{"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":639659,"song":"Yes We Can","artist":"Will.i.am","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11576081-yes-we-can-chords-by-will-i-am/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/639659?type=chord","rating":3.64149,"votes":3,"content":"You basically sing over the chord progression, trying to start on G and end on C.\r\nthe chords are placed in relation to the lyrics. Chord fingerings are based on\r\nthe original he's covering. Not sure what \"chord\" his C chord really is, but\r\nthat's what he uses, muted low E string and all.\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\ne|---3---2---0---0---------5---0---3-------3--------------------|\r\nB|---3---3---0---0---------5---0---3-------4--------------------|\r\nG|---4---4---0---0---------5---0---4-------5--------------------|\r\nD|---5---4---2---5---------7---5---5-------5--------------------|\r\nA|---5---2---2---3---------7---3---5-------3--------------------|\r\nE|---3---2---0---M---------5---M---3-------3--------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nYES WE CAN\r\n----------\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a creed written into the founding documents[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nthat declared the destiny of a nation.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes we can.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was whispered by slaves[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                                                [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes we can; Yes we can.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                                          [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness (yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\nYes we can.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt was the call of workers who organized;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwomen who reached for the ballots;[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\na President who chose the moon as our new frontier;and a King[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwho took us to the mountaintop[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand pointed the way to the Promised Land.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes we can Yes we can[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes we can[/tab]\r\n\r\nto justice and equality. (Yeah-e-ah)\r\n\r\nYes we can\r\n\r\nto opportunity and prosperity. (Yeah)\r\n\r\nYes we can\r\n\r\nheal this nation.\r\n\r\nYes we can\r\n\r\nrepair this world.\r\n\r\nYes we can. x3\r\n\r\nWe know the battle ahead will be long,\r\nbut always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way,\r\nnothing can stand in the way\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nof the power of millions of voices calling for change.[/tab]\r\n\r\nyes we can, yes we can\r\n\r\nBridge (3:39)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...[/tab]\r\nthey will only grow louder and more dissonant ...........\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe've been asked to pause for a reality check.[/tab]\r\nWe've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.\r\n\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nBut in the unlikely story that is A-merica,[/tab]\r\nthere has never been anything .....false about hope.\r\n\r\nEnd Bridge\r\n\r\nYes we can\r\n\r\nYes we can (4:35)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon[/tab]\r\nYes. We. Can.","plain_text":"You basically sing over the chord progression, trying to start on G and end on C.\nthe chords are placed in relation to the lyrics. Chord fingerings are based on\nthe original he's covering. Not sure what \"chord\" his C chord really is, but\nthat's what he uses, muted low E string and all.\n\n\n\n\nYES WE CAN\n----------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYes we can.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nto justice and equality. (Yeah-e-ah)\n\nYes we can\n\nto opportunity and prosperity. (Yeah)\n\nYes we can\n\nheal this nation.\n\nYes we can\n\nrepair this world.\n\nYes we can. x3\n\nWe know the battle ahead will be long,\nbut always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way,\nnothing can stand in the way\n\n\nyes we can, yes we can\n\nBridge (3:39)\n\nthey will only grow louder and more dissonant ...........\n\nWe've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.\n\n\nthere has never been anything .....false about hope.\n\nEnd Bridge\n\nYes we can\n\nYes we can (4:35)\n\n\nYes. We. Can.","chords":["G","C","E","Bm","Em","Am","Cm","B","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}