Chords for Peter Tosh Pick Myself Up Live 1983
Tempo:
120.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[A#] [F#] [Bm]
[C] [F#]
[G#]
[B]
In [Bm]
[A#] the beginning, [F#]
[A#] God created fire and earth.
He then [F] created man of his own likeness and image.
[Bm] He [A#] gave unto man wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
[F#] [A#] He made man dominion over all things.
[B]
[G#] [F#] King of [B] kings, Lord of lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[F#] King of kings, Lord of [G] lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[D] [F#m] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] [D] Sitting in the [A] morning sun, [A] watching all them [E] birds [D] passing by.
Oh, [A] how sweet they [Bm] sing.
Oh, how [G] much I wish [D] that I could fly.
And you [A] know I try.
I said [G] I try.
[A] I tried it [G] and I tried, tried, tried.
But [D] I can't fix [G]
myself up.
And I
[E] had to start all [D] over.
Every time [G] I start all over, [G] I fix [D] myself up.
[G] And I smile so [D] far.
[G] And I had to start all over.
Every [D] time I start all over.
[D]
Sitting [A] in the midday sun, [E] wondering where my [A] meal is [D] coming from.
I've been working so [A] hard, [Bm] not even [A] peat my [A] bread.
Oh, [D] God.
And you know [A] I try.
You can imagine [G] how I try.
I [A] tried it and I did [G] try, try, try.
But [D] I can't [G] fix [D] myself up.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
I've been 15 [A] and 1.
[Bm] [G] [D]
And you know [A]
I [G] try.
[A] I tried it and I [G] did try, try, try, try.
But I can't fix [D] myself up.
[G] I'm [F#] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
crying.
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [Bm]
[G] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [D]
[E] [Gm] [A]
[N]
[A#] [F#] [Bm]
[C] [F#]
[G#]
[B]
In [Bm]
[A#] the beginning, [F#]
[A#] God created fire and earth.
He then [F] created man of his own likeness and image.
[Bm] He [A#] gave unto man wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
[F#] [A#] He made man dominion over all things.
[B]
[G#] [F#] King of [B] kings, Lord of lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[F#] King of kings, Lord of [G] lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [B]
[D] [F#m] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[A] [D] Sitting in the [A] morning sun, [A] watching all them [E] birds [D] passing by.
Oh, [A] how sweet they [Bm] sing.
Oh, how [G] much I wish [D] that I could fly.
And you [A] know I try.
I said [G] I try.
[A] I tried it [G] and I tried, tried, tried.
But [D] I can't fix [G]
myself up.
And I
[E] had to start all [D] over.
Every time [G] I start all over, [G] I fix [D] myself up.
[G] And I smile so [D] far.
[G] And I had to start all over.
Every [D] time I start all over.
[D]
Sitting [A] in the midday sun, [E] wondering where my [A] meal is [D] coming from.
I've been working so [A] hard, [Bm] not even [A] peat my [A] bread.
Oh, [D] God.
And you know [A] I try.
You can imagine [G] how I try.
I [A] tried it and I did [G] try, try, try.
But [D] I can't [G] fix [D] myself up.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
I've been 15 [A] and 1.
[Bm] [G] [D]
And you know [A]
I [G] try.
[A] I tried it and I [G] did try, try, try, try.
But I can't fix [D] myself up.
[G] I'm [F#] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
crying.
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [Bm]
[G] [D] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [D]
[E] [Gm] [A]
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ In [Bm] _
[A#] the beginning, _ _ [F#] _
[A#] God created fire and earth.
He then [F] created man of his own likeness and image.
[Bm] He [A#] gave unto man wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
[F#] _ [A#] He made man dominion over all things.
_ _ [B] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] King of _ _ [B] _ kings, Lord of lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[F#] _ King of _ _ kings, _ Lord of [G] lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Sitting in the [A] morning sun, [A] watching all them [E] birds [D] passing by. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [A] how sweet they [Bm] sing.
Oh, how [G] much I wish [D] that I could fly.
_ _ And you [A] know I try.
_ I said [G] I try.
_ _ _ [A] I tried _ it [G] and I _ tried, tried, tried.
But [D] I can't fix [G] _ _ _
myself up.
And I _ _ _
[E] _ had to start all [D] over.
Every time [G] I start all over, _ _ [G] I fix [D] myself up.
[G] And I smile so [D] far.
[G] And I had to start all over.
Every [D] time I start all over.
[D]
Sitting [A] in the midday sun, [E] wondering where my [A] meal is [D] coming _ from. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been working so [A] hard, [Bm] not even [A] peat my [A] bread.
Oh, [D] God. _ _
And you know [A] I try.
You can imagine [G] how I try. _ _ _
I [A] tried it and I did [G] try, try, try.
_ _ But [D] I can't [G] fix [D] myself up.
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've been 15 [A] and 1.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ And you know [A] _ _
I _ [G] try. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I tried it and I [G] did try, try, try, try.
But I _ can't fix [D] myself up.
[G] I'm _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ crying.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ In [Bm] _
[A#] the beginning, _ _ [F#] _
[A#] God created fire and earth.
He then [F] created man of his own likeness and image.
[Bm] He [A#] gave unto man wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
[F#] _ [A#] He made man dominion over all things.
_ _ [B] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] King of _ _ [B] _ kings, Lord of lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[F#] _ King of _ _ kings, _ Lord of [G] lords, hallelujah, hallelujah.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ Sitting in the [A] morning sun, [A] watching all them [E] birds [D] passing by. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, [A] how sweet they [Bm] sing.
Oh, how [G] much I wish [D] that I could fly.
_ _ And you [A] know I try.
_ I said [G] I try.
_ _ _ [A] I tried _ it [G] and I _ tried, tried, tried.
But [D] I can't fix [G] _ _ _
myself up.
And I _ _ _
[E] _ had to start all [D] over.
Every time [G] I start all over, _ _ [G] I fix [D] myself up.
[G] And I smile so [D] far.
[G] And I had to start all over.
Every [D] time I start all over.
[D]
Sitting [A] in the midday sun, [E] wondering where my [A] meal is [D] coming _ from. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been working so [A] hard, [Bm] not even [A] peat my [A] bread.
Oh, [D] God. _ _
And you know [A] I try.
You can imagine [G] how I try. _ _ _
I [A] tried it and I did [G] try, try, try.
_ _ But [D] I can't [G] fix [D] myself up.
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've been 15 [A] and 1.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ And you know [A] _ _
I _ [G] try. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I tried it and I [G] did try, try, try, try.
But I _ can't fix [D] myself up.
[G] I'm _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ crying.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _