Chords for Manfred Mann- "Chicago Institute" (1978)

Tempo:
114.6 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

Cm

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manfred Mann- "Chicago Institute" (1978) chords
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Way back there an explosion of hope
It out-hot a furnace of steel
I thought life was a fire
[Eb] I thought life was a high [Gm] time
[Eb]
I thought life was a [Gm] symbol
I thought life was for [Eb] [Gm] me
I thought life was a symbol
I thought life was a [Bbm] fire
[Cm] [Gm]
[Bbm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Bbm]
[Cm] [Gm] There's an institute in Chicago
[Cm] With a room full of [Dm] machines
[F] [Gm] And they live the sight of the sunrise on [Cm]
[Dm] dreams
[F] But [D] you fly to [F] Chicago
In [Eb]
Chicago you will [D] die
[Gm] When that [Gm] institute in Chicago
[Bbm] Has recalled you [Cm] and I
[D]
[Bb]
[F] [Cm] [Gm] There's an empty house in California
[Cm] But they'll always let [Dm] you in
And [Gm] they'll make you feel oh so easy
[Cm] Like you never learned [Dm] to sin
[F] But [D] you never [F] [Eb]
made it seem [Bb] so clean
[Gm] Yes, an empty house in California
[Bbm] Is our green world [Cm] machine
[D]
[Gm] [Bbm]
[Cm] [E]
[Bbm]
[Cm] [D] [Gm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Dm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [D]
[Dm] [F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [E]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [D]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[E] [Gb] [Gm] There's an institute in Chicago
The [Cm] first day you [Dm] were [F] born
[Gm] But they just can't tell what you're feeling
And [Cm] they can't see how you're [Dm] [F] done
[D]
It's just not [F] enough
[Eb]
[D] [Bb] [Gm] There's an institute in Chicago
Do [Bbm]
you want to [Cm] go?
[D]
[Gm] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Bbm]
[Cm] [D] [Gm]
They [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab]
live [Gm] in Chicago
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Manfred Manns Earth Band - Chicago Institute chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Eb, Bb, Ab, Cm, Gm, Bbm, F, Gm and Cm. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Way back there an explosion of hope
It out-hot a furnace of steel
I thought life was a fire
_ _ [Eb] I thought life was a high [Gm] time
_ [Eb]
I thought life was a [Gm] symbol
I thought life was for [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] me
I thought life was a symbol
I thought life was a [Bbm] fire
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] There's an institute in Chicago
_ [Cm] With a room full of [Dm] machines
[F] _ [Gm] And they live the sight of the sunrise on _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] dreams
[F] But [D] you fly to _ [F] Chicago
In [Eb]
Chicago you will [D] die
[Gm] When that [Gm] institute in Chicago
_ [Bbm] Has recalled you [Cm] and I
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] There's an empty house in _ California
[Cm] But they'll always let [Dm] you in
And [Gm] they'll make you feel oh so easy
_ [Cm] Like you never learned [Dm] to sin
[F] But [D] you never _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
made it seem [Bb] so clean
[Gm] Yes, an empty house in _ California
[Bbm] Is our green world [Cm] machine
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
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_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ There's an institute in Chicago
The [Cm] first day you [Dm] were [F] born
[Gm] But they just can't tell what you're feeling
_ And [Cm] they can't see how you're [Dm] [F] done
_ _ [D] _
It's just not [F] _ enough
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] [Gm] There's an institute in Chicago
Do [Bbm] _
you want to [Cm] go?
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm]
They _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
live [Gm] in Chicago
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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