Chords for Mavis Staples - "Take Us Back" (Live) (Full Album Stream)
Tempo:
88.1 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
Abm
Ab
Ebm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] [Abm]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Abm] Sometimes life can get you in a hurry but I'm just gonna take it slow.
That don't mean I ain't been working y'all.
I'm working on me baby.
I'm working on me darling.
I'm taking some time to see the people who keep me going.
Sometimes life can get you down a bad line.
I'm not saying that I'm not changing.
Just [Gb] gonna [E] feel the mood.
[Gb] I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
[E] [Abm] [Eb]
[Gb] Sometimes [E] [B]
[Gbm] people try to take all they can from you but they don't call [E] me boss for nothing.
Now if [Ebm] people ask my pops he'll tell them that she gets it from [Ab] me baby.
She gets it from me darling.
Chicago wasn't always easy.
Love made [E] the wind and she [Gb] didn't bleed.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [C] love [Gbm] me.
Man [Gb] the thing is right.
Man the thing [Abm] is right.
Man the thing is right.
[Gb] Oh yeah.
Man the thing is [Ab] right.
Man the thing is right. [Gb] Yeah.
[Abm] Oh [Gb]
yeah.
[Abm] Oh yeah.
[Gb]
Well.
[B] [Abm] Mmmhmm.
[Ebm]
[Gb] [Abm] I [Gb] know I've got friends.
[Abm] Well.
I [Gb] know.
I know, I [Abm] know, I [Ebm]
know I've got [Gbm] love.
[B] [Abm] Yeah, [Bb]
[Gb] I've got people.
[E] I've [Ab] got people.
[Gb]
I've got people.
[Abm] I've got people.
[B]
[Gb] People who love me.
[F] [Ebm]
[Gb] People who love me.
[Abm] [Gb]
Every now and [Ab] then.
[Ebm]
[Gb] Every now and then, y [Abm]'all.
[Ebm]
[Gb] I get low.
I get [Abm] low, you know.
[Gb] I just go to one of my friends.
[Abm] Yeah.
[Bb]
[Gb] I say, help me.
Help me.
[Abm] Somebody help me.
Help [Gb] me.
Somebody help me.
Help me.
[Dbm] Help me.
Yeah.
[Gb] I've got friends and I've got,
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help from all [Ab] the people [Db] who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends.
I've got.
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help.
[B] People who [Eb] love [Gb] me.
[Ab] [Gb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] [Gbm]
[Ab] [Eb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] [Db] [Ebm] Yeah.
[N]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Abm] Sometimes life can get you in a hurry but I'm just gonna take it slow.
That don't mean I ain't been working y'all.
I'm working on me baby.
I'm working on me darling.
I'm taking some time to see the people who keep me going.
Sometimes life can get you down a bad line.
I'm not saying that I'm not changing.
Just [Gb] gonna [E] feel the mood.
[Gb] I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
[E] [Abm] [Eb]
[Gb] Sometimes [E] [B]
[Gbm] people try to take all they can from you but they don't call [E] me boss for nothing.
Now if [Ebm] people ask my pops he'll tell them that she gets it from [Ab] me baby.
She gets it from me darling.
Chicago wasn't always easy.
Love made [E] the wind and she [Gb] didn't bleed.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [C] love [Gbm] me.
Man [Gb] the thing is right.
Man the thing [Abm] is right.
Man the thing is right.
[Gb] Oh yeah.
Man the thing is [Ab] right.
Man the thing is right. [Gb] Yeah.
[Abm] Oh [Gb]
yeah.
[Abm] Oh yeah.
[Gb]
Well.
[B] [Abm] Mmmhmm.
[Ebm]
[Gb] [Abm] I [Gb] know I've got friends.
[Abm] Well.
I [Gb] know.
I know, I [Abm] know, I [Ebm]
know I've got [Gbm] love.
[B] [Abm] Yeah, [Bb]
[Gb] I've got people.
[E] I've [Ab] got people.
[Gb]
I've got people.
[Abm] I've got people.
[B]
[Gb] People who love me.
[F] [Ebm]
[Gb] People who love me.
[Abm] [Gb]
Every now and [Ab] then.
[Ebm]
[Gb] Every now and then, y [Abm]'all.
[Ebm]
[Gb] I get low.
I get [Abm] low, you know.
[Gb] I just go to one of my friends.
[Abm] Yeah.
[Bb]
[Gb] I say, help me.
Help me.
[Abm] Somebody help me.
Help [Gb] me.
Somebody help me.
Help me.
[Dbm] Help me.
Yeah.
[Gb] I've got friends and I've got,
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help from all [Ab] the people [Db] who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends.
I've got.
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help.
[B] People who [Eb] love [Gb] me.
[Ab] [Gb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] [Gbm]
[Ab] [Eb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] [Db] [Ebm] Yeah.
[N]
Key:
Gb
Abm
Ab
Ebm
E
Gb
Abm
Ab
[Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Abm] Sometimes life can get you in a hurry but I'm just gonna take it slow.
That don't mean I ain't been working y'all.
I'm working on me baby.
I'm working on me darling.
I'm taking some time to see the people who keep me going.
_ Sometimes life can get you down a bad line.
I'm not saying that I'm not changing.
Just [Gb] gonna [E] feel the mood.
[Gb] _ I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
_ I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb]
[Gb] Sometimes _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ people try to take all they can from you but they don't call [E] me boss for nothing.
Now if [Ebm] people ask my pops he'll tell them that she gets it from [Ab] me baby.
She gets it from me darling.
Chicago wasn't always easy.
Love made [E] the wind and she [Gb] didn't bleed.
I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [C] love [Gbm] me.
Man [Gb] the thing is right.
Man the thing [Abm] is right.
Man the thing is right.
[Gb] Oh yeah.
Man the thing is [Ab] right.
Man the thing is right. _ _ _ _ [Gb] Yeah.
_ [Abm] _ Oh [Gb] _
yeah.
_ [Abm] Oh yeah.
_ [Gb] _
Well.
_ [B] _ [Abm] Mmmhmm.
_ [Ebm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ I [Gb] know I've got friends.
_ [Abm] Well.
I [Gb] know.
I know, _ I [Abm] know, I [Ebm]
know I've got [Gbm] love.
[B] _ [Abm] Yeah, _ [Bb]
[Gb] I've got people.
_ [E] I've [Ab] got people.
[Gb]
I've got people.
[Abm] I've got people.
[B]
[Gb] People who love me.
[F] _ _ _ [Ebm]
[Gb] People who love me.
[Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
Every now and [Ab] then.
_ [Ebm] _ _
[Gb] Every now and then, y [Abm]'all.
_ _ [Ebm]
[Gb] I get low.
I get [Abm] low, you know.
[Gb] I just go to one of my friends.
[Abm] Yeah.
_ _ [Bb]
[Gb] I say, help me.
Help me.
[Abm] Somebody help me.
Help [Gb] me.
Somebody help me.
Help me.
[Dbm] Help me.
Yeah. _ _
[Gb] _ I've got friends and I've got,
I've got family.
_ I've got.
I've got help from all [Ab] the people [Db] who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends.
I've got.
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help.
[B] People who [Eb] love [Gb] me.
_ [Ab] _ [Gb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] Yeah.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Abm] Sometimes life can get you in a hurry but I'm just gonna take it slow.
That don't mean I ain't been working y'all.
I'm working on me baby.
I'm working on me darling.
I'm taking some time to see the people who keep me going.
_ Sometimes life can get you down a bad line.
I'm not saying that I'm not changing.
Just [Gb] gonna [E] feel the mood.
[Gb] _ I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
_ I've got friends and I've got family.
I've got help from [E] all the people who [Gb] love me.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb]
[Gb] Sometimes _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ people try to take all they can from you but they don't call [E] me boss for nothing.
Now if [Ebm] people ask my pops he'll tell them that she gets it from [Ab] me baby.
She gets it from me darling.
Chicago wasn't always easy.
Love made [E] the wind and she [Gb] didn't bleed.
I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends and I've got family.
_ I've got help from [Abm] all the people who [C] love [Gbm] me.
Man [Gb] the thing is right.
Man the thing [Abm] is right.
Man the thing is right.
[Gb] Oh yeah.
Man the thing is [Ab] right.
Man the thing is right. _ _ _ _ [Gb] Yeah.
_ [Abm] _ Oh [Gb] _
yeah.
_ [Abm] Oh yeah.
_ [Gb] _
Well.
_ [B] _ [Abm] Mmmhmm.
_ [Ebm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ I [Gb] know I've got friends.
_ [Abm] Well.
I [Gb] know.
I know, _ I [Abm] know, I [Ebm]
know I've got [Gbm] love.
[B] _ [Abm] Yeah, _ [Bb]
[Gb] I've got people.
_ [E] I've [Ab] got people.
[Gb]
I've got people.
[Abm] I've got people.
[B]
[Gb] People who love me.
[F] _ _ _ [Ebm]
[Gb] People who love me.
[Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
Every now and [Ab] then.
_ [Ebm] _ _
[Gb] Every now and then, y [Abm]'all.
_ _ [Ebm]
[Gb] I get low.
I get [Abm] low, you know.
[Gb] I just go to one of my friends.
[Abm] Yeah.
_ _ [Bb]
[Gb] I say, help me.
Help me.
[Abm] Somebody help me.
Help [Gb] me.
Somebody help me.
Help me.
[Dbm] Help me.
Yeah. _ _
[Gb] _ I've got friends and I've got,
I've got family.
_ I've got.
I've got help from all [Ab] the people [Db] who [Gb] love me.
I've got friends.
I've got.
I've got family.
I've got.
I've got help.
[B] People who [Eb] love [Gb] me.
_ [Ab] _ [Gb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Oh yeah.
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] Yeah.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _