It Aint Necessarily So Chords by Paul Robeson
Tempo:
113.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Bm
Em
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [G]
[E] [G] [B] It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so, The things [Dm] that your preacher [F] is [E] liable to [G] teach you, it ain't [F#m] necessarily [B] [Em] so.
[B]
[Bm] Little David was small but oh my, Little David was small but oh [E] my, He [B] fought big Goliath [Gm] who lay low [G] and died, [C#] Little David was [F#m] small but oh [Bm] my.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[A] [Bm]
[Dm] [C#] [A#]
[F#] Oh yes, [B]
Jonah [E] he lived [B] in the whale, Yes Jonah he lived in the whale, [Bm] Now he made his home in that fish's abdomen, [Am] Yes Jonah [E] he lived [Bm] in the [Em] whale.
[B] A little [E] Moses was found [Bm] in the stream, [Em] A little Moses was found in [Bm] the stream, He [E] floated on water [G] till old Pharaoh's daughter, She fished him she [B] said from [Em] that stream.
[Bm] [B]
[Gm] [D]
[C] [F#m] [Dm]
[C#] [A#] [F#]
Oh yes, [B] Methuselah lived 900 years, Methuselah lived 900 years, But who calls [F] that living [E] when no one will [C#] give in to no man [E] what's 900 [Bm] [Em] years.
[B] [C#]
I'm preaching this sermon to [Bm] show, [E] It ain't [F#] necessarily [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [D#]
[E] so.
[B]
[E] [G] [B] It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so, The things [Dm] that your preacher [F] is [E] liable to [G] teach you, it ain't [F#m] necessarily [B] [Em] so.
[B]
[Bm] Little David was small but oh my, Little David was small but oh [E] my, He [B] fought big Goliath [Gm] who lay low [G] and died, [C#] Little David was [F#m] small but oh [Bm] my.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[A] [Bm]
[Dm] [C#] [A#]
[F#] Oh yes, [B]
Jonah [E] he lived [B] in the whale, Yes Jonah he lived in the whale, [Bm] Now he made his home in that fish's abdomen, [Am] Yes Jonah [E] he lived [Bm] in the [Em] whale.
[B] A little [E] Moses was found [Bm] in the stream, [Em] A little Moses was found in [Bm] the stream, He [E] floated on water [G] till old Pharaoh's daughter, She fished him she [B] said from [Em] that stream.
[Bm] [B]
[Gm] [D]
[C] [F#m] [Dm]
[C#] [A#] [F#]
Oh yes, [B] Methuselah lived 900 years, Methuselah lived 900 years, But who calls [F] that living [E] when no one will [C#] give in to no man [E] what's 900 [Bm] [Em] years.
[B] [C#]
I'm preaching this sermon to [Bm] show, [E] It ain't [F#] necessarily [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [D#]
[E] so.
[B]
Key:
B
E
Bm
Em
C#
B
E
Bm
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] It ain't necessarily _ so, it ain't necessarily so, The things [Dm] that your preacher [F] is [E] liable to [G] teach you, it ain't [F#m] necessarily [B] _ [Em] so.
_ _ _ [B] _
[Bm] Little David was small but oh my, Little David was small but oh [E] my, He [B] fought big Goliath [Gm] who lay low [G] and died, [C#] Little David was [F#m] small but oh _ [Bm] my. _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Oh yes, [B] _
Jonah [E] he lived [B] in the whale, _ Yes Jonah he lived in the whale, [Bm] Now he made his home in that fish's abdomen, [Am] Yes Jonah [E] he lived [Bm] in the [Em] whale. _ _ _
[B] _ A little [E] Moses was found [Bm] in the stream, [Em] _ A little Moses was found in [Bm] the stream, _ He [E] floated on water [G] till old Pharaoh's daughter, She fished him she [B] said from [Em] that stream.
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [F#] _
Oh yes, _ _ [B] Methuselah lived 900 _ years, _ Methuselah lived 900 _ years, But who calls [F] that living [E] when no one will [C#] give in to no man [E] what's 900 [Bm] _ _ [Em] years.
_ [B] _ _ [C#]
I'm preaching this sermon to [Bm] show, [E] It ain't _ [F#] necessarily [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [D#] _ _
[E] _ so.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] It ain't necessarily _ so, it ain't necessarily so, The things [Dm] that your preacher [F] is [E] liable to [G] teach you, it ain't [F#m] necessarily [B] _ [Em] so.
_ _ _ [B] _
[Bm] Little David was small but oh my, Little David was small but oh [E] my, He [B] fought big Goliath [Gm] who lay low [G] and died, [C#] Little David was [F#m] small but oh _ [Bm] my. _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Oh yes, [B] _
Jonah [E] he lived [B] in the whale, _ Yes Jonah he lived in the whale, [Bm] Now he made his home in that fish's abdomen, [Am] Yes Jonah [E] he lived [Bm] in the [Em] whale. _ _ _
[B] _ A little [E] Moses was found [Bm] in the stream, [Em] _ A little Moses was found in [Bm] the stream, _ He [E] floated on water [G] till old Pharaoh's daughter, She fished him she [B] said from [Em] that stream.
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [F#] _
Oh yes, _ _ [B] Methuselah lived 900 _ years, _ Methuselah lived 900 _ years, But who calls [F] that living [E] when no one will [C#] give in to no man [E] what's 900 [Bm] _ _ [Em] years.
_ [B] _ _ [C#]
I'm preaching this sermon to [Bm] show, [E] It ain't _ [F#] necessarily [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [D#] _ _
[E] _ so.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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