Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - Middle of Your Day
Tempo:
129.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Am
F#m
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[A]
[Em]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[Em] Over the hill [F#m] you see [C] the [Em]
middle of [A] your day
And [Em] the sun says [F#m] it's time [Em] for you to [Am] go your [Bm] way
[Em]
Go [Am] [G] and tell [D] your mama [F#m]
[D] that [Am] you [Em] now know what to [D] do
Her [Em]
love will come [D] in handy, [F#m]
[Am]
she's [D] always [F] been you [D] through
But there's no one here [G] to guide you, [Dm]
[Em] you got to do it by [G] [Em]
yourself
[Cm] [C#] Minutes fail [G#] you [C] day by [G#] day, and there's really [C] nothing [G]
else
[G#m] [B] [F]
[C] [Am] [C] Where were you [Bm] all morning, [F#m] [Am] [Em] dodging life [D] inside your [A] heart
[D]
[Em] Never daring [F#m] face the danger,
[Em] [Am] that attack right from the [Bm] start
[Em] Go and [D] tell your daddy, [Am] she was right in [Em] what he [D] said
Cause [C] [Em] the laws [Am] of [F#m] independence [Am] don't apply until [F] you're [D] dead
And [Bm] though you'd like him [G] here to push you,
[Em] cause you feel a [G] need for help
[G#]
Minutes fail you [C] day by [G#] day, [Cm] and there's really [F] nothing [D] else
[A] [B] [G]
[D] How long must we live [F#m] [B] inside [A] [G]
chains that anchor us to fear
[Em]
How long must we [F] justify [G] when there's really nothing [E]
[F#m] [Em] here
[Am] It's the middle [D] of your [A] day, [Am] wake up to [C] the middle of your [D] day
[F#m]
Why don't [C] you welcome [Am]
the middle [D] of your [A] day
[Em]
[Am] [F#m]
[Em] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[A]
[Em]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[Em] Over the hill [F#m] you see [C] the [Em]
middle of [A] your day
And [Em] the sun says [F#m] it's time [Em] for you to [Am] go your [Bm] way
[Em]
Go [Am] [G] and tell [D] your mama [F#m]
[D] that [Am] you [Em] now know what to [D] do
Her [Em]
love will come [D] in handy, [F#m]
[Am]
she's [D] always [F] been you [D] through
But there's no one here [G] to guide you, [Dm]
[Em] you got to do it by [G] [Em]
yourself
[Cm] [C#] Minutes fail [G#] you [C] day by [G#] day, and there's really [C] nothing [G]
else
[G#m] [B] [F]
[C] [Am] [C] Where were you [Bm] all morning, [F#m] [Am] [Em] dodging life [D] inside your [A] heart
[D]
[Em] Never daring [F#m] face the danger,
[Em] [Am] that attack right from the [Bm] start
[Em] Go and [D] tell your daddy, [Am] she was right in [Em] what he [D] said
Cause [C] [Em] the laws [Am] of [F#m] independence [Am] don't apply until [F] you're [D] dead
And [Bm] though you'd like him [G] here to push you,
[Em] cause you feel a [G] need for help
[G#]
Minutes fail you [C] day by [G#] day, [Cm] and there's really [F] nothing [D] else
[A] [B] [G]
[D] How long must we live [F#m] [B] inside [A] [G]
chains that anchor us to fear
[Em]
How long must we [F] justify [G] when there's really nothing [E]
[F#m] [Em] here
[Am] It's the middle [D] of your [A] day, [Am] wake up to [C] the middle of your [D] day
[F#m]
Why don't [C] you welcome [Am]
the middle [D] of your [A] day
[Em]
[Am] [F#m]
[Em] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
Key:
Em
D
Am
F#m
C
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ Over the hill [F#m] you see _ _ _ _ [C] the _ _ _ [Em] _
middle of [A] your day _ _ _
_ And [Em] _ _ _ the sun says [F#m] it's time _ _ _ _ [Em] for _ _ _ you to [Am] go your _ [Bm] way _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Go [Am] [G] and tell [D] your mama _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] that [Am] _ _ _ you [Em] now know what to [D] _ do _
_ Her [Em] _ _ _ _ _
love will come [D] in _ handy, [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
she's [D] always [F] been you _ [D] through _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But there's no one here [G] to guide you, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ you got to do it by [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
yourself
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C#] _ Minutes fail [G#] you [C] day by _ _ _ _ [G#] day, _ and there's really [C] nothing _ [G] _ _
else
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [C] Where were you [Bm] all _ _ morning, [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] dodging life [D] inside your _ [A] heart
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Never _ daring [F#m] face the _ danger, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ that attack right from the [Bm] start _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Go and [D] tell your daddy, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] she _ _ was right in [Em] what he [D] _ said
_ Cause _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ the laws [Am] of [F#m] _ independence _ _ _ _ [Am] don't _ _ _ apply until [F] you're [D] dead _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Bm] though you'd like him [G] here to push _ you, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ cause you feel a [G] need for _ _ help
_ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ Minutes fail you [C] day by _ _ _ _ [G#] day, _ [Cm] and there's really [F] nothing _ [D] _ _ else _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ How long must we live [F#m] _ [B] inside _ [A] _ [G] _
chains that anchor us to _ fear
_ _ _ [Em] _
How _ _ _ long must we [F] justify _ [G] _ _ when _ _ _ there's really nothing [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] here _ _
_ [Am] It's the middle [D] of your [A] day, _ _ _ _ [Am] wake up to [C] the middle of your [D] day
[F#m] _ _
_ _ Why don't [C] you welcome _ [Am] _
the middle [D] of your _ _ [A] day
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ Over the hill [F#m] you see _ _ _ _ [C] the _ _ _ [Em] _
middle of [A] your day _ _ _
_ And [Em] _ _ _ the sun says [F#m] it's time _ _ _ _ [Em] for _ _ _ you to [Am] go your _ [Bm] way _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Go [Am] [G] and tell [D] your mama _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] that [Am] _ _ _ you [Em] now know what to [D] _ do _
_ Her [Em] _ _ _ _ _
love will come [D] in _ handy, [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
she's [D] always [F] been you _ [D] through _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But there's no one here [G] to guide you, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ you got to do it by [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
yourself
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C#] _ Minutes fail [G#] you [C] day by _ _ _ _ [G#] day, _ and there's really [C] nothing _ [G] _ _
else
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [C] Where were you [Bm] all _ _ morning, [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] dodging life [D] inside your _ [A] heart
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Never _ daring [F#m] face the _ danger, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ that attack right from the [Bm] start _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Go and [D] tell your daddy, _ _ _ _ _ [Am] she _ _ was right in [Em] what he [D] _ said
_ Cause _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ the laws [Am] of [F#m] _ independence _ _ _ _ [Am] don't _ _ _ apply until [F] you're [D] dead _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Bm] though you'd like him [G] here to push _ you, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ cause you feel a [G] need for _ _ help
_ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ Minutes fail you [C] day by _ _ _ _ [G#] day, _ [Cm] and there's really [F] nothing _ [D] _ _ else _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ How long must we live [F#m] _ [B] inside _ [A] _ [G] _
chains that anchor us to _ fear
_ _ _ [Em] _
How _ _ _ long must we [F] justify _ [G] _ _ when _ _ _ there's really nothing [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] here _ _
_ [Am] It's the middle [D] of your [A] day, _ _ _ _ [Am] wake up to [C] the middle of your [D] day
[F#m] _ _
_ _ Why don't [C] you welcome _ [Am] _
the middle [D] of your _ _ [A] day
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _