Chords for Strawbs - Martin Luther King's Dream (1970)

Tempo:
156 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

F

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Strawbs - Martin Luther King's Dream (1970) chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Gm] [Eb]
Speak [F] [Bb]
only with [Eb] your voices [Bb] and not the [Eb] sword.
[Bb] Listen to your [Eb] leaders [Bb] and the words of the [Eb] Lord.
[Bb] Shake hands with [Gm] your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have [Bb] had a dream.
Whilst fury guideth around [Eb] you, [Bb]
provoking you to [Eb] hate,
[Bb] Remember what I [Eb] told you, [Bb] don't heed the [Eb] dangled bane.
[Bb] Shake hands with [Gm] your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have [Bb] had a dream.
The leaders of the [Eb] country [Bb] are speaking just the [Eb] same,
[Bb] And those who've gone [Eb] they've fallen, [Bb] and those who are [Eb] to blame.
[Bb] Shake hands [Gm] with your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have had [Bb] a dream.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
Proclaim a day of [Eb] mourning [Bb] and let the flags [Eb] fly low,
[Bb] The future is [Eb] before us [Bb] as I have told you [Eb] so.
[Gm] Shake hands with your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my [G] theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have had [Bb] a dream.
Shake hands [Gm] with your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have had [Bb] a dream.
[G]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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F
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Gm
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G
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Eb
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Bb
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F
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Strawbs - (Album Version) Martin Luther Kings Dream chords, practice playing Bb, Eb and Bb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 78 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 156. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
Speak [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ only with [Eb] your _ voices [Bb] and _ not the [Eb] sword.
_ [Bb] _ Listen to your [Eb] leaders _ [Bb] and the words of the [Eb] Lord.
_ [Bb] Shake hands with [Gm] your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I _ [F] have _ _ [Bb] had a _ dream.
_ _ _ Whilst fury guideth around [Eb] you, _ [Bb] _
provoking you to [Eb] hate,
_ _ [Bb] Remember what I [Eb] told you, [Bb] don't heed the [Eb] dangled bane.
_ [Bb] Shake hands with [Gm] your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
_ [Eb] For I _ [F] have _ [Bb] had a dream.
_ _ _ _ The leaders of the [Eb] country [Bb] are speaking just the [Eb] same,
[Bb] And those who've gone [Eb] they've fallen, _ [Bb] and those who are [Eb] to blame.
_ [Bb] Shake hands [Gm] with your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have _ had [Bb] a _ dream. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Proclaim a day of [Eb] mourning _ [Bb] and let the flags [Eb] fly low,
[Bb] The future is [Eb] before us [Bb] as I have told you [Eb] so.
_ [Gm] Shake hands with your _ brothers [Eb] has been [F] my [G] theme,
[Eb] For I [F] have _ had [Bb] a dream.
_ _ _ _ Shake hands [Gm] with your brothers [Eb] has been [F] my theme,
_ [Eb] For I [F] have _ _ had [Bb] a dream. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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