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
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Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" (1974) HIGH QUALITY chords
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[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]
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Fm
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Bb
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C
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Gm
123111113
Ab
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Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
C
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Let's start jamming Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson - Winter In America chords, practice the chord sequence Gm, C, Fm, Bb, C, Fm, Gm, Bb and Gm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 81 BPM before aiming for the song's 162 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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