Chords for In Memoriam: Aretha Franklin | Billboard

[A] I [D] stand before [Db] you, oh yes [Gbm] I do
I call [D] you a legend, does that bother [C] you?
No
Because I [Eb] mean that, there aren't [F] enough words to describe you
Baby here I _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ am
And this is the number one record
_ _ _ [F] You make [A] me feel like a natural [Dm] _ _ [C] woman
_ _ You, _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ you [Fm] feel [Gm] me
[Eb] When did you first hear of Aretha [N] as a performer, singer?
_ Oh when she was probably about four
_ Yeah, you know she was playing the piano and singing just like she's doing now
Yeah, she's been that way all her life, she's fantastic, there's no question about that
It was in what area of Detroit?
The North End
The North End, yeah, if we don't say it, you know, this goes to the North End of [G] Detroit, we better say it
Think _ _ _ [C] _ _
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about [Gb] what you're saying, [Gm] you better think about the consequences of your actions
Oh shut up woman
You better think
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Centuries from now, they'll still be listening to [F] and studying [Ebm]
her records, her voice
[Db] I _ _ had some [Bbm] big ideas, _ _ _ so much of my life
So for you, [Gb] what has [Ab] it been, what has it been, the greatest lessons?
Hmm, just relax and go with the flow, it gets better
[D] I love, _ _ _ oh yes, I love
_ [F] We [Fm] weren't overnight stars, it was [Cm] gradual
_ And for me, I just try to keep [Bb] my head out of the clouds, keep my feet on the ground
Looking out [F] _ _
on a morning _ rain
[Ab] _ _ _ I used to _ feel _ [Eb] _ so inspired _
[D] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ When I [F] knew, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Lord it _ _ [Eb] was so tight, yeah
[Gm] _ [Cm] Before _ the day I [Dm] met you
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