Intro: Bb5 , G5 , Eb5 , F5



       Bb5  G5  Eb5
I got Aretha in the Morning
 F5                                      Bb5
High on my headphones and walking to school
F5          Bb5  G5     Eb5
I got the blues in springtime
      F5                                    Eb5  Eb5
cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes



Bb5                                    C5
Momma she'd notice but she's always crying
                    D5
I got no-one to confide in
  F5                 Bb5
Aretha, nobody but you



Momma she'd notice but she's always fighting
something in her mind
and it sounds like breaking glass



       Bb5  G5  Eb5
I got Aretha in the Morning
 C5                        F5             Bb5
High on my headphones and walking to school
F5          Bb5  G5     Eb5
I got the blues in springtime
      C5                      F5            Eb5  Eb5
cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes



             Eb5
You got the words
        Bb5
Baby you got the words
             Eb5
You got the words
        Bb5
Baby you got the words



  Bb5                           C5
Aretha, Aretha I don't want to go to school
        F5
Cause they just don't understand
 Bb5
And I think the place is cruel



Child singer, raise your voice
Stand up on your own
Go out there and strike out



G5        C5  A5        F5
I tell Aretha in the morning
 D5                        G5            C5
High on my headphones and walking to school
G5         E5 A5       D5
I got the blues in springtime
                              G5              F5  F5
Cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes


               C5
But I got the words