Gil Scott Heron "Or Down You Fall" Chords
Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
G
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[C] [Dm]
I sail on [D#] in my paper ship, [G] the sea is made of fire.
[F#]
[Bm] I ride my horse of nuts and balls, we're made to never [G] tire.
[Em] The world is just a [A] simple circle,
[B] I've got to keep [Em] on turning.
[B] Yeah, I've got to [A] keep on [Em] turning, [A]
[D#m] till [C] I [Am] fall
[Dm] down to the [D#] top of a [Dm] mountain,
[G] inside a hollow [F#] stone.
[Bm] I pretend that I'm an island, yes, instead of flesh and [D] bone.
[Em] The world's just [E] a simple circle,
[B] and it keeps on [A] turning.
[B] Yeah, [F#m] and it keeps on turning.
[A] [F] You've got to
[Dm] [D#]
[G] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] [G]
[Em] go [B]
[C#m] [A] [Em]
[A]
[D#m] [F] [Am]
[Dm] away.
I [D#] can't stand to [Dm] see your face, [G] cause you've seen the weakest [F#] me.
[Bm] And now you know I'm only human, [B] instead of all the [G] things I'd like to be.
[Em] The world is just [A] a simple circle, you've got to keep on turning.
[B] Yeah, you've got to keep [A] on turning, all [D] down you go.
I sail on [D#] in my paper ship, [G] the sea is made of fire.
[F#]
[Bm] I ride my horse of nuts and balls, we're made to never [G] tire.
[Em] The world is just a [A] simple circle,
[B] I've got to keep [Em] on turning.
[B] Yeah, I've got to [A] keep on [Em] turning, [A]
[D#m] till [C] I [Am] fall
[Dm] down to the [D#] top of a [Dm] mountain,
[G] inside a hollow [F#] stone.
[Bm] I pretend that I'm an island, yes, instead of flesh and [D] bone.
[Em] The world's just [E] a simple circle,
[B] and it keeps on [A] turning.
[B] Yeah, [F#m] and it keeps on turning.
[A] [F] You've got to
[Dm] [D#]
[G] [F#]
[Bm]
[B] [G]
[Em] go [B]
[C#m] [A] [Em]
[A]
[D#m] [F] [Am]
[Dm] away.
I [D#] can't stand to [Dm] see your face, [G] cause you've seen the weakest [F#] me.
[Bm] And now you know I'm only human, [B] instead of all the [G] things I'd like to be.
[Em] The world is just [A] a simple circle, you've got to keep on turning.
[B] Yeah, you've got to keep [A] on turning, all [D] down you go.
Key:
A
B
G
Em
Dm
A
B
G
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
I sail on [D#] in my paper ship, _ [G] the sea is made of fire.
[F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ I ride my horse of nuts and balls, _ _ we're made to never [G] tire. _ _ _
[Em] The world is just a [A] simple circle, _ _
[B] _ I've got to keep [Em] on turning. _ _ _
[B] Yeah, I've got to [A] keep on [Em] turning, _ [A] _
_ _ [D#m] till [C] I [Am] fall _ _
[Dm] down to the [D#] top of a [Dm] mountain, _ _
[G] _ inside a hollow [F#] stone. _ _ _
[Bm] _ I pretend that I'm an island, yes, _ _ instead of flesh and [D] bone. _ _
[Em] _ The world's just [E] a simple circle, _ _
[B] _ _ and it keeps on [A] turning. _ _
[B] Yeah, [F#m] and it keeps on turning. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F] You've got to _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ go _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ away.
I [D#] can't stand to [Dm] see your face, [G] cause you've seen the weakest [F#] me. _ _ _
[Bm] _ And now you know I'm only human, _ _ [B] instead of all the [G] things I'd like to be. _
[Em] The world is just [A] a simple circle, _ _ _ you've got to keep on turning. _
[B] Yeah, you've got to keep [A] on turning, _ _ _ _ all [D] down you go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I sail on [D#] in my paper ship, _ [G] the sea is made of fire.
[F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ I ride my horse of nuts and balls, _ _ we're made to never [G] tire. _ _ _
[Em] The world is just a [A] simple circle, _ _
[B] _ I've got to keep [Em] on turning. _ _ _
[B] Yeah, I've got to [A] keep on [Em] turning, _ [A] _
_ _ [D#m] till [C] I [Am] fall _ _
[Dm] down to the [D#] top of a [Dm] mountain, _ _
[G] _ inside a hollow [F#] stone. _ _ _
[Bm] _ I pretend that I'm an island, yes, _ _ instead of flesh and [D] bone. _ _
[Em] _ The world's just [E] a simple circle, _ _
[B] _ _ and it keeps on [A] turning. _ _
[B] Yeah, [F#m] and it keeps on turning. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F] You've got to _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ go _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ away.
I [D#] can't stand to [Dm] see your face, [G] cause you've seen the weakest [F#] me. _ _ _
[Bm] _ And now you know I'm only human, _ _ [B] instead of all the [G] things I'd like to be. _
[Em] The world is just [A] a simple circle, _ _ _ you've got to keep on turning. _
[B] Yeah, you've got to keep [A] on turning, _ _ _ _ all [D] down you go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _