So Chords by Tracy Chapman
Tempo:
132.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [C] So you make a little money [G] off of somebody else's sweat.
[C] Salt some people's starve for a little [G] while.
[D] You get [Em] fat, why you get fat?
[G] [Em]
[D] [C] So you grind and grind [D] and you rush and shove.
[C] Claim the third most [G] worthy.
Get a [D] visa, [Em] get there, that's right.
[D] [Em]
[G] You can't [C] get through, boy.
[G] Can't [C] get through, [G] boy.
Cause [Em] I've seen too [G] many hungry faces.
[Em] Seen too many [G] for the right, so you [A] can't [C] be true.
[G] [C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
For [C] you, everything has a [G] price.
You give nothing away for free.
[C] Silence for truly [G] golden.
I guess no one could sleep, [Em] no one could sleep.
[D] [Em]
[G] You [C] have money at your [G] fingertips.
People at your back end call.
And you're fooling everything for a [D] price.
You could have the whole [Em] wide world.
[D] [Em]
[G] All [C] I say [G] is [D] all [C] I might [G] hide.
[D] We [Em] must hope the words that come [G] from your lips.
We [Em] must hope those words [G] are lies.
All [C] I say [G] is [D] all [C] I might hide.
[D] We [Em] must hope the dreams, [D] soulless visions that you have.
[Em] I never [G] realized.
You got a big [D] house, you need to have a fancy car.
[Em] So what if your car is a boat?
[G] You have an empty heart.
You slap your finger, [D] all the water's hot.
[Em] So what if the people bow down?
[D] Sure you know where you're going.
[C] Your left hand [D] always right at the right.
[Em] So what if you're just in love?
[G] You can't sleep at night.
You think you're made, [D] but you got what everyone wants.
[Em] So what if you're a big fat man?
You have an [D] empty little heart.
[G] Who [C] has made a little money [E] off of somebody else's sweat?
[C]
Why do people [G] stare?
Why you got fat?
[Em] Why you got fat?
[G] [Em]
You got fat.
[D] [Em]
You got [Am] fat.
[D] [Em] [E]
[N]
[C] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [C] So you make a little money [G] off of somebody else's sweat.
[C] Salt some people's starve for a little [G] while.
[D] You get [Em] fat, why you get fat?
[G] [Em]
[D] [C] So you grind and grind [D] and you rush and shove.
[C] Claim the third most [G] worthy.
Get a [D] visa, [Em] get there, that's right.
[D] [Em]
[G] You can't [C] get through, boy.
[G] Can't [C] get through, [G] boy.
Cause [Em] I've seen too [G] many hungry faces.
[Em] Seen too many [G] for the right, so you [A] can't [C] be true.
[G] [C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
For [C] you, everything has a [G] price.
You give nothing away for free.
[C] Silence for truly [G] golden.
I guess no one could sleep, [Em] no one could sleep.
[D] [Em]
[G] You [C] have money at your [G] fingertips.
People at your back end call.
And you're fooling everything for a [D] price.
You could have the whole [Em] wide world.
[D] [Em]
[G] All [C] I say [G] is [D] all [C] I might [G] hide.
[D] We [Em] must hope the words that come [G] from your lips.
We [Em] must hope those words [G] are lies.
All [C] I say [G] is [D] all [C] I might hide.
[D] We [Em] must hope the dreams, [D] soulless visions that you have.
[Em] I never [G] realized.
You got a big [D] house, you need to have a fancy car.
[Em] So what if your car is a boat?
[G] You have an empty heart.
You slap your finger, [D] all the water's hot.
[Em] So what if the people bow down?
[D] Sure you know where you're going.
[C] Your left hand [D] always right at the right.
[Em] So what if you're just in love?
[G] You can't sleep at night.
You think you're made, [D] but you got what everyone wants.
[Em] So what if you're a big fat man?
You have an [D] empty little heart.
[G] Who [C] has made a little money [E] off of somebody else's sweat?
[C]
Why do people [G] stare?
Why you got fat?
[Em] Why you got fat?
[G] [Em]
You got fat.
[D] [Em]
You got [Am] fat.
[D] [Em] [E]
[N]
Key:
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Em
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C
E
G
Em
D
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] So you make a little money [G] off of somebody else's sweat.
[C] Salt some people's starve for a little [G] while.
[D] You get [Em] fat, why you get fat? _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] So you grind and grind [D] and you rush and shove.
[C] Claim the third most [G] worthy.
Get a [D] visa, [Em] get there, that's right. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] You can't [C] get through, boy. _ _ _
[G] Can't [C] get through, [G] boy. _ _ _
Cause [Em] I've seen too [G] many hungry faces.
_ [Em] Seen too many [G] for the right, so you [A] can't [C] be true. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
For [C] you, everything has a [G] price.
You give nothing away for free.
[C] Silence for truly [G] golden.
I guess no one could sleep, [Em] no one could sleep. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] You [C] have money at your [G] fingertips.
People at your back end call.
And you're fooling everything for a [D] price.
You could have the whole [Em] wide world. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] All [C] I say [G] is _ _ [D] all [C] I might [G] hide. _ _
[D] We [Em] must hope the words that come [G] from your lips.
We [Em] must hope those words [G] are lies.
All [C] I say [G] is _ _ [D] all [C] I might hide. _ _
[D] We [Em] must hope the dreams, [D] soulless visions that you have.
[Em] _ I never [G] realized.
_ _ _ You got a big [D] house, you need to have a fancy car.
[Em] So what if your car is a boat?
[G] You have an empty heart.
You slap your finger, [D] all the water's hot.
[Em] So what if the people bow down?
[D] Sure you know where you're going.
[C] _ Your left hand [D] always right at the right.
[Em] So what if you're just in love?
[G] You can't sleep at night.
You think you're made, [D] but you got what everyone wants.
[Em] So what if you're a big fat man?
You have an [D] empty little _ heart.
[G] Who [C] has made a little money [E] off of somebody else's sweat?
[C] _
Why do people [G] stare?
Why you got fat?
[Em] Why you got fat?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
You got fat.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _
You got [Am] fat.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] So you make a little money [G] off of somebody else's sweat.
[C] Salt some people's starve for a little [G] while.
[D] You get [Em] fat, why you get fat? _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] So you grind and grind [D] and you rush and shove.
[C] Claim the third most [G] worthy.
Get a [D] visa, [Em] get there, that's right. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] You can't [C] get through, boy. _ _ _
[G] Can't [C] get through, [G] boy. _ _ _
Cause [Em] I've seen too [G] many hungry faces.
_ [Em] Seen too many [G] for the right, so you [A] can't [C] be true. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
For [C] you, everything has a [G] price.
You give nothing away for free.
[C] Silence for truly [G] golden.
I guess no one could sleep, [Em] no one could sleep. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] You [C] have money at your [G] fingertips.
People at your back end call.
And you're fooling everything for a [D] price.
You could have the whole [Em] wide world. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] All [C] I say [G] is _ _ [D] all [C] I might [G] hide. _ _
[D] We [Em] must hope the words that come [G] from your lips.
We [Em] must hope those words [G] are lies.
All [C] I say [G] is _ _ [D] all [C] I might hide. _ _
[D] We [Em] must hope the dreams, [D] soulless visions that you have.
[Em] _ I never [G] realized.
_ _ _ You got a big [D] house, you need to have a fancy car.
[Em] So what if your car is a boat?
[G] You have an empty heart.
You slap your finger, [D] all the water's hot.
[Em] So what if the people bow down?
[D] Sure you know where you're going.
[C] _ Your left hand [D] always right at the right.
[Em] So what if you're just in love?
[G] You can't sleep at night.
You think you're made, [D] but you got what everyone wants.
[Em] So what if you're a big fat man?
You have an [D] empty little _ heart.
[G] Who [C] has made a little money [E] off of somebody else's sweat?
[C] _
Why do people [G] stare?
Why you got fat?
[Em] Why you got fat?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
You got fat.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _
You got [Am] fat.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _