Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day And John Coltrane (Official Audio)

Tempo:
149.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gm

Em

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day And John Coltrane (Official Audio) chords
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[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] Ever feel kind of down and [Em] out you [Eb] don't know [C] just what to do?
[Bb]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] Living all of your days [Em] in [Eb] darkness let [Bb] the sun shine through.
[Am] [Eb] [Fm] Ever feel that somehow, somewhere you lost your way?
[Gm] And if you don't get a help [Em] quick you [Eb] won't [Gm] make it through the day.
Could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
[Ab] Could you [Gm] call on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Fm] they'll wash your troubles, [Ab] your troubles, your troubles, [Eb]
your troubles [Cm] away.
[Bb]
[Em] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] Plastic people with plastic [Em] minds [Eb] are on their way to [Gm] plastic homes.
[E] [Eb] [Bb] No beginning, there ain't [Em] no [Eb] ending, [C] just [Gm] on and on and on and [Fm] on and on.
It's all because they're so afraid to say that they're alone.
[Em] [Eb] [C] [Gm] Until our hero arrives [E] and arrives [Eb] in all his [Gm] saxophone.
Could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
[Eb] Could you call [Gm] on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Fm] they'll wash your troubles, [Ab] your troubles, your [E] troubles, [Cm] your troubles away.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Ab]
Thank you.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Gm] Alright.
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] Ever feel kind of down and [C] out and don't know [Eb] just what to [Gm] do?
[C] [Eb] [Bb] Living all of your days [E] in darkness let the [Gm] sun shine through.
[Am] [Fm] Ever feel that somehow, [Cm] somewhere [Fm] you lost your way?
[C] [Gm] And if you don't get a help [C] quick you won't make it [Gm] through the day.
Could you [Ab] call on Lady Day?
[Bb] Could you [Gm] call on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Dm] they'll wash [Fm] your troubles, [Ab] your troubles, your troubles, your [A] troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles, [Ab] your [Eb] troubles, your troubles away.
[Gm] They'll [Em] wash your [Eb] troubles [Bb] away.
They'll [E] wash your troubles [Cm] away.
Your [E] troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles [Bb] away.
Yeah [C] they'll wash your troubles [Bb] away.
They'll wash [Gm] your troubles away.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Em
121
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Em
121
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron - (Sampler) Lady Day And John Coltrane chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Gm, Em, Eb, Bb, Em, Eb and C. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 150 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Ever feel kind of down and [Em] out you [Eb] don't know [C] just what to do?
_ [Bb] _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Living all of your days [Em] in [Eb] darkness let [Bb] the sun shine through. _ _
[Am] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ Ever feel that somehow, somewhere you lost your way? _ _
[Gm] _ _ And if you don't get a help [Em] quick you [Eb] won't [Gm] make it through the day. _ _
_ _ _ Could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
[Ab] _ Could you [Gm] call on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Fm] they'll wash your troubles, _ [Ab] your troubles, your troubles, [Eb] _
your troubles [Cm] away.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Plastic people with plastic [Em] minds [Eb] are on their way to [Gm] plastic _ homes.
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] No beginning, there ain't [Em] no [Eb] ending, [C] just [Gm] on and on and on and [Fm] on and on.
It's all because they're so afraid to say that they're alone. _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Gm] Until our hero arrives [E] and arrives [Eb] in all his [Gm] saxophone. _ _ _
_ _ _ Could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
_ [Eb] _ Could you call [Gm] on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Fm] they'll wash your troubles, _ [Ab] your troubles, your [E] troubles, [Cm] your troubles away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Thank you.
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] Alright. _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Ever feel kind of down and [C] out and don't know [Eb] just what to [Gm] do? _ _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Living all of your days [E] in darkness let the [Gm] sun shine through. _ _
[Am] _ [Fm] _ _ Ever feel that somehow, [Cm] somewhere [Fm] you lost your way? _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] And if you don't get a help [C] quick you won't make it [Gm] through the day. _ _
_ _ _ Could you [Ab] call on Lady Day?
_ [Bb] Could you [Gm] call on John Coltrane?
Now cause they'll, [Dm] they'll wash [Fm] your troubles, _ [Ab] your troubles, your troubles, your [A] troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles, [Ab] _ _ your [Eb] troubles, your troubles away.
[Gm] _ _ _ They'll [Em] wash your [Eb] troubles [Bb] away.
_ _ _ They'll [E] wash your troubles [Cm] away.
Your [E] troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles [Bb] away.
_ Yeah [C] they'll wash your troubles [Bb] away.
_ _ _ They'll wash [Gm] your troubles away.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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Among the compositions on the album The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters, written by Gil Scott‐Heron, this one shines.

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