Mr Washington chords by Nahko And Medicine For The People

Mr. Washington - Nahko and Medicine for the People

Chords:
Bb       x-1-3-3-3-1
F        1-3-3-2-1-1
C        x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm       x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7      x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G      3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A      x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7      x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim    x-4-5-6-x-x
Am       5-7-7-5-5-5
Am*      x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm       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    F    C    F   x4

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

Bridge:
Bb               F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   Bb              F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb               F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   Bb              F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm    Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

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

Chorus:
          Bb        C          F/A    F/G   F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
     Bb        C            F   F/G   F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
    Bb        C                F/A    F/G   F
And now these words are comin' outta  my    ears
Bb       F   C      Dm
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm7
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm      Dm7
"How did I   end up here?"          Woo!

Trumpet Solo 1:
 Bb   F    C     Dm7   x4
 Dm7

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

Bridge:
Bb               F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   Bb              F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb               F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   Bb              F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
   C               Dm    Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

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

Chorus:
          Bb        C          F/A    F/G   F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
     Bb        C            F   F/G   F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
    Bb        C                F/A    F/G   F
And now these words are comin' outta  my    ears
Bb       F   C      Dm
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm7
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm
"How did I   end up here?"
Bb       F   C      Dm      Dm7
"How did I   end up here?"

Trumpet Solo 2:
 Bb   F    C     Dm7   x4
 Dm7

Chorus:
          Bb        C          F/A    F/G   F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
     Bb        C            F   F/G   F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
    Bb        C                 F/A      F/G   F
And now these words you've been longing  to    hear
Bb       F   C      Dm
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm      Dm7
This is how you got here

Trumpet solo 3:
Bb      F       C       F
Bb      F       C  F#7  F
Bb      F       C       F
Bb      Am      Gm      F

Interlude:
      Bb     F
Yeah
      C  C#dim   Dm
Medicine for the People
Bb    F                            C    C#dim   Dm7
    We believe in freedom for all
N.C.
No matter what color you are
Bb    F
        Or where you're from
C     C#dim     Dm7    Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm*   F                                       C   C#dim   Dm
        We believe the time is now, for it is all we    have
Bb     F                         C      C#dim      Dm
           Coming together in a sacred way
       Bb      F           C    Dm
Here as warriors
Bb     F                               C     C#dim     Dm7    Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth

Instrumental:
Gm*    F       C        F
Bb     F       C  C#dim  Dm   x4

Over piano:
     Bb     F        C   C#dim   Dm
Yeah
                Bb     F
Medicine for the People
 C      C#dim      Dm
Passion for equality
   Bb            F
Quality of life
                    C     C#dim    C
For justice and for liberation of all
Gm   Am   Bb    C                   Am    Gm    F
                Circle up warriors, circle up

Outro:
Bb       F   C      Dm
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb   F/A  Gm  F   C  C#dim    Dm
This is   how you got         here
Gm       F   C      F
This is how you got here
Bb   F/A  Gm  F   Bb  /A  /G  F
This is  how you  got         here
Bb       F   C      Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb       F   C      Dm
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb       F   C      F
This is how you got here


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| /  - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
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.