Chords for Marvin Sapp - Listen | Lyrics
Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:
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E
Abm
Eb
Gbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Gb] [Abm] [Dbm] I know that it seems sometimes that no matter what you do,
[B] or no matter how hard you work,
striving to make things better [E] in your life,
but for some reason [Gb] you're not getting nowhere.
Well, I [E] want you to turn to the [Gb] one next to you
and [B] tell him,
you tried [E] your way,
[Eb] it [Abm] didn't work, no.
[A] [B] You put [E] him second,
second, yeah.
[Eb] And put [Abm] you [Gb]
[Gbm] first,
oh yeah.
[E] You trusted friends,
thought [Eb] they [Abm] had your back.
Oh, [Dbm] oh.
And [B] every time [E] you turn around,
it [Eb] seems you're under [Gb] attack.
[Abm] Yeah, yeah, [Gbm] yeah.
But [B] turn to your neighbor [E] and say,
hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, I'm not gonna [B] die.
Hey.
It's okay to [Dbm] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
[E] Hey.
You gotta [B] stop that hatin'.
[Eb] I know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray [Dbm] and listen to the [B] spirit.
Cause I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Speaking to your heart [Eb] right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just [Gbm] listen to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying to [E] tell you something.
[B] Hold up, shh.
Listen.
[Abm]
[Gbm] [E] You lost your job.
[Eb] Your [Abm] bills are due.
[A] And [B] all the people you helped
[E] did [Eb] not wanna [Ebm] help you.
[Abm] [Dbm] I [B] talked to [E] my mother.
And she said, pray [Eb] about it.
I talked to [Gb] my pastor.
[Ab] And he [Gbm] said, pray [B] about it.
But I was [E] so blinded.
[Db] My home a [Abm] disaster.
[Db]
I wish [Gbm] you would just tell your [B] neighbor,
tell him for [E] me.
Hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, you're not gonna [Gb] die.
[Abm] It's okay to [A] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
Hey.
You gotta stop that hatin'. Hey.
I [Eb] know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray and [Gbm] listen to the [B] spirit, y'all.
I'm trying to tell [E] [B] you something.
He's speaking to your heart right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just listen [Gbm] to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Hold up, [B] shh.
Listen.
[Abm]
[D] [G] [Bb] [Abm] I did everything I could [Eb] to take away my trouble.
[Ab] But everything I tried [Dbm] did not stop [B] my struggle.
[E] Just doing me every [Eb] day.
Yes, I was in my own [Abm] way.
But I'm [Db] here to tell you,
[Gbm] without his grace I'm a [B] major failure.
[Dbm] So if you got problems,
[Eb] know that you can fix it.
Hey, [Abm] just give it to Jesus.
[Db] Oh, can I get a witness?
And tell [Dbm] him, say,
that the devil is alive.
You gotta listen to the [Em] spirit.
[Gbm] Whoa.
[Em] God is.
I'm trying [Dbm] to tell [B] you something.
Shh, shh, shh.
Yes, he [Eb] is.
[Ebm] He's trying to get your attention right [B] now.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
I know you got your own [Eb] plan,
but [Ebm] God's got a better [B] one.
Oh.
God's trying to tell you something.
[Eb] Sing.
[Abm]
[Eb] God's trying to [B] tell you [Dbm] something.
Hey.
[Bbm] [A] God's trying to [Db] tell you something.
[A] Hey.
[B] God's trying to tell you [E] something.
Shh.
[Eb] Listen.
[Abm] [Db]
[Gbm] God's [B] trying to [E] tell you something.
[Abm] God's trying to tell you something.
[Gbm] Hey, hey, [B] hey.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
Shh.
[B] Listen, you tried your [E] way, [Eb] it didn't [Abm]
work no more.
[B] [E] [Eb] [Abm]
[B] or no matter how hard you work,
striving to make things better [E] in your life,
but for some reason [Gb] you're not getting nowhere.
Well, I [E] want you to turn to the [Gb] one next to you
and [B] tell him,
you tried [E] your way,
[Eb] it [Abm] didn't work, no.
[A] [B] You put [E] him second,
second, yeah.
[Eb] And put [Abm] you [Gb]
[Gbm] first,
oh yeah.
[E] You trusted friends,
thought [Eb] they [Abm] had your back.
Oh, [Dbm] oh.
And [B] every time [E] you turn around,
it [Eb] seems you're under [Gb] attack.
[Abm] Yeah, yeah, [Gbm] yeah.
But [B] turn to your neighbor [E] and say,
hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, I'm not gonna [B] die.
Hey.
It's okay to [Dbm] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
[E] Hey.
You gotta [B] stop that hatin'.
[Eb] I know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray [Dbm] and listen to the [B] spirit.
Cause I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Speaking to your heart [Eb] right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just [Gbm] listen to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying to [E] tell you something.
[B] Hold up, shh.
Listen.
[Abm]
[Gbm] [E] You lost your job.
[Eb] Your [Abm] bills are due.
[A] And [B] all the people you helped
[E] did [Eb] not wanna [Ebm] help you.
[Abm] [Dbm] I [B] talked to [E] my mother.
And she said, pray [Eb] about it.
I talked to [Gb] my pastor.
[Ab] And he [Gbm] said, pray [B] about it.
But I was [E] so blinded.
[Db] My home a [Abm] disaster.
[Db]
I wish [Gbm] you would just tell your [B] neighbor,
tell him for [E] me.
Hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, you're not gonna [Gb] die.
[Abm] It's okay to [A] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
Hey.
You gotta stop that hatin'. Hey.
I [Eb] know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray and [Gbm] listen to the [B] spirit, y'all.
I'm trying to tell [E] [B] you something.
He's speaking to your heart right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just listen [Gbm] to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Hold up, [B] shh.
Listen.
[Abm]
[D] [G] [Bb] [Abm] I did everything I could [Eb] to take away my trouble.
[Ab] But everything I tried [Dbm] did not stop [B] my struggle.
[E] Just doing me every [Eb] day.
Yes, I was in my own [Abm] way.
But I'm [Db] here to tell you,
[Gbm] without his grace I'm a [B] major failure.
[Dbm] So if you got problems,
[Eb] know that you can fix it.
Hey, [Abm] just give it to Jesus.
[Db] Oh, can I get a witness?
And tell [Dbm] him, say,
that the devil is alive.
You gotta listen to the [Em] spirit.
[Gbm] Whoa.
[Em] God is.
I'm trying [Dbm] to tell [B] you something.
Shh, shh, shh.
Yes, he [Eb] is.
[Ebm] He's trying to get your attention right [B] now.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
I know you got your own [Eb] plan,
but [Ebm] God's got a better [B] one.
Oh.
God's trying to tell you something.
[Eb] Sing.
[Abm]
[Eb] God's trying to [B] tell you [Dbm] something.
Hey.
[Bbm] [A] God's trying to [Db] tell you something.
[A] Hey.
[B] God's trying to tell you [E] something.
Shh.
[Eb] Listen.
[Abm] [Db]
[Gbm] God's [B] trying to [E] tell you something.
[Abm] God's trying to tell you something.
[Gbm] Hey, hey, [B] hey.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
Shh.
[B] Listen, you tried your [E] way, [Eb] it didn't [Abm]
work no more.
[B] [E] [Eb] [Abm]
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[E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ [Dbm] _ I know that it seems sometimes that no matter what you do,
[B] or no matter how hard you work,
striving to make things better [E] in your life,
but for some reason [Gb] you're not getting nowhere.
Well, I [E] want you to turn to the [Gb] one next to you
and [B] tell him,
you tried [E] your way, _
_ _ [Eb] it [Abm] didn't work, no.
[A] _ [B] You put [E] him second,
second, yeah.
[Eb] And put [Abm] you [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] first,
oh yeah.
_ [E] You trusted friends, _
_ thought [Eb] they [Abm] had your back.
Oh, [Dbm] oh.
And [B] every time [E] you turn around,
_ it [Eb] seems you're under [Gb] attack.
[Abm] Yeah, yeah, [Gbm] yeah.
But [B] turn to your neighbor [E] and say,
hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, I'm not gonna [B] die.
Hey.
It's okay to [Dbm] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
[E] Hey.
You gotta [B] stop that hatin'.
[Eb] I know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray [Dbm] and listen to the [B] spirit.
Cause I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Speaking to your heart [Eb] right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just [Gbm] listen to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying to [E] tell you something.
[B] Hold up, shh.
_ Listen.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ [E] You lost your job. _
_ _ [Eb] Your [Abm] bills are due.
_ [A] And [B] all the people you helped
_ [E] did [Eb] not wanna [Ebm] help you.
[Abm] [Dbm] I _ [B] talked to [E] my mother.
And she said, pray [Eb] about it.
I talked to [Gb] my pastor.
[Ab] And he [Gbm] said, pray [B] about it.
But I was [E] so _ blinded.
_ [Db] My home a [Abm] disaster.
[Db]
I wish [Gbm] you would just tell your [B] neighbor,
tell him for [E] me.
Hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, you're not gonna [Gb] die.
[Abm] It's okay to [A] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
Hey.
You gotta stop that hatin'. Hey.
I [Eb] know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray and [Gbm] listen to the [B] spirit, y'all.
I'm trying to tell [E] [B] you something.
He's speaking to your heart right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just listen [Gbm] to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Hold up, [B] shh.
Listen.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] [Abm] I did everything I could [Eb] to take away my trouble.
[Ab] But everything I tried [Dbm] did not stop [B] my struggle.
[E] Just doing me every [Eb] day.
Yes, I was in my own [Abm] way.
But I'm [Db] here to tell you,
[Gbm] without his grace I'm a [B] major failure.
[Dbm] So if you got problems,
[Eb] know that you can fix it.
Hey, [Abm] just give it to Jesus.
[Db] Oh, can I get a witness?
And tell [Dbm] him, say,
that the devil is alive.
You gotta listen to the [Em] spirit.
[Gbm] Whoa.
_ [Em] God is.
I'm trying [Dbm] to tell [B] you something.
Shh, shh, shh.
Yes, he [Eb] is.
[Ebm] He's trying to get your attention right [B] _ now.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
I know you got your own [Eb] plan,
but [Ebm] _ God's got a better [B] one.
Oh.
_ God's trying to tell you something.
_ _ _ [Eb] Sing.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] God's trying to [B] tell you [Dbm] something.
Hey.
[Bbm] _ [A] God's trying to [Db] tell you something.
_ [A] Hey.
[B] God's trying to tell you [E] something.
Shh.
_ _ [Eb] Listen.
[Abm] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Gbm] God's [B] trying to [E] tell you something.
_ _ [Abm] God's trying to tell you something.
_ [Gbm] Hey, hey, [B] hey.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
Shh.
_ [B] Listen, you tried your [E] way, _ _ _ _ [Eb] it didn't [Abm]
work no more.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _
[B] or no matter how hard you work,
striving to make things better [E] in your life,
but for some reason [Gb] you're not getting nowhere.
Well, I [E] want you to turn to the [Gb] one next to you
and [B] tell him,
you tried [E] your way, _
_ _ [Eb] it [Abm] didn't work, no.
[A] _ [B] You put [E] him second,
second, yeah.
[Eb] And put [Abm] you [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] first,
oh yeah.
_ [E] You trusted friends, _
_ thought [Eb] they [Abm] had your back.
Oh, [Dbm] oh.
And [B] every time [E] you turn around,
_ it [Eb] seems you're under [Gb] attack.
[Abm] Yeah, yeah, [Gbm] yeah.
But [B] turn to your neighbor [E] and say,
hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, I'm not gonna [B] die.
Hey.
It's okay to [Dbm] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
[E] Hey.
You gotta [B] stop that hatin'.
[Eb] I know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray [Dbm] and listen to the [B] spirit.
Cause I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Speaking to your heart [Eb] right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just [Gbm] listen to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying to [E] tell you something.
[B] Hold up, shh.
_ Listen.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ [E] You lost your job. _
_ _ [Eb] Your [Abm] bills are due.
_ [A] And [B] all the people you helped
_ [E] did [Eb] not wanna [Ebm] help you.
[Abm] [Dbm] I _ [B] talked to [E] my mother.
And she said, pray [Eb] about it.
I talked to [Gb] my pastor.
[Ab] And he [Gbm] said, pray [B] about it.
But I was [E] so _ blinded.
_ [Db] My home a [Abm] disaster.
[Db]
I wish [Gbm] you would just tell your [B] neighbor,
tell him for [E] me.
Hey.
See the devil is alive.
Hey.
[Eb] No, you're not gonna [Gb] die.
[Abm] It's okay to [A] cry.
Hey.
Cause [B] he's by your side.
Hey.
You gotta stop that hatin'. Hey.
I [Eb] know you don't wanna [Abm] hear it.
Gotta fast and pray and [Gbm] listen to the [B] spirit, y'all.
I'm trying to tell [E] [B] you something.
He's speaking to your heart right [Abm] now.
I'm trying to tell you something.
Just listen [Gbm] to the spirit, [B] oh.
I'm trying [E] to tell you something.
Hold up, [B] shh.
Listen.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] [Abm] I did everything I could [Eb] to take away my trouble.
[Ab] But everything I tried [Dbm] did not stop [B] my struggle.
[E] Just doing me every [Eb] day.
Yes, I was in my own [Abm] way.
But I'm [Db] here to tell you,
[Gbm] without his grace I'm a [B] major failure.
[Dbm] So if you got problems,
[Eb] know that you can fix it.
Hey, [Abm] just give it to Jesus.
[Db] Oh, can I get a witness?
And tell [Dbm] him, say,
that the devil is alive.
You gotta listen to the [Em] spirit.
[Gbm] Whoa.
_ [Em] God is.
I'm trying [Dbm] to tell [B] you something.
Shh, shh, shh.
Yes, he [Eb] is.
[Ebm] He's trying to get your attention right [B] _ now.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
I know you got your own [Eb] plan,
but [Ebm] _ God's got a better [B] one.
Oh.
_ God's trying to tell you something.
_ _ _ [Eb] Sing.
[Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] God's trying to [B] tell you [Dbm] something.
Hey.
[Bbm] _ [A] God's trying to [Db] tell you something.
_ [A] Hey.
[B] God's trying to tell you [E] something.
Shh.
_ _ [Eb] Listen.
[Abm] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Gbm] God's [B] trying to [E] tell you something.
_ _ [Abm] God's trying to tell you something.
_ [Gbm] Hey, hey, [B] hey.
God's trying to [E] tell you something.
Shh.
_ [B] Listen, you tried your [E] way, _ _ _ _ [Eb] it didn't [Abm]
work no more.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _