Chords for Gil Scott Heron - Washington D.C
Tempo:
103.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
F
C
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [B] Yeah, I forget what Washington [G] did on the Potomac.
[F] This here is [Gm] the Potomac.
[Dm] [C] Black folks would [G] sometimes [E] refer to that [F] as the Potomac.
[D] See what this is?
This here is the Potomac.
[G] [F]
Saw a duck floating out there a little [D] while ago.
Somebody said, yeah, but [Bm] Reagan is in [Bb] charge.
We're all ducks.
[D] Dead ducks, you dig it?
[F] Symbols of [D] democracy are pinned against [Ab] the coast.
[F] The outhouse of bureaucracy [D] is surrounded by a moat.
Citizens of poverty are barely out of sight.
The overlords escape in the evening, the brothers on at night.
[C] Morning [F] comes, men [D] drink, the tourists stain in rubber nicks.
Perhaps a [Dm] greeting to the cowboy, [C] making the [D] world a new perspective.
[N]
It's a massive irony for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat.
[F] It may not have the glitter [Cm] or the [D] glamour [Ab] of L.A.
[Dm] It may not have the history or [C] the [G] intrigue of Bombay.
But [Dm] when it comes to making [Cm] music, you're [D] still not making news.
[F] Or people who just don't make sense and [D] people making doom.
Seems a mass [F] of [C] contradictions pulling [Bb] different ways.
Between the folks who have come and gone [C] and the [D] ones who got to [C] stay.
It's a [Dm] massive irony [C] for all the [Bb] world to see.
[F] It's the nation's [D] capital, [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
It's the [Bb] nation's capital,
[G] [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
[F] Seemed to me, spent [G] a lifetime [Bb] late one night, up on [D] 14th Street.
Made me feel, always [G] the right time.
[Bb] Cause them people [Eb] should not be [D] loving me.
Didn't make [G] the war, said [Bb] condolence.
[D] It's [Gm] the [F] nation's capital,
[C] [Dm] [C] it's Washington, [A] D.C.
It's [Gm] a mass of [C] irony [D] for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington, D.C.
It's [G] the [F] nation's capital,
[D] it's Washington, D [Ab].C.
[D] It's the [G] nation's [F] capital, [D]
[F] This here is [Gm] the Potomac.
[Dm] [C] Black folks would [G] sometimes [E] refer to that [F] as the Potomac.
[D] See what this is?
This here is the Potomac.
[G] [F]
Saw a duck floating out there a little [D] while ago.
Somebody said, yeah, but [Bm] Reagan is in [Bb] charge.
We're all ducks.
[D] Dead ducks, you dig it?
[F] Symbols of [D] democracy are pinned against [Ab] the coast.
[F] The outhouse of bureaucracy [D] is surrounded by a moat.
Citizens of poverty are barely out of sight.
The overlords escape in the evening, the brothers on at night.
[C] Morning [F] comes, men [D] drink, the tourists stain in rubber nicks.
Perhaps a [Dm] greeting to the cowboy, [C] making the [D] world a new perspective.
[N]
It's a massive irony for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat.
[F] It may not have the glitter [Cm] or the [D] glamour [Ab] of L.A.
[Dm] It may not have the history or [C] the [G] intrigue of Bombay.
But [Dm] when it comes to making [Cm] music, you're [D] still not making news.
[F] Or people who just don't make sense and [D] people making doom.
Seems a mass [F] of [C] contradictions pulling [Bb] different ways.
Between the folks who have come and gone [C] and the [D] ones who got to [C] stay.
It's a [Dm] massive irony [C] for all the [Bb] world to see.
[F] It's the nation's [D] capital, [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
It's the [Bb] nation's capital,
[G] [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
[F] Seemed to me, spent [G] a lifetime [Bb] late one night, up on [D] 14th Street.
Made me feel, always [G] the right time.
[Bb] Cause them people [Eb] should not be [D] loving me.
Didn't make [G] the war, said [Bb] condolence.
[D] It's [Gm] the [F] nation's capital,
[C] [Dm] [C] it's Washington, [A] D.C.
It's [Gm] a mass of [C] irony [D] for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington, D.C.
It's [G] the [F] nation's capital,
[D] it's Washington, D [Ab].C.
[D] It's the [G] nation's [F] capital, [D]
Key:
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[Dm] _ [B] Yeah, I forget what Washington [G] did on the Potomac.
[F] This here is [Gm] the Potomac.
[Dm] _ [C] Black folks would [G] sometimes [E] refer to that [F] as the Potomac.
[D] See what this is?
This here is the Potomac.
[G] _ [F] _
_ Saw a duck floating out there a little [D] while ago.
Somebody said, yeah, but [Bm] Reagan is in [Bb] charge.
We're all ducks.
[D] Dead ducks, you dig it? _ _
[F] Symbols of [D] democracy are pinned against [Ab] the coast.
[F] The outhouse of bureaucracy [D] is surrounded by a moat.
Citizens of poverty are barely out of sight.
The overlords escape in the evening, the brothers on at night.
[C] Morning [F] comes, men [D] drink, the tourists stain in rubber nicks.
Perhaps a [Dm] greeting to the cowboy, [C] making the [D] world a new perspective.
[N] _
It's a massive irony for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat. _
It's the nation's capital, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it's Washington's moat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It may not have the glitter [Cm] or the [D] glamour [Ab] of L.A.
[Dm] It may not have the history or [C] the [G] intrigue of Bombay.
But [Dm] when it comes to making [Cm] music, you're [D] still not making news.
[F] Or people who just don't make sense and [D] people making doom.
Seems a mass [F] of [C] contradictions pulling [Bb] different ways.
Between the folks who have come and gone [C] and the [D] ones who got to [C] stay.
It's a [Dm] massive irony [C] for all the [Bb] world to see.
[F] It's the nation's [D] capital, [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
It's the [Bb] nation's capital, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
[F] Seemed to me, spent [G] a lifetime [Bb] late one night, up on [D] 14th Street. _
Made me feel, always [G] the right time.
[Bb] Cause them people [Eb] should not be [D] loving me.
_ Didn't make [G] the war, _ said [Bb] _ _ condolence.
[D] It's [Gm] the [F] nation's capital, _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] it's Washington, [A] D.C.
It's [Gm] a mass of [C] irony [D] for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington, D.C.
It's [G] the [F] nation's capital, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] it's Washington, D [Ab].C.
[D] It's the [G] nation's [F] capital, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] This here is [Gm] the Potomac.
[Dm] _ [C] Black folks would [G] sometimes [E] refer to that [F] as the Potomac.
[D] See what this is?
This here is the Potomac.
[G] _ [F] _
_ Saw a duck floating out there a little [D] while ago.
Somebody said, yeah, but [Bm] Reagan is in [Bb] charge.
We're all ducks.
[D] Dead ducks, you dig it? _ _
[F] Symbols of [D] democracy are pinned against [Ab] the coast.
[F] The outhouse of bureaucracy [D] is surrounded by a moat.
Citizens of poverty are barely out of sight.
The overlords escape in the evening, the brothers on at night.
[C] Morning [F] comes, men [D] drink, the tourists stain in rubber nicks.
Perhaps a [Dm] greeting to the cowboy, [C] making the [D] world a new perspective.
[N] _
It's a massive irony for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington's moat. _
It's the nation's capital, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it's Washington's moat.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] It may not have the glitter [Cm] or the [D] glamour [Ab] of L.A.
[Dm] It may not have the history or [C] the [G] intrigue of Bombay.
But [Dm] when it comes to making [Cm] music, you're [D] still not making news.
[F] Or people who just don't make sense and [D] people making doom.
Seems a mass [F] of [C] contradictions pulling [Bb] different ways.
Between the folks who have come and gone [C] and the [D] ones who got to [C] stay.
It's a [Dm] massive irony [C] for all the [Bb] world to see.
[F] It's the nation's [D] capital, [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
It's the [Bb] nation's capital, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] it's [D] Washington, D.C.
[F] Seemed to me, spent [G] a lifetime [Bb] late one night, up on [D] 14th Street. _
Made me feel, always [G] the right time.
[Bb] Cause them people [Eb] should not be [D] loving me.
_ Didn't make [G] the war, _ said [Bb] _ _ condolence.
[D] It's [Gm] the [F] nation's capital, _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] it's Washington, [A] D.C.
It's [Gm] a mass of [C] irony [D] for all the world to see.
It's the nation's capital, it's Washington, D.C.
It's [G] the [F] nation's capital, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] it's Washington, D [Ab].C.
[D] It's the [G] nation's [F] capital, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _