Move On Up Chords by The Jam

Tempo:
76.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

Bm

Em

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Jam Live - Move On Up chords
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[G] [E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] I'm going to sing
[Bm] a song for you.
It's [E] a beautiful song.
[Bm] I'm going to sing it for you.
I [E] used to live [Bm] in St.
Jude.
He [E] built a city, a road ahead.
[Bm] You cannot say it's over.
[E] [Em] A [Bm] beautiful life.
And [E] those people, my beautiful people,
Well, there's [Bm] only one life.
So [Em] work hard, [Bm] child.
Don't try.
Don't [E] hold back on St.
Jude's [Bm] right side.
[E] So don't look [Bm] back on people's mistakes.
And [E] don't ever increase our own [Bm] sins.
For people have pushed us.
For [E] nothing less.
[Bm] He was second best.
[E] He was proud to [Bm] say he was positive.
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] Hey!
[Bm] He was second best.
[E] He was proud to
[Bm] [E] say he was positive.
For [Bm] people have pushed us.
[E]
[D] And those [Eb] people, my beautiful people,
Key:  
E
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Jam - (Original Live Version) Move On Up chords, practice playing B, Bm, B, E, Bm, E and Bm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 76 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 153. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] I'm going to sing _ _ _
[Bm] a song for you.
It's [E] a beautiful song. _
[Bm] I'm going to sing it for you.
I [E] used to live [Bm] in St.
Jude.
_ He [E] built a city, a road ahead.
[Bm] You cannot say _ it's over.
[E] _ _ [Em] A [Bm] beautiful life.
And [E] those people, my beautiful people,
Well, there's [Bm] only one life.
So [Em] work hard, [Bm] child. _
Don't try.
Don't [E] hold back on St.
Jude's [Bm] right side.
_ [E] So don't look [Bm] back on people's mistakes.
And [E] don't ever increase our own [Bm] sins.
For people have pushed us.
For [E] nothing less.
[Bm] He was second best.
_ _ [E] He was proud to [Bm] say he was positive.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] Hey! _ _ _
[Bm] He was second best.
[E] He was proud to _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] say he was positive.
For [Bm] people have pushed us.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] And those [Eb] people, my beautiful people, _ _

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This song was authored by Curtis Mayfield.

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