Curtis Mayfield - People get ready
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"People Get Ready"
(Curtis Mayfield)
[Curtis Mayfield used an open F# tuning (low to high: F# A# C# F# A# F#);
I've notated the breaks in both standard and open F# (capoed at the 7th
fret) below. -- AWR]
Intro (w/wordless vocal, 2X):
Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db
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Verse 1:
DbPeople get Bbmready, there's a Gb/Abtrain a Dbcomin'
You dDbon't need no Bbmbaggage, you justGb/Ab get on bDboard
All you nDbeed is fBbmaith to hear theGb/Ab diesels Dbhummin'
FmDon't need no Ebmticket, you just tGbhank the LDbord
Guitar break #1:
standard tuning:
(Db) (Bbm) (Ebm) (Db6)
v v v v v v v v
-4/6\4---------------|---------------------|
-4/6\4---------------|-----------------9---|
-----------6---------|-6h8p6---------6-6---|
-----------8---6---6-|-8-----8-----8-8-8---|
-----------8---8-8---|-6-------9---8-------|
---------------------|-----------9---------|
open F# tuning [capo VII]:
(Db) (Bbm) (Ebm) (Db6)
v v v v v v v v
Db ---------------------|---------------------|
F -3/5\3---------------|-----------------3---|
Db -2/4\2-----0---------|-0h2p0---------0-0---|
Ab -----------2---0---0-|-2-----2-----2-2-2---|
F -----------0---0-0---|---------1---0-------|
Db ---------------------|-2---------0---------|
Verse 2:
People get ready for the train to Jordan
It's picking up passengers from coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board 'em
There's hope for all among those loved the most.
Guitar break #2 (w/key change to D):
standard tuning:
(Db) (Bbm) (Gb) (Db)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|--------------------|
-6h7-6-----------|--------------6-----|
-6---6-6---------|-6--6--6--6-8-6-----|
-6-----8---8-6-8-|6h8-8-6h8-6-6-----3-|
-4-----8---------|-9----------6-4-----|
-----------------|--------------------|
(D) (Bm) (G/D) (D)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
-7h8-7-----------|-3-3---3---------|
-7---7-7---------|-4-4---2-----2---|
-7-----9---9-7-9-|-5-5---4---4-----|
-4-----9---------|-5-5---5---------|
-----------------|-----------------|
open F# tuning [capo VII]:
(Db) (Bbm) (Gb) (Db)
v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|--------------------|
F -0h1-0-----------|--------------0-----|
Db -0---0-0---------|-0--0--0--0-2-0-----|
Ab -0-----2---2-0-2-|0h2-2-0h2-2-0-------|
F -------0---------|-1----------------0-|
Db -0---------------|------------2-0-----|
(D) (Bm) (G/D) (D)
v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|-----------------|
F -1h2-1-----------|-----------------|
Db -1---1-1---------|-1-1---1---------|
Ab -1-----3---3-1-3-|-3-3---1-----1---|
F -------1---------|-2-2---1---1-----|
Db -1---------------|-1-1---1---------|
Verse 3:
ThDere ain't no rBmoom G/A for the hopeless sDinner
Who would hDurt all mankBmind just to G/Asave his oDwn
Have pDity on tBmhose whose G/Achances grow tDhinner
For there'sF#m no hiding pEmlace against the KGingdom's thDrone
[repeat verse 1 in D]:
So people get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
F#mDon't need no tEmicket, you just
D Bm G/A D6/9
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N.C.
thank the Lord Coda (string tag):