Chords for George Benson - Down Here On The Ground

Tempo:
179.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

F

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Benson - Down  Here On The Ground chords
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[Am] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [Am] [C]
[Dm][C]
Down [Dm] here on the [C] ground, [Bb] [C] ain't no place for [Bb] living.
[C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
Down here [Bb] on the ground, [C]
[F] watching
[Em]
sparrows fly.
[A]
I [Dm]
watch [F] the birds as they make their way.
[Cm]
[Gb] They're flying [Gm]
high, free.
[Bb] And I
wish [Db] it were me.
[G]
[Am]
[Bb] Down here [F] I'm [Bb] [F]
wanting something [Dm] better.
[C]
[Am] [Gm] [C]
Down [Dm] here on the [C]
ground, [Dm] wanting [Eb] something
more.
[F]
[Cm] [Dm]
One [Gm]
morning sure, [Ebm] [Am] you will find [Dm]
[F] [Bb] wings on my [Gm] mind.
[Bb] Wings to [Cm] take me high.
[D]
[Ebm] So, [Dm]
if you hear a [Gm]
sound, [Bbm]
from down here on the [Eb]
ground,
[G] don't you know, my friend, [Bb] it's only [B] [C] me.
You don't let me try [F] to fly.
[Abm] [Bb]
[Gbm] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Dbm] [C]
[F]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Em] [G]
[A]
[Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[A] [C] [Ab]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm]
[Db]
[Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Am] Down [Bb] here on the [C] ground, [Bb]
[F] wanting something [Bb] better.
[Am] [G] [C]
[Bb] Down here on the [C] ground,
[F] wanting [Eb] something [Cm] more.
[G] [A]
One [Bb] [F]
[Gm] morning sure, [C] you will find
[F]
wings [Gm] on my [C] mind.
Wings to take [A] me [Cm] high.
[A] So,
[Dm] if you hear [Gm] a sound,
[C] [Bbm] from down here on the ground,
from way down here [G] on the ground,
[Cm] don't you [Dm] know, [Am] my friend, [Bb] it's only [B] [C] me.
You don't let me try to [Fm] fly.
[B] [Bb]
[A] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Dbm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [Am]
[D] [F] [Am]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] Down [C] [D]
[F] [C]
[Bb] here on the ground, [C]
[Dm] wanting [C] something better.
Down here on the ground, wanting something [C] more.
[Am] [D] [C]
[F]
[Gm]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To learn George Benson - (Live) Down Here On The Ground chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C, Bb and C. Set your pace at 44 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 90. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ ♪ [C] _
_ Down [Dm] here on the _ [C] ground, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] ain't no place for [Bb] living.
_ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Down here [Bb] on the ground, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ watching
_ [Em] _
_ sparrows _ fly.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I [Dm] _
_ _ _ watch _ [F] the _ _ _ birds as they make _ their _ way.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gb] They're flying _ [Gm]
high, _ free. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And I
wish [Db] it were _ _ me.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bb] Down here _ [F] I'm _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
wanting something _ [Dm] better.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ Down [Dm] here on the _ [C]
ground, _ [Dm] _ _ wanting [Eb] something
_ more.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ One _ [Gm]
morning sure, _ _ [Ebm] _ [Am] you will _ _ find _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] wings on my _ [Gm] _ mind. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Wings to [Cm] take me _ _ high.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ So, _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ if you hear a [Gm] _
_ sound, _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
from down here on the _ [Eb]
ground,
[G] _ _ _ don't you know, my friend, [Bb] it's only [B] _ [C] me.
_ You don't let me try [F] to fly.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Am] _ _ Down [Bb] here on the _ [C] _ ground, [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] wanting something [Bb] better. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Down here on the [C] ground,
_ _ _ _ [F] _ wanting [Eb] _ something _ _ [Cm] more. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
One [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ morning sure, _ _ _ [C] you will _ find _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
wings [Gm] on my _ _ _ [C] mind.
_ _ _ _ Wings to take [A] _ me [Cm] _ high.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] So, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ if you hear [Gm] a _ _ sound, _
_ [C] _ [Bbm] from down here on the ground,
from way down here [G] on the _ _ ground, _
[Cm] don't you [Dm] know, [Am] my friend, [Bb] it's only _ [B] _ [C] me.
You don't let me try to [Fm] fly. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Down _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ here on the ground, [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ wanting [C] something better.
Down here on the ground, wanting something _ [C] _ _ more.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Lalo Schifrin and Gale Garnett who authored this song.

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