _ [Dm] _ I'll kill the first mother I see,
_ [Em] These [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] days, because my parents were slaves,
[Am] _ [D] _ _ [B] What do they call me?
[E] Aunt _ Sarah, [B] what do they call me?
Aunt [E] Sarah, _ _ [Dm] what do they call [Bm] me?
[E] Sweet Thing, _ [Bm] what do they call me?
_ [E] _ _ My name [Fm] is [N] Pigeon!
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Ladies and gentlemen, [A] Marsha [G] Ambrosia,
Lola, [A] Holly Price, [G] and Jill Smith.
[G#] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] My skin is black, [D] _ _ [A] my [D] arms are long,
[G] _ _ _ My [Dm] hair is [Dm] wooly [F] and _ [A] my back is strong,
_ [G] _ Strong enough to take [E] the pain,
[G] _
Inflicted [Am] again and [E] again,
[Dm] What do they call me?
[E] _ _ My name is Aunt Sarah, [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] Aunt _ Sarah,
[Am] _ _ _ [F#] My skin [G] is yellow, [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] my [G] hair is [Am] long,
_ _ [G] _ [Dm] Between two _ _ worlds I [Am] _
[G] do [A] belong,
_ [E] _ [Dm] My father [C] rich and [B] wise, he [G] forlaid _ [D] [Am] one eye,
_ [Dm] What do they [F] call [G] me?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] My [A] skin _ [D] is tan, [E] _ [A] my hair [Em] is fine, _
[F] _ My [D] hips [Dm] might invite [Em] you daddy,
My mouth [C] like [Dm] wine,
_ _ [C] [E] Who's little girl am I?
[G] _ [F#] Anyone [G] who has money, [Dm] _ _
_ [G] what [E] do they call me? _
[G] _ [F#] My name [E] is [A] Sweet Thing, [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ Sweet [G] _ [D] Thing, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] My skin [G] is brown, _ _ _ my manner _ is [Am] tough,
_ _ [Dm] _ I'll kill the first mother I see,
_ [Em] These [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] days, because my parents were slaves,
[Am] _ [D] _ _ [B] What do they call me?
[E] Aunt _ Sarah, [B] what do they call me?
Aunt [E] Sarah, _ _ [Dm] what do they call [Bm] me?
[E] Sweet Thing, _ [Bm] what do they call me?
_ [E] _ _ My name [Fm] is [N] Pigeon!
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _