Chords for Mahalia - Back Up Plan - #DiaryOfMe

Tempo:
72.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mahalia - Back Up Plan - #DiaryOfMe chords
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As a child she would analyse lyrics.
[Em] She would tear apart each word and turn it into a gimmick.
[Am] She used to play with the melodies and beats in the words.
[C] She would come and sing in things that no one had heard.
[Am]
As a child she was always pretty bright.
[Em] Never bitching with the [G] girls or getting into fights.
[A] There was something in her head [Dm] and there was something in her mind.
[C] There was something going round.
[G] There was something burning bright.
[E] [Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so now be on [Dm] TV.
I [C] won't have to [G] dream no more.
[Am] This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the G, [G] going properly.
[Am] Teachers used to say, what do you want to be?
[Em] As soon as she says singer they all look at her blankly.
[Dm] Darling, darling, you need to have a backup [C] plan.
Like what, she said, [G] working in Matalan.
[Am] Well quite frankly miss, I've already applied.
[G] With the other thousand applicants standing in the line [Dm] but
That ain't my calling, I'm tired of your warning, [C] cos I won't be falling.
[G] So move [Bm] over darling.
[E] [G] [Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so [G] now be on [Dm] TV.
And I [C] won't have to [Bm] dream no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Dm] VIP.
I'll be making [C] money, being the [Bm] G, going [F] properly.
Now she's grown, she's all alone [Gm] with two kids screaming on the phone.
[Em] It's not no bully for his rent [Dm] but she's still sporting cos she can't pay again.
[F] Yes, she's going to court today [Gm] for the dress she stole away.
[Em] It was for a big audition, [Dm] oh my.
She's on a mission [Am] to show the teachers and the gods.
[Em] She made something of her life.
[Dm] There's something in her head, there's something in [C] her mind.
There's something going round, [G] there's something burning bright.
[Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so now be on [Dm] TV.
And I [C] won't have to dream [G] no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Dm] VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the [G] G, going [Am] properly.
And this don't matter [Em] to me, [G] so now be on [Am] TV.
And I [C] won't have to dream [G] no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Am] VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the G, [G] but it [Em] don't come free.
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
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To learn Mahalia - Back Up Plan chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, C, G, Am, Em, Dm, Em and G in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 36 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 74 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ As a child she would analyse lyrics.
[Em] She would tear apart each word and turn it into a gimmick.
[Am] She used to play with the melodies and beats in the words.
[C] She would come and sing in things that no one had heard.
[Am]
As a child she was always pretty bright.
[Em] Never bitching with the [G] girls or getting into fights.
[A] There was something in her head [Dm] and there was something in her mind.
[C] There was something going round.
[G] There was something burning bright.
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so now be on [Dm] TV.
I [C] won't have to [G] dream no more.
[Am] This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the G, [G] going properly. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Teachers used to say, what do you want to be?
[Em] As soon as she says singer they all look at her blankly.
[Dm] Darling, darling, you need to have a backup [C] plan.
Like what, she said, [G] working in Matalan.
[Am] Well quite frankly miss, I've already applied.
[G] With the other thousand applicants standing in the line [Dm] but_
That ain't my calling, I'm tired of your warning, [C] cos I won't be falling.
[G] _ So move [Bm] over darling.
[E] _ _ [G] [Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so [G] now be on [Dm] TV.
And I [C] won't have to [Bm] dream no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Dm] VIP.
I'll be making [C] money, being the [Bm] G, going [F] properly.
Now she's grown, she's all alone [Gm] with two kids screaming on the phone.
[Em] It's not no bully for his rent [Dm] but she's still sporting cos she can't pay again.
[F] Yes, she's going to court today [Gm] for the dress she stole away.
[Em] It was for a big audition, [Dm] oh my.
She's on a mission [Am] to show the teachers and the gods.
[Em] She made something of her life.
[Dm] There's something in her head, there's something in [C] her mind.
There's something going round, [G] there's something burning bright.
[Am] This don't matter [Em] to me, so now be on [Dm] TV.
And I [C] won't have to dream [G] no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Dm] VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the [G] G, going [Am] properly.
And this don't matter [Em] to me, [G] so now be on [Am] TV.
And I [C] won't have to dream [G] no [Am] more.
This ain't got nothing [Em] on me, so now be [Am] VIP.
I'll be making money, [C] being the G, [G] but it [Em] _ don't come free.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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