Chords for Wilson Pickett---Cole Cooke and Redding
Tempo:
72.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Ab
Db
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] A wonderful lady [C] whom I admire very much by the name of [A] Mums Mabley, [C] sung a song about
[Em] a lot of great men.
[G] But you know somehow or another I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about.
I've got some friends, ladies and gentlemen, who [C] have gone on before me.
And I [G] hope you don't mind if I take a little time out to tell you about them.
But [Bm] anybody here [C] seen [G] my friend that came cold?
[Bm] Can you tell me [D] where have he gone?
[Em] The [Bm] last thing I heard him say, [C]
he [G] was going to look back over his life.
[C] And before he could do it, he [G] was gone.
[C] Oh, before he could do it, [G] he was gone.
[Bm] And has anybody here [C] [G] seen my friend Sam?
[Bm] Can anybody tell [D] me where Sam has gone?
The [Cm] [Em] [B] last thing he told [C] me, that [G] a change was going to come.
[C] Oh, before [Am] he could see it, he [G] was gone.
[Bm] [C] Oh, before he could see it, he [G] was gone.
Oh yeah.
[Bm] I got another friend [C] by [G] the name of Otis Redd.
Can [Bm] anybody tell [D] me where Otis has gone?
[Em]
[Bm] Last time I saw him, [C] he was [G] sitting down by the dock of the [C] bay.
Oh, I looked around for Otis [G] and he was gone.
[C]
I looked around for my friend and Otis [G] Redd was gone.
[C] Oh, I have to moan about it [G] sometimes.
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] And [Db] that lets me know I got to leave here one day.
[Ab] But I'm not worried about [Db] you.
You know why?
[Ab] I got friends.
Oh yes, I [Db] have.
Waiting on me.
And [Ab] you know what they gonna say [Db] when I get there?
They gonna say, [Ab] come on in, biggie.
Sit down and rest a while.
[Db]
[Ab] I know you're tired.
[Db] I know you came from a mighty long ways.
I [Ab] know you had hard times.
[Db] I know you had to give up life for over.
[Ab] Come on in.
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] We gonna stand by you.
[Ab] We gonna never let [Db]
[Ab] you go.
Come on in.
[Db] Sit [Ab] down. Sit [Db] down.
[Ab]
[Em] a lot of great men.
[G] But you know somehow or another I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about.
I've got some friends, ladies and gentlemen, who [C] have gone on before me.
And I [G] hope you don't mind if I take a little time out to tell you about them.
But [Bm] anybody here [C] seen [G] my friend that came cold?
[Bm] Can you tell me [D] where have he gone?
[Em] The [Bm] last thing I heard him say, [C]
he [G] was going to look back over his life.
[C] And before he could do it, he [G] was gone.
[C] Oh, before he could do it, [G] he was gone.
[Bm] And has anybody here [C] [G] seen my friend Sam?
[Bm] Can anybody tell [D] me where Sam has gone?
The [Cm] [Em] [B] last thing he told [C] me, that [G] a change was going to come.
[C] Oh, before [Am] he could see it, he [G] was gone.
[Bm] [C] Oh, before he could see it, he [G] was gone.
Oh yeah.
[Bm] I got another friend [C] by [G] the name of Otis Redd.
Can [Bm] anybody tell [D] me where Otis has gone?
[Em]
[Bm] Last time I saw him, [C] he was [G] sitting down by the dock of the [C] bay.
Oh, I looked around for Otis [G] and he was gone.
[C]
I looked around for my friend and Otis [G] Redd was gone.
[C] Oh, I have to moan about it [G] sometimes.
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] And [Db] that lets me know I got to leave here one day.
[Ab] But I'm not worried about [Db] you.
You know why?
[Ab] I got friends.
Oh yes, I [Db] have.
Waiting on me.
And [Ab] you know what they gonna say [Db] when I get there?
They gonna say, [Ab] come on in, biggie.
Sit down and rest a while.
[Db]
[Ab] I know you're tired.
[Db] I know you came from a mighty long ways.
I [Ab] know you had hard times.
[Db] I know you had to give up life for over.
[Ab] Come on in.
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] We gonna stand by you.
[Ab] We gonna never let [Db]
[Ab] you go.
Come on in.
[Db] Sit [Ab] down. Sit [Db] down.
[Ab]
Key:
C
G
Ab
Db
Bm
C
G
Ab
_ _ [Bm] A wonderful lady [C] whom I admire very much by the name of [A] Mums Mabley, [C] sung a song about
[Em] a lot of great men.
[G] But you know somehow or another I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about.
I've got some friends, ladies and gentlemen, who [C] have gone on before me.
And I [G] hope you don't mind if I take a little time out to tell you about them.
But _ [Bm] anybody here [C] seen [G] my friend that came cold?
[Bm] Can you tell me [D] where have he gone?
_ _ [Em] The [Bm] last thing I heard him say, [C]
he [G] was going to look back over his life.
[C] And before he could do it, he [G] was gone.
_ _ [C] Oh, before he could do it, [G] he was gone.
_ _ _ [Bm] And has anybody here [C] _ [G] seen my friend Sam?
[Bm] Can anybody tell [D] me where Sam has gone?
The [Cm] _ [Em] _ [B] last thing he told [C] me, that [G] a change was going to come.
[C] Oh, before [Am] he could see it, he [G] was gone.
[Bm] _ _ [C] Oh, before he could see it, he [G] was gone.
_ _ Oh yeah.
[Bm] I got another friend [C] by [G] the name of Otis Redd.
Can [Bm] anybody tell [D] me where Otis has gone?
_ _ [Em] _
[Bm] Last time I saw him, [C] he was [G] sitting down by the dock of the [C] bay.
Oh, I looked around for Otis [G] and he was gone.
_ _ [C] _
I looked around for my friend and Otis [G] Redd was gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh, I have to moan about it [G] sometimes.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ And [Db] that lets me know I got to leave here one day. _
[Ab] But I'm not worried about [Db] you.
You know why? _
[Ab] I got friends.
Oh yes, I [Db] have.
Waiting on me.
And [Ab] you know what they gonna say _ [Db] when I get there?
They gonna say, [Ab] come on in, biggie.
_ Sit down and rest a while.
[Db] _
[Ab] I know you're tired.
_ [Db] I know you came from a mighty long ways.
I [Ab] know you had hard times.
_ [Db] I know you had to give up life for over.
[Ab] Come on in.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] We gonna stand by you. _
[Ab] We gonna never let _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] you go.
Come on in.
_ _ [Db] _ _ Sit [Ab] down. Sit _ _ _ [Db] _ _ down.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] a lot of great men.
[G] But you know somehow or another I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about.
I've got some friends, ladies and gentlemen, who [C] have gone on before me.
And I [G] hope you don't mind if I take a little time out to tell you about them.
But _ [Bm] anybody here [C] seen [G] my friend that came cold?
[Bm] Can you tell me [D] where have he gone?
_ _ [Em] The [Bm] last thing I heard him say, [C]
he [G] was going to look back over his life.
[C] And before he could do it, he [G] was gone.
_ _ [C] Oh, before he could do it, [G] he was gone.
_ _ _ [Bm] And has anybody here [C] _ [G] seen my friend Sam?
[Bm] Can anybody tell [D] me where Sam has gone?
The [Cm] _ [Em] _ [B] last thing he told [C] me, that [G] a change was going to come.
[C] Oh, before [Am] he could see it, he [G] was gone.
[Bm] _ _ [C] Oh, before he could see it, he [G] was gone.
_ _ Oh yeah.
[Bm] I got another friend [C] by [G] the name of Otis Redd.
Can [Bm] anybody tell [D] me where Otis has gone?
_ _ [Em] _
[Bm] Last time I saw him, [C] he was [G] sitting down by the dock of the [C] bay.
Oh, I looked around for Otis [G] and he was gone.
_ _ [C] _
I looked around for my friend and Otis [G] Redd was gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh, I have to moan about it [G] sometimes.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ And [Db] that lets me know I got to leave here one day. _
[Ab] But I'm not worried about [Db] you.
You know why? _
[Ab] I got friends.
Oh yes, I [Db] have.
Waiting on me.
And [Ab] you know what they gonna say _ [Db] when I get there?
They gonna say, [Ab] come on in, biggie.
_ Sit down and rest a while.
[Db] _
[Ab] I know you're tired.
_ [Db] I know you came from a mighty long ways.
I [Ab] know you had hard times.
_ [Db] I know you had to give up life for over.
[Ab] Come on in.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] We gonna stand by you. _
[Ab] We gonna never let _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] you go.
Come on in.
_ _ [Db] _ _ Sit [Ab] down. Sit _ _ _ [Db] _ _ down.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _