{"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":821622,"song":"Testify","artist":"Melissa Etheridge","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11596758-testify-chords-by-melissa-etheridge/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/821622?type=chord","rating":3.72929,"votes":4,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    x2\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nMorning’s hard, coffee’s cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G6[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPretending that the days mean more than getting old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nStale headlines, others drenched in pride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMarching to their drum with fear standing beside[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]                     [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nBut if I close my eyes and throw back my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can see his face and I hear the words he said[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]                  [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd my memories ache and my senses burn[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDid he dream too late, will we ever learn[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI, I want to testify[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy love still lives and breathes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my soul is screaming why[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe thoughts won’t let me sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t let hearts break[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd don’t let children cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBefore it gets too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI want to testify[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI take what’s said as my daily bread[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI turn the page and I turn my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI pick, I choose on the evening news[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCause by cause they fight and one by one they lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]                   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nMust I live my days in these concrete ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWill the fire break through this smokey haze[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]                     [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd I swear tonight I’m gonna find that place[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s not the love that dies but the understanding ways[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI, I want to testify[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy love still lives and breathes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my soul is screaming why[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe thoughts won’t let me sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t let hearts break[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd don’t let children cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBefore it gets too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to testify[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]([ch]C[/ch])                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRip through the wire that screens in my window[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThrow open the shades that cover my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’m going to touch and I’ve got to believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat the bell tolls for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI, I want to testify[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy love still lives and breathes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my soul is screaming why[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe thoughts won’t let me sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon’t let hearts break[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd don’t let children cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBefore it gets too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want to testify[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental Chorus]\r\n([ch]D[/ch])   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    x2\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nBm7   G    D    A    x2\nD     D\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG    D    A\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental Chorus]\n(D)   A    D     A\n D    A    D/F#  A\n\n\n[Outro]\nBm7   G    D    A    x2\nDsus2","chords":["Bm7","G","D","A","Cadd9","G6","D/F#","C","Bm","Dsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}