Tracy Chapman

Accords et partitions

Fast Car

D Em C G Cmaj7

You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal, Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better, Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something, But me myself I got nothing to prove

Baby Can I Hold You

A D Em7 A(sus4) G Bm

Sorry, is all that you can't say Years gone by and still Words don't come easily Like sorry, like sorry

Give Me One Reason

F# B C#

Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around. Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around. I said I don't wanna leave you lonely, You've gotta make me change my mind. Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine.

Talkin' Bout a Revolution

G C(add9) Em D

While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the enemployment lines Sitting around waiting for a promotion

The Promise

E A D7 F#m D9 C#m

VERSE: If you wait for me Then I'll come for you Although I've travelled far } -- repete introdução 2x

Crossroads

C F G Am G/B

All you folks think you own my life But you never made any sacrifice Demons they are on my trail I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell I look to the left I look to the right

For My Lover

Em D G Cmaj7 A C

Two weeks in a Virginia jail For my lover for my lover Twenty thousand dollar bail For my lover for my lover

For You

C Em Am

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[Intro] Dsus2 Asus2 Dsus2 A (A) Asus4 C C Asus 4 x 2

Telling Stories

G C D Em (2x)

There is fiction in the space between lines on a page, a memory Write it down, but it doesn't mean you're not just telling stories There is fiction in the space between you and reality You would do and say anything to make your everyday life seem less mundane There is fiction in the space between you and me.

New Beginning

Em Am C e B G

The whole world's broke and it ain't worth fixing It's time to start all over, make a new beginning There's too much pain, too much suffering Let's resolve to start all over make a new beginning Now don't get me wrong - I love life and living

If Not Now

C G Fmaj7 F Am E

If not now then when If now today then Why make your promises A love declared for days to come Is as good as none

Change

C F Bb Dm Gm A7

If you knew that you would die today, If you saw the face of God and Love, Would you change ? Would you change ?

She's Got Her Ticket

G C Am

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She's got her ticket I think she gonna use it I think she going to fly away No one should try and stop her Persuade her with their power

All That You Have Is Your Soul

A D D2 E A4 A2

Oh my mama told me Cause she learned the hard way Say she wanna spare the children She say don't give or sell your soul away 'cause All that you have is your soul.

You're The One

Am F G Dm7

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Some say you're crazy Say that you're no good Say your family's cursed with bad blood But I think you're cute and misunderstood And I wouldn't change you if I could

This Time

Dsus2 Cadd9 D Em Cmaj7 G

I'm gonna make you say That you love me first And you'll be the one with the most to lose tonight This time

At This Point In My Life

D A F#m E

If you give me a chance I'll try You see it's been a hard road the road I'm traveling on And if I take your hand I might lead you down the path to ruin I've had a hard life I'm just saying it so you'll understand

Subcity

G Am C D Em

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People say it doesn't exist 'Cause no one would like to admit That there is a city underground Where people live everyday Off the waste and decay

Remember The Tinman

Em Am7 C B7 G

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Knowing that without it you can't live Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone What robber what thief

3000 Miles

F C E B G D

[repeat intro and sing]: A#sus2 Good girls walk fast in groups of three Fadd11 Fast girls walk slow on side streets

Im Ready

F C G Dm

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[Verse 1] I want to wake up and know where I'm going Say I'm ready Say I'm ready I want to go where the rivers are overflowing and I'll be ready I'll be ready

Cold Feet

G D C a e A

There was a little boy Once upon a time, who in Spite of his young age and small size, knew his mind. For Every copper penny and Clover he would find, make a

Smoke And Ashes

E Am7 D7

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Asus2 E I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk Asus2 E About the trail you'd left of broken hearts Asus2 E

Sing for You

G C Am F D D7

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Sweet and high at the break of dawn Simple tune that you can hum along too I remember there was a time When I used to sing for you

Bang Bang Bang

C G D Em

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What you go and do You go and give the boy a gun Now there ain´t place to run to Ain´t no place to run

Be Careful Of My Heart

C F Dm G B a

You and your sweet smile You and all you tantalising ways You and your honey lips You and all the sweet things that they say You and your wild wild ways

Bridges

C Am G Fmaj7 F

(F - ending chord of introduction) All the bridges that you burn Come back one day to haunt you One day you'll find you're walking Lo-----nely

The Rape Of The World

Am7 F G

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[Chorus] Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside And watch the rape of the world

Heavens Here On Earth

Am Fmaj7 G6 C

[Verse 1] You can look to the stars in search of the answer Look for God and life on distant planets Have your faith in the everafter

Wedding Song

Em D Am C

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For you I don the veil By your light Others pale by comparison I place my faith in love My fate in this communion

I Did It All

G Cm Am D A A7

A Cosmopolitan A Manhattan Call me one Pour a round for me and my friends Cape Cod Sea Breeze, Long Island Ice Teas

Speak the Word

F Am C Dm G

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Unsettled hearts Promise what they can't deliver Bring me the wine And the cold night air to clear my head Gray matter memory house

Happy

G A Bm F#m

Should be happy to be loved Happy to be Unburdened by the thought I could still be lonely I think you're the one

Never Yours

G Em C E Am A

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Say I have known some less than I should Say I have known some too well for my own good Say I´m a saint of mercy, say I´m a whore I´ve been a lot of things, but never yours

America

C#m A E B

You were lost and got lucky Came upon the shore Found you were conquering America You spoke of peace But waged a war

Thinking of You

F Am G C

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I used to think About what's real and true What can not be proven What can be assumed Once when I was younger

Let It Rain

D/F# D G Em7 Em D6

Let it rain As I walk these streets unknown To no one named Not even myself When I'm low

Open Arms

F G C

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If love is what you want Baby here I am If tenderness is what you need I've got that to give

Save Us All

E B A E(sus4)

I know Jesus loves me In my heart I know it's true I know Mary's little baby Came into the world just to save me But I don't know about you

Broken

D E F#m A

You can close your eyes And see a picture perfect life Inside of your mind Dreaming only of the days ahead Wanted and wished for more than now

Material World

Am C G B E Em

Material World - Tracy Chapman Tabbed by: David Ribeiro Notes: Capo on 2. E-mail:[email protected]

Unsung Psalm

D C G B Em Em(add9)

[Verse 1] There would be psalms sung by a choir I would have a white robe a halo newly acquired I'd be at peace and I'd have no desire If I'd lived right

Freedom Now

G C G6 D Em B

They throwed him in jail and they kept him there hoping soon he'd die That his body and spirit would waste away and soon after that his mind But every day is born a fool, one who thinks that he can rule One who says tomorrow's mine, one who wakes one day to find The prison doors open, the shackles broken and chaos in the street

Talk To You

C Gm Am Fm D Dm

Gotta talk to you, baby Talk to you now Say it isn't too late You're slamming the door, you're walking out I got a feeling

Say Hallelujah

Cm G Fm

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Say Hallelujah Throw up your hands The bucket is kicked The body is gone Close your eyes

Tell It Like It Is

Em G A5 E Cmaj7 D

TRACY CHAPMAN TELL IT LIKE IT IS NEW BEGINNING

I Am Yours

E Am C#m A

When all my hopes and dreams Have been betrayed I stand before you My hands are empty

A Hundred Years

F G C Bb B

[Verse 1] Baby sweet baby Won't you please Come on back home to me I've been so lonely

Don't Dwell

G Dm C9+ F A E

Don't dwell on the past Of there was lost and didn't last That summer bloom is fading fast But I'm falling for you

Less Than Strangers

G C F Am

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You and me Had some history Had a semblance of honesty All that has changed now We shared words

Devotion

C A e b g D

I don't know this chord, so I'll call it X. Please correct me :) X and are played only within ,,,. Intro: X C(III) A(III)

Be And Be Not Afraid

G C Em Am D

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I believe in mistakes and accidents That the nature of life is chaos and confusion That man's rules of law and order may not stand And I should be and be not afraid to reach for heaven

Another Sun

Bm A E G

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Trouble won't find me Sorrow won't call Sadness will turn away Searching for a new soul Hardship won't come by

The Times They Are A-Changin

G C Em D Am

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Live From Bob Dylans 30th Anniversary Concert: Https://youtu.be/9zQ-cIi90lA Https://youtu.be/Lqvz_VSWEOg Https://youtu.be/9vNHDxLKb6w

First Try

F#6 G#m Emaj7

[Verse 1] Can't run fast enough Can't hide I can't fly I'm struggling with the limits of this ordinary life

Love's Proof

Bb Dm Gm F C

I want you Try to forget her In your heart You know that she'll never Love you, love you, love you

So

D Em C

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So you make a litle money Off of sombody elses sweat So some people starve a little While you got fat While you got fat

Our Bright Future

D A E Bm F#m D5

To my father what of your sons ? All of your children even the ones Sent out to martyr to face the gun Precious bodies opposed to bombs

born to fight

E B7 C7 A7 D

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They're tryin' to take away my pride, By stripping me of every thing I own They're tryin' to hurt me in side And make into a white man's drone Oh no, oh no this one's not for sale

Almost

Am C D Em A(sus4) A

Almost got what I want Almost found what I lost Almost saved you and myself Almost won but it doesn't count And never does

For a Dream

G C D Bm A Em

I picture us together Framed in gold leaf On the mantle with the others One big happy family But that snapshot can't be found

Goodbye

F Dm Bbm6 A G C

For you It's all in a day One day in a life It's all in the one word The one word is goodbye

The First Person on Earth

B A E

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After the earthquakes, the hurricanes, the fires and floods I'm jaded, cynical, angry and glum The world's too absurd and obscene for true love And more than happy to let me become The last person on earth

Conditional

C D G Am Em F

It's conditional Not for free There are strings attached Tied to me I'll want something back

It's Ok

Am Dm C Gm Bb F

Love is only meant for some I'm the rock The shoulder you can cry on I keep the walls from falling down I keep the walls from falling down

I Used To Be A Sailor

D A G F

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[Verse 1] I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me

Save A Place For Me

G C F

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[Verse 1] Save a place for me Save a space for me In your heart In your heart Save a place for me Save a space for me In your heart In your heart

A Theory

D G A D/F# E C

It's just a theory There's a possibility that I am wrong It's just a theory But I would stake my life Lay my money down

Hard Wired

G C F D Am

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Your wants desires needs and wishes Will be duly noted Processed filed and cataloged Labeled and encoded Turned into sitcom dialog

Spring

Am F G

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There's a cloud, there's a cloud A blue sky darkening That veils the light of the sun And foretells the rain But there's a bird, there are birds

Something to See

A E G#m C#m B

But now you can't believe what you're told You can't believe what you hear The speeches of the politicians Ring untrue and insincere You can't believe what you read

Only One

C9 G A Em7

Note: This is possible the prettiest song on the album, with Emmylou Harris singing harmony... Anyway, in the parenthese are the hammer-ons And pull offs she does to reach the next chord. The letters are the string Name, and the numbers the frets. Hope that makes any sense to anyone other than me... She finger-picks it,

Over in Love

D Em Cmaj7 C

Cold wind blows Shivers loose Hard rain To my skin soaked through

Before Easter

Cm Fm G Bb Ab

I may lie and lay my body down Sell what I would give with love One day before Easter comes But I won't let Jesus find, find me

O Holy Night

C G F Am Dm Em

Intro Hmmmm Hmmmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm mmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmmmm mmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmmmm

Hound Dog

A D E

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You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Snooping´round my door Ain't nothin' but a hound dog Snooping´round my door You can wag your tail