Yonder chords by Salaam Remi

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro: (Nas)
C  C F F
Dm G C C
      Yeah


Verse 1:(Nas)
                  C
Growing up in New York, I never went to church before
          Am
But down south with grandmoms, I did for sure
F                                             F
Walkin' through the door, church fans, wooden floors, spirit took over the little boy
     Dm
I was holy ghostin', speaking tongues, holy rollin'
G

  Nah, not me, that was the old ones
C
  Carolina visits in the summer
   C
To get away from the killin's and the concrete jungle (Yeah)
C
   Trailways bus, Port Authority depart
            F
And every time we left, they always broke in our apartment
         C
Couldn't understand moms leaving us in the twigs
      F
City kids, as a man now, I see what it did
Dm                                          G
Simplified life, pure pеace and calm spirituality to help the ancеstors stay strong (Stay strong)
C
  We got some angels gettin' us through the storm
Am                    G
  Another funeral, another man gone (Man)
C
   Ghetto king, ghetto king
C
When you transition, I wish you a pair of wings
     F
Serious, the Black experience is quite deadly
       F
Fight daily, life expectancy might vary
Dm
   It evokes the Huey in me you woke
            G                                            C
Now you be scary I spoke at schools already, nothing prepared me
To separate the truth from conspiracy (Oh)
F
  Loved ones fear for my life, but ain’t no fear in me


Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
    Am                   Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               G
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C7
To be with my looove
     Am                 Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               Dm
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C
To be with my looove


Verse 2: Nas, Jennifer Hudson:
           C
Can't even hide from the devil in a place of worship
       C
Can't find peace where they going to find God
F
  Look at Charleston, look at the arson
F
  They tried to shock him back to life, but they lost him
Dm
  He was a wild kid, they caught him on the humble
G
Comin' out a chick crib, had nowhere to run to
C
Something bad happen, we pullin' together
         F
While we all here, we forgot all we got is each other
C                                        C
   This one here's for my man Hassan's moms
                        F
This one’s for Salaam’s moms
                          F
For Jennifer's and Nas’ moms
                      Dm
She told me a lot of times, one day it's just gon' be you and God
  F
I pray that Philando's daughter gets through them all
C
  We demand justice for all (Oh)
C7
  Uh, Miss Hudson said it all


Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
    Am                   Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               G
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C7
To be with my looove
     Am                 Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               Dm
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C
To be with my looove


Bridge: Jennifer Hudson, Nas:
C                  C
If you wanna know (If you wanna know)
F               F
Where I'm going (Where I'm going)
Dm                Dm
Where I'm going
C      C
soon, uh-huh
    C                    C
If anybody asks you (If anybody asks you)
F                F
Where I'm going (Where I'm going)
Dm                 Dm
Tell 'em I'm going
C    C7
soon, oh


Chorus:(Jennifer Hudson)
    Am                   Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               G
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C7
To be with my looove
     Am                 Am
I'm goin' up a-yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    F                F
I'm goin' up yonder (Goin' up yonder)
    Dm               Dm
I’m goin' up yonder,
             C       C
To be with my looove


Outro:
C  C F F
       Ahh-ahh-ahh
Dm G C C
       Uh-huh