We’re Gonna Make It chords by Mavis Staples

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Verse 1
Am 
C 
F 
C 
 (A minor)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) We may not have
F 
C 
F 
a cent  (F major) to  (C major) pay the  (F major) rent
C 
But we're gonna  (C major) make it, I know we will
G 
C 
We  (G major) may have to eat  (C major) beans
every day
G 
But we're gonna  (G major) make it, I know we will
Em 
Am 
And if  (E minor) a job is hard  (A minor) to  find
Em 
And we have  (E minor) to stand
Am 
in the welfare line  (A minor) 
F 
I've got  (F major) your love and
G 
you know you got  (G major) mine
C 
 (C major) We're gonna make it, I know we will
Am 
G 
We  (A minor) may not  (G major) have a home

Verse 2
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) to call  (F major) our own  (C major) 
F 
C 
But  (F major) we're gonna  (C major) make it, I know we will
Bb 
G 
C 
 (B flat major) We  (G major) may have to  (C major) fight hardship alone
G 
But we're gonna  (G major) make it,
I know we will
Em 
'Cause togetherness  (E minor) brings
Am 
peace  (A minor) of mind
Em 
G 
Am 
We can't stay  (E minor) down all  (G major)  (A minor) the time
F 
I've got  (F major) your love and you know
G 
you got  (G major) mine
C 
 (C major) We're gonna make it,

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Interlude 1

I know we will

Our car may be

Verse 3
C 
Bb 
C 
F 
 (C major) old,  (B flat major) our  (C major) two room (F major) s  cold
C 
G 
C 
But we're gonna  (C major) make it,  (G major) I  (C major) know we will
We can't even spare a roach a crumb
Em 
G 
 (E minor) But we're gonna make  (G major) it,
F 
G 
 (F major) I know we will  (G major) 
Em 
Am 
And if I  (E minor) have to carry around a sign  (A minor) 
Em 
Sayin' "Help  (E minor) the deaf,
Am 
the dumb, and the  (A minor) blind"
F 
I got  (F major) your love and you know
G 
C 
you got  (G major) mine  (C major) 
Am 
C 
G 
C 
 (A minor) We're gonna  (C major) make it,  (G major) I  (C major) know we will
G 
We're  (G major) gonna make

Verse 4
C 
 (C major) it
Am 
(We're gonna make it,  (A minor) 
we're gonna make it)
C 
We're gonna make  (C major) it, y'all
Am 
(We're gonna make it, we're  (A minor) 
gonna make it)
C 
It might seem  (C major) hard sometimes
Am 
 (A minor) (We're gonna make it,
we're gonna make it)
C 
But don't worry  (C major) about this
(We're gonna make it,
Am 
we're  (A minor) gonna make it)
C 
We're gonna make  (C major) it
Am 
(We're gonna make it,  (A minor) 
we're gonna make it)
C 
We gotta keep on tryin'  (C major) 
(We're gonna make it,
Am 
we're  (A minor) gonna make it)
C 
Thing (C major) s  can't stay wrong for
Am 
us always  (A minor) no no no
(We're gonna make it,
C 
 (C major) we're gonna make it)
Am 
We're gonna make  (A minor) it,
C 
(We're gonna make  (C major) it, we're
gonna make it)
Am 
 (A minor) We're gonna make it
C 
(We're gonna make  (C major) it,
Am 
 (A minor) we're gonna make it)
C 
We're gonna  (C major) make it oh
Am 
yes  (A minor) 
C 
(We're gonna make  (C major) it,
Am 
we're  (A minor) gonna make it)
C 
Am 
We're gonna keep  (C major) on pushin' now,  (A minor) 
C 
Am 
(We're gonna  (C major)  (A minor) make it,
C 
we're gonna  (C major) make it)