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
Ab Fm Db Bbm
Everybody gather round and listen to my song,
Ab
I’ve only got one.
Ab Cm
We who are young, should now take a stand,
Fm Eb11
Don’t run from the burdens of women and men,
Gb Db
Continue to give, continue to live
Bbm Eb
For what you know is right.
Ab Cm
Most of your life can be out of sight,
Fm Eb11
Withdraw from the darkness and look to the light;
Gb Db
Where everyone’s free, ‘least that’s the way it’s
Bbm Eb
Supposed to be.
Db Ab Abmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
Db Ab
We just keep on keeping on
Gb Db
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
That there’s still a lot of love among us
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
And there’s still a lot of faith and warmth and trust.
Db Ab
When we keep on keeping on.
Ab Cm
Before we dismiss, one thing I insist
Fm Eb11
When you have your young, remember this song,
Gb
And our world surrounding, its leaps and and bounds,
Db Bbm Eb
Ups and downs, is reality
Ab Cm
Teach them to be strong, and when they are grown,
Fm Eb11
They can proudly imply that we were an alright guy,
Gb Db
For all the wrong now is right and this nations people united
Bbm Eb
As one.
Db Ab Abmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
Db Ab
We just keep on keeping on
Gb Db
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
That there’s still a lot of love among us
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
And there’s still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
Db Ab
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)
