Chords for The Canton Spirituals Mississippi 'po Boy

Tempo:
93.25 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Am

C

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Canton Spirituals Mississippi 'po Boy chords
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[G] [Em] I didn't [Am] have [Em] no money.
Anybody like that?
Anybody ever been that way?
[E]
A lot of my [Am] friends, whoo, thought that was so funny.
[Em] [E] I'm so glad [Am] today that I can stand [Em] right here and say,
Can I get a witness in here?
[Bm] That's a [C] lie.
Anybody in this building know he's been [B] good.
Anybody in this [G] building know he's been good.
Anybody in this building know he's been good.
I know he's been good to me, y'all.
[Em] Now, those of you that come from a poor family,
[E] and you know [B] God brought you,
[Em] I just want you to [D#] lift your [E] voice [B] and just [C] scream one time.
[B] [G] [Am] [B]
Come [Em] from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have us,
[C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
Come from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have us,
[F#] [C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
Come from a poor family, sure [Am] didn't have us,
[C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
[Am] Oh, I didn't have [Em] no money.
[Am]
A lot of my [Em] friends thought that was funny.
[Am] Oh, but I'm so glad today [Em] that I can stand right here and say
[C] that the [D] Lord been [Em] good to me.
I don't know about y'all, but we were raised [Am] in a shack, y'all.
[Em] Sometimes poor was dead, then [Am] we put on our back.
[Em] Mama and Daddy, [Am] they done the best they could.
[Em] The Lord always told me, [Am] son, always be good.
[Em] I'm on a thing that [Am] I've [Em] done in life.
[E] I know that the Lord [B] been good to [Em] me.
Oh, he's been good.
Oh, Lord.
How many know he's been good?
Oh, I thank you, Lord.
He brought me a mighty long way.
He brought me a mighty long way.
Let me ask y'all something.
Did he bring you?
Did he bring you?
Did he bring you over the mountain?
Over the mountain?
Over the mountain?
Down through the valley?
Ain't God good?
Ah, no God been good.
You know what he did for me?
He brought me a mighty long way.
[Am] Anybody [Em] know he's good?
Anybody know he's good?
Anybody know he's good?
I just want to ask y'all a couple of questions.
Anybody know if I'm gonna rock?
Rocking over every land.
Anybody know if I'm gonna rock?
Rocking over every land.
Anybody know if I'm gonna [A] pray?
[Em]
[A] [Em] Wait a minute.
I'm just gonna name a few things that he done for me.
First of all, how many Pope folks that come from a Pope
family out there?
Those of you that know God brought you, let me hear you say yeah.
Name a few things that he done for me.
Just a few.
And if he did the same thing for you, I just want you to
scream yeah as loud as you can.
Can I [Em] take what he done for me?
Let me tell you.
Let me tell you what he did.
Shoot on my feet.
Shoot on my feet.
Shoot on my feet.
Cold on my back.
Cold on my back.
Blood on my chest.
[Em]
Let me hear you say yeah.
Let me hear you say yeah.
Let me hear you say yeah.
Yeah.
[A] Yeah.
[B] [Em]
I'm gonna be.
[Am] I [Em] [C] know that the [Bm] Lord.
[Em] Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Jesus.
Hallelujah.
[D] [C]
[D]
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
B
12341112
E
2311
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
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To start learning The Williams Brothers And Their Superstar Friends - Mississippi Poor Boy chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bm, Em, Am, Em, Am and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 46 BPM before aiming for the song's 93 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ I didn't [Am] have _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] no money.
_ _ Anybody like that?
Anybody ever been that way?
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
A lot of my [Am] friends, _ _ _ _ whoo, _ thought that was so funny.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm _ _ _ _ _ so glad [Am] today _ _ _ _ that I can stand [Em] right here and say,
Can I get a witness in here?
_ [Bm] That's a [C] lie. _
_ _ Anybody in this building know he's been [B] good.
Anybody in this [G] building know he's been good.
Anybody in this building know he's been good.
I know he's been good to me, y'all.
[Em] _ Now, those of you that come from a poor family,
[E] and you know [B] God brought you,
[Em] I just want you to [D#] lift your [E] voice [B] and just [C] scream one time.
[B] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Come [Em] from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have us,
[C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
Come from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have us,
[F#] [C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
Come from a poor family, sure [Am] didn't have us,
[C] but the [Bm] Lord been [Em] good to me.
_ _ [Am] Oh, I didn't have [Em] no money.
_ _ _ [Am]
A lot of my [Em] friends thought that was funny.
[Am] Oh, but I'm so glad today [Em] that I can stand right here and say
[C] that the [D] Lord been [Em] good to me.
I don't know about y'all, but we were raised [Am] in a shack, y'all.
[Em] Sometimes poor was dead, then [Am] we put on our back.
[Em] _ Mama and Daddy, [Am] they done the best they could.
[Em] The Lord always told me, [Am] son, always be good.
[Em] I'm on a thing that [Am] I've [Em] done in life.
[E] I know that the Lord [B] been good to [Em] me.
Oh, he's been good. _
Oh, Lord.
_ How many know he's been good? _
Oh, I thank you, Lord.
_ He brought me a mighty long way.
He brought me a mighty long way.
Let me ask y'all something.
Did he bring you?
Did he bring you?
Did he bring you over the mountain?
Over the mountain?
Over the mountain?
_ Down through the valley?
_ Ain't God good?
Ah, _ _ no God been good.
You know what he did for me?
He brought me a mighty long way.
[Am] Anybody [Em] know he's good?
Anybody know he's good?
Anybody know he's good?
I just want to ask y'all a couple of questions.
Anybody know if I'm gonna rock?
_ Rocking over every land.
Anybody know if I'm gonna rock?
Rocking over every land.
Anybody know if I'm gonna [A] pray?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ Wait a minute.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm just gonna name a few things that he done for me.
First of all, how many Pope folks that come from a Pope
family out there?
Those of you that know God brought you, let me hear you say yeah. _ _
_ Name a few things that he done for me.
Just a few.
And if he did the same thing for you, I just want you to
scream yeah as loud as you can.
Can I [Em] take what he done for me?
Let me tell you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Let me tell you what he did.
Shoot on my feet.
Shoot on my feet.
Shoot on my feet.
Cold on my back.
Cold on my back.
_ Blood on my chest. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Let me hear you say yeah.
Let me hear you say yeah.
Let me hear you say yeah.
Yeah.
[A] Yeah.
[B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna be.
[Am] _ I [Em] [C] know that the [Bm] Lord.
[Em] _ Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, Jesus.
Hallelujah. _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Soullink Live album.

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