Got To Be There chords by Michael Jackson (Official Version)

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Ab
Db/Ab
Abmaj7
Db
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Bbm7
Db/Eb
Cm7
Gmaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Ab 
Abmaj7 
 (A flat major) Got to be there, got to  (A flat minoraj7) be        there
Db 
In the morning  (D flat major) 
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
When  (A flat/Gb) she      says hello to the world  (F minor7) 
Ab 
Abmaj7 
 (A flat major) Got to be there, got to  (A flat minoraj7) be        there
Db 
Bring her good  (D flat major) times
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
And  (A flat/Gb) show     her that she's my girl  (F minor7) 
Bbm7 
Db/Eb 
Abmaj7 
 (B flat minor7) Oh,     (D flat/Eb) what     a feeling there'll  (A flat minoraj7) be
Db/Ab 
Abmaj7 
Cm7 
The  (D flat/Ab) moment   I know she  (A flat minoraj7) loves      (C minor7) me
Fm7 
Db/Eb 
 (F minor7) 'Cause when I  (D flat/Eb) look     in her eyes
I realize
Db/Eb 
 (D flat/Eb) I        need her sharing the world
Gmaj7 
Bbm7 
Db/Eb 
be (G minoraj7) side      (B flat minor7) me      (D flat/Eb) 

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Verse 2

So I got to be there, got to be there

In the morning

And welcome her into my world

And show her that she's my girl

When she says, "hello world!"

(got to be there)

I need her sharing the world

beside me

Verse 3
Ab 
That's why I've  (A flat major) got to be there,
Abmaj7 
got to  (A flat minoraj7) be        there
Db 
Where  (D flat major) love begins
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
And  (A flat/Gb) that's   everywhere she goes  (F minor7) 
Ab/Gb 
Fm7 
I've  (A flat/Gb) got      to be there so she knows  (F minor7) 
Ab/Gb 
That  (A flat/Gb) when     she's with me
Abmaj7 
Db/Ab 
She's  (A flat minoraj7) home      (home, she's  (D flat/Ab) home)
Abmaj7 
Db/Ab 
 (A flat minoraj7) (Home, she's  (D flat/Ab) home)    yeah

Outro 1
Abmaj7 
Db/Ab 
 (A flat minoraj7) (Got      to be there) got to be there  (D flat/Ab) 
got to be there
Abmaj7 
Db/Ab 
 (A flat minoraj7) (Got      to be there) got to be there  (D flat/Ab) 
got to be there
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Db/Ab
Abmaj7
Db
Ab/Gb
Fm7
Bbm7
Db/Eb
Cm7
Gmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 86

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab/Gb: 2-x-1-1-1-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Db/Eb: x-x-1-1-2-1
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of Got To Be There by Michael Jackson, 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 Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Michael Jackson.