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

Ab (xx1114@1)      Fm (133111@1)             Db (x43121@1)         BbmEverybody (x13321@1)gather round and listen to my song,
                       AbI've (xx1114@1)only got one.

           Ab (xx1114@1)                     CmWe (x3101x@1)who are young, should now take a stand,
                   Fm (133111@1)                 Eb11Don't (xx1121@1)run from the burdens of women and men,
            Gb (244322@1)       DbContinue (x43121@1)to give, continue to live
             Bbm (x13321@1)          EbFor (x43121@3)what you know is right.

             Ab (xx1114@1)               CmMost (x3101x@1)of your life can be out of sight,
                  Fm (133111@1)                     Eb11Withdraw (xx1121@1)from the darkness and look to the light;
                 Gb (244322@1)          DbWhere (x43121@1)everyone's free, 'least that's the way it's
            Bbm (x13321@1)          EbSupposed (x43121@3)to be.

            Db (x43121@1)    Ab (xx1114@1)        Abmaj7And (xx4321@3)we just keep on keeping on
        Db (x43121@1)            AbWe (xx1114@1)just keep on keeping on

     Gb (244322@1)               DbMany (x43121@1)think that we have blown it
         Bbm7But (x13121@1)they too will soon admit
             Bbm7 (x13121@1)  Cm7    Eb13That (x21224@5)there's still a lot of love among us
            Bbm7 (x13121@1)  Cm7    Eb13And (x21224@5)there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust.
        Db (x43121@1)            AbWhen (xx1114@1)we keep on keeping on.

             Ab (xx1114@1)                CmBefore (x3101x@1)we dismiss, one thing I insist
                   Fm (133111@1)                 Eb11When (xx1121@1)you have your young, remember this song,
                GbAnd (244322@1)our world surrounding, its leaps and and bounds,
Db (x43121@1)                   Bbm (x13321@1)           EbUps (x43121@3)and downs, is reality

                 Ab (xx1114@1)                      CmTeach (x3101x@1)them to be strong, and when they are grown,
         Fm (133111@1)                          Eb11They (xx1121@1)can proudly imply that we were an alright guy,
    Gb (244322@1)                                DbFor (x43121@1)all the wrong now is right and this nations people united
Bbm (x13321@1)          EbAs (x43121@3)one.

            Db (x43121@1)    Ab (xx1114@1)         Abmaj7And (xx4321@3)we just keep on keeping on
        Db (x43121@1)            AbWe (xx1114@1)just keep on keeping on

     Gb (244322@1)               DbMany (x43121@1)think that we have blown it
         Bbm7But (x13121@1)they too will soon admit
             Bbm7 (x13121@1)  Cm7    Eb13That (x21224@5)there's still a lot of love among us
            Bbm7 (x13121@1)  Cm7    Eb13And (x21224@5)there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
        Db (x43121@1)            AbWhen (xx1114@1)we keep on keeping on.

AbWe're (xx1114@1)gonna move on up y'all.

Keep on keeping on.

(etc. vocal ad lib to fade)