Chords for Lucky Dube - It's not easy
Tempo:
129.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[F#m] [E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[E]
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B] I remember the day [E] I called mama on the telephone
I told her [F#] mama I'm getting [B] married
[E] [B] I could hear her voice on the other side of the [E] telephone
She was smiling and [F#] she asked me a question that I'd [C#m] probably [B] answer
[E] [B] She said son, do you take [E] time to know her?
I said [F#] mama, [B] she's the best
[E] Why [B] today it taught me so to go [E] back to mama and say
Mama, [F#]
I'm getting divorced
[B]
[F#] This [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work out [E] the way I thought it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B]
hurt me so much
[F#]
This [E] choice I [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought [B] it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] hurt me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop living [F#]
every [B] day
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop when I'm on your [F#] bed
[B]
I remember in church [E]
when the preacher man read the scripture
[F#]
You look so beautiful, [D#m] so [C#m] beautiful [B] and so innocent
I did not know that [E] behind that beauty
Lies that you've covered [F#]
that will destroy me in the [B] near [E] future
[B] [F#]
This [E] choice I [F#] made [E] didn't work out the [F#] way I thought [E] it would
[B]
Oh, mama
This [F#]
[E] choice I [F#] made didn't work [E] out the way I thought it [F#] would
I [E] [B]
remember
[E]
[F#]
[B]
when I held your honey [E] hair
It come in the rain that's what it felt
[F#]
Holy words in the [B]
clouds
Maybe what that preacher man [E] said
Was not something that was within [F#] you
Now I know what it is [B] he may say Oh, mama
You're another [E] man's slave
Oh, [F#]
[B]
[F#] mama
[E] This choice I [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought it [F#] would
This choice [E] I made hurt [B] me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop living [F#]
[B]
every day
[F#m] [E]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B]
[E]
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B] I remember the day [E] I called mama on the telephone
I told her [F#] mama I'm getting [B] married
[E] [B] I could hear her voice on the other side of the [E] telephone
She was smiling and [F#] she asked me a question that I'd [C#m] probably [B] answer
[E] [B] She said son, do you take [E] time to know her?
I said [F#] mama, [B] she's the best
[E] Why [B] today it taught me so to go [E] back to mama and say
Mama, [F#]
I'm getting divorced
[B]
[F#] This [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work out [E] the way I thought it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B]
hurt me so much
[F#]
This [E] choice I [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought [B] it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] hurt me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop living [F#]
every [B] day
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop when I'm on your [F#] bed
[B]
I remember in church [E]
when the preacher man read the scripture
[F#]
You look so beautiful, [D#m] so [C#m] beautiful [B] and so innocent
I did not know that [E] behind that beauty
Lies that you've covered [F#]
that will destroy me in the [B] near [E] future
[B] [F#]
This [E] choice I [F#] made [E] didn't work out the [F#] way I thought [E] it would
[B]
Oh, mama
This [F#]
[E] choice I [F#] made didn't work [E] out the way I thought it [F#] would
I [E] [B]
remember
[E]
[F#]
[B]
when I held your honey [E] hair
It come in the rain that's what it felt
[F#]
Holy words in the [B]
clouds
Maybe what that preacher man [E] said
Was not something that was within [F#] you
Now I know what it is [B] he may say Oh, mama
You're another [E] man's slave
Oh, [F#]
[B]
[F#] mama
[E] This choice I [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought it [F#] would
This choice [E] I made hurt [B] me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy to [E] understand and stop living [F#]
[B]
every day
Key:
E
F#
B
C#m
F#m
E
F#
B
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_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] I remember _ the day [E] I called mama on the telephone
I told her [F#] mama _ _ _ I'm getting [B] _ married
_ _ _ [E] [B] I could hear her voice on the other side of the [E] telephone
She was smiling and [F#] she asked me a question that I'd [C#m] probably [B] answer
_ _ _ [E] [B] She _ said son, _ do you take [E] time to know her?
_ I said [F#] mama, _ _ _ _ _ [B] she's the _ best
_ [E] _ Why [B] today it taught me so to go [E] back to mama and say
Mama, _ _ [F#] _
I'm getting _ divorced
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] This _ _ [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work out [E] the way I thought it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] _ _
hurt _ me so much _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
This [E] choice I _ [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought [B] it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] hurt me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand and stop living _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ every [B] day
_ _ _ _ _ It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand _ and stop when I'm on your [F#] bed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I remember in church _ [E]
when the preacher man read the scripture
_ _ [F#]
You look so beautiful, [D#m] so [C#m] beautiful [B] and so innocent
_ _ I _ _ _ did not know that _ [E] behind that beauty
_ Lies that you've covered [F#] _
that will destroy me in the [B] near _ _ _ [E] future
_ [B] _ [F#] _
This [E] choice I _ [F#] made _ [E] didn't work out the [F#] way I thought [E] it would
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ mama
_ This [F#] _ _
_ [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work [E] out the way I thought it [F#] would
I [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
remember _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ when I held your honey [E] hair
It come in the rain that's what it felt
[F#] _ _
_ Holy words in the [B] _ _
clouds
_ _ _ Maybe _ _ what that preacher man [E] said
Was not something that was within [F#] you
Now I know what it is [B] he may _ _ _ say _ Oh, _ _ mama
You're another [E] man's slave
_ _ Oh, [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] mama _
_ _ [E] This choice I [F#] made _ didn't [E] work out the way I thought it [F#] would
This choice [E] I made hurt [B] me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand and stop living _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ every day _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] I remember _ the day [E] I called mama on the telephone
I told her [F#] mama _ _ _ I'm getting [B] _ married
_ _ _ [E] [B] I could hear her voice on the other side of the [E] telephone
She was smiling and [F#] she asked me a question that I'd [C#m] probably [B] answer
_ _ _ [E] [B] She _ said son, _ do you take [E] time to know her?
_ I said [F#] mama, _ _ _ _ _ [B] she's the _ best
_ [E] _ Why [B] today it taught me so to go [E] back to mama and say
Mama, _ _ [F#] _
I'm getting _ divorced
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] This _ _ [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work out [E] the way I thought it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] _ _
hurt _ me so much _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
This [E] choice I _ [F#] made didn't [E] work out the way I thought [B] it [F#] would
This [E] choice I made [B] hurt me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand and stop living _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ every [B] day
_ _ _ _ _ It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand _ and stop when I'm on your [F#] bed
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I remember in church _ [E]
when the preacher man read the scripture
_ _ [F#]
You look so beautiful, [D#m] so [C#m] beautiful [B] and so innocent
_ _ I _ _ _ did not know that _ [E] behind that beauty
_ Lies that you've covered [F#] _
that will destroy me in the [B] near _ _ _ [E] future
_ [B] _ [F#] _
This [E] choice I _ [F#] made _ [E] didn't work out the [F#] way I thought [E] it would
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ mama
_ This [F#] _ _
_ [E] choice I [F#] made didn't work [E] out the way I thought it [F#] would
I [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
remember _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ when I held your honey [E] hair
It come in the rain that's what it felt
[F#] _ _
_ Holy words in the [B] _ _
clouds
_ _ _ Maybe _ _ what that preacher man [E] said
Was not something that was within [F#] you
Now I know what it is [B] he may _ _ _ say _ Oh, _ _ mama
You're another [E] man's slave
_ _ Oh, [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] mama _
_ _ [E] This choice I [F#] made _ didn't [E] work out the way I thought it [F#] would
This choice [E] I made hurt [B] me so much
Mama said to me
It's not easy _ _ to [E] understand and stop living _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ every day _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _