Chords for The Temptations - Cloud Nine(acapella)

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

D

B

Eb

Gb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Temptations - Cloud Nine(acapella) chords
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[N] [Gb]
[D]
[Eb] [Bm] [D]
[Eb] The
[Gb] childhood part of my [C] life wasn't very pretty.
[F] You see, I was [E] born and raised [F] in the slums [Gb] of the city.
[Eb] It was [D] a one room shack, there slept ten other children beside me.
[F] We [Ab] hardly had [C] enough food or [E] room to sleep.
[Gb] [D] It was hard [Fm] [B] times.
I needed something to eat in my travel [E] bag.
[D] Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
[Bbm] He disrespected mama and [Gb] treated us [F] like [Eb] dogs.
I left home seeking a job [Bm] and I never did find [F] one.
Depressed and [Bb] downhearted, I took the cloud [C] nine.
I'm doing [Dm] fine [D] up here on cloud nine.
Listen, one more time.
I'm [Dm] doing fine [D] up here [C] on cloud [Eb] nine.
Folks down there [Gb] tell me, they say give yourself a chance, son, don't let life pass you [B] by.
But the world of reality is a rat [D] race where only the strongest survive.
[Em] It's a [G] dog eat dog world and there ain't no life.
It ain't even safe no [B] more to walk the streets at [Bm] night.
I'm doing [Dm]
fine on [C] cloud nine.
Let me tell you about cloud [D] nine.
Cloud nine.
You [B] can be what you want to [Bm] be.
Cloud nine.
You ain't got no [A] responsibility.
[Eb] Cloud nine.
And I love [B] man is free.
[Eb] Cloud [A] nine.
You're a [Gb] million miles from reality.
[D] Reality.
I want to say up, up, higher.
Up, up, [Ab] up, [D] up and away.
Cloud nine.
[B] I want to say I love the life I live.
[Dm] And I'm going [Ab] to live the life I [D] love [Fm] up here on [G] cloud nine.
[D] I, I, I, I, I, I'm riding [B] high [D] on cloud nine.
[Gb] You're as free as a bird in flight. Cloud [G] nine.
There's no difference between [D] day and night.
Cloud nine.
It's a world of love and hate.
Cloud nine.
[B] You're a million miles from reality.
[G] Reality.
[D] I want to say up, up, higher.
[C] Up, up, up, up [D] and away.
[Eb]
Cloud nine.
You [Ab] can be what you want to [B] be.
Cloud nine.
You [Bm] ain't got no [B] responsibility.
Cloud [Eb] nine.
Every man in his mind is [Fm] free.
Cloud nine.
You're a million miles from reality.
[B] Cloud nine.
[Eb] You can be what you want to be.
Ah, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [G] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ab] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
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To start learning The Temptations - (The Motown Story: The 60s Version) Cloud Nine chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: B, G, D, Gb, G, D, B, Dm, C, D, B and Bm. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] The _ _ _
[Gb] childhood part of my [C] life wasn't very pretty.
[F] You see, I was [E] born and raised [F] in the slums [Gb] of the city.
_ [Eb] It was [D] a one room shack, there slept ten other children beside me.
[F] _ _ We [Ab] hardly had [C] enough food or [E] room to sleep.
[Gb] _ [D] It was hard [Fm] _ [B] times.
I needed something to eat in my travel [E] bag. _ _ _ _
[D] _ Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work.
_ [Bbm] _ He disrespected mama and [Gb] treated us [F] like [Eb] dogs.
I left home seeking a job [Bm] and I never did find _ [F] one.
Depressed and [Bb] downhearted, I took the cloud [C] nine.
I'm doing [Dm] _ fine _ [D] _ up here on cloud nine.
Listen, one more time.
I'm [Dm] doing _ _ fine _ [D] up here [C] on cloud _ [Eb] _ _ nine.
Folks down there [Gb] tell me, they say give yourself a chance, son, don't let life pass you [B] by.
_ _ But the world of reality is a rat [D] race where only the strongest survive.
[Em] It's a [G] dog eat dog world and there ain't no life.
_ It ain't even safe no [B] more to walk the streets at [Bm] night.
I'm doing [Dm] _ _
fine _ _ _ on [C] cloud nine.
_ Let me tell you about cloud [D] nine.
Cloud nine.
You [B] can be what you want to [Bm] be.
Cloud nine.
You ain't got no [A] _ responsibility.
_ [Eb] Cloud nine.
And I love _ [B] _ man is free.
[Eb] Cloud [A] nine.
You're a [Gb] million miles from _ reality.
_ [D] Reality.
I want to say up, up, higher.
_ Up, up, [Ab] up, _ [D] up and _ _ _ away.
_ _ _ _ Cloud nine. _
[B] _ I want to say I love the life I live.
[Dm] And I'm going [Ab] to live the life I [D] love [Fm] up here on [G] cloud nine.
[D] I, I, I, I, I, I'm riding _ _ [B] high _ _ _ [D] on cloud nine.
[Gb] You're as free as a bird in flight. Cloud [G] nine.
There's no difference between [D] day and night.
Cloud nine.
It's a world of love and hate.
Cloud nine.
[B] You're a million miles from reality.
_ _ [G] Reality.
[D] I want to say up, up, higher.
[C] Up, up, up, up [D] and away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Cloud nine.
You [Ab] can be what you want to [B] be.
Cloud nine.
You [Bm] ain't got no [B] responsibility.
_ Cloud [Eb] nine.
Every man in his mind is [Fm] free.
Cloud nine.
You're a million miles from reality.
[B] _ Cloud nine.
[Eb] You can be what you want to be.
Ah, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [G] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, [Ab] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

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