Chords for Jacob Collier GRAMMY Speech 2017

[Bb] _ _ For best arrangement instrumental or [G] acapella the nominated arrangers [Bb] are _
John [A] Beasley Sammy [Db] Nestico
Christian Jacob [Cm] _ John D'Aversa _
Ted Nash
[Db] _ Jacob [D] Collier
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_ _ [B] _ Jacob _ Collier for [C] you and [F] us
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Hello there
[Gb] _ What an astonishing feeling [B] to be standing here addressing all of you
_ [Eb] This is quite an honor and a half I can tell you that never something that [C] you expect from [Ebm] one's first [C] album this was
_ recorded at [Dbm] age 21
[C] And so it's it's [Db] just something extraordinary to be here.
So thank you so so much a few people to thank first of all
[F] To mr.
[Bb] Stevie Wonder [Eb] who I think we can all agree is quite [Dm] a revolutionary soul [D] in the human [Db] race
_ [Fm] And has written one of the most legendary ballads ever written.
[Ab] So thank you to Stevie.
[G] Thank you to mr.
Quincy [Db] Jones
_ Who has played the role [E] of mentor and manager [Db] to me the last few years his team Adam [D] fell and Michael payer amongst others are [Db] here
Tonight.
Thank you to my wonderful mama [Eb] Susie Collier [A] who is also [Db] here tonight, which is great today.
I mean
[Eb] _ And my two sisters Sophie and Ella
_ [E] _ It's so [A] wonderful
_ To be able to accept this [Ab] award and I do firmly believe that there's never been a more exciting time to be a young creative person than
2017 [Dm] and if we are encouraged to [Abm] invest in our imaginations, we will do no wrong.
Thank you so [Eb] so much for this award.
Thank you _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] for best arrangement instruments and [G] vocals the nominated [Bb] arrangers are
_ [B] Gordon Goodwin
_ John D'Aversa
_ Jacob Collier _
[E] Alan Broadbent
Billy [D] Childs and Larry [Db] Klein and
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_ _ _ [B] the [Ab] Grammy Award goes to
_ _ [D] _ [Bb] Once more he needs to [A] come back [Ebm] out Jacob Collier [Abm] the Flintstones [Dbm] my friends _ _ _ _
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_ _ [B] _ [C] Blimey
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Bonkers [Db] in a very British [A] way would be a way of putting that
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[Gb] _ So [F] yeah, it's it's very extraordinary this tune [Gb] the [E] Flintstones.
I think we can [Db] agree is one of the greatest [B]
[A] film
_ pieces of film [Bb] music ever written
It's very catchy and very wonderful
So [Db] it's kind of a [B] humorous thing to be able [Bb] to stand here and [A] accept this award on behalf of [Ab] all of the family [Gb] of
The Flintstones that's quite something
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[Eb] Yeah, it's _ [E] _ I
[Ebm] Think it's um, it's [D] in many ways
It's a [B] very difficult thing to [D] imagine that in [Db] in 2017 the [C] music industry could be [Bb] alive and well
[A] _ [Db] But I do [Eb] believe having [Em] created this album [D] completely on my own in my little room in London
That the [Gb] community of bedroom artists people who are creating music just for [Db] themselves on their own terms
[B] And creating [G] wonderful things just for the sake of it.
These are the people who will lead our generation [A] forwards
It's [Eb] lovely to be able to [C] represent that a little bit [B] and I hope that people will be inspired to believe that [C] they don't necessarily need _
glorious
_ [B] People behind them or lots of very expensive equipment and lots of things like that just to start [Ab] creating things
And if we create then we'll be doing the world [Bb] some good and I think we need that [Gb] right now.
Thank you so [C] so much _ _ _
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