Yonder chords by Salaam Remi

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: (Nas)
C majorC C majorC FF F
DmDm G+G C majorC C
   Yeah


Verse 1:(Nas)
         C majorC
Growing up in New York, I never went to church before
     A minorAm
But down south with grandmoms, I did for sure
FF                       FF
Walkin' through the door, church fans, wooden floors, spirit took over the little boy
   DmDm
I was holy ghostin', speaking tongues, holy rollin'
G+G
 Nah, not me, that was the old ones
C majorC
 Carolina visits in the summer
  C majorC
To get away from the killin's and the concrete jungle (Yeah)
C majorC
  Trailways bus, Port Authority depart
      FF
And every time we left, they always broke in our apartment
     C majorC
Couldn't understand moms leaving us in the twigs
   FF
City kids, as a man now, I see what it did
DmDm                     G+G
Simplified life, pure pеace and calm spirituality to help the ancеstors stay strong (Stay strong)
C majorC
 We got some angels gettin' us through the storm
A minorAm          G+G
 Another funeral, another man gone (Man)
C majorC
  Ghetto king, ghetto king
C majorC
When you transition, I wish you a pair of wings
   FF
Serious, the Black experience is quite deadly
    FF
Fight daily, life expectancy might vary
DmDm
  It evokes the Huey in me you woke
      G+G                      C majorC
Now you be scary I spoke at schools already, nothing prepared me
To separate the truth from conspiracy (Oh)
FF
 Loved ones fear for my life, but ain’t no fear in me

Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
  A minorAm          A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        G+G
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C7C7
To be with my looove
   A minorAm         A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        DmDm
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C majorC
To be with my looove


Verse 2: Nas, Jennifer Hudson:
      C majorC
Can't even hide from the devil in a place of worship
    C majorC
Can't find peace where they going to find God
FF
 Look at Charleston, look at the arson
FF
 They tried to shock him back to life, but they lost him
DmDm
 He was a wild kid, they caught him on the humble
G+G
Comin' out a chick crib, had nowhere to run to
C majorC
Something bad happen, we pullin' together
     FF
While we all here, we forgot all we got is each other
C majorC                    C majorC
  This one here's for my man Hassan's moms
            FF
This one’s for Salaam’s moms
             FF
For Jennifer's and Nas’ moms
           DmDm
She told me a lot of times, one day it's just gon' be you and God
 FF
I pray that Philando's daughter gets through them all
C majorC
 We demand justice for all (Oh)
C7C7
 Uh, Miss Hudson said it all


Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
  A minorAm          A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        G+G
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C7C7
To be with my looove
   A minorAm         A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        DmDm
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C majorC
To be with my looove


Bridge: Jennifer Hudson, Nas:
C majorC         C majorC
If you wanna know (If you wanna know)
FF        FF
Where I'm going (Where I'm going)
DmDm        DmDm
Where I'm going
C majorC   C majorC
soon, uh-huh
  C majorC          C majorC
If anybody asks you (If anybody asks you)
FF        FF
Where I'm going (Where I'm going)
DmDm         DmDm
Tell 'em I'm going
C majorC  C7C7
soon, oh


Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
  A minorAm          A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        G+G
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C7C7
To be with my looove
   A minorAm         A minorAm
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  FF        FF
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
  DmDm        DmDm
I’m goin' up yonder,
       C majorC    C majorC
To be with my looove


Outro:
C majorC C majorC FF F
    Ahh-ahh-ahh
DmDm G+G C majorC C
    Uh-huh