Artist: Curtis Mayfield
Song: Move on up
Tabbed by:DJ
14th Nov 2012
Tuning:Standard
I think Curtis Mayfield did this in an open tuning,
but here's a simple way to play it in standard tuning
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F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m
/ / ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (Twice)
^ ^
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Hush now, child, and don't you cry, your folks might understand you, by and by,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Just move on up, toward your desti - nation,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Though you may find, from time to time, compli - cation!
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m
/ / ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (Twice)
^ ^
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Bite your lip, and take a trip, though there may be wet road ahead, and you cannot slip,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Just move on up, and peace you'll find,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Into the steeple of beautiful people, where there's only one kind!
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F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
So hush now, child, and don't you cry, your folks might understand you, by and by,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Just move on up, and keep on wishing,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Re - member your dream is your only scheme, so keep on pushing!
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m
/ / ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (Twice)
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Take nothing less... than the supreme best,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Do not o - bey, you must keep us safe, oh, you can pass the test,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m Em7
Just move on up...to a greater day, with just a load of faith,
Asus4 Bm
You can put your mind to it, you can surely do it!
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m
/ / ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (Twice)
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
Just move on up, move on up, we move on up, watch out for just move on up,
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm
We move on up, move on up!
F#m Em7 Asus4 Bm F#m
/ / ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| (Repeat)
(Suggestion for coda:)
Em7 Asus4 Bm
| / / / / | / / / / | / ||
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F#m = 244222
Em7 = 022030
Asus4 = x02230
Bm = x24432
