heliocentric@breathe.com
15th January 2001, 10.10pm
KEEP ON KEEPING ON by CURTIS MAYFIELD
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Chords used:
Ab: 466544 Gb: 244322 Cm7: x35343
Fm: 133111 Eb: x65343 Eb13: xx6668
Db: x43121 Eb11: xx1324
Bbm: x13321 Abmaj7: 465544
Cm: x35543 Bbm7: x13121
AbFmDbBbm
Everybody gather round and listen to my song,
Ab
I've only got one.
AbCm
We who are young, should now take a stand,
FmEb11
Don't run from the burdens of women and men,
GbDb
Continue to give, continue to live
BbmEb
For what you know is right.
AbCm
Most of your life can be out of sight,
FmEb11
Withdraw from the darkness and look to the light;
GbDb
Where everyone's free, 'least that's the way it's
BbmEb
Supposed to be.
DbAbAbmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
DbAb
We just keep on keeping on
GbDb
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7Cm7Eb13
That there's still a lot of love among us
Bbm7Cm7Eb13
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust.
DbAb
When we keep on keeping on.
AbCm
Before we dismiss, one thing I insist
FmEb11
When you have your young, remember this song,
Gb
And our world surrounding, its leaps and and bounds,
DbBbEb
Ups and downs, is reality
AbCm
Teach them to be strong, and when they are grown,
FmEb11
They can proudly imply that we were an alright guy,
GbDb
For all the wrong now is right and this nations people united
BbmEb
As one.
DbAbAbmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
DbAb
We just keep on keeping on
GbDb
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7Cm7Eb13
That there's still a lot of love among us
Bbm7Cm7Eb13
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
DbAb
When we keep on keeping on.
Ab
We're gonna move on up y'all.
Keep on keeping on.
(etc. vocal ad lib to fade)