Chords for GIL SCOTT HERON- LADY DAY & JOHN COLTRANE

Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gm

Em

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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GIL SCOTT HERON- LADY DAY & JOHN COLTRANE chords
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[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm]
[Em] [Cm] [Gm]
[Em] [Eb] [Gm] Ever feel kind of down [E] and out, you don't [Cm] know just what to do?
[Bb]
[Em] [Cm] [Gm] Living all of your days [Em] in [Eb] darkness, let [Gm] the sun shine through.
[C] [Fm] Ever feel it somehow, somewhere you've lost your way?
[E] [Eb] [Gm] And if you don't get a help [E] quick, you [Eb] won't make it [Gm] through the day.
Or could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
Or [Bb] could you call on John Coltrane?
Now just there, [Fm] there was your troubles, your [Bb] troubles, your troubles, [Cm] troubles away.
[Em] [Eb] [C]
Plastic people with plastic minds are [Cm] only where the plastic holds.
[Em] [Cm] No [Bb] beginning, there ain't [Em] no [Eb] ending, just [Gm] on and on and on and [Fm] on.
All because they're so afraid to lay their hair alone.
[Em] [Eb] [C] Until I hear them rising, [Eb] rising on [Gm] their saxophone.
Or could you call [Fm] on Lady Day?
[Cm] Or could you call on John Coltrane?
[Dm] Now just there, there [Fm] was your troubles, [Eb] your troubles, your [E] troubles, troubles [Cm] away.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Em]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[D] [Bb] [Fm] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] Alright.
[Em]
[Eb] [Gm] Ever feel kind of down [E] and out, you [Eb] don't know just what to [C] do?
[Bb] Living all of your days in [Em]
[Cm] darkness, let the sun shine through.
[A]
[Fm] Ever feel it somehow, [C]
[Ab] somewhere [Fm] you've lost your way?
[Em] And [Eb] [Gm] if you don't get a help [C] quick, you won't make it through the day.
[Gm]
Or could you call [Fm] on Lady Day?
[Bb] Or could you call on [Cm] John [Gm] Coltrane?
Now just there, there [Fm] was your troubles, your troubles, [Bb] [Eb] your troubles, your [E] troubles, [A]
[Ab] troubles, [Eb] troubles, your troubles [C] away.
There [Bb] was your [Eb] troubles [Gm] away, there was your troubles away.
Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles [Bb] away.
Yea [Em] their was your troubles [F] away, [Cm] their was your troubles away.
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Em
121
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Gil Scott-Heron - (Sampler) Lady Day And John Coltrane chords, practice the chord sequence Eb, Gm, Em, Eb, Gm, E, Eb, Fm and Em. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 75 BPM and then match the original tempo of 150 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Minor.

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[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] Ever feel kind of down [E] and out, you don't [Cm] know just what to do?
_ [Bb] _ _
[Em] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] Living all of your days [Em] in [Eb] darkness, let [Gm] the sun shine through. _ _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ Ever feel it somehow, somewhere you've lost your way? _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] [Gm] And if you don't get a help [E] quick, you [Eb] won't make it [Gm] through the day. _ _ _
_ _ Or could you [Fm] call on Lady Day?
_ Or [Bb] could you call on John Coltrane?
Now just there, [Fm] there was your troubles, _ your [Bb] troubles, your troubles, _ [Cm] troubles away. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Plastic people with plastic minds are [Cm] only where the plastic _ holds. _
[Em] _ [Cm] _ _ No [Bb] beginning, there ain't [Em] no [Eb] ending, just [Gm] on and on and on and [Fm] _ on.
All because they're so afraid to lay their hair alone. _ _
[Em] _ [Eb] _ [C] Until I hear them rising, [Eb] rising on [Gm] their saxophone. _ _ _
_ _ Or could you call [Fm] on Lady Day?
_ [Cm] Or could you call on John Coltrane?
[Dm] Now just there, there [Fm] was your troubles, _ [Eb] your troubles, your [E] troubles, troubles [Cm] away. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Alright.
[Em] _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] Ever feel kind of down [E] and out, you [Eb] don't know just what to [C] do? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Living all of your days in [Em]
[Cm] darkness, let the sun shine through.
_ [A] _ _
[Fm] _ _ Ever feel it somehow, _ [C]
[Ab] somewhere [Fm] you've lost your way?
_ [Em] And [Eb] _ [Gm] if you don't get a help [C] quick, you won't make it through the day.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ Or could you call [Fm] on Lady Day?
_ [Bb] Or could you call on [Cm] John [Gm] Coltrane?
Now just there, there [Fm] was your troubles, _ your troubles, [Bb] [Eb] your troubles, _ your [E] troubles, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Ab] _ troubles, [Eb] troubles, your troubles [C] away.
_ _ _ There [Bb] was your [Eb] troubles [Gm] away, _ _ there was your troubles away.
Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles [Bb] away.
_ Yea [Em] their was your troubles [F] away, _ _ _ [Cm] their was your troubles away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

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

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