Chords for Gil Scott-Heron - The Klan
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
Gm
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm] [D] [C]
[Gm] [D] Countryside was [C] cold [D] and still There were three crosses [Gm] on a hill
[Dm] And [Gm] [Dm] each one [D] wore a burning [C] hood Two had a rotten [Gm] core [D] of wood
[Am] [Gm] And I said, Father, [F] [C] Father
[Gm] I hear an iron sound
[C]
Who freaks on the floor [D] of the [Dm] ground [Bb] And
[Dm] down [Gm] the hill the riders [C] came
Lord, it was a [D] crying shame
[C] [Dm] See [D] the blood upon their [C] waist
To hear the snarling from [D] their lips [C] And I [Gm] cried, Mother, [C] Mother
[D] I feel a stabbing pain [C] Blood flows down like [D] summer's rain
[Bb] [D]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [D]
And each [Gm] one wore a mask [C] of white Two had a cruel face [Am] of sand
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] Each one [D] sucked a hungry [C] breath Out of the empty lungs [D] of death
And
[C] I [D] said, Sister, [Am] [G] Sister I need you to take my [C] hand
It's always lonely with [Gm] a sad sound [C]
[Gm] He who rides with [C] the clan
Is a devil and not a [Dm] man [D] For underneath his white [C] disguise
I have a look into [D] his eyes [C] And I [G] said, Brother, [C] [Gm]
[C] Brother
Stand [D] by me [C] [C] It's not so easy
[Gm]
[C] [Gm] Father, [F] [D]
[C] Mother, Sister, [F] Brother [Gm] Stand by [C] me
It's not so easy [Gm] [C] It's [Gm]
[C] [Bb] not so [D] easy to me
Nobody ever said it would be easy [C] [D] Nobody ever said it would be easy
It's not so easy to me It's not so easy [Gm] to me
[C] [Gm] Nobody ever said it [D] would be easy Nobody ever said it would be easy
[C] [Gm] It's not so easy, no It's not [C] so easy, [D] no
[C] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm] [D] [C]
[Gm] [D] Countryside was [C] cold [D] and still There were three crosses [Gm] on a hill
[Dm] And [Gm] [Dm] each one [D] wore a burning [C] hood Two had a rotten [Gm] core [D] of wood
[Am] [Gm] And I said, Father, [F] [C] Father
[Gm] I hear an iron sound
[C]
Who freaks on the floor [D] of the [Dm] ground [Bb] And
[Dm] down [Gm] the hill the riders [C] came
Lord, it was a [D] crying shame
[C] [Dm] See [D] the blood upon their [C] waist
To hear the snarling from [D] their lips [C] And I [Gm] cried, Mother, [C] Mother
[D] I feel a stabbing pain [C] Blood flows down like [D] summer's rain
[Bb] [D]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [D]
And each [Gm] one wore a mask [C] of white Two had a cruel face [Am] of sand
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] Each one [D] sucked a hungry [C] breath Out of the empty lungs [D] of death
And
[C] I [D] said, Sister, [Am] [G] Sister I need you to take my [C] hand
It's always lonely with [Gm] a sad sound [C]
[Gm] He who rides with [C] the clan
Is a devil and not a [Dm] man [D] For underneath his white [C] disguise
I have a look into [D] his eyes [C] And I [G] said, Brother, [C] [Gm]
[C] Brother
Stand [D] by me [C] [C] It's not so easy
[Gm]
[C] [Gm] Father, [F] [D]
[C] Mother, Sister, [F] Brother [Gm] Stand by [C] me
It's not so easy [Gm] [C] It's [Gm]
[C] [Bb] not so [D] easy to me
Nobody ever said it would be easy [C] [D] Nobody ever said it would be easy
It's not so easy to me It's not so easy [Gm] to me
[C] [Gm] Nobody ever said it [D] would be easy Nobody ever said it would be easy
[C] [Gm] It's not so easy, no It's not [C] so easy, [D] no
[C] [D]
Key:
C
D
Gm
Dm
Am
C
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Gm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] Countryside was [C] cold [D] and still _ There _ _ _ _ _ were three crosses _ [Gm] on a hill
[Dm] _ _ _ _ And [Gm] _ [Dm] each one [D] wore a burning [C] hood Two had a rotten [Gm] _ core [D] of wood
_ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ And I said, Father, [F] _ _ [C] Father _
[Gm] I hear an iron sound
[C] _
_ _ Who freaks on the floor [D] of the [Dm] ground _ [Bb] And _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ down [Gm] the hill the riders [C] came
Lord, it was a _ [D] crying shame _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] See [D] the blood upon their [C] waist
To hear the snarling from [D] their lips _ _ _ [C] And I [Gm] cried, Mother, _ [C] _ Mother
_ _ [D] I feel a stabbing pain [C] _ _ _ Blood flows down like _ [D] summer's rain _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And each [Gm] one wore a mask [C] of white Two had a cruel _ face [Am] of sand
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] Each one [D] sucked a hungry [C] breath Out of the empty _ _ lungs [D] of death
And _ _
[C] I [D] said, Sister, [Am] _ [G] Sister _ I need you to take my [C] hand
_ _ _ It's always lonely with [Gm] a sad sound _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ He who rides with [C] the clan
_ Is a devil _ and not a [Dm] man [D] For _ _ _ _ _ _ underneath his white [C] disguise
_ I have a look _ _ into [D] his eyes _ _ [C] And I [G] said, Brother, _ [C] _ [Gm] _
[C] Brother
_ Stand [D] _ by me [C] _ _ [C] _ _ It's not so easy
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ Father, [F] _ [D] _
[C] Mother, _ _ Sister, [F] _ Brother _ _ [Gm] _ Stand by [C] me
_ _ _ It's not so easy _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] It's [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] not so [D] easy to me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody ever said it would be easy [C] _ _ [D] Nobody ever said it would be easy
_ _ It's not so easy to me _ _ It's not so easy [Gm] to me _
[C] _ [Gm] Nobody ever said it [D] would be easy _ _ Nobody ever said it would be easy _
[C] _ [Gm] It's not so easy, no It's not [C] so easy, _ [D] _ _ no
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] Countryside was [C] cold [D] and still _ There _ _ _ _ _ were three crosses _ [Gm] on a hill
[Dm] _ _ _ _ And [Gm] _ [Dm] each one [D] wore a burning [C] hood Two had a rotten [Gm] _ core [D] of wood
_ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ And I said, Father, [F] _ _ [C] Father _
[Gm] I hear an iron sound
[C] _
_ _ Who freaks on the floor [D] of the [Dm] ground _ [Bb] And _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ down [Gm] the hill the riders [C] came
Lord, it was a _ [D] crying shame _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] See [D] the blood upon their [C] waist
To hear the snarling from [D] their lips _ _ _ [C] And I [Gm] cried, Mother, _ [C] _ Mother
_ _ [D] I feel a stabbing pain [C] _ _ _ Blood flows down like _ [D] summer's rain _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And each [Gm] one wore a mask [C] of white Two had a cruel _ face [Am] of sand
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] Each one [D] sucked a hungry [C] breath Out of the empty _ _ lungs [D] of death
And _ _
[C] I [D] said, Sister, [Am] _ [G] Sister _ I need you to take my [C] hand
_ _ _ It's always lonely with [Gm] a sad sound _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ He who rides with [C] the clan
_ Is a devil _ and not a [Dm] man [D] For _ _ _ _ _ _ underneath his white [C] disguise
_ I have a look _ _ into [D] his eyes _ _ [C] And I [G] said, Brother, _ [C] _ [Gm] _
[C] Brother
_ Stand [D] _ by me [C] _ _ [C] _ _ It's not so easy
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ Father, [F] _ [D] _
[C] Mother, _ _ Sister, [F] _ Brother _ _ [Gm] _ Stand by [C] me
_ _ _ It's not so easy _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] It's [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] not so [D] easy to me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Nobody ever said it would be easy [C] _ _ [D] Nobody ever said it would be easy
_ _ It's not so easy to me _ _ It's not so easy [Gm] to me _
[C] _ [Gm] Nobody ever said it [D] would be easy _ _ Nobody ever said it would be easy _
[C] _ [Gm] It's not so easy, no It's not [C] so easy, _ [D] _ _ no
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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