Chords for Soul Stirrers ~ "I'm Trying To Be Your Friend"

Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

Eb

Cm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Soul Stirrers ~ "I'm Trying To Be Your Friend" chords
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[Gm]
[Bb] Out of the [Gm]
darkness, [Bb] I've learned to walk in [Gm] the light.
Living in a sinful world, oh [Bb] yeah, I've learned to do [Gm] what's right.
[Bb] Share a little love [Eb] with your brother, [Bb] sure he won't [Gm] need no pride.
When [Bb] you are born, [Dm] this summer's standing, [Bb] show you that [Eb] I'm really [Bb]
trying.
[Eb] [Bb] Show [Eb] you that I'm really [Bb] trying, [Eb] yeah.
[Gb] Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend, what you're trying to [Gb] do, [Cm] yeah.
Trying to be [Gm] your friend.
I found out, wishing you well is the same thing I receive.
[Bb] But if I wish you wrong, my brother, I'll have to [Gm] bear that pain.
[Bb] Listen all the [Eb] few and poor, [Bb] for they shall [Gm] see God.
[Bb] For me, to you, [Dm] I would give love.
[Bb] For all of [Eb] us are made [Bb] by God, [Eb] yeah.
[Bb] For all of [Eb] us are made [Bb] by [Eb] God.
[D] [Cm] Trying to be [Gm] your friend, what you're trying [D] to do, yeah.
Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend.
Oh, what you're trying to do, yeah.
[D] Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend, oh [Gb] yeah.
Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend.
From life's disappointments, smile and say let it be.
[Bb] Be the [Gm] cheer while the sun still shines, [Bb] just you [Gm] wait and see.
[Bb] All that looks good [Eb] at others, [Bb] you try to [Gm] hold them back.
[Bb] Pretty soon [Dm] there'll be no room [Bb] for nothing [Eb] that [Bb] makes you sad, [Eb] yeah.
[Bb] For nothing [Eb] that makes you [Bb] [Eb] sad.
[Cm] Trying to [Gm] be your friend.
[D] Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend.
I've got to [D] be [Cm] your [Gm]
friend.
Oh, [D] yeah.
Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend.
Oh.
[D] [Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Cm]
Key:  
Bb
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Gm
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Eb
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Cm
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D
1321
Bb
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Gm
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Eb
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Let's start jamming The Soul Stirrers - Im Trying To Be Your Friend chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Gm, Bb, Gm, D, Cm, Eb, Bb and Eb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 57 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 115 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Out of the [Gm]
darkness, [Bb] _ I've learned to walk in [Gm] the light.
_ _ Living in a sinful world, oh [Bb] yeah, I've learned to do [Gm] what's right.
_ _ [Bb] Share a little love [Eb] with your brother, _ _ [Bb] sure he won't [Gm] need no pride.
When _ [Bb] you are born, [Dm] this summer's standing, [Bb] show you that [Eb] I'm really [Bb]
trying.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Show [Eb] you that I'm really [Bb] trying, [Eb] yeah.
[Gb] _ Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend, what you're trying to [Gb] do, [Cm] yeah.
Trying to be [Gm] your friend.
_ I found out, wishing you well is the same thing I receive.
_ _ _ [Bb] But if I wish you wrong, my brother, I'll have to [Gm] bear that pain.
_ [Bb] _ Listen all the [Eb] few and poor, _ [Bb] for they shall [Gm] see God.
_ [Bb] For me, to you, [Dm] I would give love.
[Bb] For all of [Eb] us are made [Bb] by God, [Eb] yeah.
[Bb] For all of [Eb] us are made [Bb] by _ [Eb] God.
[D] _ [Cm] Trying to be [Gm] your friend, what you're trying [D] to do, yeah.
Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ what you're trying to do, yeah.
[D] Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend, oh _ [Gb] yeah.
Trying [Cm] to [Gm] be your friend.
_ _ From life's disappointments, _ _ smile and say let it be.
_ [Bb] Be the [Gm] cheer while the sun still shines, [Bb] just you [Gm] wait and _ see.
_ [Bb] All that looks good [Eb] at others, _ [Bb] you try to [Gm] hold them back.
_ _ [Bb] Pretty soon [Dm] there'll be no room [Bb] for nothing [Eb] that [Bb] makes you sad, [Eb] yeah.
[Bb] For nothing [Eb] that makes you [Bb] [Eb] sad.
_ _ [Cm] Trying to [Gm] be your friend.
_ _ [D] Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend.
_ _ _ I've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ got to [D] be [Cm] your [Gm]
friend.
Oh, [D] yeah.
Trying [Cm] to be [Gm] your friend. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _

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The Strength Power and Love album includes this song.

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