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I'm Gonna Make It This Time chords by
Billy Paul
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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A
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F#
F#
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D
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Bm
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2

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Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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F#
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F#m
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Em
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A
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D
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Verse 1
A
A

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D
D

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Bm
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2

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F
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Em
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I'm gonna make it this time
F#m
F#m
2

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I'm gonna make it
G
G

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Make it, this time
A
A

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Verse 2
D
D

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Bm
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2

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A
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D
D

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G
G

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When the curtain goes up
D
D

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Em
Em

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G
G

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C#m
C#m
4

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And the audience sits down
F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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I will be singing and wearing
Daug
Daug

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D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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B
B
2

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my crown
Em
Em

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F#m
F#m
2

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Because I'm gonna make it
Em
Em

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I'm gonna make it
F#
F#
2

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A
A

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D
D

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I'm gonna make it this
Bm
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2

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Em
Em

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A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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time
Verse 3
F#m
F#m
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A
A

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D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
Em

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I've got a lot to give
F#m
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2

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G
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A
A

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D
D

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I've got so much of myself to give
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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And as long as I live,
G
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Bm
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2

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Em
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G
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C#m
C#m
4

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I have to keep on giving
F#
F#
2

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Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Bm
Bm
2

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F#
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2

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Verse 4
D
D

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Bm
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2

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Em
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F#m
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2

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Because I'm gonna make it
A
A

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Em
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I've told myself before,

but I mean it this time
F#m
F#m
2

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I'm gonna make it
Verse 5
Em
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F#m
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Got to, to, to, to
G
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Make it, make it
A
A

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D
D

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This, this, this time
Interlude 1
D
D

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A
A

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D
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Bm
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2

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Em
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F#m
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G
G

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Verse 6
A
A

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D
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Bm
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D
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When the curtain goes up
G
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Bm
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And the audience sits
Em
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G
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C#m
C#m
4

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down

I will be standing on a mountain
F#
F#
2

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top looking down
Bm
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F#
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Daug
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D
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Bm
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2

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And wearing a crown
B
B
2

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With a
Verse 7
Em
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little help from my friends,
F#m
F#m
2

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I am gonna make it
Em
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I've told myself before,
F#m
F#m
2

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but I mean it this time
Verse 8

I'm gonna make it
Em
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F#m
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2

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G
G

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Got to, to, to, to
A
A

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Make it,
F#
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A
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Aaug
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Adim
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A
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D
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This time,
Bm
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D
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time
Verse 9
Em
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I've paid my dues
Ebdim
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Ebm
Ebm
6

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And I know I qualify, sanctify,
D
D

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bonafide
Bm
Bm
2

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I've been trying so damn long
Em
Em

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And mak ing so many
A
A

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And making so many
D
D

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Hard years
Verse 10
Bm
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2

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Only the strong shall survive
Em
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And the weak shall fade by
A
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F#
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D
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A
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the wayside
Bm
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They say there is no rest for the weary
Em
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But you have to be strong to survive

this
A
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F#
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Verse 11
D
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Bm
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2

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You are never supposed

to give up

You are never supposed
Em
Em

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Ebm
Ebm
6

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to give up
D
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Bm
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2

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Keep on struggling
Em
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Make it, make it

Make it to the mountain top
Ebdim
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Make it to the mountain top

Make it to the mountain top

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • A

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • F

  • G

  • C#m

    4

  • Daug

  • B

    2

  • Aaug

  • Adim

  • Ebdim

  • Ebm

    6

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I'm Gonna Make It This Time by Billy Paul is F major.

The primary chords used in I'm Gonna Make It This Time are F, Dm, Gm, C, A, Am.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, Gm, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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