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People Get Ready v1 Curtis Mayfield
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[F]People get [Dm]ready, there's a [Bb]train [C]a [F]comin'
You [F]don't need no [Dm]baggage, you just [Bb]get [F]on [C]board
All you [F]need is [Dm]faith to hear the [Bb]die-[C]sels [F]hummin'
[Am]Don't need no [Gm]ticket, you just [Bb]thank the [F]Lord
. . .
[F]People get [Dm]ready for the [Bb]train [C]to [F]Jordan
It's [F]picking up [Dm]passengers from [Bb]coast [F]to [C]coast
[F]Faith is the [Dm]key, open the [Bb]doors [C]and [F]board 'em
There's [Am]hope for [Gm]all among [Bb]those loved the [F]most.
. . .
[G]There ain't no [Em]room for the [C]hope-[D]less [G]sinner
Who would [G]hurt all man[Em]kind just to [C]save [G]his [D]own
Have [G]pity on [Em]those whose [C]chances [D]grow [G]thinner
For there's [Bm]no hiding [Am]place against the [C]Kingdom's th[G]rone
. . .
So [G]people get [Em]ready, there's a [C]train [D]a [G]comin'
You [G]don't need no [Em]baggage, you just [C]get [G]on [D]board
All you [G]need is [Em]faith to hear the [C]die-[D]sels [G]hummin'
[Bm]Don't need no [Am]ticket, you just [C]thank the [G]Lord
"People Get Ready"
(Curtis Mayfield)
Curtis Mayfield used an open F# tuning (low to high: F# A# C# F# A# F#);
Breaks in both standard and open F# (capoed at the 7th fret) below.
Intro (w/wordless vocal, 2X):
===============================================================================
Verse 1: Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db Fm Ebm Gb Db
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Guitar break #1:
standard tuning:
[Db] v [Bbm]v v v [Ebm] v [Db6] v v v
-4/64---------------|---------------------
-4/64---------------|-----------------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] v [Bbm]v v v [Ebm] v [Db6] v v v
Db ---------------------|---------------------
F -3/53---------------|-----------------3---
Db -2/42-----0---------|-0h2p0---------0-0---
Ab -----------2---0---0-|-2-----2-----2-2-2---
F -----------0---0-0---|---------1---0-------
Db ---------------------|-2---------0---------
Verse 2
Guitar break #2 (w/key change to D):
standard tuning:
[Db] v [Bbm]v v v [Gb] v v [Db] 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] v v[Bm] v v [G/D] v v[D] 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] v [Bbm]v v v [Gb] v v [Db] 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] v v[Bm] v v [G/D] v v[D] 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
(repeat verse 1 in D)
Coda (string tag):
[D] [Bm] [G/A] [D6/9]
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