Mr Washington chords by Nahko And Medicine For The People

Mr. Washington - Nahko and Medicine for the People

Chords:
Bb    x-1-3-3-3-1
F    1-3-3-2-1-1
C    x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm    x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7   x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G   3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A   x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7   x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim  x-4-5-6-x-x
Am    5-7-7-5-5-5
Am*   x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm    3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm*   x-10-12-12-11-10
/A    x-0-x-x-x-x
/G    3-x-x-x-x-x

Intro:
Bb  F  C  F  x4

Verse 1:
Bb     F       C       F
 Me and Mr. Washington go forth with no real direction
Bb        F        C       F
 Dreaming of the day we drive our cars into the ocean
Bb      F       C       F
 And all the people looking on will wonder what to say
Bb      F       C         F
 And live confused about us 'til the day they  do the same
Bb     F    C       F
 And they see while swimming that they are free

Bridge:
Bb        F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb       F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb        F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb       F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm  Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Verse 2:
Bb      F       C     F
 Reach for a solace I find only in my brother sky
Bb      F        C        F
 We are relieved to know that someday this will pass us by
Bb        F         C    F
 And it's got us feeling quite alright
Bb     F       C       F
 We have no money and we certainly have lost focus
Bb      F      C        F
 Why have we landed on a planet that's as hopeful as this
Bb        F        C    F
 We've heard the word: "Move Westward"

Chorus:
     Bb    C     F/A  F/G  F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb    C      F  F/G  F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb    C        F/A  F/G  F
And now these words are comin' outta my  ears
Bb    F  C   Dm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm   Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"     Woo!

Trumpet Solo 1:
 Bb  F  C   Dm7  x4
 Dm7

Verse 3:
Bb     F       C      F
 Me and ol' Napoleon cry "Liberty, oh liberty"
Bb       F       C          F
 The crimes committed in your name have brought me to my knees
Bb      F      C    F
 And now I'm trembling
Bb        F         C     F
 Malcolm, Brother Malcolm there's an X upon my door tonight
Bb       F         C     F
 Wish you were here to teach this generation how to fight
Bb     F     C    F
 Enough of all this talking      Well...

Bridge:
Bb        F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb       F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Bb        F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  Bb       F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
  C        Dm  Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo

Verse 4:
Bb      F        C    F
 Mr. Thomas Jefferson do you have any good suggestions?
  Bb       F       C         F
I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I got all this frustration
Bb    F       C       F
 I wanna see my future get progressively better
Bb    F        C      F
 I wanna see a world where equality is what matters
Bb       F       C       F
 Let's make the call and move forward (Move forward!)

Chorus:
     Bb    C     F/A  F/G  F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb    C      F  F/G  F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb    C        F/A  F/G  F
And now these words are comin' outta my  ears
Bb    F  C   Dm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm
"How did I  end up here?"
Bb    F  C   Dm   Dm7
"How did I  end up here?"

Trumpet Solo 2:
 Bb  F  C   Dm7  x4
 Dm7

Chorus:
     Bb    C     F/A  F/G  F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
   Bb    C      F  F/G  F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
  Bb    C         F/A   F/G  F
And now these words you've been longing to  hear
Bb    F  C   Dm
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm   Dm7
This is how you got here

Trumpet solo 3:
Bb   F    C    F
Bb   F    C F#7 F
Bb   F    C    F
Bb   Am   Gm   F

Interlude:
   Bb   F
Yeah
   C C#dim  Dm
Medicine for the People
Bb  F              C  C#dim  Dm7
  We believe in freedom for all
N.C.
No matter what color you are
Bb  F
    Or where you're from
C   C#dim   Dm7  Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm*  F                    C  C#dim  Dm
    We believe the time is now, for it is all we  have
Bb   F             C   C#dim   Dm
      Coming together in a sacred way
    Bb   F      C  Dm
Here as warriors
Bb   F                C   C#dim   Dm7  Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth

Instrumental:
Gm*  F    C    F
Bb   F    C C#dim Dm  x4

Over piano:
   Bb   F    C  C#dim  Dm
Yeah
        Bb   F
Medicine for the People
 C   C#dim   Dm
Passion for equality
  Bb      F
Quality of life
          C   C#dim  C
For justice and for liberation of all
Gm  Am  Bb  C          Am  Gm  F
        Circle up warriors, circle up

Outro:
Bb    F  C   Dm
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb  F/A Gm F  C C#dim  Dm
This is  how you got     here
Gm    F  C   F
This is how you got here
Bb  F/A Gm F  Bb /A /G F
This is how you got     here
Bb    F  C   Dm7
This is how you got here

Bb    F  C   Dm
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb    F  C   F
This is how you got here


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| / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.

| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
   for this chord.