If I Could Reach Out Chords by Otis Clay
Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [D]
[Em]
[D]
Just ain't enough love, [G]
just ain't [Em] enough love in the [D] world today.
You know, thinking about the world and [G] its conditions.
[Em] Little children are starving and [D] mothers are crying all over the world.
How long [G] can man turn his head [Em] and pretend that he just [Bm] doesn't see?
[Bm] [D] Sometimes I get [G] so depressed, [Em] things don't [D] go the right way.
But if I could reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
[F#m] If I could help some first [Bm]-star brother, [G] show a little [A] love towards each [D] other.
If I could reach out [Em] and help [G] somebody, [Em]
then [D]
[G] [Em] I've had a [D] good day.
I should be someone [Em] that's humble, [G] [Em] someone [D] that's all-fearful.
Have a little faith, [Em] say who knows who's right or wrong, then I've had [D] a good day.
[F#m] If someone's [Bm] blind and see, [G] brighten up someone's life, [A] let's fill with misery [D] and pride.
If I could reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em]
[D] then I've
[G] [Em]
had [D] a good day.
[G] [Em]
[D] [D] If I could get some love, [Em] get it [G] out there.
[Em] Or maybe going [D] down the wrong path, show him, [Em] put him on the right way.
Let him [D] realize what he's doing is bad.
If I could reach out [G] and help [Em]
somebody, [D] then
[G] [Em] I've had [Bm] a good day.
If I [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] could reach out and [G] help somebody, [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
Reach out, [G] make a [Em] friend, make a ground [D] about a place you can get.
Reach out, [G] I know, I know, [Em]
I'm telling [D] you all I know right now.
Reach out [Em] and help somebody, help somebody [D] find their way.
Why don't you reach out and [G] help somebody, [Em] and you'll have a good [D] day.
Reach out and shake a hand, and [Em] make a friend.
Make the [D] ground about a place you can get.
Somebody help me, [G] somebody help me.
[Em] Come on and lend [D] a helping hand.
Reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em] and you'll [D] have a good day.
[Em]
[D]
Just ain't enough love, [G]
just ain't [Em] enough love in the [D] world today.
You know, thinking about the world and [G] its conditions.
[Em] Little children are starving and [D] mothers are crying all over the world.
How long [G] can man turn his head [Em] and pretend that he just [Bm] doesn't see?
[Bm] [D] Sometimes I get [G] so depressed, [Em] things don't [D] go the right way.
But if I could reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
[F#m] If I could help some first [Bm]-star brother, [G] show a little [A] love towards each [D] other.
If I could reach out [Em] and help [G] somebody, [Em]
then [D]
[G] [Em] I've had a [D] good day.
I should be someone [Em] that's humble, [G] [Em] someone [D] that's all-fearful.
Have a little faith, [Em] say who knows who's right or wrong, then I've had [D] a good day.
[F#m] If someone's [Bm] blind and see, [G] brighten up someone's life, [A] let's fill with misery [D] and pride.
If I could reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em]
[D] then I've
[G] [Em]
had [D] a good day.
[G] [Em]
[D] [D] If I could get some love, [Em] get it [G] out there.
[Em] Or maybe going [D] down the wrong path, show him, [Em] put him on the right way.
Let him [D] realize what he's doing is bad.
If I could reach out [G] and help [Em]
somebody, [D] then
[G] [Em] I've had [Bm] a good day.
If I [D]
[G] [Em]
[D] could reach out and [G] help somebody, [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
Reach out, [G] make a [Em] friend, make a ground [D] about a place you can get.
Reach out, [G] I know, I know, [Em]
I'm telling [D] you all I know right now.
Reach out [Em] and help somebody, help somebody [D] find their way.
Why don't you reach out and [G] help somebody, [Em] and you'll have a good [D] day.
Reach out and shake a hand, and [Em] make a friend.
Make the [D] ground about a place you can get.
Somebody help me, [G] somebody help me.
[Em] Come on and lend [D] a helping hand.
Reach out [G] and help somebody, [Em] and you'll [D] have a good day.
Key:
Em
D
G
Bm
F#m
Em
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Just ain't enough love, _ [G] _
_ _ just ain't [Em] enough love in the [D] world today.
You know, _ thinking about the world and [G] its conditions.
_ [Em] Little children are starving and [D] mothers are crying all over the world.
How long _ [G] can man turn his head [Em] _ and pretend that he just [Bm] doesn't see?
[Bm] _ _ [D] Sometimes I get [G] so depressed, _ _ [Em] _ _ things don't [D] go the right way.
But if I could reach out [G] and help somebody, _ _ _ [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
[F#m] If I could help some first [Bm]-star brother, _ [G] show a little [A] love towards each [D] other.
If I could reach out [Em] and help [G] somebody, _ _ [Em] _ _
then [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] I've had a [D] good day.
_ I should be someone [Em] that's humble, [G] _ _ [Em] _ someone [D] that's all-fearful.
_ Have a little faith, [Em] say who knows who's right or wrong, then I've had [D] a good day.
_ _ [F#m] _ If someone's [Bm] blind and see, [G] brighten up someone's life, [A] let's fill with misery [D] and pride.
If I could reach out [G] and help somebody, _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] then _ _ _ I've _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
had [D] a good day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] If I could get some love, [Em] get it [G] out there.
[Em] _ Or maybe going [D] down the wrong path, show him, [Em] put him on the right way.
_ _ Let him [D] realize what he's doing is bad.
If I could reach out [G] and help _ _ [Em] _ _
somebody, [D] then _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] [Em] I've had _ _ _ [Bm] a good day.
If I [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] could reach _ _ _ out and [G] help somebody, _ [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
_ _ Reach out, [G] make a _ _ [Em] friend, make a ground [D] about a place you can get.
_ Reach out, [G] I know, I know, [Em] _ _
I'm telling [D] you all I know right now.
Reach out [Em] and help somebody, _ _ _ help somebody [D] find their way.
Why don't you reach out and [G] help somebody, _ [Em] and you'll have a good [D] day.
_ Reach out and shake a hand, and [Em] make a friend.
_ _ _ Make the [D] ground about a place you can get.
Somebody help me, [G] somebody help me.
[Em] Come on and lend [D] a helping hand.
Reach out _ [G] and help somebody, _ [Em] and you'll [D] have a good day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Just ain't enough love, _ [G] _
_ _ just ain't [Em] enough love in the [D] world today.
You know, _ thinking about the world and [G] its conditions.
_ [Em] Little children are starving and [D] mothers are crying all over the world.
How long _ [G] can man turn his head [Em] _ and pretend that he just [Bm] doesn't see?
[Bm] _ _ [D] Sometimes I get [G] so depressed, _ _ [Em] _ _ things don't [D] go the right way.
But if I could reach out [G] and help somebody, _ _ _ [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
[F#m] If I could help some first [Bm]-star brother, _ [G] show a little [A] love towards each [D] other.
If I could reach out [Em] and help [G] somebody, _ _ [Em] _ _
then [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] I've had a [D] good day.
_ I should be someone [Em] that's humble, [G] _ _ [Em] _ someone [D] that's all-fearful.
_ Have a little faith, [Em] say who knows who's right or wrong, then I've had [D] a good day.
_ _ [F#m] _ If someone's [Bm] blind and see, [G] brighten up someone's life, [A] let's fill with misery [D] and pride.
If I could reach out [G] and help somebody, _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] then _ _ _ I've _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
had [D] a good day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] If I could get some love, [Em] get it [G] out there.
[Em] _ Or maybe going [D] down the wrong path, show him, [Em] put him on the right way.
_ _ Let him [D] realize what he's doing is bad.
If I could reach out [G] and help _ _ [Em] _ _
somebody, [D] then _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] [Em] I've had _ _ _ [Bm] a good day.
If I [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] could reach _ _ _ out and [G] help somebody, _ [Em] then I've had a [D] good day.
_ _ Reach out, [G] make a _ _ [Em] friend, make a ground [D] about a place you can get.
_ Reach out, [G] I know, I know, [Em] _ _
I'm telling [D] you all I know right now.
Reach out [Em] and help somebody, _ _ _ help somebody [D] find their way.
Why don't you reach out and [G] help somebody, _ [Em] and you'll have a good [D] day.
_ Reach out and shake a hand, and [Em] make a friend.
_ _ _ Make the [D] ground about a place you can get.
Somebody help me, [G] somebody help me.
[Em] Come on and lend [D] a helping hand.
Reach out _ [G] and help somebody, _ [Em] and you'll [D] have a good day.
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