Chords for Vickie Winans' late mother Mattie Bowman sings I WON'T COMPLAIN
Tempo:
92.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Bb] [N] I sung a lot when I was young, but my voice took off and it didn't come back.
So, I can't do no singing, but I'm going to do this because she asked me.
I'm going to do a little bit.
I probably have forgotten it.
But I'm going to try to do this.
Like I told the people, sometimes Vicki can say,
[Cm] Key of C.
[C] No, no, no, no, no, no, [N] no.
You [Gb] see, she can say that.
They hit the key and she do the singing.
I just tell them, well, [Ab] you just catch me wherever I am.
Praise the Lord.
All right, let me see what can I sing.
I like this song.
I sing it to myself at home.
[B] I had some good days.
[Gm] [C]
I've had some hills [F] to climb.
[F] [D] I've had some bad [Gm] days and some [C] lonely [F] nights.
[Eb] But when [F] I [Bb]
[Gm] think [Bm] things over, [C] [A] I find my good [Gm] days, they [C] outweigh my [Gm] bad days.
So, [F] I walk on plain.
Sometimes [Gb] the clouds hang low.
[Gm]
I can't [C] see up the [F] road.
Then I [C] ask the question, Lord, [Gm] why so much [F] pain?
[Eb] [F] But [F] the Lord has been so good [Bb] to me.
[D] [Gm] He's [B] opened doors that [Bb] I can't [Am] see.
If I [D] can't say nothing [G] else, I lift [Gm] my hands and say, [G] thank you, Lord.
[F]
[F] Now the Lord, he [Eb] knows what's good for [Bb] me.
[Gm] He's opened [B] doors I could not [F] see.
Oh, [G] glory to God.
[A] You know I can't do this much because I go to shelter.
I love the Lord.
[Am] Hallelujah.
Yeah.
Glory to God.
[D] Singing and all [Am] them things, sister.
[D] I'll be shouting, [Am] speaking in tongue, and praise God.
[Dm] Hallelujah.
I [D] love [Dm] him today.
[Gm] He can say, Mama, I want you to sing.
I say, from all of them people, my Lord.
I [C] know I got the song all mixed up, messed up.
But I won't complain.
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
Come on, Elder Mary.
[Ab]
Why [F] don't we just praise him a little bit while we wait?
Come on.
[D]
[Gm]
[Gm] He's been so good to me.
[C] [F]
[Bb] Sometimes, he [Dm] says, sing a little more.
Sometimes, clouds hang low.
[G] I [Gm] can't see up the [F] road.
I [Gb] ask the question, sometimes, [Gm] Lord, [G] why [C] so much [F] pain?
But the Lord, I like this part, he knows [Bbm] what's best for [Bb] me.
Yeah, [A] [Gm] [G] he opened [E]
doors that I cannot [F] see.
And if [D] I can't say nothing else, if I can't say nothing else,
I can just lift my hands and say, [C] thank you, [Gm] Lord.
Thank [D] you, Lord.
I [Gm]
won't [F]
complain.
[G] [F]
Lift your hands and say glory.
Oh, glory, God.
[Bb] Come on, we [F] praise you, Lord.
[G] Glory and honor [G] belongs to you, Jesus.
Oh, [F] we worship you, Lord.
[G] Lift your hands and worship him.
[F] Lift your hands [Bbm] and give him glory.
[F]
[Fm] Oh, [F] we worship you, [Bbm] Lord.
Glory and honor belongs to you, Jesus.
King of kings and Lord of lords.
[G] The I am that I am.
[F]
So, I can't do no singing, but I'm going to do this because she asked me.
I'm going to do a little bit.
I probably have forgotten it.
But I'm going to try to do this.
Like I told the people, sometimes Vicki can say,
[Cm] Key of C.
[C] No, no, no, no, no, no, [N] no.
You [Gb] see, she can say that.
They hit the key and she do the singing.
I just tell them, well, [Ab] you just catch me wherever I am.
Praise the Lord.
All right, let me see what can I sing.
I like this song.
I sing it to myself at home.
[B] I had some good days.
[Gm] [C]
I've had some hills [F] to climb.
[F] [D] I've had some bad [Gm] days and some [C] lonely [F] nights.
[Eb] But when [F] I [Bb]
[Gm] think [Bm] things over, [C] [A] I find my good [Gm] days, they [C] outweigh my [Gm] bad days.
So, [F] I walk on plain.
Sometimes [Gb] the clouds hang low.
[Gm]
I can't [C] see up the [F] road.
Then I [C] ask the question, Lord, [Gm] why so much [F] pain?
[Eb] [F] But [F] the Lord has been so good [Bb] to me.
[D] [Gm] He's [B] opened doors that [Bb] I can't [Am] see.
If I [D] can't say nothing [G] else, I lift [Gm] my hands and say, [G] thank you, Lord.
[F]
[F] Now the Lord, he [Eb] knows what's good for [Bb] me.
[Gm] He's opened [B] doors I could not [F] see.
Oh, [G] glory to God.
[A] You know I can't do this much because I go to shelter.
I love the Lord.
[Am] Hallelujah.
Yeah.
Glory to God.
[D] Singing and all [Am] them things, sister.
[D] I'll be shouting, [Am] speaking in tongue, and praise God.
[Dm] Hallelujah.
I [D] love [Dm] him today.
[Gm] He can say, Mama, I want you to sing.
I say, from all of them people, my Lord.
I [C] know I got the song all mixed up, messed up.
But I won't complain.
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Gm]
Come on, Elder Mary.
[Ab]
Why [F] don't we just praise him a little bit while we wait?
Come on.
[D]
[Gm]
[Gm] He's been so good to me.
[C] [F]
[Bb] Sometimes, he [Dm] says, sing a little more.
Sometimes, clouds hang low.
[G] I [Gm] can't see up the [F] road.
I [Gb] ask the question, sometimes, [Gm] Lord, [G] why [C] so much [F] pain?
But the Lord, I like this part, he knows [Bbm] what's best for [Bb] me.
Yeah, [A] [Gm] [G] he opened [E]
doors that I cannot [F] see.
And if [D] I can't say nothing else, if I can't say nothing else,
I can just lift my hands and say, [C] thank you, [Gm] Lord.
Thank [D] you, Lord.
I [Gm]
won't [F]
complain.
[G] [F]
Lift your hands and say glory.
Oh, glory, God.
[Bb] Come on, we [F] praise you, Lord.
[G] Glory and honor [G] belongs to you, Jesus.
Oh, [F] we worship you, Lord.
[G] Lift your hands and worship him.
[F] Lift your hands [Bbm] and give him glory.
[F]
[Fm] Oh, [F] we worship you, [Bbm] Lord.
Glory and honor belongs to you, Jesus.
King of kings and Lord of lords.
[G] The I am that I am.
[F]
Key:
F
Gm
G
C
D
F
Gm
G
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] I sung a lot when I was young, but my voice took off and it didn't come back. _
_ So, I can't do no singing, but I'm going to do this because she asked me.
I'm going to do a little bit.
I probably have forgotten it.
_ But I'm going to try to do this.
Like I told the people, sometimes Vicki can say, _ _
[Cm] Key of C.
_ _ _ [C] No, no, no, no, no, no, [N] no.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You [Gb] see, she can say that.
They hit the key and she do the singing.
I just tell them, _ well, [Ab] you just catch me wherever I am.
Praise the Lord.
_ All right, let me see what can I sing. _ _
_ _ I like this song.
I sing it to myself at home.
[B] _ _ _ _ I had some good days.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I've had some hills [F] to climb. _ _ _
[F] _ [D] I've had some bad [Gm] days _ _ and some [C] lonely [F] nights. _ _
[Eb] _ But when [F] I _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ think [Bm] things over, [C] _ _ _ _ [A] I find my good [Gm] days, _ _ they [C] outweigh my [Gm] bad days. _ _ _ _
So, [F] I walk on plain. _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes [Gb] the clouds hang low.
[Gm] _
_ I can't [C] see up the [F] road.
_ _ _ Then I [C] ask the question, Lord, _ _ [Gm] _ why _ _ so much [F] pain?
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ But [F] the Lord has been so good [Bb] to me. _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ He's [B] opened doors that [Bb] I can't [Am] see.
_ _ If I [D] can't say nothing [G] else, _ _ I lift [Gm] my hands and say, [G] _ thank you, Lord.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Now the Lord, he [Eb] knows what's good for [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ He's opened [B] doors I _ could not [F] see.
Oh, [G] glory to God.
[A] You know I can't do this much because I go to shelter.
I love the Lord.
[Am] Hallelujah. _
Yeah.
_ _ _ Glory to God.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Singing and all [Am] them things, sister.
[D] I'll be shouting, [Am] speaking in tongue, and praise God.
[Dm] Hallelujah. _ _
I _ [D] love _ [Dm] _ him today.
[Gm] _ He can say, Mama, I want you to sing.
I say, from all of them people, my Lord.
I [C] know I got the song all mixed up, messed up.
But I _ _ won't complain.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ Come on, Elder Mary.
_ [Ab]
Why [F] don't we just praise him a little bit while we wait?
Come on.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ He's been so good to me. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes, he [Dm] says, sing a little more.
_ Sometimes, clouds hang low.
[G] _ _ I [Gm] can't see up the [F] road.
_ I [Gb] ask the question, sometimes, [Gm] Lord, _ _ [G] why _ _ _ _ [C] so much [F] pain?
_ _ But the Lord, I like this part, he knows [Bbm] what's best for [Bb] me.
Yeah, [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] he opened [E]
doors that I cannot [F] see. _ _
And if [D] I can't say nothing else, _ if I can't say nothing else,
I can just lift my hands and say, _ [C] thank you, [Gm] Lord. _
Thank [D] you, Lord.
I [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ won't [F] _ _ _
_ _ complain. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Lift your hands and say glory.
_ _ Oh, glory, God.
[Bb] _ _ Come on, we [F] praise you, Lord.
[G] _ Glory and honor [G] belongs to you, Jesus. _
Oh, [F] we worship you, Lord.
[G] Lift your hands and worship him.
[F] Lift _ your hands [Bbm] and give him glory. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, _ [F] we worship you, [Bbm] Lord.
_ _ _ Glory and honor belongs to you, Jesus.
_ King of kings and Lord of lords.
[G] _ The I am that I am.
[F] _ _ _
_ So, I can't do no singing, but I'm going to do this because she asked me.
I'm going to do a little bit.
I probably have forgotten it.
_ But I'm going to try to do this.
Like I told the people, sometimes Vicki can say, _ _
[Cm] Key of C.
_ _ _ [C] No, no, no, no, no, no, [N] no.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You [Gb] see, she can say that.
They hit the key and she do the singing.
I just tell them, _ well, [Ab] you just catch me wherever I am.
Praise the Lord.
_ All right, let me see what can I sing. _ _
_ _ I like this song.
I sing it to myself at home.
[B] _ _ _ _ I had some good days.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C]
I've had some hills [F] to climb. _ _ _
[F] _ [D] I've had some bad [Gm] days _ _ and some [C] lonely [F] nights. _ _
[Eb] _ But when [F] I _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ think [Bm] things over, [C] _ _ _ _ [A] I find my good [Gm] days, _ _ they [C] outweigh my [Gm] bad days. _ _ _ _
So, [F] I walk on plain. _ _ _
_ _ Sometimes [Gb] the clouds hang low.
[Gm] _
_ I can't [C] see up the [F] road.
_ _ _ Then I [C] ask the question, Lord, _ _ [Gm] _ why _ _ so much [F] pain?
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ But [F] the Lord has been so good [Bb] to me. _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ He's [B] opened doors that [Bb] I can't [Am] see.
_ _ If I [D] can't say nothing [G] else, _ _ I lift [Gm] my hands and say, [G] _ thank you, Lord.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Now the Lord, he [Eb] knows what's good for [Bb] me.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ He's opened [B] doors I _ could not [F] see.
Oh, [G] glory to God.
[A] You know I can't do this much because I go to shelter.
I love the Lord.
[Am] Hallelujah. _
Yeah.
_ _ _ Glory to God.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Singing and all [Am] them things, sister.
[D] I'll be shouting, [Am] speaking in tongue, and praise God.
[Dm] Hallelujah. _ _
I _ [D] love _ [Dm] _ him today.
[Gm] _ He can say, Mama, I want you to sing.
I say, from all of them people, my Lord.
I [C] know I got the song all mixed up, messed up.
But I _ _ won't complain.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ Come on, Elder Mary.
_ [Ab]
Why [F] don't we just praise him a little bit while we wait?
Come on.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ He's been so good to me. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes, he [Dm] says, sing a little more.
_ Sometimes, clouds hang low.
[G] _ _ I [Gm] can't see up the [F] road.
_ I [Gb] ask the question, sometimes, [Gm] Lord, _ _ [G] why _ _ _ _ [C] so much [F] pain?
_ _ But the Lord, I like this part, he knows [Bbm] what's best for [Bb] me.
Yeah, [A] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] he opened [E]
doors that I cannot [F] see. _ _
And if [D] I can't say nothing else, _ if I can't say nothing else,
I can just lift my hands and say, _ [C] thank you, [Gm] Lord. _
Thank [D] you, Lord.
I [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ won't [F] _ _ _
_ _ complain. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Lift your hands and say glory.
_ _ Oh, glory, God.
[Bb] _ _ Come on, we [F] praise you, Lord.
[G] _ Glory and honor [G] belongs to you, Jesus. _
Oh, [F] we worship you, Lord.
[G] Lift your hands and worship him.
[F] Lift _ your hands [Bbm] and give him glory. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, _ [F] we worship you, [Bbm] Lord.
_ _ _ Glory and honor belongs to you, Jesus.
_ King of kings and Lord of lords.
[G] _ The I am that I am.
[F] _ _ _