Keep On Keeping On
Curtis MayfieldVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
: 466544 : 244322 : x35343
: 133111 : x65343 : xx6668
: x43121 : xx1324
: x13321 : 465544
: x35543 : x13121
Everybody gather round and listen to my song,
I've only got one.
We who are young, should now take a stand,
Don't run from the burdens of women and men,
Continue to give, continue to live
For what you know is right.
Most of your life can be out of sight,
Withdraw from the darkness and look to the light;
Where everyone's free, 'least that's the way it's
Supposed to be.
And we just keep on keeping on
We just keep on keeping on
Many think that we have blown it
But they too will soon admit
That there's still a lot of love among us
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust.
When we keep on keeping on.
Before we dismiss, one thing I insist
When you have your young, remember this song,
And our world surrounding, its leaps and and bounds,
Ups and downs, is reality
Teach them to be strong, and when they are grown,
They can proudly imply that we were an alright guy,
For all the wrong now is right and this nations people united
As one.
And we just keep on keeping on
We just keep on keeping on
Many think that we have blown it
But they too will soon admit
That there's still a lot of love among us
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
When we keep on keeping on.
We're gonna move on up y'all.
Keep on keeping on.
(etc. vocal ad lib to fade)
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Readable chord sheet for Keep On Keeping On by Curtis Mayfield
[Ab]: 466544 [F#]: 244322 [Cm7]: x35343 [Fm]: 133111 [Eb]: x65343 [Eb13]: xx6668 [C#]: x43121 [Eb11]: xx1324 [Bbm]: x13321 [Abmaj7]: 465544 [Cm]: x35543 [Bbm7]: x13121 [Ab]Everybody [Fm]gather round and [C#]listen to my [Bbm]song, I've only got one. [Ab] We who are [Ab]young, should now take a [Cm]stand, Don't run from the [Fm]burdens of women and [Eb11]men, Continue to [F#]give, conti[C#]nue to live For what you [Bbm]know is right. [Eb] Most of your [Ab]life can be out of [Cm]sight, Withdraw from the [Fm]darkness and look to the [Eb11]light; Where everyone's [F#]free, 'least t[C#]hat's the way it's Supposed to [Bbm]be. [Eb] And we just [C#]keep on [Ab]keeping on [Abmaj7] We just [C#]keep on keeping [Ab]on Many [F#]think that we have [C#]blown it But they [Bbm7]too will soon admit That there's [Bbm7]still a [Cm7]lot of [Eb13]love among us And there's [Bbm7]still a [Cm7]lot of [Eb13]faith and warmth and trust. When we [C#]keep on keeping [Ab]on. Before we dis[Ab]miss, one thing I in[Cm]sist When you have your [Fm]young, remember this [Eb11]song, And our world su[F#]rrounding, its leaps and and bounds, [C#]Ups and downs, is reali[Bbm]ty [Eb] Teach them to be [Ab]strong, and when they are [Cm]grown, They can [Fm]proudly imply that we were an [Eb11]alright guy, For [F#]all the wrong now is right and this [C#]nations people united [Bbm]As one. [Eb] And we just [C#]keep on [Ab]keeping on [Abmaj7] We just [C#]keep on keeping [Ab]on Many [F#]think that we have [C#]blown it But they [Bbm7]too will soon admit That there's [Bbm7]still a [Cm7]lot of [Eb13]love among us And there's [Bbm7]still a [Cm7]lot of [Eb13]faith and warmth and trust When we [C#]keep on keeping [Ab]on. [Ab]We're gonna move on up y'all. Keep on keeping on. (etc. vocal ad lib to fade)