Chords for Gil Scott Heron-I Think I'll Call It Morning

Tempo:
89.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott Heron-I Think I'll Call It Morning chords
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[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] I'm gonna [A] take myself a piece of [G]
sunshine
[A] And [Em] paint it all [A] over my [G] sky, yeah
[D] [Em] Be no rain,
[D] [G] [D] [Em] be no [D] rain
[G] [D] I'm [F#m] [Bm] [E] gonna [A] take the [Em] song from every bird
And [A] make them sing [D] it just for me, [G]
yeah
[D] [G] [A] Birds [Em] got something [D] to teach us [Em] all
[D] About being [A] free, yeah
[G] Be [D] [Em] no [A] rain, [D] be [Em] [F#m] [G]
[D] [Em] no [A] rain
[D] And [A]
[Bm] [E] I [A] think I'll [Em] call it morning from [D] now [Em] on
[D] [G]
[D] Why should I [F#m] survive on sadness
[Bm] And tell myself I've [F#m] got to be alone
[Bm] Why should I [Em] subscribe [F#m] to this world's madness
[Em] Knowing that I've got to live on
[G] Knowing that I've got to live on
[G#] Knowing that I've got to live [A#] on
[A] [G] Yeah, I think I'll [A] call it morning from now on
[Em] I'm [D] [G]
[D] [Em] gonna take [A] myself a [D] piece of [G] sunshine
[A] And [D] [Em] paint it all [A] over my sky, yeah
[F#m] Be [Em] no rain, [E] be [D] [Em] no rain
[A] [Bm] I'm gonna [A] take the [G] song from every bird
And [D] make them sing it just [Em] for me, yeah
[D] [G] [C]
Cause why [G] should I hang my head
[C] Why [G] should I let tears fall [G#] from my [C#m] [Dm] eyes
When I've seen everything they're in to see
[G] And I know that there ain't no sense in crying
[G#] I know there [Fm] ain't no sense in crying
[A] [G] Yeah, I think I'll [A] call it morning from [D] now [G] on, yeah
[D] I'll [G] call it morning [D] from now on, [Em] yeah
[D] [D] Cause there ain't gonna [A] be no rain, [G] be no rain, be [D] no [G] rain
[D] [Em]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron - I Think Ill Call It Morning chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, Em, D, G, D, A and D of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 44 BPM and then match the original tempo of 90 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Em] I'm gonna [A] take myself a piece of [G]
sunshine
[A] And [Em] paint it all [A] over my [G] sky, yeah
_ [D] [Em] Be no rain, _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] [Em] be no [D] rain _
[G] [D] I'm _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] gonna [A] take the [Em] song from every bird
And [A] make them sing [D] it just for me, [G]
yeah
[D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ Birds [Em] got something [D] to teach us [Em] all
[D] About being [A] free, yeah
[G] Be _ _ _ [D] [Em] no [A] rain, [D] be _ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ [G] _
[D] [Em] no [A] rain
[D] _ And _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ [E] I [A] think I'll [Em] call it morning from [D] now [Em] on
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Why should I [F#m] survive on sadness
[Bm] And tell myself I've [F#m] got to be alone
[Bm] _ Why should I [Em] subscribe [F#m] to this world's madness
[Em] _ Knowing that I've got to live on _
[G] Knowing _ that I've got to live on
_ [G#] _ Knowing that I've got to live [A#] on
[A] _ [G] Yeah, I think I'll [A] call it morning from now on
[Em] I'm [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Em] gonna take [A] myself a [D] piece of [G] sunshine
[A] And [D] _ [Em] paint it all [A] over my sky, yeah
[F#m] Be [Em] no rain, [E] _ be _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] no rain
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ I'm gonna [A] take the [G] song from every bird
And [D] make them sing it just [Em] for me, yeah
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
Cause why [G] should I hang my head
_ _ [C] Why [G] should I let tears fall [G#] from my [C#m] [Dm] eyes
When I've seen everything they're in to see
[G] And I know that there ain't no sense in crying
[G#] I _ know there [Fm] ain't no sense in crying
[A] _ [G] Yeah, I think I'll [A] call it morning from [D] now [G] on, yeah
[D] I'll [G] call it morning [D] from now on, [Em] yeah
_ [D] _ [D] Cause there ain't gonna [A] be no rain, [G] be no rain, be [D] no [G] rain
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Gil Scott‐Heron and Brian Jackson, is part of the album The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters.

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