Godspell - The New Broadway Cast: Turn Back, O Man Chords

Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:

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E

C

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Godspell - The New Broadway Cast: Turn Back, O Man chords
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[E]
[E] [Em] [F#] [D#]
[A] [G] [D#]
[Am] Turn [F#] back, [D#] O man, [A] forswear thy foolish [E]
ways.
Old now [A#] is earth, and none [B] may count her days.
Da da da da [E] da.
Yet [A] thou, her child, whose head [B] is crowned [E] with [F] flame,
[C#] Still will [A#] not hear [B] thine inner [E] God [Am] proclaim.
[B] Turn back, [E] O man,
Well, good [Bm] evening, sir.
How's your [B] seat?
Turn back, [E] O man,
This [G#] is my good side.
[B] Turn back, [E] O man,
So is this one.
Forswear thy [A] foolish ways.
[Am]
See you later.
I'm going to the front of [A] the theater.
It [Am]
[A]
[C] be fair, [E] and all men gladdened,
[A] Age after [A#] age their [B] tragic [F] empire's [E] rise.
[A] Build [C] while they dream,
[Am] And in that [E] dreaming [A] weep,
Would man [A#] wake [Bm] from out his [F#] haunted sleep.
[B] Turn back, [E] O man,
Oh, I'd like to see thee more [B] clearly.
Turn back, [E] O man,
For the first time I'm feeling [B] wicked.
Turn back, [E] O man,
Forswear thy [Am] foolish ways.
[F#] [B]
[Em] Earth shall be [B] fair, [Em] and all her [F#] people [B] won.
[E] Not [G#] till that [A] hour shall God's whole [Am] will be [B] done.
[Bm] Now, [A] even [C] now, once [Em] more from [F#] earth to [B]
[E] sky,
Peels forth [F] in [F] joy [F#] man's old [B] undaunted [B] cry.
[F#] Earth shall be [B]
fair, and all her people won.
[C]
Come here, [B] Jesus, let's perform some miracles.
[F] Turn
[G#] back, [D] O man,
[Fm] Forswear thy [C] foolish [F] ways.
From now in [F#] heaven may [G] count her [C] days.
[C] [Fm] Yet her
[C#] child whose head [G] is crowned with [C]
glory
[F] Still will [F#] now see him, [G] finding her [C] God who reigns.
Turn [C] back, O man,
[F] [G] Turn back, [B] O man,
[G] Turn back, O [Em] man,
[C] Forswear thy foolish [Fm] ways.
[C#] [C] [C]
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To learn Morgan James, Godspell - (The New Broadway Cast Recording) Turn Back, O Man chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, E, A, A#, E, A#, Bm, Am, A and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 108. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [D#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[Am] _ Turn [F#] back, [D#] O man, [A] forswear thy foolish [E] _ _ _
ways.
Old now [A#] is earth, and none [B] may count her days.
Da da da da [E] da.
Yet [A] thou, her child, whose head [B] is crowned [E] with _ [F] flame,
[C#] _ Still will [A#] not _ hear [B] thine inner [E] God [Am] proclaim. _ _
[B] _ Turn back, [E] O man,
Well, good [Bm] evening, sir.
How's your [B] seat?
Turn back, [E] O man,
This [G#] is my good side.
[B] _ Turn back, [E] O man,
So is this one.
Forswear thy [A] foolish ways.
_ [Am] _
See you later.
I'm going to the front of [A] the theater.
It [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C] _ be fair, [E] and all men gladdened,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Age after [A#] age their [B] tragic _ [F] empire's [E] rise.
_ _ [A] _ Build [C] while they dream,
[Am] And in that [E] dreaming _ _ _ [A] weep,
Would man [A#] _ _ wake [Bm] from out his [F#] haunted sleep.
_ [B] _ Turn back, [E] O man,
Oh, I'd like to see thee more [B] clearly.
Turn back, [E] O man,
For the first time I'm feeling [B] wicked.
Turn back, [E] O man,
_ _ Forswear thy [Am] foolish ways.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Earth shall be [B] fair, [Em] and all her [F#] people _ [B] won.
_ [E] _ Not [G#] till that [A] hour shall God's whole [Am] will be _ [B] done. _ _ _ _
[Bm] Now, _ _ [A] even [C] now, once [Em] more from [F#] earth to [B] _ _ _
[E] sky,
Peels forth [F] in _ [F] joy [F#] man's old [B] undaunted [B] cry. _
_ _ [F#] _ Earth shall be [B] _
_ fair, _ and all her people _ won.
[C] _ _
Come here, [B] Jesus, let's perform some miracles.
[F] Turn _
[G#] back, [D] O man,
[Fm] Forswear thy [C] foolish _ _ [F] ways.
From now in [F#] heaven may [G] count her [C] days.
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] Yet her _
[C#] _ child whose head [G] is crowned with [C]
glory
_ _ [F] Still will [F#] now see him, [G] finding her [C] God who _ _ reigns.
Turn [C] back, O man, _ _
[F] [G] Turn back, [B] O man, _ _
[G] _ Turn back, O [Em] man, _ _
[C] Forswear thy _ foolish [Fm] ways.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Stephen Schwartz.

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