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Keep What Ya Got

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Keep What Ya Got Chords
Keep what ya got
Tune guitar down half a step or use a capo on the 1st fret. Work out the rhythm and 
pattern by listening to the tune, its pretty easy.
Chords
        Em7022030
      Dsus2xx0230
     A7sus4x02030
G5/6       3x2030
      Asus4x02230
      Cadd9x32020
Intro            Em7- Em7- Em7- Em7- Em7  
Em7Verse 1       Yesterday came suddenly tomorrow we'll receive
								Dsus2   Em7– Em7- Em7  
Today now you're at the wheel Ill ask how does it feel
Em7                                                 Dsus2
Verse 2 A7sus4-      Yesterday when heaven's gates I'd contemplate they'd seem so far
       G5/6                                                      A7sus4  
To-day they Em7ain't so far away and almost seem a drag
Chorus          Em7-  Dsus2–  Asus4– Em7  
	Keep Em7what ya got by giDsus2ving iAsus4t all a-wayEm7  
	Em7Keep what ya got Dsus2by givAsus4ing it all a-waEm7y
Dsus2Keep what ya got hold it don't stop
                                            Asus4   Em7– Em7– Em7– Em7  
Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way
Verse 3        Em7
When your halo slips for good you’ll have to wear your hood
Good to feel the breeze of fear on all the cynics and yoDsus2u mimicsA7sus4  
Dsus2                A7sus4                             Em7
All Dsus2you losers, Asus4all abuEm7sers wasting all my precious en-    er-   gy----------------
Chorus                        Em7   Dsus2            Asus4  Em7  
	Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way
	Em7Keep what ya got Dsus2by givAsus4ing it all a-waEm7y
Dsus2Keep what ya got hold it don't stop
                                             Asus4      Cadd9  G5/6
Keep what ya got by giving it all a---way
Re—member Asus4where you came from
Em7Sister she tDsus2old ya on a Asus4rainy daEm7y
                                    Dsus2                 Asus4
They saiEm7d that heaven holds a place for all of those who pray
                                            Dsus2
And if yoEm7u don’t believe in my dream then you don’t care any-way
Nobody or nothing’s Dsus2ever getting in your Asus4wayEm7  
Even as you pray the Dsus2Lord but don’t feel you bAsus4e-longEm7  
No one’s gonna notice if yDsus2ou’re never right or Asus4wrongEm7  
                                          Dsus2
And if you aEm7nd your next neighbour yeah you don’t quite get a-long
Dsus2No one’s gonna notice if you’re singing anyway
Asus4Those not coming in for free well they, they’ve gotta pay
Em7I.

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Keep What Ya Got

by Ian Brown

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dsus2

A7sus4

Asus4

Cadd9

Keep What Ya Got Chords

Keep what ya got

Tune guitar down half a step or use a capo on the 1st fret. Work out the rhythm and

pattern by listening to the tune, its pretty easy.

Chords

Em7

022030

Dsus2

xx0230

A7sus4

x02030

/6 3x2030

Asus4

x02230

Cadd9

x32020

Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7

Intro - - - -

Em7

Verse 1 Yesterday came suddenly tomorrow we'll receive

Dsus2 Em7 Em7 Em7

– -

Today now you're at the wheel Ill ask how does it feel

Em7 Dsus2

A7sus4

Verse 2 - Yesterday when heaven's gates I'd contemplate they'd seem so far

G5 A7sus4

Em7

To-day they ain't so far away and almost seem a drag

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Chorus - – –

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way

Dsus2

Keep what ya got hold it don't stop

Asus4 Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7

– – –

Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way

Verse 3 Em7

When your halo slips for good you’ll have to wear your hood

Dsus2 A7sus4

Good to feel the breeze of fear on all the cynics and you mimics

Dsus2 A7sus4 Em7

Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

All you losers, all abusers wasting all my precious en- er- gy----------------

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Chorus

Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Keep what ya got by giving it all a-way

Dsus2

Keep what ya got hold it don't stop

Asus4 Cadd9 G5

Keep what ya got by giving it all a---way

Asus4

Re—member where you came from

Em7 Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Sister she told ya on a rainy day

Dsus2 Asus4

Em7

They said that heaven holds a place for all of those who pray

Dsus2

Em7

And if you don’t believe in my dream then you don’t care any-way

Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Nobody or nothing’s ever getting in your way

Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

Even as you pray the Lord but don’t feel you be-long

Dsus2 Asus4 Em7

No one’s gonna notice if you’re never right or wrong

Dsus2

Em7

And if you and your next neighbour yeah you don’t quite get a-long

Dsus2

No one’s gonna notice if you’re singing anyway

Asus4

Those not coming in for free well they, they’ve gotta pay

Em7

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