Chords for sly and family stone..."portrait of a legend" documentary {part 3}
Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
E
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] But in the early 70s, the band's performances became more and more erratic.
They pick up a reputation for not showing up at concerts.
A reputation Sly says they didn't deserve.
In Chicago, for example, there was a big riot there.
But I was there when it was advertised, but I wasn't.
And a few of us sometimes can get nervous.
The promoter's calling and saying,
If you don't make it, I'll never see you again.
If [Am] you want me to stay, I'll be around [C] the day.
Do [F] me a favor for you [E] to see.
[Am] I'm about to go.
[Gm] If you want [F] me to stay here, I gotta [E] be me.
If not, [Am] I'm gonna be about.
[C]
That's what it's all about.
You can't [Fm] take me for [G] granted, that's why.
[E] [Am] I'm not afraid.
We're all together.
[D] I'm not [F] afraid of the problem.
[E] And [Am] when you'll see me again,
I'll thank you [C] have been
the kind [F] of person you really [E] are.
[Am] I'll be [F] strong, good man.
I [C] wish I could.
[Fm]
[E] [Am]
[C] Sly [F] became one of the more enigmatic characters [Em] in rock.
He never knew what he would do next.
He even got married to his wife, Kathy,
before 20,000 people at a 1974 concert
in New York's Madison Square Garden.
We are gathered together here tonight
in the [B] sight of God
[Db] and in the face of this company
to join together
this [B] man and this [G] woman
in glory after glory.
Sly, will you repeat these words after me?
[E] Don't be nervous.
[Bb]
[E] [Ab] In this reign I thee wed.
In this reign I thee [Em] wed.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost,
Amen.
[Bb] As a minister of the gospel of our Lord and Savior [E] Jesus Christ,
by the power that is invested in me,
I pronounce that [G] they are husband and wife
in the name of the [Bb] Father, [G] Jesus Christ.
But through it all,
Sly Stone has remained a star.
And even though his recordings have been sporadic in recent years,
he still knows who he is.
Well, if I gotta be Sly Stone,
I may as well be Sly Stone's superstar.
[E] Mama's so happy
Mama's so happy
[D] [E] Papa's still singing
[D] Super [E] naked kids try
[A]
[E] Thank you for letting me Be myself
Thank you for letting me Be myself
I'm still dreaming now
I still see what I feel
And you made me
I'm still dreaming [G] now
[A] You make it
I'm still dreaming now
You make it live [C] Don't stop
[E] Guide me down Don't stop
Thank you for letting me [Am] Be [G] myself
Many of the legends [F] we've spoken to have told us about
growing up very poor
and how their success has been that much sweeter
because they know what it was like to be down and out.
And we asked Sly Stone if he had ever been down and out.
When I was young, but no, well, maybe because down and out
is not that, the way they talk about it,
is not that uncomfortable.
I know I'm not going to steal a Wheaties or even
anything like that.
But I can imagine what they're talking about.
The only down and out to me is not having material,
live and living color right now.
That was going on.
I'm cool right now.
Even without whatever money, I mean, even, you know,
I'd rather have the money, too.
And all of it.
I like a lot of money.
But, you know, so I won't have to be me.
[G] I can hear you.
[Bb] You don't [C] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] ever understand.
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[D] [F] [G]
[Bb] And if you love me, make [C] me sadder, boy.
I [F] can't lie.
You can't.
[G]
[Bb] [C] [F] You don't understand.
[G]
Sly [Bb] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] Stone's songs [Bb] and performances
are so distinctly his that there's nobody
who could ever mess with him.
And having a style that distinct is a sure sign of a legend.
[Dm] [G] [F] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Em]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Cm] [F]
[F] [Db] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Dm] [Cm] [G]
[F] [G] [N]
They pick up a reputation for not showing up at concerts.
A reputation Sly says they didn't deserve.
In Chicago, for example, there was a big riot there.
But I was there when it was advertised, but I wasn't.
And a few of us sometimes can get nervous.
The promoter's calling and saying,
If you don't make it, I'll never see you again.
If [Am] you want me to stay, I'll be around [C] the day.
Do [F] me a favor for you [E] to see.
[Am] I'm about to go.
[Gm] If you want [F] me to stay here, I gotta [E] be me.
If not, [Am] I'm gonna be about.
[C]
That's what it's all about.
You can't [Fm] take me for [G] granted, that's why.
[E] [Am] I'm not afraid.
We're all together.
[D] I'm not [F] afraid of the problem.
[E] And [Am] when you'll see me again,
I'll thank you [C] have been
the kind [F] of person you really [E] are.
[Am] I'll be [F] strong, good man.
I [C] wish I could.
[Fm]
[E] [Am]
[C] Sly [F] became one of the more enigmatic characters [Em] in rock.
He never knew what he would do next.
He even got married to his wife, Kathy,
before 20,000 people at a 1974 concert
in New York's Madison Square Garden.
We are gathered together here tonight
in the [B] sight of God
[Db] and in the face of this company
to join together
this [B] man and this [G] woman
in glory after glory.
Sly, will you repeat these words after me?
[E] Don't be nervous.
[Bb]
[E] [Ab] In this reign I thee wed.
In this reign I thee [Em] wed.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost,
Amen.
[Bb] As a minister of the gospel of our Lord and Savior [E] Jesus Christ,
by the power that is invested in me,
I pronounce that [G] they are husband and wife
in the name of the [Bb] Father, [G] Jesus Christ.
But through it all,
Sly Stone has remained a star.
And even though his recordings have been sporadic in recent years,
he still knows who he is.
Well, if I gotta be Sly Stone,
I may as well be Sly Stone's superstar.
[E] Mama's so happy
Mama's so happy
[D] [E] Papa's still singing
[D] Super [E] naked kids try
[A]
[E] Thank you for letting me Be myself
Thank you for letting me Be myself
I'm still dreaming now
I still see what I feel
And you made me
I'm still dreaming [G] now
[A] You make it
I'm still dreaming now
You make it live [C] Don't stop
[E] Guide me down Don't stop
Thank you for letting me [Am] Be [G] myself
Many of the legends [F] we've spoken to have told us about
growing up very poor
and how their success has been that much sweeter
because they know what it was like to be down and out.
And we asked Sly Stone if he had ever been down and out.
When I was young, but no, well, maybe because down and out
is not that, the way they talk about it,
is not that uncomfortable.
I know I'm not going to steal a Wheaties or even
anything like that.
But I can imagine what they're talking about.
The only down and out to me is not having material,
live and living color right now.
That was going on.
I'm cool right now.
Even without whatever money, I mean, even, you know,
I'd rather have the money, too.
And all of it.
I like a lot of money.
But, you know, so I won't have to be me.
[G] I can hear you.
[Bb] You don't [C] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] ever understand.
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[D] [F] [G]
[Bb] And if you love me, make [C] me sadder, boy.
I [F] can't lie.
You can't.
[G]
[Bb] [C] [F] You don't understand.
[G]
Sly [Bb] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] Stone's songs [Bb] and performances
are so distinctly his that there's nobody
who could ever mess with him.
And having a style that distinct is a sure sign of a legend.
[Dm] [G] [F] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Em]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Cm] [F]
[F] [Db] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Dm] [Cm] [G]
[F] [G] [N]
Key:
F
G
E
C
Bb
F
G
E
[E] But in the early 70s, the band's performances became more and more erratic.
They pick up a reputation for not showing up at concerts.
A reputation Sly says they didn't deserve.
In Chicago, for example, there was a big riot there.
_ But I was there when it was advertised, but I wasn't. _ _ _
And a few of us sometimes can get nervous. _ _
The promoter's calling and saying,
If you don't make it, _ I'll never see you again.
If [Am] you want me to stay, I'll be around [C] the day.
Do [F] me a favor for you [E] to see.
_ [Am] I'm about to go. _
_ [Gm] _ If you want [F] me to stay here, I gotta [E] be me.
If not, [Am] I'm gonna be about.
[C]
That's what it's all about.
You can't [Fm] take me for [G] granted, that's why.
[E] _ _ [Am] I'm not afraid.
We're all together.
[D] I'm not [F] afraid of the problem. _ _
[E] _ _ And [Am] when you'll see me again,
I'll thank you [C] have been
the kind [F] of person you really [E] are.
_ _ _ [Am] I'll be [F] strong, good man.
I [C] wish I could.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Sly [F] became one of the more enigmatic characters [Em] in rock.
He never knew what he would do next.
He even got married to his wife, Kathy,
before 20,000 people at a 1974 concert
in New York's Madison Square Garden.
We are gathered together here tonight
in the [B] sight of God
[Db] and in the face of this company
to join together
this [B] man and this [G] woman
in glory after glory.
Sly, will you repeat these words after me?
[E] _ Don't be nervous.
_ [Bb] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] In this reign I thee wed.
In this reign I thee [Em] wed.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost,
_ Amen.
[Bb] _ As a minister of the gospel of our Lord and Savior [E] Jesus Christ,
by the power that is invested in me,
I pronounce that [G] they are husband and wife
in the name of the [Bb] Father, [G] Jesus Christ.
But through it all,
Sly Stone has remained a star.
And even though his recordings have been sporadic in recent years,
he still knows who he is.
Well, if I gotta be Sly Stone,
I may as well be Sly Stone's superstar.
[E] _ Mama's so happy _
_ _ _ Mama's so happy _
_ [D] _ [E] _ Papa's still singing _
_ [D] Super [E] naked kids try
[A] _
_ [E] Thank you for letting me Be myself
Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you for letting me Be myself
_ _ I'm _ _ _ _ still dreaming now
I still see what I feel
And you made me
I'm still dreaming [G] now
[A] You make it
I'm still dreaming now
You make it live [C] Don't stop
[E] Guide me down Don't stop
_ _ Thank _ you for letting me [Am] Be [G] myself
Many of the legends [F] we've spoken to have told us about
growing up very poor
and how their success has been that much sweeter
because they know what it was like to be down and out.
And we asked Sly Stone if he had ever been down and out.
When I was young, but no, well, maybe because down and out
is not that, the way they talk about it,
is not that uncomfortable.
I know I'm not going to steal a Wheaties or even
anything like that.
But I can imagine what they're talking about. _ _
The only down and out to me is not having material,
live and living color right now. _ _
That was going on.
I'm cool right now. _
_ _ Even without whatever money, _ _ _ I mean, even, you know,
I'd rather have the money, too.
And all of it.
I like a lot of money. _
But, you know, so I won't have to be me. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I can hear you.
[Bb] You don't [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ ever understand.
[Gm] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And if you love me, make [C] me sadder, boy.
I [F] can't lie.
You can't.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] You don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Sly _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Stone's songs [Bb] and performances
are so distinctly his that there's nobody
who could ever mess with him.
And having a style that distinct is a sure sign of a legend.
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [F] _
_ [F] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _
They pick up a reputation for not showing up at concerts.
A reputation Sly says they didn't deserve.
In Chicago, for example, there was a big riot there.
_ But I was there when it was advertised, but I wasn't. _ _ _
And a few of us sometimes can get nervous. _ _
The promoter's calling and saying,
If you don't make it, _ I'll never see you again.
If [Am] you want me to stay, I'll be around [C] the day.
Do [F] me a favor for you [E] to see.
_ [Am] I'm about to go. _
_ [Gm] _ If you want [F] me to stay here, I gotta [E] be me.
If not, [Am] I'm gonna be about.
[C]
That's what it's all about.
You can't [Fm] take me for [G] granted, that's why.
[E] _ _ [Am] I'm not afraid.
We're all together.
[D] I'm not [F] afraid of the problem. _ _
[E] _ _ And [Am] when you'll see me again,
I'll thank you [C] have been
the kind [F] of person you really [E] are.
_ _ _ [Am] I'll be [F] strong, good man.
I [C] wish I could.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Sly [F] became one of the more enigmatic characters [Em] in rock.
He never knew what he would do next.
He even got married to his wife, Kathy,
before 20,000 people at a 1974 concert
in New York's Madison Square Garden.
We are gathered together here tonight
in the [B] sight of God
[Db] and in the face of this company
to join together
this [B] man and this [G] woman
in glory after glory.
Sly, will you repeat these words after me?
[E] _ Don't be nervous.
_ [Bb] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] In this reign I thee wed.
In this reign I thee [Em] wed.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost,
_ Amen.
[Bb] _ As a minister of the gospel of our Lord and Savior [E] Jesus Christ,
by the power that is invested in me,
I pronounce that [G] they are husband and wife
in the name of the [Bb] Father, [G] Jesus Christ.
But through it all,
Sly Stone has remained a star.
And even though his recordings have been sporadic in recent years,
he still knows who he is.
Well, if I gotta be Sly Stone,
I may as well be Sly Stone's superstar.
[E] _ Mama's so happy _
_ _ _ Mama's so happy _
_ [D] _ [E] _ Papa's still singing _
_ [D] Super [E] naked kids try
[A] _
_ [E] Thank you for letting me Be myself
Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you for letting me Be myself
_ _ I'm _ _ _ _ still dreaming now
I still see what I feel
And you made me
I'm still dreaming [G] now
[A] You make it
I'm still dreaming now
You make it live [C] Don't stop
[E] Guide me down Don't stop
_ _ Thank _ you for letting me [Am] Be [G] myself
Many of the legends [F] we've spoken to have told us about
growing up very poor
and how their success has been that much sweeter
because they know what it was like to be down and out.
And we asked Sly Stone if he had ever been down and out.
When I was young, but no, well, maybe because down and out
is not that, the way they talk about it,
is not that uncomfortable.
I know I'm not going to steal a Wheaties or even
anything like that.
But I can imagine what they're talking about. _ _
The only down and out to me is not having material,
live and living color right now. _ _
That was going on.
I'm cool right now. _
_ _ Even without whatever money, _ _ _ I mean, even, you know,
I'd rather have the money, too.
And all of it.
I like a lot of money. _
But, you know, so I won't have to be me. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I can hear you.
[Bb] You don't [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ ever understand.
[Gm] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And if you love me, make [C] me sadder, boy.
I [F] can't lie.
You can't.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] You don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Sly _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Stone's songs [Bb] and performances
are so distinctly his that there's nobody
who could ever mess with him.
And having a style that distinct is a sure sign of a legend.
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [F] _
_ [F] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _