Soon chords by Emeli Sandé

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
GbGb BbmBbm AbAb AbAb F minorFm

Verse 1:
GbGb
I'm writing this letter to tell you I miss ya
BbmBbm
The kids' doing better, we hold it together
AbAb
Saw Joe yesterday
              AbAb
And he told me to tell ya, "to stay strong my bro"
F minorFm
He said, "don't let them stress ya"
GbGb
Alicia starts school in a couple of weeks
BbmBbm
And she so damn excited she's counting her sleeps
AbAb
And I'll send you some pics in her new uniform
AbAb           F minorFm
I'm so sorry, my baby, it's taking so long now

Chorus:
GbGb      BbmBbm    AbAb
I'll come to visit you soon
AbAb  F minorFm
Soon
     GbGb
It's just, you know
BbmBbm            AbAb
I always got the kids in the afternoon
AbAb    F minorFm
Whooo

Verse 2:
GbGb
And money's been low, so I'm doing whatever
BbmBbm
The car had to go, got two jobs in the summer
AbAb
And while I remember, you know my girl, Stacy
AbAb                 F minorFm
She found out she pregnant with twins, ain't that crazy?
GbGb
And Kenny's still mad,but you know how it is,
BbmBbm
He'll come 'round eventually, don't take it personally
AbAb
No right or wrong way for dealing with this
AbAb             F minorFm
Everyone's still just adjusting, I guess

Chorus:
GbGb      BbmBbm    AbAb
Yeah, I'll come to visit you soon
AbAb  F minorFm
Soon
     GbGb
It's just, you know
BbmBbm            AbAb
I always got the kids in the afternoon
AbAb    F minorFm
Whoo

Verse 3:
GbGb
And sometimes I daydream that I'm at home cooking
BbmBbm
You come through the door and say, "hey there, good-lookin'"
AbAb
I miss how you touch me, I miss how you love me
AbAb             F minorFm
And look how they robbed me, I hate how they robbed me
GbGb
See Jake started speakin', his first word was, "truck"
BbmBbm
They say, "oh what surprise", just like father, like son
AbAb
There's some days when the kids acting so fucking angry
AbAb              F minorFm
It's breaking my heart when they asking, "where's daddy?"

Chorus:
GbGb      BbmBbm    AbAb
Yeah, I'll come to visit you soon
AbAb  F minorFm
Soon
     GbGb
It's just, you know
BbmBbm            AbAb
I always got the kids in the afternoon
AbAb    F minorFm
Never know which way life 'gon come at you, never know...

Verse 4:
GbGb
This life come at you fast, so buckle up, don't crash
BbmBbm
Plastic bags, packed them after class,just thinking bachelor pads
AbAb                  AbAb
Emotionally rich, physically broke, negative seeds get planted, spirits could grow
F minorFm
Kids shouldn't know about our altercations
GbGb
Keep it verbal, told you I heard you
BbmBbm
Being nosey have you caught up in issues that don't concern you
   AbAb
I wish... I wish that time could speed up, see if you worth the time
   AbAb                 F minorFm
Pretend to be, fake enemies I've seen before, familiar kind
GbGb
Yeah, I got your letter, ain't have time to read a million lines
BbmBbm
It's from the heart, I understand, but you clever within your mind
AbAb
Vices I could never shake, options got a limit to 'em

Shiesty from where the children ruined
F minorFm
I'm what the strip influenced
GbGb
After-school you get the kids, wasn't there when I did my bit
BbmBbm
That's why you won't get to live with a Bad Boy, I did it B.I.G
AbAb
Paid the rent, I kept you fresh, the crib was plush, I filled the fridge
AbAb
Now we on some distant shit
F minorFm
You or her don't know which to pick

Outro:
GbGb  BbmBbm  AbAb  AbAb F minorFm