Chords for Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" (1974) HIGH QUALITY
Tempo:
162.25 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Bb
C
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb] And
[Fm] to the buffaloes, once [B] [Bb] ruled the plain Like [C] [Fm] the vultures circling beneath [Bb] the dark
[C] clouds Looking for [Ab] the rain
[Gm]
[C] Just [Fm]
like the city that [Bb] staggers on the
[C] coastline In [Fm] a nation that just can't [Bb] stand much more
[C] Like [Fm] the forest buried [Bb] beneath the highway Never had [Cm] a chance to [Ab]
grow
Never had a [Gm] chance to grow [G] And now [Fm] it's winter
[B]
[Gm] [C] Winter in [Fm] America [G]
[Bb] Yes, and all of the hillows [Ab]
have been [Bb] killed or sent [D] away
Yeah, [C] but the people know, the people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm]
[Gm] Winter [C]
in [Fm] America
[Bb] And [Ab] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting
Cause [Gm] [C] nobody knows what [Fm] to say Save your soul, [Bb] the Lord knows for winter [Fm] in America
[Bb] [Fm]
The Constitution, a notebook [Bb] piece of paper [C] [D]
With free [Fm] society, struggled but they died [Bb] in vain
And [Fm] now democracy is a ragtime on [Bb] the corner [C]
Hoping for [Ab] some rain
That's looking like he's hoping, hoping [Gm] for some rain
[F] And I see the [Fm] robbers perched in barren [Bb] treetops They're watching [Fm] last ditch races
Marching [B] across [Bb] the floor
[F] But just like [Fm] the peace sign
That vanished [Bb] in our dreams Never had a [C] chance [Ab] to grow
Never had a [Gm] chance to grow [C] And [N]
now [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America
[G] [Bb] And all [C] of the [Bb] hillows have been killed [Eb] [Bb] or [D] betrayed
[C] Yeah, but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America [Gm] [Bb] And ain't nobody fighting
[Ab] [Gm] Cause [C] nobody knows what to [Fm] say Save your [G] soul [Bb]
[Cm] from winter in [Fm] America
[Gm]
[D] [Fm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm]
[B] [Bb] [C]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb] [G]
[Fm]
[B] [Cm]
[Fm]
[D]
[Ab]
[Gm]
[C] [Fm]
[G]
And now [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] Winter [C] in [Fm] America
[Bb] And
[Gm] all [Ab] of the [Bb]
hillows have been killed or [Eb] sent [D] away
Yeah, [C] but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America
[Bb] And ain't nobody fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [C]
knows [Fm] what to say
[Bb]
And [C] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [C]
knows, [Fm] nobody knows [Bb] And [Ab] ain't nobody fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [Cm]
[Fm] knows what to say
[G] [Gm]
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb] And
[Fm] to the buffaloes, once [B] [Bb] ruled the plain Like [C] [Fm] the vultures circling beneath [Bb] the dark
[C] clouds Looking for [Ab] the rain
[Gm]
[C] Just [Fm]
like the city that [Bb] staggers on the
[C] coastline In [Fm] a nation that just can't [Bb] stand much more
[C] Like [Fm] the forest buried [Bb] beneath the highway Never had [Cm] a chance to [Ab]
grow
Never had a [Gm] chance to grow [G] And now [Fm] it's winter
[B]
[Gm] [C] Winter in [Fm] America [G]
[Bb] Yes, and all of the hillows [Ab]
have been [Bb] killed or sent [D] away
Yeah, [C] but the people know, the people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm]
[Gm] Winter [C]
in [Fm] America
[Bb] And [Ab] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting
Cause [Gm] [C] nobody knows what [Fm] to say Save your soul, [Bb] the Lord knows for winter [Fm] in America
[Bb] [Fm]
The Constitution, a notebook [Bb] piece of paper [C] [D]
With free [Fm] society, struggled but they died [Bb] in vain
And [Fm] now democracy is a ragtime on [Bb] the corner [C]
Hoping for [Ab] some rain
That's looking like he's hoping, hoping [Gm] for some rain
[F] And I see the [Fm] robbers perched in barren [Bb] treetops They're watching [Fm] last ditch races
Marching [B] across [Bb] the floor
[F] But just like [Fm] the peace sign
That vanished [Bb] in our dreams Never had a [C] chance [Ab] to grow
Never had a [Gm] chance to grow [C] And [N]
now [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America
[G] [Bb] And all [C] of the [Bb] hillows have been killed [Eb] [Bb] or [D] betrayed
[C] Yeah, but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America [Gm] [Bb] And ain't nobody fighting
[Ab] [Gm] Cause [C] nobody knows what to [Fm] say Save your [G] soul [Bb]
[Cm] from winter in [Fm] America
[Gm]
[D] [Fm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Fm]
[B] [Bb] [C]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb] [G]
[Fm]
[B] [Cm]
[Fm]
[D]
[Ab]
[Gm]
[C] [Fm]
[G]
And now [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] Winter [C] in [Fm] America
[Bb] And
[Gm] all [Ab] of the [Bb]
hillows have been killed or [Eb] sent [D] away
Yeah, [C] but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
Winter in [Fm] America
[Bb] And ain't nobody fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [C]
knows [Fm] what to say
[Bb]
And [C] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [C]
knows, [Fm] nobody knows [Bb] And [Ab] ain't nobody fighting
Cause [Gm] nobody [Cm]
[Fm] knows what to say
[G] [Gm]
Key:
Fm
Bb
C
Gm
Ab
Fm
Bb
C
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ And _
_ _ [Fm] to the _ _ buffaloes, once [B] [Bb] ruled the plain _ _ _ Like [C] [Fm] the vultures _ _ _ circling beneath [Bb] the dark
[C] clouds _ Looking for [Ab] the _ rain
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Just _ _ [Fm] _
_ like _ the city _ _ that _ [Bb] staggers on the _
[C] coastline _ In [Fm] a nation _ that just can't [Bb] stand much _ _ _ more
[C] Like [Fm] the forest _ _ buried [Bb] beneath the highway Never had [Cm] a chance to [Ab]
grow
_ _ _ Never _ _ _ _ _ had a [Gm] chance to grow _ _ _ _ _ [G] And _ _ _ _ now [Fm] it's winter
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Winter in _ [Fm] America _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] Yes, _ _ _ and all of the _ hillows _ _ [Ab]
have been _ [Bb] killed or sent [D] _ away
_ _ Yeah, [C] but the people know, the people know [Fm] it's winter
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ Winter [C] _ _ _
in [Fm] _ America _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting _
Cause _ [Gm] _ _ [C] nobody _ knows what [Fm] to say _ _ Save your soul, [Bb] the Lord knows for winter [Fm] in _ America _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ The Constitution, _ a notebook [Bb] piece of paper _ _ [C] _ [D]
With free [Fm] society, _ _ struggled but they died [Bb] in vain _ _ _
And [Fm] now democracy _ is a ragtime on [Bb] the corner [C] _ _
Hoping for [Ab] some rain _ _
That's looking like he's hoping, _ _ hoping [Gm] for some rain _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ And _ _ I see the [Fm] _ robbers _ perched in barren [Bb] _ treetops They're watching [Fm] last ditch races _
_ Marching [B] across [Bb] the floor _ _
[F] But just like [Fm] the peace sign
That vanished [Bb] in our dreams Never had a [C] chance [Ab] to grow _ _
_ _ _ Never _ _ _ had a [Gm] chance to grow _ _ _ _ _ [C] And [N] _ _ _
_ now [Fm] it's winter _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _ _ all [C] of the _ [Bb] hillows _ _ have been killed _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] or [D] betrayed _
_ _ _ [C] Yeah, but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ Winter in [Fm] _ _ America _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _ _ ain't nobody fighting
_ [Ab] [Gm] Cause _ _ _ [C] nobody knows what to [Fm] say _ Save your [G] soul [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] from winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And now [Fm] it's winter _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Winter [C] _ _ in [Fm] _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _
[Gm] _ _ all [Ab] of the _ _ [Bb]
hillows _ have been _ killed or [Eb] sent _ [D] away _
_ _ Yeah, [C] but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
Winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ And _ _ _ _ ain't nobody fighting
_ Cause _ [Gm] _ nobody [C] _
knows [Fm] what to say _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
And [C] ain't nobody _ [Bb] fighting
_ Cause [Gm] _ _ nobody [C] _
knows, [Fm] nobody knows _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] ain't nobody fighting _
Cause [Gm] _ _ nobody [Cm] _
[Fm] knows what to say
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ And _
_ _ [Fm] to the _ _ buffaloes, once [B] [Bb] ruled the plain _ _ _ Like [C] [Fm] the vultures _ _ _ circling beneath [Bb] the dark
[C] clouds _ Looking for [Ab] the _ rain
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Just _ _ [Fm] _
_ like _ the city _ _ that _ [Bb] staggers on the _
[C] coastline _ In [Fm] a nation _ that just can't [Bb] stand much _ _ _ more
[C] Like [Fm] the forest _ _ buried [Bb] beneath the highway Never had [Cm] a chance to [Ab]
grow
_ _ _ Never _ _ _ _ _ had a [Gm] chance to grow _ _ _ _ _ [G] And _ _ _ _ now [Fm] it's winter
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Winter in _ [Fm] America _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bb] Yes, _ _ _ and all of the _ hillows _ _ [Ab]
have been _ [Bb] killed or sent [D] _ away
_ _ Yeah, [C] but the people know, the people know [Fm] it's winter
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ Winter [C] _ _ _
in [Fm] _ America _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] ain't nobody [Bb] fighting _
Cause _ [Gm] _ _ [C] nobody _ knows what [Fm] to say _ _ Save your soul, [Bb] the Lord knows for winter [Fm] in _ America _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ The Constitution, _ a notebook [Bb] piece of paper _ _ [C] _ [D]
With free [Fm] society, _ _ struggled but they died [Bb] in vain _ _ _
And [Fm] now democracy _ is a ragtime on [Bb] the corner [C] _ _
Hoping for [Ab] some rain _ _
That's looking like he's hoping, _ _ hoping [Gm] for some rain _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ And _ _ I see the [Fm] _ robbers _ perched in barren [Bb] _ treetops They're watching [Fm] last ditch races _
_ Marching [B] across [Bb] the floor _ _
[F] But just like [Fm] the peace sign
That vanished [Bb] in our dreams Never had a [C] chance [Ab] to grow _ _
_ _ _ Never _ _ _ had a [Gm] chance to grow _ _ _ _ _ [C] And [N] _ _ _
_ now [Fm] it's winter _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _ _ all [C] of the _ [Bb] hillows _ _ have been killed _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] or [D] betrayed _
_ _ _ [C] Yeah, but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ Winter in [Fm] _ _ America _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _ _ ain't nobody fighting
_ [Ab] [Gm] Cause _ _ _ [C] nobody knows what to [Fm] say _ Save your [G] soul [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] from winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And now [Fm] it's winter _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Winter [C] _ _ in [Fm] _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _
[Gm] _ _ all [Ab] of the _ _ [Bb]
hillows _ have been _ killed or [Eb] sent _ [D] away _
_ _ Yeah, [C] but people know, people know [Fm] it's winter _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
Winter in [Fm] _ America _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ And _ _ _ _ ain't nobody fighting
_ Cause _ [Gm] _ nobody [C] _
knows [Fm] what to say _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
And [C] ain't nobody _ [Bb] fighting
_ Cause [Gm] _ _ nobody [C] _
knows, [Fm] nobody knows _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] ain't nobody fighting _
Cause [Gm] _ _ nobody [Cm] _
[Fm] knows what to say
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _