Chords for Gil Scott Heron "Morning Thoughts" (Montage)
Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gb
B
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] [D]
The sweet smell of my [C] lady's love, her body blending with my own.
[Gbm] The time when the world is dark and quiet and we're alone.
[G] The precipice that separates noise from peace.
[Dm] A hint [Am] of the ever evolving [Bb] magic.
A precious [Ebm] place [Db] combines and still [B] confirms the space of [Gb] oneness and togetherness.
There's a morning [E] thought.
[Gb]
[Gbm] And still a soft morning in March, a [Em] gift for me.
[C] From God with a darling face and [Gbm] papa's eyes and grandma's grace.
How there the light of [Bm] immortality shines.
As wondrous fragile dream tastes light [C] and the slightest breeze for the [Dm] first time.
Morning [Abm] thoughts then [Bbm] evolve as [B] smiles and love at sunshine.
[Bb] [Gm] Good [Gb] morning.
[G] [D]
[Gm] [Dm] And morning thoughts of the storm, lightning [G] flashing [E] through the dawning [A] sky.
[Bm] Of grandma's [Bb] hands and younger [F] days of life's discovery from behind the veil [Ab] of her guidance.
Of the music that forms our historical [B] biography.
Describing the precious heritage [Ab] of the aches [Bb] and frustrations of city life blues.
[Ab] The threats of [B] violence that provide the atmosphere [Ebm] and observations from the balcony of a [Em] B movie [Bb] [Gm] as all the world's [Gb] a stage.
[D]
[C] [D] [C]
[Gbm]
[G]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [B] [Abm]
[Bb] [E] [Ebm] [Gb]
[E] [Gb]
[D] [Gbm]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb]
[Abm] [Db] [B]
[D] [Gb]
[Gm] [Gb]
[Gbm]
[C]
[D]
[G]
[Bb] [Am] [Bb]
[B] [Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Eb] [D] [E]
[Dm] Morning thoughts reveal so much.
[Em] As midnight [E] black gives way to [A] morning cracks of [G] sunshine.
[Bb] You [F] see morning as a new day, a new beginning.
With all of its bright [Ab] interpretive promise.
Shine down then sunshine on [B] Zimbabwe.
Shine down on Nicaragua, [Gb] Liberia, on [Ab] Poland.
[Bb] Wherever [Ab] man would dare stand up for change.
[B] We were born at midnight in the darkest time but surely the first minute of a new day [Bb] brings new [Gm] strength.
[Gb]
[Bm] Sunshine, [Gbm]
[Em] morning.
[C]
[Gbm] There's a smile [G] I really need.
[Dm] A chance to [C] gather [Bb]
[B] our love [Bb] together.
[Abm]
[Gb] Express [Gm] [Gb] everything with [Gm] me.
[Eb]
[A]
[N]
The sweet smell of my [C] lady's love, her body blending with my own.
[Gbm] The time when the world is dark and quiet and we're alone.
[G] The precipice that separates noise from peace.
[Dm] A hint [Am] of the ever evolving [Bb] magic.
A precious [Ebm] place [Db] combines and still [B] confirms the space of [Gb] oneness and togetherness.
There's a morning [E] thought.
[Gb]
[Gbm] And still a soft morning in March, a [Em] gift for me.
[C] From God with a darling face and [Gbm] papa's eyes and grandma's grace.
How there the light of [Bm] immortality shines.
As wondrous fragile dream tastes light [C] and the slightest breeze for the [Dm] first time.
Morning [Abm] thoughts then [Bbm] evolve as [B] smiles and love at sunshine.
[Bb] [Gm] Good [Gb] morning.
[G] [D]
[Gm] [Dm] And morning thoughts of the storm, lightning [G] flashing [E] through the dawning [A] sky.
[Bm] Of grandma's [Bb] hands and younger [F] days of life's discovery from behind the veil [Ab] of her guidance.
Of the music that forms our historical [B] biography.
Describing the precious heritage [Ab] of the aches [Bb] and frustrations of city life blues.
[Ab] The threats of [B] violence that provide the atmosphere [Ebm] and observations from the balcony of a [Em] B movie [Bb] [Gm] as all the world's [Gb] a stage.
[D]
[C] [D] [C]
[Gbm]
[G]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [B] [Abm]
[Bb] [E] [Ebm] [Gb]
[E] [Gb]
[D] [Gbm]
[C]
[D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb]
[Abm] [Db] [B]
[D] [Gb]
[Gm] [Gb]
[Gbm]
[C]
[D]
[G]
[Bb] [Am] [Bb]
[B] [Bbm] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Eb] [D] [E]
[Dm] Morning thoughts reveal so much.
[Em] As midnight [E] black gives way to [A] morning cracks of [G] sunshine.
[Bb] You [F] see morning as a new day, a new beginning.
With all of its bright [Ab] interpretive promise.
Shine down then sunshine on [B] Zimbabwe.
Shine down on Nicaragua, [Gb] Liberia, on [Ab] Poland.
[Bb] Wherever [Ab] man would dare stand up for change.
[B] We were born at midnight in the darkest time but surely the first minute of a new day [Bb] brings new [Gm] strength.
[Gb]
[Bm] Sunshine, [Gbm]
[Em] morning.
[C]
[Gbm] There's a smile [G] I really need.
[Dm] A chance to [C] gather [Bb]
[B] our love [Bb] together.
[Abm]
[Gb] Express [Gm] [Gb] everything with [Gm] me.
[Eb]
[A]
[N]
Key:
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Gb
B
D
C
Bb
Gb
B
_ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
The sweet smell of my [C] lady's love, her body blending with my own.
_ _ [Gbm] The time when the world is dark and quiet and we're alone.
[G] _ The precipice that separates noise from peace.
[Dm] A hint [Am] of the ever evolving [Bb] magic. _
A precious [Ebm] place [Db] combines and still [B] confirms the space of [Gb] oneness and togetherness. _
There's a morning [E] thought.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ And still a soft morning in March, a [Em] gift for me.
[C] From God with a darling face and [Gbm] papa's eyes and grandma's grace.
How there the light of [Bm] immortality shines.
As wondrous fragile dream tastes light [C] and the slightest breeze for the [Dm] first time.
Morning [Abm] thoughts then [Bbm] evolve as [B] smiles and love at sunshine.
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] Good [Gb] morning. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ And morning thoughts of the storm, lightning [G] flashing [E] through the dawning [A] sky.
_ [Bm] Of grandma's [Bb] hands and younger [F] days of life's discovery from behind the veil [Ab] of her guidance.
Of the music that forms our historical [B] biography.
_ Describing the precious heritage [Ab] of the aches [Bb] and frustrations of city life blues.
[Ab] The threats of [B] violence that provide the atmosphere [Ebm] and observations from the balcony of a [Em] B movie [Bb] [Gm] as all the world's [Gb] a stage. _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Morning thoughts reveal so much. _
[Em] As midnight [E] black gives way to [A] morning cracks of [G] sunshine.
[Bb] You [F] see morning as a new day, a new beginning.
With all of its bright [Ab] interpretive promise.
Shine down then sunshine on [B] Zimbabwe.
Shine down on Nicaragua, [Gb] Liberia, on [Ab] Poland.
_ [Bb] Wherever [Ab] man would dare stand up for change.
[B] We were born at midnight in the darkest time but surely the first minute of a new day [Bb] brings new [Gm] strength.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bm] Sunshine, [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ morning.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gbm] There's a _ smile _ _ [G] I really need. _ _ _
[Dm] A chance to [C] gather [Bb] _ _ _
[B] our love [Bb] together.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] Express _ [Gm] _ [Gb] everything _ with [Gm] me. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
The sweet smell of my [C] lady's love, her body blending with my own.
_ _ [Gbm] The time when the world is dark and quiet and we're alone.
[G] _ The precipice that separates noise from peace.
[Dm] A hint [Am] of the ever evolving [Bb] magic. _
A precious [Ebm] place [Db] combines and still [B] confirms the space of [Gb] oneness and togetherness. _
There's a morning [E] thought.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ And still a soft morning in March, a [Em] gift for me.
[C] From God with a darling face and [Gbm] papa's eyes and grandma's grace.
How there the light of [Bm] immortality shines.
As wondrous fragile dream tastes light [C] and the slightest breeze for the [Dm] first time.
Morning [Abm] thoughts then [Bbm] evolve as [B] smiles and love at sunshine.
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] Good [Gb] morning. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ And morning thoughts of the storm, lightning [G] flashing [E] through the dawning [A] sky.
_ [Bm] Of grandma's [Bb] hands and younger [F] days of life's discovery from behind the veil [Ab] of her guidance.
Of the music that forms our historical [B] biography.
_ Describing the precious heritage [Ab] of the aches [Bb] and frustrations of city life blues.
[Ab] The threats of [B] violence that provide the atmosphere [Ebm] and observations from the balcony of a [Em] B movie [Bb] [Gm] as all the world's [Gb] a stage. _
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_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Morning thoughts reveal so much. _
[Em] As midnight [E] black gives way to [A] morning cracks of [G] sunshine.
[Bb] You [F] see morning as a new day, a new beginning.
With all of its bright [Ab] interpretive promise.
Shine down then sunshine on [B] Zimbabwe.
Shine down on Nicaragua, [Gb] Liberia, on [Ab] Poland.
_ [Bb] Wherever [Ab] man would dare stand up for change.
[B] We were born at midnight in the darkest time but surely the first minute of a new day [Bb] brings new [Gm] strength.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bm] Sunshine, [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ morning.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gbm] There's a _ smile _ _ [G] I really need. _ _ _
[Dm] A chance to [C] gather [Bb] _ _ _
[B] our love [Bb] together.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] Express _ [Gm] _ [Gb] everything _ with [Gm] me. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _