Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Chains (Black & Blues)

Tempo:
104.15 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Am

C

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott-Heron - Chains (Black & Blues) chords
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[Eb] [G] [Ab] [A] [Am]
[Eb] [C] [Am]
[Eb] [C] The first thing that you notice [Dm] in the morning
[C] Is that there's not a cloud [Dm] in the sky
[Am] [Dm] [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember
[G] [F] [C] The old woman, in her [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
[E] I [G] got to [Am] get away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
[Dm] I got to [C] get away, [Dm] oh [C] yeah, from these [D] chains
[E] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
Standing [Dm]
[C]
over yonder [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
[C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm]
sunset
[G] [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I [Dm] can stand
Lord, [Em]
[Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
[Dm]
I got to [Am] get away, [Dm]
away [C] from these [Gm] [Dm] chains
[C] Yeah, [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
[Dm] [Am] [D]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Black & Blues - Chains chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, Dm, C, Dm, Am and C of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[Eb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ The first thing that you notice _ [Dm] _ in the morning
_ _ [C] Is that there's not a cloud _ [Dm] _ in the _ sky
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [C] And Lord, you can't help, you can't [Dm] help but remember _
[G] _ [F] [C] The old woman, in her _ _ [Dm] house, she cried all [G] night
[Dm] How [Em] _ much longer [Dm] can this go [Em] on?
You push me [Dm] past the point of being strong
_ [E] I [G] got to [Am] get _ away, [Dm] oh yeah, [C] from these chains
_ [Dm] _ I got to [C] get away, _ [Dm] _ oh [C] yeah, from these _ [D] chains
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Standing _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
over yonder _ _ [Dm] in the dry [Am] forest
_ [C] You know he'll be there every morning
[Am] _ Cracking [Dm] a whip, cracking a whip in his [Em] hand
[Am] And my back, my back is bent from [C] dawn until [Dm] _
sunset
_ _ [G] _ [D] I [Am] don't know how much more [C] of this, more of this I _ [Dm] can _ stand
_ Lord, [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] somebody's holding me [Em] down
Brothers and [Dm] sisters, what in this hell on earth I [Eb] have [Em] found
I [Am] got to get away, got to [Dm] get away from [Am] these chains
_ _ [Dm] _
I got to [Am] get away, _ _ [Dm] _
away [C] from these _ _ [Gm] [Dm] chains
_ _ [C] Yeah, _ _ [Dm] yeah, yeah
[A] Oh these [Db] chains, [Am] _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [Am] Lord, these chains, _ _ [F] yeah
Oh [C] these chains
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _

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