Chords for Mahalia Jackson - I Couldn't Keep It To Myself
Tempo:
111.95 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bbm
Eb
Ebm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb] [Db] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Db] You [Fm] [Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
know I say [Eb]
[Abm] I'm gonna tell nobody but I [Ebm] couldn't [Ab] keep it to myself.
[C] [Bbm] No, [Ebm] no, couldn't keep [Eb] it [Fm] [Bbm] to [Eb] myself.
[Ab] No, [Abm] I [Ab] couldn't keep it to myself.
[Ebm] You know [Ab] I say [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] I'm [Ab]
gonna [Db] tell [B] nobody [Ab] but I couldn't keep it to myself.
What the Lord, what the [Gb] Lord [Ab] mighty have [Eb]
done [Ab] for me, [Bbm] yeah, [Ab] done for me.
[Eb] You know I [Ab] say [Bbm] [Ab] [Ab] I'm gonna run [Db] for [Abm] Jesus but I couldn't keep it [Bbm] [Ab] to myself.
[Gb] [Db] No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't keep it to myself.
[Bbm] No, [Ab] I couldn't keep it to [Gb] myself.
You [Ab] know I say [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] I wasn't going
[Ebm] [B] for Jesus [Ab] but I couldn't keep [Bbm] it [Ab] to [Eb] myself.
What the [Ab] Lord [Db]
[Abm] mighty [E] have [Fm] done [Ab]
for me, [Db] [Bbm] Lord.
[Ab]
You know I say [Fm]
[Bbm] [Abm] I'm [Ebm] gonna tell [Abm] my mother but [F] I couldn't [Ab] keep it [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm] to [Ab] myself.
No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't [C] keep it, [Eb] Lord, to myself.
No, [Bb] [Ab] no, [F]
couldn't keep [Bbm] it to [Ab] myself.
You know I say [Bb] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Ab] I [Ebm] wasn't going [Ab] to tell my mother but I [Abm] couldn't keep it [Ab] to [Bbm] myself.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] What the Lord, [Db] [Ab] what the Lord mighty have [Eb] done [Ab] for me, [Bbm]
[Ab] Lord.
[Fm] You ought to [Eb] bend that, you ought [Gb] to bend [Eb] that.
When he [Ab] saved, he saved my soul.
[Bb] You ought to [Eb] bend that [Bb]
[Eb] when [F] he put [Ab] my name [Abm] [Bbm] [Ab] on [Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] heaven's door.
[Bbm] And then I, [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] I [Eb] start [Ab] walking.
[Db] [Ab] And then I, I [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] start talking.
[Bbm] [Ab] And then I, [Bbm] [Abm]
[Ebm] I start [Ab] praying.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] And then [Ab] I, [Bbm] [Ebm] I start [Ab] crying.
[Db] [Ab] And then I looked all around me, looked all around [Bbm] me.
[Ab] I [Eb] looked [Ab] all around, I looked all around [Db] me.
[Eb]
I looked [Ab] all around the church.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] I [Ab] looked at my hand, [Bbm] [Abm] [Eb] my [Ab] hand looked good.
[Bbm] [Ab] [G] I looked at [Ab] my feet, [Bbm]
[Ab] and [Gb] they did [Ab] too.
[Bbm] [Ab] And then I [Bbm] felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] [Eb] I felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm]
[Eb] I felt [Ab] like running.
[Gb] And then [Ab] I [Bbm] [Ab] [G] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] [Ab] I cried oh holy, [Bbm]
I [Ebm] [Bbm] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] [Ab] I cried oh holy.
[Bbm] [B] And I'm [Ab] just thank, thank [Db] you God for [Ab] being,
[Eb] something [B] so good to [Ab] me.
[E] [Ab]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Db] You [Fm] [Ab] [Abm] [Ab]
know I say [Eb]
[Abm] I'm gonna tell nobody but I [Ebm] couldn't [Ab] keep it to myself.
[C] [Bbm] No, [Ebm] no, couldn't keep [Eb] it [Fm] [Bbm] to [Eb] myself.
[Ab] No, [Abm] I [Ab] couldn't keep it to myself.
[Ebm] You know [Ab] I say [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] I'm [Ab]
gonna [Db] tell [B] nobody [Ab] but I couldn't keep it to myself.
What the Lord, what the [Gb] Lord [Ab] mighty have [Eb]
done [Ab] for me, [Bbm] yeah, [Ab] done for me.
[Eb] You know I [Ab] say [Bbm] [Ab] [Ab] I'm gonna run [Db] for [Abm] Jesus but I couldn't keep it [Bbm] [Ab] to myself.
[Gb] [Db] No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't keep it to myself.
[Bbm] No, [Ab] I couldn't keep it to [Gb] myself.
You [Ab] know I say [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] I wasn't going
[Ebm] [B] for Jesus [Ab] but I couldn't keep [Bbm] it [Ab] to [Eb] myself.
What the [Ab] Lord [Db]
[Abm] mighty [E] have [Fm] done [Ab]
for me, [Db] [Bbm] Lord.
[Ab]
You know I say [Fm]
[Bbm] [Abm] I'm [Ebm] gonna tell [Abm] my mother but [F] I couldn't [Ab] keep it [Ebm] [Ab] [Bbm] to [Ab] myself.
No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't [C] keep it, [Eb] Lord, to myself.
No, [Bb] [Ab] no, [F]
couldn't keep [Bbm] it to [Ab] myself.
You know I say [Bb] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Ab] I [Ebm] wasn't going [Ab] to tell my mother but I [Abm] couldn't keep it [Ab] to [Bbm] myself.
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] What the Lord, [Db] [Ab] what the Lord mighty have [Eb] done [Ab] for me, [Bbm]
[Ab] Lord.
[Fm] You ought to [Eb] bend that, you ought [Gb] to bend [Eb] that.
When he [Ab] saved, he saved my soul.
[Bb] You ought to [Eb] bend that [Bb]
[Eb] when [F] he put [Ab] my name [Abm] [Bbm] [Ab] on [Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] heaven's door.
[Bbm] And then I, [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] I [Eb] start [Ab] walking.
[Db] [Ab] And then I, I [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] start talking.
[Bbm] [Ab] And then I, [Bbm] [Abm]
[Ebm] I start [Ab] praying.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] And then [Ab] I, [Bbm] [Ebm] I start [Ab] crying.
[Db] [Ab] And then I looked all around me, looked all around [Bbm] me.
[Ab] I [Eb] looked [Ab] all around, I looked all around [Db] me.
[Eb]
I looked [Ab] all around the church.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] I [Ab] looked at my hand, [Bbm] [Abm] [Eb] my [Ab] hand looked good.
[Bbm] [Ab] [G] I looked at [Ab] my feet, [Bbm]
[Ab] and [Gb] they did [Ab] too.
[Bbm] [Ab] And then I [Bbm] felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] [Eb] I felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm]
[Eb] I felt [Ab] like running.
[Gb] And then [Ab] I [Bbm] [Ab] [G] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] [Ab] I cried oh holy, [Bbm]
I [Ebm] [Bbm] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] [Ab] I cried oh holy.
[Bbm] [B] And I'm [Ab] just thank, thank [Db] you God for [Ab] being,
[Eb] something [B] so good to [Ab] me.
[E] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Bbm
Eb
Ebm
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[Gb] _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] You _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _
know I say _ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] I'm _ gonna tell _ _ nobody but I [Ebm] couldn't [Ab] keep it to _ _ myself.
[C] _ [Bbm] No, [Ebm] no, couldn't keep [Eb] it [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ to [Eb] myself.
_ [Ab] No, [Abm] I [Ab] couldn't keep it _ to myself.
[Ebm] You know [Ab] I say [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] I'm [Ab] _
gonna [Db] tell _ [B] nobody [Ab] but I couldn't keep it to _ _ _ _ myself.
What the Lord, what the [Gb] Lord _ [Ab] mighty have [Eb] _
done [Ab] for me, [Bbm] yeah, [Ab] done for me.
_ [Eb] You know I [Ab] say _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] I'm _ gonna run [Db] for [Abm] Jesus but I couldn't keep it [Bbm] _ [Ab] to myself.
[Gb] [Db] No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't keep it to _ myself. _
[Bbm] No, [Ab] I couldn't keep it _ to _ [Gb] myself.
You [Ab] know I say [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] I wasn't going _
[Ebm] _ [B] for Jesus [Ab] but I couldn't keep [Bbm] it [Ab] to _ [Eb] myself.
What the [Ab] Lord _ _ _ [Db] _
[Abm] mighty [E] have _ [Fm] done [Ab]
for me, [Db] _ [Bbm] Lord.
[Ab] _ _ _
_ You know I say _ [Fm] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Abm] I'm [Ebm] gonna tell [Abm] my mother but [F] I couldn't [Ab] keep it [Ebm] _ [Ab] [Bbm] to [Ab] myself.
No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't [C] keep it, [Eb] Lord, _ to myself.
No, [Bb] _ [Ab] no, [F]
couldn't keep [Bbm] it to [Ab] _ _ _ myself.
You know I say _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab]
[Ab] I [Ebm] wasn't going [Ab] to tell my mother but I [Abm] _ couldn't keep it [Ab] to _ [Bbm] myself.
[Ab] _ [Ebm] [Ab] What the Lord, _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] what the Lord mighty have [Eb] _ done [Ab] for me, _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] Lord.
[Fm] You ought to [Eb] bend that, _ you ought [Gb] to bend [Eb] that.
_ _ When he [Ab] saved, he saved my soul.
_ [Bb] You ought to [Eb] bend that _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ when [F] he put [Ab] my name [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] on [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] [Ab] heaven's door.
[Bbm] And then I, [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] I [Eb] start [Ab] walking.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] And then I, I [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] start talking. _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] And then I, _ [Bbm] _ [Abm]
[Ebm] I start [Ab] praying.
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] [Ebm] And then [Ab] I, _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] I start [Ab] crying. _
[Db] _ [Ab] And then I _ _ _ looked all around me, _ _ looked all around [Bbm] me.
[Ab] I [Eb] looked [Ab] all around, _ _ I looked all around [Db] me.
[Eb]
I looked [Ab] all around the church.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] [Eb] I [Ab] looked at my hand, [Bbm] _ [Abm] [Eb] my [Ab] hand looked good.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [G] I looked at [Ab] my feet, _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] and [Gb] they did [Ab] too.
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] And then I [Bbm] _ _ felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] _ [Eb] I felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] _
[Eb] I felt [Ab] like running.
_ [Gb] And then [Ab] I [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] [G] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] _ [Ab] I cried oh holy, [Bbm]
I [Ebm] [Bbm] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] _ [Ab] I cried oh holy.
[Bbm] [B] And I'm [Ab] just thank, _ thank [Db] you God for [Ab] being, _
[Eb] something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] so good to [Ab] _ me.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] You _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _
know I say _ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] I'm _ gonna tell _ _ nobody but I [Ebm] couldn't [Ab] keep it to _ _ myself.
[C] _ [Bbm] No, [Ebm] no, couldn't keep [Eb] it [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ to [Eb] myself.
_ [Ab] No, [Abm] I [Ab] couldn't keep it _ to myself.
[Ebm] You know [Ab] I say [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] I'm [Ab] _
gonna [Db] tell _ [B] nobody [Ab] but I couldn't keep it to _ _ _ _ myself.
What the Lord, what the [Gb] Lord _ [Ab] mighty have [Eb] _
done [Ab] for me, [Bbm] yeah, [Ab] done for me.
_ [Eb] You know I [Ab] say _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] I'm _ gonna run [Db] for [Abm] Jesus but I couldn't keep it [Bbm] _ [Ab] to myself.
[Gb] [Db] No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't keep it to _ myself. _
[Bbm] No, [Ab] I couldn't keep it _ to _ [Gb] myself.
You [Ab] know I say [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] I wasn't going _
[Ebm] _ [B] for Jesus [Ab] but I couldn't keep [Bbm] it [Ab] to _ [Eb] myself.
What the [Ab] Lord _ _ _ [Db] _
[Abm] mighty [E] have _ [Fm] done [Ab]
for me, [Db] _ [Bbm] Lord.
[Ab] _ _ _
_ You know I say _ [Fm] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Abm] I'm [Ebm] gonna tell [Abm] my mother but [F] I couldn't [Ab] keep it [Ebm] _ [Ab] [Bbm] to [Ab] myself.
No, [Eb] no, [Eb] couldn't [C] keep it, [Eb] Lord, _ to myself.
No, [Bb] _ [Ab] no, [F]
couldn't keep [Bbm] it to [Ab] _ _ _ myself.
You know I say _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab]
[Ab] I [Ebm] wasn't going [Ab] to tell my mother but I [Abm] _ couldn't keep it [Ab] to _ [Bbm] myself.
[Ab] _ [Ebm] [Ab] What the Lord, _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] what the Lord mighty have [Eb] _ done [Ab] for me, _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] Lord.
[Fm] You ought to [Eb] bend that, _ you ought [Gb] to bend [Eb] that.
_ _ When he [Ab] saved, he saved my soul.
_ [Bb] You ought to [Eb] bend that _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ when [F] he put [Ab] my name [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] on [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] [Ab] heaven's door.
[Bbm] And then I, [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] I [Eb] start [Ab] walking.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] And then I, I [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] start talking. _
[Bbm] _ [Ab] And then I, _ [Bbm] _ [Abm]
[Ebm] I start [Ab] praying.
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] [Ebm] And then [Ab] I, _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] I start [Ab] crying. _
[Db] _ [Ab] And then I _ _ _ looked all around me, _ _ looked all around [Bbm] me.
[Ab] I [Eb] looked [Ab] all around, _ _ I looked all around [Db] me.
[Eb]
I looked [Ab] all around the church.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] [Eb] I [Ab] looked at my hand, [Bbm] _ [Abm] [Eb] my [Ab] hand looked good.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [G] I looked at [Ab] my feet, _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] and [Gb] they did [Ab] too.
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] And then I [Bbm] _ _ felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] _ [Eb] I felt [Ab] like running, [Bbm] _
[Eb] I felt [Ab] like running.
_ [Gb] And then [Ab] I [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] [G] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] _ [Ab] I cried oh holy, [Bbm]
I [Ebm] [Bbm] cried [Ab] oh holy, [Bbm] _ [Ab] I cried oh holy.
[Bbm] [B] And I'm [Ab] just thank, _ thank [Db] you God for [Ab] being, _
[Eb] something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] so good to [Ab] _ me.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _