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VANILLA FUDGE
"PEOPLE GET READY"
VANILLA FUDGE (1967)
A beautiful song
Written by the great Marvin Gaye
I don't own rights to this or anything, I'm
just giving my own interpretation for you all 
to enjoy
A# Gm Eb A#
A# Gm Eb A#
  A#    D    F#   Gm(x2)
A#  D  F#  Gm  Ab
Eb   Cm   C   F
A#././ Gm/./././
     A#      Gm    Cm   A#(x2)      (organ)
A#Ooohh Gmoooh   Cmoooh A#oooh
A#Ooohh Gmoooh   Cmoooh A#oooh
A#People get Gmready  Cmoooh  A#oooh
A#People get Gmready  Cmoooh  A#oooh
A#People get Gmready 
CmThere's a train A#a-coming
A#Picking up Gmpassengers
CmFrom coast to A#coast
A#All you need is Gmfaith
CmTo hear diesels A#humming
GmYou don't need Cmno baggage
EbYou just get oA#n boardA#  Gm  Cm  A#  
A#People get Gmready
CmFor the trA#ain Ebto JA#ordan
A#Picking up Gmpassengers
CmFrom coast to A#coast
A#All you need is Gmfaith
CmTo hear diesels A#humming
GmYou don't need Cmno ticket
EbYou just thank A#the LordA#  Gm  Cm  A#  
A#Now there ain'Gmt no room
CmFor the hopeless A#sinners
A#who will hate all Gmmankind
CmJust to save A#his own
A#Have pity on Gmthose
CmWhose chances arA#e thinner
GmCause there's hope Cmfor all
                Eb            A#    A#   Gm   Cm    A#    EbF././././
From the Kingdom's Throne
BAah Abmaah  Eahh Bahh
BAhh Abmahh  Eah Bah 
B   Abm   E Dbm B
BThere ain't nAbmo room
EFor the Dbmhopeless Bsinners
Bwho will hate aAbmll mankind
EJust to save Bhis own
BHave pity oAbmn those
EWhose chances are Bthinner
AbmCause you don't Dbmneed no ticket
You just........thank the lord Abm  

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People Get Ready

by Vanilla Fudge

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Abm

Dbm

VANILLA FUDGE

"PEOPLE GET READY"

VANILLA FUDGE (1967)

A beautiful song

Written by the great Marvin Gaye

I don't own rights to this or anything, I'm

just giving my own interpretation for you all

to enjoy

A# Gm Eb A#

A# D F# Gm

(x2)

A# D F# Gm Ab

Eb Cm C F

A#././ Gm/./././

A# Gm Cm A#

(x2) (organ)

A# Gm Cm A#

Ooohh oooh oooh oooh

A# Gm Cm A#

Ooohh oooh oooh oooh

A# Gm Cm A#

People get ready oooh oooh

A# Gm Cm A#

People get ready oooh oooh

A# Gm

People get ready

Cm A#

There's a train a-coming

A# Gm

Picking up passengers

Cm A#

From coast to coast

A# Gm

All you need is faith

Cm A#

To hear diesels humming

Gm Cm

You don't need no baggage

Eb A# A# Gm Cm A#

You just get on board

A# Gm

People get ready

Cm A# Eb A#

For the train to Jordan

A# Gm

Picking up passengers

Cm A#

From coast to coast

A# Gm

All you need is faith

Cm A#

To hear diesels humming

Gm Cm

You don't need no ticket

Eb A# A# Gm Cm A#

You just thank the Lord

A# Gm

Now there ain't no room

Cm A#

For the hopeless sinners

A# Gm

who will hate all mankind

Cm A#

Just to save his own

A# Gm

Have pity on those

Cm A#

Whose chances are thinner

Gm Cm

Cause there's hope for all

Eb A# A# Gm Cm A# Eb

F././././

From the Kingdom's Throne

B Abm E B

Aah aah ahh ahh

B Abm E B

Ahh ahh ah ah

B Abm E Dbm B

B Abm

There ain't no room

E Dbm B

For the hopeless sinners

B Abm

who will hate all mankind

E B

Just to save his own

B Abm

Have pity on those

E B

Whose chances are thinner

Abm Dbm

Cause you don't need no ticket

Abm

You just........thank the lord

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