Mr Washington chords by Nahko And Medicine For The People

Chords with lyrics

Mr. Washington - Nahko and Medicine for the People

Chords:
Bb majorBb    x-1-3-3-3-1
FF    1-3-3-2-1-1
C majorC    x-3-5-5-5-3
DmDm    x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7Dm7   x-5-7-5-6-5
F/GF/G   3-0-3-2-1-1
F/AF/A   x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7F#7   x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dimC#dim  x-4-5-6-x-x
A minorAm    5-7-7-5-5-5
Am*   x-7-10-9-(10)-x
G minorGm    3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm*   x-10-12-12-11-10
/A    x-0-x-x-x-x
/G    3-x-x-x-x-x

Intro:
Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC  FF  x4

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb     FF       C majorC       FF
 Me and Mr. Washington go forth with no real direction
Bb majorBb        FF        C majorC       FF
 Dreaming of the day we drive our cars into the ocean
Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC       FF
 And all the people looking on will wonder what to say
Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC         FF
 And live confused about us 'til the day they  do the same
Bb majorBb     FF    C majorC       FF
 And they see while swimming that they are free

Bridge:
Bb majorBb        FF
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb majorBb       FF
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb majorBb        FF
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb majorBb       FF
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm  Dm7Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC     FF
 Reach for a solace I find only in my brother sky
Bb majorBb      FF        C majorC        FF
 We are relieved to know that someday this will pass us by
Bb majorBb        FF         C majorC    FF
 And it's got us feeling quite alright
Bb majorBb     FF       C majorC       FF
 We have no money and we certainly have lost focus
Bb majorBb      FF      C majorC        FF
 Why have we landed on a planet that's as hopeful as this
Bb majorBb        FF        C majorC    FF
 We've heard the word: "Move Westward"

Chorus:
     Bb majorBb    C majorC     F/AF/A  F/GF/G  FF
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb majorBb    C majorC      FF  F/GF/G  F/AF/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb majorBb    C majorC        F/AF/A  F/GF/G  FF
And now these words are comin' outta my  ears
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm   Dm7Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"     Woo!

Trumpet Solo 1:
 Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7  x4
 Dm7Dm7

Verse 3:
Bb majorBb     FF       C majorC      FF
 Me and ol' Napoleon cry "Liberty, oh liberty"
Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC          FF
 The crimes committed in your name have brought me to my knees
Bb majorBb      FF      C majorC    FF
 And now I'm trembling
Bb majorBb        FF         C majorC     FF
 Malcolm, Brother Malcolm there's an X upon my door tonight
Bb majorBb       FF         C majorC     FF
 Wish you were here to teach this generation how to fight
Bb majorBb     FF     C majorC    FF
 Enough of all this talking      Well...

Bridge:
Bb majorBb        FF
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb majorBb       FF
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        Dm7Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb majorBb        FF
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb majorBb       FF
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C majorC        DmDm  Dm7Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Verse 4:
Bb majorBb      FF        C majorC    FF
 Mr. Thomas Jefferson do you have any good suggestions?
  Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC         FF
I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I got all this frustration
Bb majorBb    FF       C majorC       FF
 I wanna see my future get progressively better
Bb majorBb    FF        C majorC      FF
 I wanna see a world where equality is what matters
Bb majorBb       FF       C majorC       FF
 Let's make the call and move forward (Move forward!)

Chorus:
     Bb majorBb    C majorC     F/AF/A  F/GF/G  FF
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb majorBb    C majorC      FF  F/GF/G  F/AF/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb majorBb    C majorC        F/AF/A  F/GF/G  FF
And now these words are comin' outta my  ears
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm   Dm7Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"

Trumpet Solo 2:
 Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7  x4
 Dm7Dm7

Chorus:
     Bb majorBb    C majorC     F/AF/A  F/GF/G  FF
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb majorBb    C majorC      FF  F/GF/G  F/AF/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb majorBb    C majorC         F/AF/A   F/GF/G  FF
And now these words you've been longing to  hear
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here

Trumpet solo 3:
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC    FF
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC F#7F#7 FF
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC    FF
Bb majorBb   A minorAm   G minorGm   FF

Interlude:
   Bb majorBb   FF
Yeah
   C majorC C#dimC#dim  DmDm
Medicine for the People
Bb majorBb  FF              C majorC  C#dimC#dim  Dm7Dm7
  We believe in freedom for all
N.C.
No matter what color you are
Bb majorBb  FF
    Or where you're from
C majorC   C#dimC#dim   Dm7Dm7  Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm*  FF                    C majorC  C#dimC#dim  DmDm
    We believe the time is now, for it is all we  have
Bb majorBb   FF             C majorC   C#dimC#dim   DmDm
      Coming together in a sacred way
    Bb majorBb   FF      C majorC  DmDm
Here as warriors
Bb majorBb   FF                C majorC   C#dimC#dim   Dm7Dm7  Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth

Instrumental:
Gm*  FF    C majorC    FF
Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC C#dimC#dim DmDm  x4

Over piano:
   Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC  C#dimC#dim  DmDm
Yeah
        Bb majorBb   FF
Medicine for the People
 C majorC   C#dimC#dim   DmDm
Passion for equality
  Bb majorBb      FF
Quality of life
          C majorC   C#dimC#dim  C majorC
For justice and for liberation of all
G minorGm  A minorAm  Bb majorBb  C majorC          A minorAm  G minorGm  FF
        Circle up warriors, circle up

Outro:
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb majorBb  F/AF/A G minorGm FF  C majorC C#dimC#dim  DmDm
This is  how you got     here
G minorGm    FF  C majorC   FF
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb  F/AF/A G minorGm FF  Bb majorBb /A /G FF
This is how you got     here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   DmDm
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   Dm7Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb majorBb    FF  C majorC   FF
This is how you got here


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indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.

| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
   for this chord.