On & On chords by Erykah Badu (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B7#5
Em
Em7
Em/D
Cmaj7
B7

Verse 1
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Oh, my, my, my
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) I'm feeling high
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) My money's gone
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) I'm all alone
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Too much to see
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) The world keeps turnin'
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Oh, what a day
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) What a day, what a day
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5) Peace   and  (E minor) blessings manifest
B7#5 
Em 
with  (B7#5) every    (E minor) lesson learned
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5) If      your  (E minor) knowledge were your wealth
B7#5 
Em 
Then  (B7#5) it      would  (E minor) be   well-earned
B7#5 
Em 
If  (B7#5) we      were  (E minor) made in his image
B7#5 
Em 
Then  (B7#5) call    us  (E minor) by   our names
B7#5 
Em 
Most intel (B7#5) lects   do  (E minor) not  believe in God
B7#5 
Em 
But they  (B7#5) fear    us  (E minor) just the same

Chorus 1
B7#5 
Em 
Oh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
Woo,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(All  (B7#5)  (E minor) night 'til the break of dawn)
B7#5 
Em 
I go  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
Ooh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5) (God  (E minor) dammit I'mma sing my song)

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Verse 2
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5) I  (E minor) was born underwater
B7#5 
Em 
B7#5 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) With three dollars and six dimes  (B7#5) 
Em 
 (E minor) Yeah you might laugh
B7#5 
 (B7#5) 'Cause  you did not do your math
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Like one, two, three
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Damn, y'all feel that?
B7#5 
Em 
Oh,  (B7#5)  (E minor) line one, two, three
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) The world keeps turning
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) Oh what a day,
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) what a day, what a day
B7#5 
Em 
The  (B7#5) man     that  (E minor) knows something
B7#5 
Em 
Knows that he  (B7#5) knows   no (E minor) thing at all
B7#5 
Em 
Does it seem  (B7#5) colder   (E minor) in   your summertime
B7#5 
Em 
And  (B7#5) hotter   (E minor) in   your fall?
B7#5 
Em 
If  (B7#5) we      were  (E minor) made in his image
B7#5 
Em 
Then call  (B7#5) us  (E minor) by   our names
B7#5 
Em 
Most intel (B7#5) lects   do  (E minor) not  believe in God
B7#5 
Em 
But they  (B7#5) fear    us  (E minor) just the same

Chorus 2
B7#5 
Em 
Oh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5) On      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(All  (B7#5)  (E minor) night 'til the vultures swarm)
B7#5 
Em 
I go  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
Ooh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
(Mad props to the god JaBorn)

Verse 3
Em7 
Em/D 
I  (E minor7) am  (E minor/D) feeling kinda hungry
Cmaj7 
B7 
Em7 
 (C minoraj7) 'cause my high  (B7) is coming down  (E minor7) 
Em/D 
Don't  (E minor/D) feed    me yours
Cmaj7 
B7 
 (C minoraj7) 'cause your food does not  (B7) endure
Em7 
Em/D 
Cmaj7 
 (E minor7) I think I  (E minor/D) need    a cup of tea,  (C minoraj7) 
B7 
the world  (B7) keeps burnin'
Em7 
Em/D 
 (E minor7) Oh, what  (E minor/D) a day,
Cmaj7 
B7 
 (C minoraj7) what a day, what a  (B7) day
B7#5 
Em 
You  (B7#5) rush    in (E minor) to   destruction
B7#5 
Em 
'cause you don't  (B7#5) have  (E minor) nothin' left
B7#5 
Em 
The  (B7#5) mother   (E minor) ship can't save you
B7#5 
Em 
so your ass  (B7#5) is  (E minor) gon' get left
B7#5 
Em 
If  (B7#5) we      were  (E minor) made in his image
B7#5 
Em 
then call  (B7#5) us  (E minor) by   our names
B7#5 
Em 
Most intel (B7#5) lects   do  (E minor) not  believe in God
B7#5 
Em 
But they  (B7#5) fear    us  (E minor) just the same

Chorus 3
B7#5 
Em 
Oh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
Oh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(You  (B7#5) can't   fuck  (E minor) with me
so just leave me alone)
B7#5 
Em 
...way  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
(My  (B7#5) cypher  keeps  (E minor) moving like a rolling stone)
B7#5 
Em 
Ooh,  (B7#5) on      and  (E minor) on   and on and on
B7#5 
Em 
 (B7#5)  (E minor) (And on and on)

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GuitarPianoUkulele

B7#5
Em
Em7
Em/D
Cmaj7
B7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 80

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

B7#5: x-2-1-2-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of On & On by Erykah Badu, 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 E minor. It suits players who want to learn On & On the way Erykah Badu intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.