Reverend Albert Green (born April 13,1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is an American Grammy award winning soul and gospel singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 70s with the hit singles Let's Stay Together, Tired Of Being Alone and You Oughta Be With Me. Green boasted a voice capable of both fluid high streams of sugar and deep south growls and rasps. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, being referred to as &quot;one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music.&quot; 

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Al Green (* 13. April 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas) ist ein amerikanischer Sänger und Prediger.  Green beginnt seine Karriere als Sänger im Alter von neun Jahren als Mitglied der Gospelgruppe seines Vaters, den 

El Reverendo Albert Greene, popularmente conocido como Al Green, nació el 13 de abril de 1946 en la localidad de Forrest City, en el estado de Arkansas.  Es un cantante de Soul y Gospel americano que consiguió una gran popularidad en los principios y la mitad de los años 70.  Interpretó Gospel en el seno del grupo Greene Brothers.   Entre los años 1964 y 1967 perteneció al grupo The Creations.  

HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME)
AL GREEN

INTRO: F#m  E  F#m

VERSE:
F#m
I can't believe that it's real,
    Bm                   F#m
the way that you make me feel.
F#m
A burning deep down inside,
  Bm                 F#m
a love that I cannot hide.

VERSE:
F#m                     Bm
I know it's you and me baby, that
      C#                 F#m
that makes the world go round.
    Bm
And if you've been doin' lovin' with me,
 C#                    F#m
layin' all my troubles down,

CHORUS:
           A
Ah, here I am, 
          E
come and take me.
            A
here I am, baby,
          E
come and take me.
                A
take me by the hand.
     E
Oh, Show me,
             A    E    F#m
here I am, baby.

VERSE:
F#m
It always ends up this way,
     Bm              F#m
me begging you every day.
F#m
A love that I cannot have,
Bm                      F#m
you broke my heart into half.

VERSE:
F#m                     Bm
I know it's you and me baby, that
      C#                 F#m
that makes the world go round.
    Bm
And if you've been doin' lovin' with me,
 C#                    F#m
layin' all my troubles down,

CHORUS:
           A   
Ah, here I am, 
          E
come and take me.
            A
here I am, baby,
          E
come and take me.
                A
take me by the hand.
      E
Ah, squeeze it
            A     E   F#m
here I am, baby.

BRIDGE:
F#m       A                 E
When I'm down I can always call you,
                D
for a helpin' hand.
                              F#m E F#m
I know you'll do the best you can.
                   A
But it don't take much from me,
                E
just my cup of joe.
                  D         
Oh there's love inside me,
                               F#m E F#m
I believe there's one to be explodin',
       A
It's tough for me, oh baby,
           E
I can do worry,
                    D
tell me all your troubles.
                          F#m E F#m
You won't ever have to worry now,
               A
Just one more thing, ask everybody,
           E
everybody you see,      
                 D                          F#m E F#m
you'll find yourself lost and alone on a darkened street,

CHORUS:
            A
here I am, baby
          E
come and take me.
            A
here I am, baby,
          E
come and take me.
                A
take me by the hand.
  E
Show me, ..... fade out

Here I Am Come And Take Me

INTRO:

G#m
Something that can make you do wrong
And make you do right
Love..........

CHORUS:
               D7     C#7     B
Love and happi-ness...

VERSE:
                           G#m
Wait a minute...something's going wrong
Someone's on the phone...three o'clock in the morning, yeah
Talkin' about how she can make it right, yeah
Well, happiness is when you really feel good about somebody
Nothing wrong with being in love with someone, yeah...
[Chorus]

You be good to me...I'll be good to you
We'll be together, yeah
We'll see each other...Walk away with victory
[Chorus]

Make you do right... love'll make you do wrong
Make you come home early...make you stay out all night long
The power of love...
[Chorus]

Wait a minute, let me tell you...
The power of love...
Make you do right... love'll make you do wrong...
Make you want to dance...
[Chorus]

Love And Happiness

Greatest Hits

Lick

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Intro:

| Bb7 - Am7 - | Gm7 - Am7 - |
| Bb7 - Am7 - | Gm7 - C7 - |

Verse 1:

| F - - - | F - - - | Am   - - - | Am   - - - |
I, I'm so in love with you, Whatever you
| Bb - - - | Bb - - - | Bbm9 - - - | Bbm9 - - - |
Want to do, is all right with me

Prechorus:

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7    - Em - | D9 - - - | D9 - lick - |
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7    - Em - | Am7 - - - | D9 - - - |
And I want to spend my life with you

Verse 2:

| F - - - | F - - - | Am   - - - | Am   - - - |
Since, since we've been together, loving you for-
| Bb - - - | Bb - - - | Bbm9 - - - | Bbm9 - - - |
Ever, is what I need

Prechorus:

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7    - Em - | D9 - - - | D9 - lick - |
Let me be the one you come running to

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7    - Em - | Am7 - - - | D9 - - - |
I'll never be untrue

Chorus:

| Gm9 - - - | Am7 - - - |
Let's, let's stay together... lovin' you

| Gm9 - - - | B7    - Am7 - | Dm7 - C - |
Whether, whether times are good or bad, happy or sad

String break:

| Gm9 - - - | Gm9 - - Abm9 |

| Ab7 - - - | Gm9 - - - |

| Ab - - - | Ab - - - |
Whether times are

| B7    - Am7 - | Dm7 - C - |
Good or bad, happy or sad

Verse 3:

| F - - - | F - - - | Am  -  - - | Am  -  - - |
Why somebody, why some people break up, then turn around and

| Bb - - - | Bb - - - | Bbm9 - - - | Bbm9 - - - |
Make up, I just can't see

Prechorus:

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7  -  Em  - | D9 - - - | D9 - lick - |
You'd never do that to me (would you, baby)

| Am7 - Gm7 - | F7  -  Em  - | Am7 - - - | D9 - - - |
Staying around you is all I see (Here's what I want us to do)

Chorus:

| Gm9 - - - | Am7 - - - |
Let's, we oughta stay together... lovin' you

| Gm9 - - - | B7  -  Am7  - | Dm7 - C - |
Whether, whether times are good or bad, happy or sad

Let's Stay Together

Lean On Me

Verse

C                F
Sometimes in our lives
            C
we all have pain
            Em   G
We all have sorrow
C                F
But if we are wise
             C              G      C  
We know that there's always tomorrow

Chorus

C                           F    
Lean on me, when you're not strong
                 C
And I'll be your friend
              Em    G 
I'll help you carry on
C               F
For it won't be long
               C
'Til I'm gonna need
            G    C
Somebody to lean on

Verse

C                   F
Please swallow your pride
          C
If I have things
            Em   G           
you need to borrow
C              F                         
For no one can fill
              C
those of your needs
               G   C   
That you don't let show 

Bridge

C                                    G      C
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
C                       G    C
We all need somebody to lean on
C                                G          C
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
C                       G    C
We all need somebody to lean on

Chorus

C                           F    
Lean on me, when you're not strong
                 C
And I'll be your friend
              Em    G 
I'll help you carry on
C               F
For it won't be long
               C
'Til I'm gonna need
            G    C
Somebody to lean on

Bridge

C                                    G      C
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
C                       G    C
We all need somebody to lean on
C                                G          C
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
C                       G    C
We all need somebody to lean on

Verse

C             F
If there is a load
            C
you have to bear
               Em  G
That you can't carry
C                F
I'm right up the road
                C
I'll share your load
            G    C
If you just call me

No Chords

Call me, call me, call me...

Lean On Me

Trust in God

Take me to the river
Al Green

BTW- whatever happened to the band????

I dont know why I love you like I do
E7                                 D A
After all these changes that you put me through
E7					      D  A
You stole my money and my cigarettes
E7				   D  A
And I havent seen hide nor hair of you yet
E7					 D

 I wanna know    wont you tell me, am I in love to stay?
 A       C                  G         D              A7
 (Take me, take me) Take me to the river   and wash me down
				    E7           D  A     E7
Wont you cleanse my soul   get my feet on the ground
	   D     A     E7          D   A        E7

I dont know why you treated me so bad
Look at all these things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I wont forget
my sweet sixteen now I never regret

I wanna....

Bridge:

   Hold me   love me  squeeze me   tease me  till I die   till I de
C#m          A7     C#m         A7         G            B7

Repeat verse one, then chorus, then

Yeah, yeah         yeah   yeah  yeah
D A       E7        D   A     E7

Dip me in the water   dip me in the water baby
D             E7       D      A    E7

Take Me To The River

Explores Your Mind

Verse

C, Em, F
Belle....


Chorus

Dm, G, E, Am (walk up to Dm)
I'd never go so far...

Dm7, Fm7, G7
Belle...


Bridge

Fm7, Bb, Eb, G
I think if love could've found

Belle

The Belle Album

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

Intro/Verse
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E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

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