Emergency On Planet Earth chords by Jamiroquai (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Gm7
Bb7/F
Ebmaj7
D7#9
Ab9sus4
Cmaj7
Dmaj7
Am7
Bbm7
Cm7
C#maj7
Bb9sus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) The kids need education  (E flat minoraj7)  (D7#9) (whoa)
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
 (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) And      the streets are never  (E flat minoraj7) clean
Ab9sus4 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
I've  (A flat9sus4) seen,  (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) a        certain dis (E flat minoraj7) position,
D7#9 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
 (D7#9)  (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) prevailing in  (E flat minoraj7) the       wind
Ab9sus4 
 (A flat9sus4) Sweet       change,
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) if       anybody's  (E flat minoraj7) listening?  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
 (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) Emergency on  (E flat minoraj7) planet Earth
Ab9sus4 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
 (A flat9sus4)  (G minor7) Is that  (B flat7/F) life
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
that I am  (E flat minoraj7) witnessing  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Or just an (C minoraj7) other     (D minoraj7) 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
wast (E flat minoraj7) ed        birth  (A flat9sus4) 

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Chorus 1

Now, we got emergency

Oh, we got emergency on planet Earth

Now, we got emergency

Oh, we got emergency on planet Earth

Verse 2
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor7) I think  (B flat7/F) we're    standing for in (E flat minoraj7) justice
D7#9 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
 (D7#9)  (C minoraj7) White gets  (D minoraj7) two
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
and black gets  (E flat minoraj7) five years  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
 (G minor7) Well it took  (B flat7/F) me
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
quite a while to  (E flat minoraj7) suss this  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
But now I know  (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
my head is  (E flat minoraj7) cleared  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) And      a little boy  (E flat minoraj7) in        hungry land  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
is just a picture  (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
in the  (E flat minoraj7) news,  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
 (G minor7) Won't see him  (B flat7/F) in       that tv ad (E flat minoraj7) vertising
D7#9 
 (D7#9) 'cause it might
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
 (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7) put you off your  (E flat minoraj7) food  (A flat9sus4) 

Chorus 2
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7) Now, we got  (B flat minor7) emergency  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
Oh,  (D minoraj7) we got  (E flat minoraj7) emergency on  (A flat9sus4) planet Earth  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7) Now, we got  (B flat minor7) emergency  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
Oh,  (D minoraj7) we got  (E flat minoraj7) emergency on  (A flat9sus4) planet Earth  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Bb9sus4 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat9sus4)  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7) Is    anybody  (B flat minor7) out    there  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7) Is        anybody  (A flat9sus4) out         there  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7) Is    anybody  (B flat minor7) out    there  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
Oh,  (D minoraj7) we got  (E flat minoraj7) emergency on  (A flat9sus4) planet Earth  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Bb9sus4 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat9sus4)  (E flat minoraj7) 

Interlude 1
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Bb9sus4 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat9sus4)  (E flat minoraj7) 

Verse 3
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F)  (E flat minoraj7) Say what we  (D7#9) got
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
E (G minor7) mergency on  (B flat7/F) planet Earth
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
is  (E flat minoraj7) what we got  (A flat9sus4) oh  (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
Tell you what  (E flat minoraj7) we        got now  (D7#9) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
E (G minor7) mergency on  (B flat7/F) planet Earth
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
is  (E flat minoraj7) what we got  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F) Is someone  (E flat minoraj7) out there  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
E (C minoraj7) mergency on  (D minoraj7) planet Earth
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
is  (E flat minoraj7) what we got  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
What we got  (G minor7) now  (B flat7/F) oh
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
Some (E flat minoraj7) body help  (D7#9) me
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Come on  (C minoraj7) somebody  (D minoraj7) help me now
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
 (E flat minoraj7) 'Cause we got emergency  (A flat9sus4) 

Interlude 2
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Bb9sus4 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat9sus4)  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Gm7 
Am7 
Bbm7 
Cm7 
 (G minor7)  (A minor7)  (B flat minor7)  (C minor7) 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
C#maj7 
 (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4)  (C sharp minoraj7) 
Bb9sus4 
Ebmaj7 
 (B flat9sus4)  (E flat minoraj7) 

Outro 1
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F)  (E flat minoraj7)  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
 (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4) 
Gm7 
Bb7/F 
Ebmaj7 
D7#9 
 (G minor7)  (B flat7/F)  (E flat minoraj7)  (D7#9) 
Cmaj7 
Dmaj7 
Ebmaj7 
Ab9sus4 
 (C minoraj7)  (D minoraj7)  (E flat minoraj7)  (A flat9sus4) 
[Repeat and fade]

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Gm7
Bb7/F
Ebmaj7
D7#9
Ab9sus4
Cmaj7
Dmaj7
Am7
Bbm7
Cm7
C#maj7
Bb9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G minorBPM: 118

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Bb7/F: x-x-3-1-3-1
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
D7#9: x-5-4-5-6-x
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
C#maj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Bb9sus4: x-1-1-1-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jamiroquai.