Chords for MOTHERLESS CHILDREN (HALLILU) Part 1 & 2 by Josh White - HARLEM BLUES

Tempo:
111.55 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

G#m

F#

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MOTHERLESS CHILDREN (HALLILU) Part 1 & 2 by Josh White - HARLEM BLUES chords
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[C#] [G] [E]
[C#] [G#] [C] [C#]
[A#] [C#]
[E] [Fm] [G#m]
[G#] [C#]
[G] [G#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[G] [E] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[G#m] [G#] [C#] [N] You're gonna need that pure religion, [C#]
hallelujah.
[G#] [C#] Gonna need that pure religion, [E]
[G#] hallelujah.
[G#m] Gonna [C#] need that pure religion, [F#] pure religion [F] will [G#] carry [C#] you.
You're gonna [C#m] need that pure [C#] religion,
[G#] [C#]
Mother take the pill [A#m] from under [D#] my [G#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#] [C#] Take the [C] pill from [C#m] under my head, [G#] hallelujah.
Mother [C#] take the pill from under my head,
God's gonna [F#] make [F#m] up my [C#] dying day.
Cause [A#] I've got that pure [D#] [G#] religion.
[C#]
[G]
[C#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#]
[F] [C#] [F#] [C#m] [C#]
[G] [E] [G#m] [C#]
[G#m] [C#] When I'm dead [A#m] and in [D#] my [G#m] grave, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#m] [C#] When I'm [G#] dead and [C#] in my grave, [C#m] [G#] hallelujah.
When [C#] I'm dead and in my grave,
don't you worry [F#] about me, [F#m] cause my [C#] soul will say,
[A#] that I told that pure [D#]
religion, [G#m] [C#] hallelujah.
[E] [C#] Mother [G#]
[C#] [C] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [C#] take the pill from under my [G#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#]
[C#] Mother take the pill from under my head, [E] [G#] hallelujah.
[C#] Mother take the pill from under my head,
God's gonna [F#] make up [A] my [C#] dying day.
[C#m] You're gonna need [F#] that [E] pure [C#] religion, [G#m] [C#] hallelujah.
When I'm [A#] dead and in [D#] my [G#m] grave, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#m]
[C#m] [C#] [G#]
[G#m]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [C#]
When you hear [A#] my coughing [D#] [G#] sound, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#m] [C#]
When you hear my coughing sound, [G#]
hallelujah.
[C#] When you hear my coughing sound,
know [F#] I'm gone [A] cause my [C#] body's down.
Cause I've [A#] got that [D#] pure religion, [G#] [C#] hallelujah.
[G#] [C#]
[A#] Mother take the pill from under [D#] my [F#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
[G#] Mother take the pill [C#] from under my head, [G#] hallelujah.
[C#]
[B] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[C#m] [F#] [E] [C#]
[G#m] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
I'm leaving [A#m] my grave with [D#] a silver spade, [D#m] [C#]
hallelujah.
Dig my grave with a silver spade, [G#] hallelujah.
[C#] Dig my grave with a silver spade,
Let [A#m] me [A] down with [G#] a [C#] golden soul, [A#] cause I've got that jewelry [D#] [G#m] with me.
[C#] [G#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#m] [C#] [F#]
[E] [C#] [A#] [A#m]
[F#] [C#] [G#] [C#] [F#]
[F#m] [C#] [D#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
G#m
123111114
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To start learning Josh White - (Musikladen) Pure Religion Hallilu chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G#, C#, G#, C#, F# and C#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 55 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 112 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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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
[C#] _ [G#] _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Fm] _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [G#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#m] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [N] You're gonna need that pure _ religion, _ [C#]
hallelujah.
[G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ Gonna need that pure religion, [E] _
[G#] hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] Gonna [C#] need that pure religion, [F#] pure religion [F] will [G#] carry [C#] you.
_ You're gonna [C#m] need that pure [C#] religion,
[G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ Mother take the pill [A#m] from under [D#] my [G#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ Take the [C] pill from [C#m] under my head, _ [G#] hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ Mother [C#] take the pill from under my head,
_ God's gonna [F#] make [F#m] up my [C#] dying day.
Cause [A#] I've got that pure [D#] [G#] religion.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ When I'm dead [A#m] and in [D#] my [G#m] grave, [C#] hallelujah.
_ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ When I'm [G#] dead and [C#] in my grave, [C#m] _ [G#] hallelujah. _
_ _ _ When [C#] I'm dead and in my grave,
don't you worry [F#] about me, [F#m] cause my [C#] soul will say,
[A#] that I told that pure [D#]
religion, [G#m] _ [C#] hallelujah.
_ [E] [C#] Mother [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [C] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ [C#] take the pill from under my _ [G#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
_ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ Mother take the pill from under my head, [E] _ [G#] hallelujah. _ _
_ _ _ [C#] Mother take the pill from under my head,
God's gonna [F#] make up [A] my [C#] dying day.
_ [C#m] You're gonna need [F#] that [E] pure [C#] religion, [G#m] _ [C#] _ hallelujah. _ _ _ _
When I'm [A#] dead and in [D#] my [G#m] grave, _ [C#] hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ When you hear [A#] my coughing [D#] [G#] sound, _ [C#] hallelujah.
[G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
When you hear my coughing sound, _ [G#]
hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ [C#] When you hear my coughing sound,
know [F#] I'm gone [A] cause my [C#] body's down.
Cause I've [A#] got that [D#] pure religion, [G#] _ [C#] hallelujah.
[G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
[A#] Mother take the pill from under [D#] my [F#] head, [C#] hallelujah.
_ _ _ _ [G#] Mother take the pill [C#] from under my head, [G#] hallelujah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
[G#m] _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I'm leaving [A#m] my grave with [D#] a silver spade, [D#m] _ [C#]
hallelujah.
_ _ _ Dig my grave with a silver spade, _ [G#] hallelujah. _ _
_ _ [C#] Dig my grave with a silver spade,
Let [A#m] me [A] down with [G#] a [C#] golden soul, [A#] cause I've got that jewelry [D#] [G#m] with me.
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [A#m] _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
[F#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _

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