Chords for George Duke Memorial Service: Al Jarreau, Aug. 19th, 2013, Los Angeles
Tempo:
73.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
C#
G#
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Yeah, when [Bm] I was a young person, [N] well I guess I still am a young person, when I was a young kid, my father used to tell me that, [Bm] you know, if you, your friends, the people you have as your friends say a lot about who you are.
And I ended [C#] up cutting [G] off a lot of friends, [Bm] because I didn't like what they said about me.
[C#] And as [A#] I got older I realized that yeah, your [E] friends are a reflection [F#] of who you are.
[N] So if there's some people, think about that, if there's some people in your life you need to cut off, you probably need to cut them off.
The next group of people I'm going to bring up are, have been dear friends, fellow artists, [Bm]
and really classy people.
Diana Reeves, [G] Billy Childs, Christian LeBride, and Terry Lynn Carrington [G#] are going to come up and share some remarks and their experience with George.
But [C#m] first, [G] I would like to bring to the stage the man who gave George his first professional gig, and they've shared a friendship and career for over four decades.
[D] Please welcome to the stage, [N] Mr.
Al Jarreau.
[Bm]
[N]
I love you, I [G#] love you, I will always love you.
I love you, I love you, and I'll always love you.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
I love you, and I'll always love you.
This [N] is my father, my father.
And George understood that.
His work.
Encouraging us, lifting us up, and telling us we are indeed loved.
John, Rush Lee, Baba, Terry Lynn, all you guys, we were touched by something magnificent.
George really showed the way, and Warren, when we got together back in 1965, we were just trying this thing out, seeing if it would work.
We were on the edge of a hate ashbury.
I mean, we were from joy and happiness.
And we were swimming upstream with this music that we were doing.
I'm telling you, it was Janet Joplin, Grace's Little Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and all those people were playing over there at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Folks were coming by thousands, and George and I had this little trio over at the half note, and Warren was saying, come on, y'all.
And we did it.
We found a little way to swim upstream, and during the whole thing, George led the way and brought all of this music from the past under his keyboard fingers.
And in a couple of different moments, played bebop and fusion, and then got together and played funk to make your behind fall off.
All of that.
And so I promise you, I promise you, keep my promise and keep on doing this thing.
And the blessing is, George did it.
All my heart and all my soul.
We're just passing through, you know.
We're just passing through.
This is part of a long journey.
And so I'm passing through, and we're all passing through, and I'm so glad that along the way, I got to be George's friend, and he touched my heart.
God bless us all.
I love you, and I'll always love you.
[Bm]
And I ended [C#] up cutting [G] off a lot of friends, [Bm] because I didn't like what they said about me.
[C#] And as [A#] I got older I realized that yeah, your [E] friends are a reflection [F#] of who you are.
[N] So if there's some people, think about that, if there's some people in your life you need to cut off, you probably need to cut them off.
The next group of people I'm going to bring up are, have been dear friends, fellow artists, [Bm]
and really classy people.
Diana Reeves, [G] Billy Childs, Christian LeBride, and Terry Lynn Carrington [G#] are going to come up and share some remarks and their experience with George.
But [C#m] first, [G] I would like to bring to the stage the man who gave George his first professional gig, and they've shared a friendship and career for over four decades.
[D] Please welcome to the stage, [N] Mr.
Al Jarreau.
[Bm]
[N]
I love you, I [G#] love you, I will always love you.
I love you, I love you, and I'll always love you.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
I love you, and I'll always love you.
This [N] is my father, my father.
And George understood that.
His work.
Encouraging us, lifting us up, and telling us we are indeed loved.
John, Rush Lee, Baba, Terry Lynn, all you guys, we were touched by something magnificent.
George really showed the way, and Warren, when we got together back in 1965, we were just trying this thing out, seeing if it would work.
We were on the edge of a hate ashbury.
I mean, we were from joy and happiness.
And we were swimming upstream with this music that we were doing.
I'm telling you, it was Janet Joplin, Grace's Little Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and all those people were playing over there at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Folks were coming by thousands, and George and I had this little trio over at the half note, and Warren was saying, come on, y'all.
And we did it.
We found a little way to swim upstream, and during the whole thing, George led the way and brought all of this music from the past under his keyboard fingers.
And in a couple of different moments, played bebop and fusion, and then got together and played funk to make your behind fall off.
All of that.
And so I promise you, I promise you, keep my promise and keep on doing this thing.
And the blessing is, George did it.
All my heart and all my soul.
We're just passing through, you know.
We're just passing through.
This is part of a long journey.
And so I'm passing through, and we're all passing through, and I'm so glad that along the way, I got to be George's friend, and he touched my heart.
God bless us all.
I love you, and I'll always love you.
[Bm]
Key:
Bm
G
C#
G#
A#
Bm
G
C#
_ _ Yeah, when [Bm] I was a young person, [N] well I guess I still am a young person, when I was a young kid, my father used to tell me that, [Bm] you know, if you, your friends, the people you have as your friends say a lot about who you are.
_ And I ended [C#] up cutting [G] off a lot of friends, _ [Bm] because I didn't like what they said about me.
_ [C#] And as [A#] I got older I realized that yeah, your [E] friends are a reflection [F#] of who you are.
[N] So if there's some people, think about that, if there's some people in your life you need to cut off, you probably need to cut them off.
_ The next group of people I'm going to bring up are, have been dear friends, fellow artists, [Bm]
and really classy people.
Diana Reeves, [G] Billy Childs, Christian LeBride, and Terry Lynn Carrington [G#] are going to come up and share some remarks and their experience with George.
But [C#m] first, [G] I would like to bring to the stage the man who gave George his first professional gig, and they've shared a friendship and career for over four decades.
[D] Please welcome to the stage, [N] Mr.
Al Jarreau. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I love you, _ I [G#] love you, I will always love you.
_ I love you, I love you, and I'll always love you.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Well done, my good and faithful servant. _ _
I love you, and I'll always love _ you.
This _ _ [N] is my father, my father.
And George understood that.
His work.
_ _ _ _ _ Encouraging us, lifting us up, and telling us we are indeed loved.
_ _ John, _ Rush Lee, _ Baba, _ _ Terry Lynn, _ all you guys, we were touched by something magnificent.
_ George really showed the way, and Warren, when we got together back in 1965, _ we were just trying this thing out, seeing if it would work.
We were on the edge of a hate ashbury.
I mean, we were from _ _ _ _ _ _ joy and happiness.
_ And we were swimming upstream with this music that we were doing.
I'm telling you, it was Janet Joplin, Grace's Little Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and all those people were playing over there at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Folks were coming by thousands, and George and I had this little trio over at the half note, and Warren was saying, come on, y'all.
And we _ _ did _ _ _ it.
We found a little way _ to swim upstream, and during the whole thing, George led the way and brought all of this music from the past under his keyboard fingers.
And in a couple of different moments, played bebop and fusion, and then got together and played funk to make your behind fall off.
_ All of that.
And so I promise you, _ I promise you, _ _ _ keep my promise and keep on doing this thing.
And the blessing is, George did it.
All my heart and all my soul. _ _
We're just passing through, you know.
We're just passing through.
This is part of a long journey.
_ And so I'm passing through, and we're all passing through, and I'm so glad that along the way, I got to be George's friend, and he touched my heart.
God bless us all.
I love you, and I'll always love you. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I ended [C#] up cutting [G] off a lot of friends, _ [Bm] because I didn't like what they said about me.
_ [C#] And as [A#] I got older I realized that yeah, your [E] friends are a reflection [F#] of who you are.
[N] So if there's some people, think about that, if there's some people in your life you need to cut off, you probably need to cut them off.
_ The next group of people I'm going to bring up are, have been dear friends, fellow artists, [Bm]
and really classy people.
Diana Reeves, [G] Billy Childs, Christian LeBride, and Terry Lynn Carrington [G#] are going to come up and share some remarks and their experience with George.
But [C#m] first, [G] I would like to bring to the stage the man who gave George his first professional gig, and they've shared a friendship and career for over four decades.
[D] Please welcome to the stage, [N] Mr.
Al Jarreau. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I love you, _ I [G#] love you, I will always love you.
_ I love you, I love you, and I'll always love you.
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Well done, my good and faithful servant. _ _
I love you, and I'll always love _ you.
This _ _ [N] is my father, my father.
And George understood that.
His work.
_ _ _ _ _ Encouraging us, lifting us up, and telling us we are indeed loved.
_ _ John, _ Rush Lee, _ Baba, _ _ Terry Lynn, _ all you guys, we were touched by something magnificent.
_ George really showed the way, and Warren, when we got together back in 1965, _ we were just trying this thing out, seeing if it would work.
We were on the edge of a hate ashbury.
I mean, we were from _ _ _ _ _ _ joy and happiness.
_ And we were swimming upstream with this music that we were doing.
I'm telling you, it was Janet Joplin, Grace's Little Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and all those people were playing over there at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Folks were coming by thousands, and George and I had this little trio over at the half note, and Warren was saying, come on, y'all.
And we _ _ did _ _ _ it.
We found a little way _ to swim upstream, and during the whole thing, George led the way and brought all of this music from the past under his keyboard fingers.
And in a couple of different moments, played bebop and fusion, and then got together and played funk to make your behind fall off.
_ All of that.
And so I promise you, _ I promise you, _ _ _ keep my promise and keep on doing this thing.
And the blessing is, George did it.
All my heart and all my soul. _ _
We're just passing through, you know.
We're just passing through.
This is part of a long journey.
_ And so I'm passing through, and we're all passing through, and I'm so glad that along the way, I got to be George's friend, and he touched my heart.
God bless us all.
I love you, and I'll always love you. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _