Throughout Your Years chords by Kurtis Blow

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Capo 1

E6E6    022120
Bm/F#  22423x
B minorBm    x24432
Bm7Bm7   x24232
F# minorF#m   244222
F#m7F#m7   244252

Intro:
A augmentedA         A augmentedA
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE         Esus4Esus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm7Bm7     Bm7Bm7  B minorBm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

A augmentedA         Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
1 + 2 + 3 + 4   +
E MajorE         E6E6 E MajorE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm7Bm7     B minorBm  Bm7Bm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse:
    A augmentedA          Asus2Asus2  A augmentedA
Throughout your years Your ups and downs
   E MajorE     E6E6  E MajorE
Your highs and your lows
           Bm7/F#
I'm the man with the mic who rocks the house
   Bm7Bm7        B minorBm Bm7Bm7
The man called Kurtis Blow
    A augmentedA          Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
So get out your seat and grab a girl
    E MajorE          E6E6    E MajorE
'casue I'm about ready to rock the world
   Bm7/F#
And listen to my story because it got to be told
    Bm7Bm7                B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
Like an Oscar winning actor when he is playing a role

Verse:
    A augmentedA             Asus2Asus2      A augmentedA
When I wasn't the best, there was something in my head
     E MajorE      E6E6 E MajorE
To be a rapper was my dream
   Bm7/F#
Like in the morning with the bacon,
            Bm7Bm7       B minorBm Bm7Bm7
and the eggs, and the coffee, and the cream
   A augmentedA        Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
So I made up my mind that I would
           E MajorE       E6E6 E MajorE
always try to be the best that I can be
   Bm7/F#
Now here I am, rapping at the jam
     Bm7Bm7             B minorBm  Bm7Bm7
With the all the fly guys and the young ladies

Pre-Chorus:
   F# minorF#m
Just take your time, you don't have to hurry
 B minorBm       Bm7Bm7
Hang tough, you don't have to worry
  C#7C#7
In society, the strong survive
  F# minorF#m               F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
So rap the scene or get a nine to five
    F# minorF#m
With a little hard work and dedication
 B minorBm                Bm7Bm7
we'll pull together and rock the nation
  C#7C#7
So if you do the do and think you are great,
  F# minorF#m         E MajorE
come on everybody, participate

Chorus:
   A augmentedA  Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Say "ho" ("ho")
   E MajorE               E6E6   E MajorE
You gotta to say "ho" if you are ready to go
   Bm7/F#
Say "ow" ("ow")
   Bm7Bm7                B minorBm  Bm7Bm7
You gotta to say "ow" if you are ready right now
   A augmentedA   Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Say pride (pride)
    E MajorE         E6E6 E MajorE
Cause pride is what we got inside
    Bm7/F#
To the top!
    Bm7Bm7         B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
We are going to the top, we ain't going to stop!
   F# minorF#m
Get down!

Hook:
F# minorF#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
F#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   E MajorE

Verse:
     A augmentedA          Asus2Asus2  A augmentedA
When it started out, the way wasn't clear
      E MajorE          E6E6   E MajorE
There was much confusion and a lot of fear
    Bm7/F#
Walking in the shadow, searching for the light
    Bm7Bm7            B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
Be the reason i could be that to make me right

Verse:
     A augmentedA        Asus2Asus2  A augmentedA
Cause it ain't all champaign and cavier
     E MajorE         E6E6 E MajorE
Riding 'round the town in the finest car
    Bm7/F#
Living in the star life of luxury
      Bm7Bm7              B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
And being seen 'round the world at the place to be

Verse:
   A augmentedA   Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA      E MajorE       E6E6 E MajorE
Let down, no jobs ... checks hang up... back sets ...
  Bm7/F#
A augmentedA thousand things can hold you back
   Bm7Bm7     B minorBm    Bm7Bm7
and try to run you off the track

Verse:
    A augmentedA           Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
So you got to believe you can be the best
      E MajorE          E6E6   E MajorE
You got to work real hard to achieve success
  Bm7/F#
So listen close, cause I insist
    Bm7Bm7          B minorBm    Bm7Bm7
I got some advice, it goes just like this:

Pre-Chorus:
   F# minorF#m
Just take your time, you don't have to hurry
 B minorBm       Bm7Bm7
Hang tough, you don't have to worry
  C#7C#7
In society, the strong survive
  F# minorF#m               F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
So rap the scene or get a nine to five
    F# minorF#m
With a little hard work and dedication
 B minorBm                Bm7Bm7
we'll pull together and rock the nation
  C#7C#7
So if you do the do and think you are great,
  F# minorF#m         E MajorE
come on everybody, participate

Chorus:
   A augmentedA  Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Say "ho" ("ho")
   E MajorE               E6E6   E MajorE
You gotta to say "ho" if you are ready to go
   Bm7/F#
Say "ow" ("ow")
   Bm7Bm7             B minorBm     Bm7Bm7
You gotta to say "ow" if you are ready right now
   A augmentedA   Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Say pride (pride)
    E MajorE         E6E6 E MajorE
Cause pride is what we got inside
   Bm7/F#
Say top!  (top)
    Bm7Bm7             B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
We are going to the top, we ain't going to stop!
   F# minorF#m
Get down!

Hook:
F# minorF#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
F#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   E MajorE

Verse:
      A augmentedA         Asus2Asus2    A augmentedA
There is a man up there who's calling the shots
  E MajorE                E6E6  E MajorE
He says what is going to happen and what's not
 Bm7/F#
There is only one way to stake a claim
   Bm7Bm7              B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
You got to be a man you gotta to play the game

Verse:
 A augmentedA          Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Some people you may be  around
   E MajorE             E6E6   E MajorE
have negative vibes and try to get you down
     Bm7/F#
But you mighty sound and you're really strong
   Bm7Bm7    B minorBm  Bm7Bm7
You got to ... riding along

Verse:
 A augmentedA        Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Winter, summer, fall, spring
 E MajorE          E6E6   E MajorE
Give it your all and everything
 Bm7/F#
Step by step, day by day
   Bm7Bm7        B minorBm    Bm7Bm7
Watch out for obstacles in your way

Verse:
    A augmentedA     Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
Don't be no other, be yourself
     E MajorE          E6E6  E MajorE
You can do that better than anyone else
   Bm7/F#
Now, I can't tell you what to do,
     Bm7Bm7        B minorBm  Bm7Bm7
but the things I say still come true

Pre-Chorus:
   F# minorF#m
Just take your time, you don't have to hurry
 B minorBm       Bm7Bm7
Hang tough, you don't have to worry
  C#7C#7
In society, the strong survive
  F# minorF#m               F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
So rap the scene or get a nine to five
    F# minorF#m
With a little hard work and dedication
 B minorBm                Bm7Bm7
we'll pull together and rock the nation
  C#7C#7
So if you do the do and think you are great,
  F# minorF#m         E MajorE
come on everybody, participate

Chorus:
   A augmentedA        Asus2Asus2   A augmentedA
Say nahnah-nah-nah--nah-nah-nahnah,
 E MajorE          E6E6   E MajorE
nahnah-nah-nah--nah-nah-nahnah
 Bm7/F#
Say nahnah-nah-nah--nah-nah-nahnah,
 Bm7Bm7        B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
nahnah-nah-nah--nah-nah-nahnah,
 A augmentedA        Asus2Asus2   A augmentedA
nahnah-nah-nah, nahnah-nah-nah,
 E MajorE          E6E6   E MajorE
nahnah-nah-nah, nahnah-nah-nah,
 Bm7/F#
nahnah, nahnah, nahnah, nahnah,
 Bm7Bm7            B minorBm   Bm7Bm7
nahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnahnah oww!

Outro:
F# minorF#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
F#m   B minorBm Bm7Bm7  C#7C#7  F# minorF#m   E MajorE
A augmentedA    E MajorE     Bm7/F#    Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA    E MajorE     Bm7/F#    Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA    E MajorE     Bm7/F#    Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA    E MajorE     Bm7/F#    Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA    E MajorE     Bm7/F#    Bm7Bm7
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