Some Years Ago chords by Stevie Wonder
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Intro 1
(C sharp minor) (B major) (B flatdim) (A minor) (F sharpdim) (A minor)
(G sharpaug)
Verse 1
(C sharp minor) Once upon (C major) the blood (B major) of many (B flat minor) (B flatdim)
(A major) We were cast (E major) as less (F sharp major) than any (E major)
(B major) To so much (C sharp minor) a (C sharpdim) point (Cdim)
some (B major) still believe (E major) (E minor)
(E major) Smal (A minor) ler scene,
(G sharp major) a world (C major) much bigger (G major) (F sharpdim)
Where (E minor) it's okay (B major) to play with
(G major) the word "nigger (C sharpdim) "
Yet (C major) would we know (B major) ing all (A minor) the grief
(G major) (A minor) and death (F sharpdim) (F sharp major) it (F sharp minor) breeds
(G sharp major)
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Verse 2
But (C sharp minor) that was some years ago (B flatdim)
When (B flat minor) we had (A minor) more (G major) hope than (C major) money (G sharp major)
A (C sharp minor) time and a world ago (B major)
When our (B flatdim) hearts were made
(A minor) of (G major) steel (F sharpdim) (A minor)
Back then it was all (G major) about
(F sharpdim) (F sharp major) (B major)
Stamp (E minor) ing all the hatred (B major) out (E minor) (C sharpdim)
So that (B major) now there would be no doubt
(A major) Who would (B major) n't have to (G sharp major) heal
Verse 3
But (C sharp minor) why if so long ago (B major) (B flatdim)
We're (A minor) seen safe only (G major)
when funny (F sharpdim) (G sharp major)
As (C sharp minor) if there's no need to show (B major)
Deep in (F sharp major) side what (B flatdim) we
really (A minor) (G major) feel (F sharpdim) (A minor)
Yet those things when (G major) brought
to view (F sharpdim) (F sharp major) (B major)
Seem (E minor) to bother but (B major) a few (E minor) (C sharpdim)
No (B major) if we don't come for real (G sharp major)
Our wounds won't (C sharp minor) heal (G sharp major)
Verse 4
Black (C sharp minor) silhouettes used (G sharp major) as tar
(B major) get practice (B flatdim)
There's (A major) Darkie Toothpas (G sharp minor) te
borne out (F sharp major) of this malice (E major)
These (B major) (C sharp minor) stereo (Cdim) typical images
come (B major) to (E major) mind
(A minor) Figurines, mas (G sharpaug) cots,
post (C major) cards of us hanging (F sharpdim)
(E minor) Most recent here, (B major)
of one (D major) of us drag (E minor) ging
(C sharpdim) The (C major) propaganda ma (B minor) chine
must tell (A minor) the truth (G major)
This (F sharp major) time (F sharpdim) stop (G sharp major) lying (E major)
(G sharp minor) But
Verse 5
(C sharp minor) that was some years ago (B major) (B flatdim)
When (A minor) we had more (G major) hope
than money (F sharpdim) (G sharp major)
A (C sharp minor) time and a world ago (B major)
When our hearts (B flatdim) were made
(A minor) of (G major) steel (F sharpdim) (A minor)
Back then it was all (G major) about (F sharpdim) (B major)
Stamp (E minor) ing all the hatred (B major) out (E minor) (C sharpdim)
So that (B major) now there would be no doubt
Who (A major) would (B major) n't have to (G sharp major) heal (E major) (G sharp major)
Verse 6
But (C sharp minor) why if so long ago (B major) (B flatdim)
We're seen (A minor) safe only (G major)
when funny (F sharpdim) (G sharp major)
As (C sharp minor) if there's no need (G sharp major) to (C sharp minor) show (B major)
Deep in (F sharp major) side what (B flatdim) we
really (A minor) (G major) feel (F sharpdim) (A minor)
Yet those things when brought
(G major) to view (F sharpdim) (F sharp major) (B major)
Seem to bother (E minor) but (B major) (E minor) a few (C sharpdim)
No (B major) if we don't come for real
(G sharp major) Our wounds won't (C sharp minor) heal (B major)
Verse 7
But (E minor) that was some years ago (C sharpdim)
When (G major) we had (C minor) more (B flat major) hope
than money (A minor) (B major)
A (E minor) time and a world ago
(D major) When our (C sharpdim) hearts were made
(C major) of (B flat major) steel (A minor) (G major)
Back (C minor) then it was all (B flat major) about (A minor)
(D major) Stamp (G minor) ing all the hatred (F sharpaug) out (G minor) (Edim)
So that (D major) now there would be no doubt
(C major) Who would (F sharpaug) n't have (D major) to (B major) heal
Verse 8
Oh, what (E minor) if so long ago
(G major) (E minor) (C sharpdim)
We're (C minor) seen safe only (B flat major)
when funny (Adim) (B major)
As (E minor) if there's no need to show
Deep in (C sharpdim) side what we really (C major)
(C minor) (B flat major) feel (Adim) (A minor) (G major)
Yet (C minor) those things when brought (B flat major)
to (Adim) view (A minor) (D major)
Seem (G minor) to bother but (F sharpaug)
a few (G minor) (B flat major) (Edim)
No (D major) if we don't come for (F sharpaug) real
(B major) Our wounds won't (E minor) heal
No (A minor) if we don't come
for real (F sharpdim) (A minor)
(B major) Our wounds won't (G major) heal (D major) (B major)
Outro 1
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (Adim) (B major) (E major)
Some Years Ago
Stevie Wonder
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