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Gil Scott-Heron - "Lady Day and John Coltrane"
[Vocals/Written By: Gil Scott-Heron]
[Сhords]
C7sus4: x-3-5-3-6-3
Fm7: x-8-10-8-9-8
Bb11: 6-x-x-5-4-6
Gm7: x-10-12-10-11-10
B11: 7-x-x-6-5-7
[Intro]
  C7sus4    C7sus4   C7sus4   C7sus4x 2
[Verse 1]
C7sus4Ever feel kind of down and out, you don't know just
C7sus4What to do?
C7sus4Living all of your days in darkness, let the
C7sus4Sun shine through
Fm7Ever feel that somehow, somewhere, you
Fm7Lost your way?C7sus4  
And if you don't get-a help quick, you won't make it
C7sus4Through the day?
[Chorus]
Gm7A-could you call on Fm7Lady Day?Bb11  
Could you call on C7sus4John Coltrane?  Now, âcause they'll
A-thGm7ey'll wash your tFm7roubles, your tBb11rou-
-bles, your troubles, your troubles awC7sus4ay!
[Interlude]
C7sus4 Bass riff C7sus4 Bass riff C7sus4 Bass riff
[Verse 2]
C7sus4Plastic people with plastic minds are on their way to
C7sus4Plastic homes
C7sus4No beginning, there ain't no ending.  Just
C7sus4On and on and on and on and on.  Fm7It's
All because they're so afraid to say that
They're aloneC7sus4  
C7sus4Until our hero rides in, rides in on his
C7sus4Saxophone
[Chorus]
Gm7A-could you call on LFm7ady Day?Bb11  
And could you call on JC7sus4ohn Coltrane?  Now, 'cause they'll
A-tGm7hey'll wash your trFm7oubles, your tBb11rou-
-bles, your troubles, your troubles awC7sus4ay!
[Interlude]
C7sus4All righC7sus4tC7sus4  
[Verse 3]
C7sus4Ever feel kind of down and out and don't know just
C7sus4What to do?
A-C7sus4living all of your days in darkness, let the
Sun shine throughFm7  
Ever feel that somehow, somewhere, you
Lost your way?C7sus4  
C7sus4And if you don't get-a help quick, you won't make it
C7sus4Through the day?
[Chorus]
Gm7A-could you call on LFm7ady Day?Bb11  
And could you call on JC7sus4ohn Coltrane?  Now, 'cause they'll
A-thGm7ey'll wash your trFm7oubles, your trBb11ou-
-bles, Bb11your troubles, your troubles
Your Bb11troubles, your troubles, your troubles
Your Bb11troubles, your trB11oubles, your troubles awaC7sus4y
They'll wash your troubles awC7sus4ay
They'll wash your troubles awC7sus4ay
Your tGm7roubles, your Fm7troubles, your tBb11roubles, your troubles awC7sus4ay
Yeah, they'll wash your troubles awaC7sus4y
They'll wash your troubles awaC7sus4y
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

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Lady Day And John Coltrane

by Gil Scott-Heron

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C7sus4

Fm7

Gm7

Bb11

B11

Gil Scott-Heron - "Lady Day and John Coltrane"

[Vocals/Written By: Gil Scott-Heron]

[Сhords]

C7sus4: x-3-5-3-6-3

Fm7: x-8-10-8-9-8

Bb11: 6-x-x-5-4-6

Gm7: x-10-12-10-11-10

B11: 7-x-x-6-5-7

[Intro]

C7sus4 C7sus4 C7sus4 C7sus4

x 2

[Verse 1]

C7sus4

Ever feel kind of down and out, you don't know just

C7sus4

What to do?

C7sus4

Living all of your days in darkness, let the

C7sus4

Sun shine through

Fm7

Ever feel that somehow, somewhere, you

Fm7 C7sus4

Lost your way?

And if you don't get-a help quick, you won't make it

C7sus4

Through the day?

[Chorus]

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-could you call on Lady Day?

C7sus4

Could you call on John Coltrane? Now, âcause they'll

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-they'll wash your troubles, your trou-

C7sus4

-bles, your troubles, your troubles away!

[Interlude]

C7sus4 Bass riff C7sus4 Bass riff C7sus4 Bass riff

[Verse 2]

C7sus4

Plastic people with plastic minds are on their way to

C7sus4

Plastic homes

C7sus4

No beginning, there ain't no ending. Just

C7sus4 Fm7

On and on and on and on and on. It's

All because they're so afraid to say that

C7sus4

They're alone

C7sus4

Until our hero rides in, rides in on his

C7sus4

Saxophone

[Chorus]

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-could you call on Lady Day?

C7sus4

And could you call on John Coltrane? Now, 'cause they'll

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-they'll wash your troubles, your trou-

C7sus4

-bles, your troubles, your troubles away!

[Interlude]

C7sus4 C7sus4 C7sus4

All right

[Verse 3]

C7sus4

Ever feel kind of down and out and don't know just

C7sus4

What to do?

C7sus4

A-living all of your days in darkness, let the

Fm7

Sun shine through

Ever feel that somehow, somewhere, you

C7sus4

Lost your way?

C7sus4

And if you don't get-a help quick, you won't make it

C7sus4

Through the day?

[Chorus]

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-could you call on Lady Day?

C7sus4

And could you call on John Coltrane? Now, 'cause they'll

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11

A-they'll wash your troubles, your trou-

Bb11

-bles, your troubles, your troubles

Bb11

Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles

Bb11 B11 C7sus4

Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles away

C7sus4

They'll wash your troubles away

C7sus4

They'll wash your troubles away

Gm7 Fm7 Bb11 C7sus4

Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles, your troubles away

C7sus4

Yeah, they'll wash your troubles away

C7sus4

They'll wash your troubles away

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

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