{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1704779,"song":"Thats The Way God Planned It","artist":"Billy Preston","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11358784-thats-the-way-god-planned-it-chords-by-billy-preston/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1704779?type=chord","rating":4.88521,"votes":15,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nRIFF (coda chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  [/tab]\r\n[tab]e|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|----------------|----------------|----1-2-3-2-----|\r\nD|----------------|--------2-3-5-2-|3-5---------3---|\r\nA|3-2-3-5-2-------|--2-3-5---------|--------------5-|\r\nE|----------5-3-4-|5---------------|----------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]C/E[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  [/tab]\r\n[tab]e|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|3-----2---------|----------------|\r\nD|------------5---|--3-----2-------|\r\nA|----------------|------------5---|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|\r\n      (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n        E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nC/G     3-x-2-0-1-0\r\nC/E     0-x-2-0-1-0\r\nF/G     3-x-3-2-1-1\r\nG/B     x-2-0-0-0-3\r\nBb/A    x-0-3-3-3-x[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]                  [2/4]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Why can't we be humble[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n  Like the good lord said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  He promised to exalt us[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nBut low is the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n How (can) man be so greedy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  When there's so much left?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  All things God given[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nAnd they all have been blessed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n Let not your heart be troubled[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  Let mourning sobbing cease[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n  Learn to help one another[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nAnd live in perfect peace[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n If we just be humble[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  Like the good Lord said[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n He promised to exalt us[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nBut low is the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]               | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way (yeah, yeah, yeah) He wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]                    [2/4]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C7/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F/G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C7/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C/E[/ch] | [ch]F/G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I hope you get this message[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n Where you won't others will[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n You may not understand me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nBut Billy will love you still[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]           | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda Chorus] from here on: with riff (see above)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]             | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n(double-time)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (instrumental, double-time)\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (double-time)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat's the way God planned it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]              | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\nThat's the way God wants it to be [/tab]\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  |\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (coda, instrumental, double-time\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch] |   [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  (triplets)[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nRIFF (coda chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]                  [2/4]\n| C G | Am C/G | F C/E | F F/G |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Solo]                    [2/4]\n| C Em | Am C7/G | F C/E | F/G |\n| C Em | Am C7/G | F C/E | F/G |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Coda Chorus] from here on: with riff (see above)\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n(double-time)\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Chorus] (instrumental, double-time)\n| C G/B | Am C7 | F Bb |\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Chorus] (double-time)\n\n\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \n\n\n[Chorus] (coda, instrumental, double-time\n| C G/B | Am C7 | F Bb |\n\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1","chords":["C","G/B","Am","C7","F","Bb","B","G","D","A","E","C/E","Gm","Dm","C/G","F/G","Bb/A","Em","C7/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}