Chords for Isaac Hayes - Soulville
Tempo:
86.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Black [Bb] man [Eb] born free, [Bb] [Eb] at least that's the [Bb] way it's supposed [Eb] to [Bbm] be.
[Eb] Chains that binds [Bb] him are [Eb] hard to [Bbm] see, unless [Eb] you [Bb] take this [Am] walk with [Gm] me.
[Cm] Place where he lives, [Gm] got [Cm] plenty of names.
[Gm] Slums, [Cm] ghetto and black bells, [Gm] they are one and [Eb] the same, and I [Bb] call it home.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Any kind of [Bb] job is [Eb] hard to [Bb] find, that [Eb] means an [Bb] increase in the [Eb] welfare [Bb] line.
[Eb] Crime [Bb] rate is [Eb] rising too, [Bb] [Eb] if you were hungry, [Bb] what would you [Am] [Gm] do?
Red is [Cm] two months past due, [Gm] in a building that's falling [Cm] apart.
[Gm] Little boy [Cm] needs a pair of shoes, [Gm] and this is [Eb] only a part
[Bb] [Eb] of
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] Some of [Eb] the brothers [Bb] got [Eb] plenty of [Bb] cash, [Eb] tricks on the [Bb] corner, gonna [Eb] see [Bb] to that.
Some like to smoke, and some [Eb] like to [Bb] blow, some are even strung out on a [C] $50 [Gm] joke.
Some [Cm] are trying to ditch reality, [Gm] by getting [Cm] so high.
[Gm] Only [Cm] to find out, [Gm] you can never [Eb] touch the sky, cause your [Bb] roots are in
Oh yeah, [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] every Sunday morning, [Eb] [Bb] I can [Eb] hear the [Bb] old sister [Eb] say
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Trust in the [Eb] Lord, [Bb] oh [Am] yeah.
[Gm]
I hope [Cm] that he hears our prayers, [Gm] cause deep in our [Eb] souls they [Gm] believe
[Cm] Someday he'll put it in, [Gm] all the [Cm] misery that we're [Bb] having.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah. Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Mmm.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Mmm.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Black [Bb] man [Eb] born free, [Bb] [Eb] at least that's the [Bb] way it's supposed [Eb] to [Bbm] be.
[Eb] Chains that binds [Bb] him are [Eb] hard to [Bbm] see, unless [Eb] you [Bb] take this [Am] walk with [Gm] me.
[Cm] Place where he lives, [Gm] got [Cm] plenty of names.
[Gm] Slums, [Cm] ghetto and black bells, [Gm] they are one and [Eb] the same, and I [Bb] call it home.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] Any kind of [Bb] job is [Eb] hard to [Bb] find, that [Eb] means an [Bb] increase in the [Eb] welfare [Bb] line.
[Eb] Crime [Bb] rate is [Eb] rising too, [Bb] [Eb] if you were hungry, [Bb] what would you [Am] [Gm] do?
Red is [Cm] two months past due, [Gm] in a building that's falling [Cm] apart.
[Gm] Little boy [Cm] needs a pair of shoes, [Gm] and this is [Eb] only a part
[Bb] [Eb] of
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] Some of [Eb] the brothers [Bb] got [Eb] plenty of [Bb] cash, [Eb] tricks on the [Bb] corner, gonna [Eb] see [Bb] to that.
Some like to smoke, and some [Eb] like to [Bb] blow, some are even strung out on a [C] $50 [Gm] joke.
Some [Cm] are trying to ditch reality, [Gm] by getting [Cm] so high.
[Gm] Only [Cm] to find out, [Gm] you can never [Eb] touch the sky, cause your [Bb] roots are in
Oh yeah, [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] every Sunday morning, [Eb] [Bb] I can [Eb] hear the [Bb] old sister [Eb] say
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Trust in the [Eb] Lord, [Bb] oh [Am] yeah.
[Gm]
I hope [Cm] that he hears our prayers, [Gm] cause deep in our [Eb] souls they [Gm] believe
[Cm] Someday he'll put it in, [Gm] all the [Cm] misery that we're [Bb] having.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah. Yeah.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Mmm.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] Mmm.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Gm
Cm
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Black [Bb] man [Eb] born free, [Bb] [Eb] at least that's the [Bb] way it's supposed [Eb] to [Bbm] be.
[Eb] Chains that binds [Bb] him are [Eb] hard to [Bbm] see, unless [Eb] you [Bb] take this [Am] walk with [Gm] me. _
[Cm] Place where he lives, [Gm] got [Cm] plenty of names.
[Gm] _ _ Slums, [Cm] ghetto and black bells, [Gm] _ they are one and [Eb] the same, and I [Bb] call it home.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Eb] Any kind of [Bb] job is [Eb] hard to [Bb] find, that [Eb] means an [Bb] increase in the [Eb] welfare [Bb] line.
[Eb] Crime [Bb] rate is [Eb] rising too, [Bb] [Eb] if you were hungry, [Bb] what would you [Am] [Gm] do?
Red is [Cm] two months past due, [Gm] in a building that's falling [Cm] apart.
_ [Gm] Little boy [Cm] needs a pair of shoes, [Gm] _ and this is [Eb] only a part _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] of_
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Some of [Eb] the brothers [Bb] got [Eb] plenty of [Bb] cash, [Eb] tricks on the [Bb] corner, gonna [Eb] see [Bb] to that.
Some like to smoke, and some [Eb] like to [Bb] blow, some are even strung out on a [C] $50 [Gm] joke.
Some [Cm] are trying to ditch reality, [Gm] _ by getting [Cm] so high.
[Gm] _ Only [Cm] to find out, _ [Gm] you can never [Eb] touch the sky, cause your [Bb] roots are in_
Oh yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ every Sunday morning, [Eb] [Bb] I can [Eb] hear the [Bb] old sister _ [Eb] say_
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] Trust in the [Eb] Lord, [Bb] oh [Am] yeah.
[Gm] _ _
I hope [Cm] that he hears our prayers, [Gm] cause deep in our [Eb] souls they _ [Gm] _ believe_
[Cm] Someday he'll put it in, _ [Gm] all the [Cm] misery that we're [Bb] having.
_ [Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah. Yeah.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] Mmm.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Mmm.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Black [Bb] man [Eb] born free, [Bb] [Eb] at least that's the [Bb] way it's supposed [Eb] to [Bbm] be.
[Eb] Chains that binds [Bb] him are [Eb] hard to [Bbm] see, unless [Eb] you [Bb] take this [Am] walk with [Gm] me. _
[Cm] Place where he lives, [Gm] got [Cm] plenty of names.
[Gm] _ _ Slums, [Cm] ghetto and black bells, [Gm] _ they are one and [Eb] the same, and I [Bb] call it home.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Eb] Any kind of [Bb] job is [Eb] hard to [Bb] find, that [Eb] means an [Bb] increase in the [Eb] welfare [Bb] line.
[Eb] Crime [Bb] rate is [Eb] rising too, [Bb] [Eb] if you were hungry, [Bb] what would you [Am] [Gm] do?
Red is [Cm] two months past due, [Gm] in a building that's falling [Cm] apart.
_ [Gm] Little boy [Cm] needs a pair of shoes, [Gm] _ and this is [Eb] only a part _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] of_
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Some of [Eb] the brothers [Bb] got [Eb] plenty of [Bb] cash, [Eb] tricks on the [Bb] corner, gonna [Eb] see [Bb] to that.
Some like to smoke, and some [Eb] like to [Bb] blow, some are even strung out on a [C] $50 [Gm] joke.
Some [Cm] are trying to ditch reality, [Gm] _ by getting [Cm] so high.
[Gm] _ Only [Cm] to find out, _ [Gm] you can never [Eb] touch the sky, cause your [Bb] roots are in_
Oh yeah, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ every Sunday morning, [Eb] [Bb] I can [Eb] hear the [Bb] old sister _ [Eb] say_
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] Trust in the [Eb] Lord, [Bb] oh [Am] yeah.
[Gm] _ _
I hope [Cm] that he hears our prayers, [Gm] cause deep in our [Eb] souls they _ [Gm] _ believe_
[Cm] Someday he'll put it in, _ [Gm] all the [Cm] misery that we're [Bb] having.
_ [Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah. Yeah.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] Mmm.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Mmm.
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