The Staple Singers-People Get Ready Chords

Tempo:
141.7 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Cm

F

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Staple Singers-People Get Ready chords
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[G] [Eb]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Gm] [Fm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm]
People get ready, [Fm] there's a [Ab]
train coming.
[Fm] [Eb] [Cm] Don't need no ticket, [Ab] you can just [Eb]
step on board.
All [Cm] we need is a little faith [Ab] to hear the diesel running.
[Eb] We [Cm] ain't got to have no baggie down, we can [Ab] just [Eb] thank the Lord.
You tell them.
[Cm] People get ready, [Fm] there's a train [Ab] caught on [Eb] yesterday.
[Cm] Don't need no ticket, [Ab] you can just step [Eb] on board.
[Cm] All we need is faith [Ab] to hear the diesel running.
[Eb] Don't [Cm] need no ticket, [Ab] you can just [Eb] thank the Lord.
Thank the Lord.
Thank [Db] the Lord.
[Eb] [Ab] Thank the Lord.
[F]
Thank [Eb]
[Db] the Lord.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] Thank the Lord.
Thank [F] the Lord.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm] Y'all got to get ready now.
[Fm]
[Ab] The train is coming.
[Eb] You [Cm] don't need no ticket, you [Ab] can just [Eb] step on board.
All [Cm] you need is a little faith, [Fm] you can hear the diesel [Bb] running.
[Eb] You ain't [Cm] even got to have no bags, [Ab] you can just [Eb] get on board.
Al, why don't you help me tell them.
[Cm] People get ready [Ab] for the train to join our hands.
[Eb] Oh, [Cm] the master's coming.
[Ab]
[Eb] Get on board.
Yeah, yeah.
All we [Cm] need is [Ab] faith to hear the diesel running.
[Eb] You [Cm] don't need no ticket, you can [Fm] just thank [Eb] the Lord.
Thank the [Ab] Lord.
[Eb]
Thank the [Db] Lord.
[Eb] [Db] [Ab]
[F]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Eb] [Db] Thank [Ab] the Lord.
[F]
[Eb] Thank the Lord.
Yeah, yeah.
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab] Thank
[F]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb] the Lord.
Thank [Db] the Lord.
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Cm] [F]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[F]
[Ab] Thank you, [Eb] Lord.
[A] [Ab] [Ebm] [Eb]
Oh, [Cm] sign up, y'all got [F] to get ready now.
[Eb] Get ready.
Get ready.
The train is coming.
[Ab] Get ready.
[F]
[Ab] [Eb] Everybody better get ready.
[Ab]
[F] Thank you, [Eb] Lord.
Thank you, [Db] [Eb] Lord.
Thank you, [Ab] Lord.
[Eb] Thank [F] you, Lord.
[Eb] Thank you, Lord.
Thank you, [Db] Lord.
[Eb] [Bbm] Thank [Ab] you, [F] Lord.
Thank you, Lord.
[Eb]
Thank you, Lord.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Thank you, Lord.
[Cm]
[Fm]
Oh, [Eb] yeah.
We need to just thank up this town.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] yes, we have.
[F] [Abm]
We're just feeling this song.
[Ab] [Eb]
Come on, [Ab] children.
[Ebm] [Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb] [C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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Let's start jamming Al Green - People Get Ready chords, Practice these chords sequence - Cm, Ab, Eb, F, Eb, Db, Eb, Ab, Cm, Fm and Ab. Begin your practice at a relaxed 70 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 142. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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[G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
People get ready, _ [Fm] _ there's a [Ab]
train coming.
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] Don't need no ticket, [Ab] you can just _ [Eb]
step on board.
_ _ All [Cm] we need is a little faith _ [Ab] to hear the diesel running.
_ _ _ [Eb] We [Cm] ain't got to have no baggie down, we can [Ab] just _ [Eb] thank the Lord.
_ You tell them. _
[Cm] People get ready, [Fm] there's a train [Ab] caught on _ [Eb] yesterday. _ _
[Cm] _ Don't need no ticket, [Ab] you can just step [Eb] on _ board. _ _ _
[Cm] All we need is faith [Ab] to hear the diesel running.
_ _ [Eb] _ Don't [Cm] need no ticket, _ [Ab] you can just _ [Eb] thank the Lord.
_ Thank the Lord.
_ _ _ Thank [Db] the Lord. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Thank the Lord.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Thank _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] the Lord. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Thank the Lord.
Thank [F] the Lord. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Y'all got to get ready now.
[Fm] _ _
[Ab] The train is coming.
_ _ [Eb] _ You [Cm] don't need no ticket, you [Ab] can just _ [Eb] step on board.
_ _ All [Cm] you need is a little faith, [Fm] _ you can hear the diesel [Bb] running.
_ _ [Eb] You ain't [Cm] even got to have no bags, [Ab] you can just [Eb] get on board.
Al, why don't you help me tell them. _
[Cm] People get ready [Ab] for the train to join our hands.
_ [Eb] _ Oh, [Cm] the master's coming.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] Get on board.
Yeah, yeah.
_ All we [Cm] need _ is [Ab] faith to hear the diesel running.
_ _ [Eb] _ You [Cm] don't need no ticket, you can [Fm] just thank [Eb] the Lord.
Thank _ the [Ab] Lord.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ Thank the [Db] Lord. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] Thank [Ab] the Lord. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Thank the Lord.
Yeah, yeah.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Thank _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] the Lord. _ _ _
_ Thank [Db] the Lord.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] Thank you, [Eb] Lord. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb]
Oh, [Cm] sign _ _ _ _ up, y'all got [F] to get ready now. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Get ready. _ _ _
_ _ Get ready.
The train is coming.
[Ab] Get ready. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ Everybody better get ready. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ Thank you, _ [Eb] _ Lord. _ _ _
Thank you, [Db] _ [Eb] Lord.
Thank you, [Ab] Lord.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Thank [F] you, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Thank you, Lord.
_ Thank you, [Db] Lord.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] Thank [Ab] you, _ _ _ _ _ [F] Lord.
Thank you, Lord.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank you, Lord.
_ [Bbm] _
[Eb] Thank you, Lord.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ Oh, _ [Eb] yeah.
We need to just _ _ thank up this town.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Oh, [Ab] _ _ _ yes, we have.
_ [F] _ _ [Abm] _
We're just feeling this song.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Come on, [Ab] children.
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This track, written by Curtis Mayfield, is part of the album Higher Plane.

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