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I Thank You chords by
William Bell
William Bell
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
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Key: D# minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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You didn't have to

love me like you did,

but you did, but you did,
C
C

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Am

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and I thank you.
D
D

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You didn't have to squeeze me

like you did,
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C
C

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but you did, but you did, and I thank you.
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Am

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D
D

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If you took your love
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G

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Am

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somewhere else,
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G

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D
D

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I wouldn't know what it meant

to be scared to death
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Am

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D
D

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Oh, but you make me
Am
Am

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C
C

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feel like I never felt
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Am

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G
G

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C
C

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G

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Kissed you so good,
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D

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I had to holler for help
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G

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Am

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G

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Maybe she didn't have to squeeze me
C
C

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D
D

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like you did, but you did, but you did
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C

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D
D

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C

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An d I thank you
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G

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You didn't have to
D
D

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C

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hold me like you did,
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but you did, yes you did
C
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Am

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And I thank you
C
C

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Am

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Now every day that's something new
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C

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Am

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You pull out your bag
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C

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Am

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A
A

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and you finally do
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C
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You got me tryin'
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Am

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a new thing too
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C

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Em
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Just so I can keep up with you
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A

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Am

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Oh, you didn't have to shake me

like you did,
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A

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Am

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but you did, but you did

And I thank you
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A

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Am
Am

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You didn't have to make it like you did,

but you did, oh, you did

And I thank you
C
C

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Am
Am

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All my life I've been shortchanged

Without your love,
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Am
Am

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it's a pride and shame
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A

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Am

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C
C

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Now I know what they
Am
Am

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were talking about
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C

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When they said that they
Em
Em

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didn't turn down
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Am

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D

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I wanna thank you, thank you, baby
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Thank you, baby
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Am
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Oh, yeah

Thank you, baby
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D

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Thank you, baby,
F#m
F#m
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F#m
F#m
2

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yeah
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Am
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C
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A
A

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G

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And how to love
D
D

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me like you did
Am
Am

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But you did, but you did
D
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And I thank
Verse 2
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you
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G

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And you
Verse 3
D
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didn't have to hold me
Verse 4

Like you did, but you did
G
G

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But you
Verse 5
Am
Am

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did
D
D

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And I thank
Verse 6
A
A

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you
D
D

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Thank you,
Verse 7

baby
A
A

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Thank you, baby
Am
Am

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Thank you,
Verse 8
D
D

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baby
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Thank you, baby

Thank just gotta
Verse 9
Em
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Thank you Got

ta, gotta
Verse 10
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Am

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you, baby
A
A

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Thank you, baby
Verse 11
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Thank you, baby

Thank you, darling
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G

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Oh,
Verse 12

yeah

I thank
Verse 13
Em
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Oh, yeah
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A

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D
D

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Thank you baby, oh yeah,
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Em
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thank you baby, yeah, yeah, alright
A
A

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D
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Thank you baby, got to, got to,
G
G

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got to thank you, oh, oh yeah
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Chords
  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 6

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Thank You by William Bell, Mavis Staples is D# minor.

The primary chords used in I Thank You are D#m, F#, G#, C#, D#, A#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 6 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D#m, F#, G#, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Thank You is approximately 118 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of I Thank You using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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