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                        "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um"
                           (Curtis Mayfield)
Intro:
	A/  /  Asus4/  /   A/  /  Asus4/  /A  
	Bm/ / / /  F#m/ / / /
Verse 1:
	Walking thArough the Asus4park, it wAasn't quite Asus4dark
	There was a mAan sitting Asus4on a beAnchAsus4  
	OAut of the crowd as his hBmead lowly bowed
	He just mC#moaned and he mBmade no sC#mense
	HBme'd just go
Chorus [2X]:
	AUm, um, um, um, um, um
	BmUm, um, um, um, um, F#mum
Verse 2:
	I just couldn't help myself
	Yes, I was born with a curious mind
	I asked this man just what did he mean
	When he moaned if he'd be so kind
	And he'd just go
[repeat chorus]
Instrumental break:
	F#m [6 bars]
	Bm/ / / /  C#m/ / / /  D/ / / /  E7/ / / /
Verse 3:
	Now that I've grown up
	And the woman I love she has gone
	Now that I'm a man, I think I understand
	Sometimes everyone must sing this song
	Listen to me sing
[repeat chorus; fade 4th time]
	1,3: Can't you hear me, now
	2: Everybody now
	4: One more time, now

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Asus4

F#m

C#m

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"Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um"

(Curtis Mayfield)

Intro:

A Asus4 A Asus4 A

/ / / / / / / /

Bm F#m

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

A Asus4 A Asus4

Walking through the park, it wasn't quite dark

A Asus4 A Asus4

There was a man sitting on a bench

A Bm

Out of the crowd as his head lowly bowed

C#m Bm C#m

He just moaned and he made no sense

He'd just go

Chorus [2X]:

Um, um, um, um, um, um

Bm F#m

Um, um, um, um, um, um

Verse 2:

I just couldn't help myself

Yes, I was born with a curious mind

I asked this man just what did he mean

When he moaned if he'd be so kind

And he'd just go

[repeat chorus]

Instrumental break:

F#m [6 bars]

Bm C#m D E7

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

Now that I've grown up

And the woman I love she has gone

Now that I'm a man, I think I understand

Sometimes everyone must sing this song

Listen to me sing

[repeat chorus; fade 4th time]

1,3: Can't you hear me, now

2: Everybody now

4: One more time, now

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