Chords for Nina Simone - Obeah Woman

Tempo:
112.85 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Eb

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone - Obeah Woman chords
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[Eb]
[Ab] We gotta take our time getting this one started.
The Sour Papi [Ab] Anus
Sour Papi Anus
[G] Sour Papi Sour Papi
[Ab]
Sour Papi Sour Papi Sour Papi Sour Papi
Hey
[Eb]
[Ab] yea
Gotta take my time getting this one together
[Eb] Gotta take my time getting this one together
Gotta go home now, gotta go home.
You know about the Holy Roller Church?
Ain't that where I started?
I know, we about grown it now, and I'm proud I came through.
[Gb] I like money, yeah, fine drugs, like [Ab] all of it.
But I know where my roots are, you hear me?
Sometimes my daughter says, Mama, I don't understand them people.
I don't either, but I hear me, [N] and I like it.
[Ab]
Say hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah.
[G]
[Ab] [Eb] Yes, honey, oh, do you know what money [Gb] is?
Do you know what it is?
[Bb]
You need to see, you get to see me, you gotta pass through me.
Cause I [Gb] know the angels hang by and drink the rain.
Been through enough, yeah, they're vices too.
[Ab] I can't do what you used to if you let me.
[C] [N]
[Gb] I'll pitch the moon and hold the sun, call the spirits and make them run.
You hear me?
You [Ab] hear me?
Never walk, just wait for my time, patience.
[Db]
[N] Oh,
[A] you need to see, you get to see me, baby, you gotta pass through me.
Angels hang by me and drink the rain.
How you think I lasted this long?
[Ab]
All right.
The moon and hold the sun.
[N]
[A] [Gb]
[Ab]
Oh, yeah, [C] oh, [Ab] well, oh, [N] well.
You people from the islands, you know about me, oh, well.
I put my name on myself, and I don't like it sometimes.
[Cm] The weight is too heavy, the weight is too heavy.
Let's finish.
[N]
[E]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] We gotta take our time getting this one started.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sour _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Papi [Ab] Anus
_ _ _ _ Sour Papi Anus _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Sour Papi _ _ Sour _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Papi
_ [Ab] _
Sour Papi Sour Papi Sour Papi Sour Papi _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ yea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Gotta take my time getting this one together
[Eb] Gotta take my time getting this one together
Gotta go _ home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now, gotta go home.
_ You _ know _ _ about the Holy Roller Church?
Ain't that where I started? _ _ _ _
I know, we about grown it now, and I'm proud I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
came through.
_ _ _ [Gb] I like money, yeah, _ fine drugs, _ like [Ab] all of it.
But I know where my roots are, you hear me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes my daughter says, Mama, I don't understand them people.
I don't either, but I _ _ hear me, [N] and I like it.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ Say hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ hey, hey, hey, _ _ hey, _ hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Yes, honey, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ do you know what money _ [Gb] _ _ is?
Do you know what it is?
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
You _ _ _ need to see, you get to see me, you gotta pass through me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cause I [Gb] know the angels hang by _ _ _ _ _ and drink the rain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Been through enough, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah, they're _ _ _ vices too.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I can't do what you used to if you let me.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] I'll pitch the moon and hold the sun, _ call the spirits and make them run.
_ You hear me?
You [Ab] hear me? _ _ _ _
Never walk, _ just wait for my time, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
patience.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] you need to see, you get to see me, baby, you gotta pass through me.
Angels _ _ hang by me _ _ _ _ and drink the rain.
How you think I lasted this long?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All right. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The moon and hold the sun.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, yeah, _ _ [C] oh, [Ab] well, oh, [N] well.
You people from the islands, you know about me, oh, well.
I put _ _ _ my name on myself, and I don't like it sometimes.
_ [Cm] The weight is too heavy, the weight is too heavy.
_ _ _ _ Let's finish.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _