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That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Billy Preston
That’s the Way God Planned It (1971)
(Preston)
From: "The Concert for Bangla Desh"
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RIFF (coda chorus)
C1 + 2 + G/B3 + 4 + Am1 + 2 + C73 + 4 + F1 + 2 + Bb3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----1-2-3-2-----|
D|----------------|--------2-3-5-2-|3-5---------3---|
A|3-2-3-5-2-------|--2-3-5---------|--------------5-|
E|----------5-3-4-|5---------------|----------------|
Bb1 + 2 C/E+ 3 + Gm4 + 1 F+ 2 + C/E3 + Dm4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|3-----2---------|----------------|
D|------------5---|--3-----2-------|
A|----------------|------------5---|
E|----------------|----------------|
(triplets)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
Bb/A x-0-3-3-3-x
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INTRO [2/4]
| C G | Am C/G | F C/E | F F/G |
VERSE
C Why can't we be Emhumble
Am Like the good C/Glord said
F He promised to C/Eexalt us
But F/Glow is the way
VERSE
C How (can) man be Emso greedy
Am When there's C7so much left?
F All things God C/Egiven
And they F/Gall have been blessed
CHORUS
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
VERSE
C Let not your heart be Emtroubled
Am Let mourning C7sobbing cease
F Learn to help C/Eone another
And F/Glive in perfect peace
VERSE
C If we just be Emhumble
Am Like the good C7Lord said
F He promised to eC/Exalt us
But F/Glow is the way
CHORUS
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way (yeah, yeah, yeah) He wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
SOLO [2/4]
| C Em | Am C7/G | F C/E | F/G |
| C Em | Am C7/G | F C/E | F/G |
VERSE
C I hope you get this Emmessage
Am Where you won't others C7will
F You may not underC/Estand me
But F/GBilly will love you still
CHORUS
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CODA CHORUS from here on: with riff (see above)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
(double-time)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CHORUS (instrumental, double-time)
| C G/B | Am C7 | F Bb |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CHORUS (double-time)
CThat's the wayG/B God planned it
Am C7 | F F/G Bb Bb/A |
That's the way God wants it to be
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm |
(triplets)
CHORUS (coda, instrumental, double-time
| C G/B | Am C7 | F Bb |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
| Bb Am Gm | F C/E Dm | C
(triplets)