People Get Ready chords by Impressions

Chords with lyrics

"People Get Ready"
              (Curtis Mayfield)

[Curtis Mayfield used an open F#F# tuning (low to high: F#F# A#A# C#C# F#F# A#A# F#F#);
 I've notated the breaks in both standard and open F#F# (capoed at the 7th
 fret) below. -- AWR]

Intro (w/wordless vocal, 2X):

	DbDb   BbmBbm       Gb/Ab   DbDb
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	DbDb     BbmBbm       Gb/Ab  DbDb
	People get ready, ...
	   DbDb      BbmBbm       Gb/Ab  DbDb
	You don't need no baggage, ...
	     DbDb   BbmBbm       Gb/Ab  DbDb
	All you need is ...
	F minorFm      EbmEbm        GbGb    DbDb
	Don't need no ticket, you ...

Guitar break #1:

	standard tuning:

	(DbDb)   (BbmBbm)    (EbmEbm)  (Db6Db6)
	 v    v  v  v   v    v  v  v
	-4/6\4---------------|---------------------
	-4/6\4---------------|-----------------9---
	-----------6---------|-6h8p6---------6-6---
	-----------8---6---6-|-8-----8-----8-8-8---
	-----------8---8-8---|-6-------9---8-------
	---------------------|-----------9---------

	open F#F# tuning [capo VII]:

	  (DbDb)   (BbmBbm)    (EbmEbm)  (Db6Db6)
	  v    v  v  v   v    v  v  v
	DbDb ---------------------|---------------------
	FF -3/5\3---------------|-----------------3---
	DbDb -2/4\2-----0---------|-0h2p0---------0-0---
	AbAb -----------2---0---0-|-2-----2-----2-2-2---
	FF -----------0---0-0---|---------1---0-------
	DbDb ---------------------|-2---------0---------

Verse 2:

	People get ready for the train ....

Guitar break #2 (w/key change to D MajorD):

	standard tuning:

	(DbDb) (BbmBbm)    (GbGb)    (DbDb)
	 v  v  v  v   v   v  v  v
	-----------------|--------------------
	-6h7-6-----------|--------------6-----
	-6---6-6---------|-6--6--6--6-8-6-----
	-6-----8---8-6-8-|6h8-8-6h8-6-6-----3-
	-4-----8---------|-9----------6-4-----
	-----------------|--------------------

	(D MajorD)  (B minorBm)    (G/DG/D) (D MajorD)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-7h8-7-----------|-3-3---3---------
	-7---7-7---------|-4-4---2-----2---
	-7-----9---9-7-9-|-5-5---4---4-----
	-4-----9---------|-5-5---5---------
	-----------------|-----------------

	open F#F# tuning [capo VII]:

	  (DbDb) (BbmBbm)    (GbGb)    (DbDb)
	  v  v  v  v   v   v  v  v
	DbDb -----------------|--------------------
	FF -0h1-0-----------|--------------0-----
	DbDb -0---0-0---------|-0--0--0--0-2-0-----
	AbAb -0-----2---2-0-2-|0h2-2-0h2-2-0-------
	FF -------0---------|-1----------------0-
	DbDb -0---------------|------------2-0-----

	  (D MajorD)  (B minorBm)    (G/DG/D) (D MajorD)
	  v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	DbDb -----------------|-----------------
	FF -1h2-1-----------|-----------------
	DbDb -1---1-1---------|-1-1---1---------
	AbAb -1-----3---3-1-3-|-3-3---1-----1---
	FF -------1---------|-2-2---1---1-----
	DbDb -1---------------|-1-1---1---------

Verse 3:

	 D MajorD       B minorBm G/AG/A          D MajorD
	There ain't no room   for ...
	      D MajorD      B minorBm     G/AG/A    D MajorD
	Who would hurt all mankind ..
	   D MajorD    B minorBm     G/AG/A      D MajorD
	Have pity on those whose ...
	      F# minorF#m     E minorEm        G+G     D MajorD
	For there's no hiding place ...

[repeat verse 1 in D MajorD]:

	So people get ready, ...
	You don't need no baggage, ..
	All you need is faith ...
	F# minorF#m      E minorEm       [N.C.]
	Don't need no ticket, you ....

Coda (string tag):

	D MajorD    B minorBm       G/AG/A   D6/9
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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