Guitar 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
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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
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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
