Chords for Staple Singers 1973

[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [N] One particular sound has worked its way into all forms of pop and contemporary music.
It's [E] honest, it's real, and it speaks the truth.
To be more exact, the gospel.
[N] And to spread the word as only they can,
here nominated for best vocal performance by a duo, group, or chorus [G] in the field of rhythm and blues,
[E] ladies and gentlemen,
the Staples Singers!
[N] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ Oh, my God!
_ [C] _ [F] I _ [C] _
know the place
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] Ain't nobody crying
_ [F] _ _ [C] Ain't nobody worried
_ [F] _ _ [C] Ain't no smiling face
_ [Fm] [Bb] No, [A] no, lying [C] to the races
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
Help me
[F] Come on, come [Am] on
Somebody [Gm] help me [C] now
[Gm] Yeah, yeah, [C]
yeah
Help me out
_ [F] Yeah, [C] _
yeah
Help me now _ _ Oh!
_ Help me
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Mercy
I [F] can't do that.
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _
[C] Let me take you [F] home.
_ [G] _ [Am]
[C] There's a little bit of pain in my [F] heart.
They won't let you [C] keep me on this mash.
If [F] you're strong enough. _ _
[C] I'm _ _ [F] through with it.
[C] It's time for now.
[F] Play on it, play on it.
[C] Can't make that in my _ [F] body.
[C]
What is that?
[F] Oh, oh.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
Oh, _ oh.
[F] _ [G] Somebody [Am] good now.
Oh, [F] oh.
_ DJ help [C] me out.
I'm on a [F] low.
_ [C] All right.
_ _ [F] Come on, come on, come on.
Come on.
[Dm]
[C] Come on, come on, come on.
What you doing?
[Gm] Something's wrong.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] Oh, [C] oh.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
I ain't trying to win.
[F] No.
_ [C] _
Ain't no.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] I'm not going to lose.
Oh, oh.
No, no, no. _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] Oh, oh.
Oh.
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