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You've Got to Earn It chords by
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Verse 2
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To get stones from a rock,
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you've got to break it
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
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To get bread from dough,
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you've got to bake it

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Verse 3
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To get water from a faucet,
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you've got to turn it
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Bm
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And if you want my love,
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Bm
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Em
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if you want my love
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You've got to earn it (Earn it, earn
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it, earn it)

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Verse 4
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To get fire from a match,
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you've got to strike it
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(Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it)
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To get the feeling from a kiss,
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you've got to like it
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(Like it, like it, like it, like it)
Verse 5
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To get ashes from wood,
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you've got to burn it
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Bm
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2

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And if you want my love,
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Bm
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E
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if you want my love
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You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it,

earn it)
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You've got to treat me kind, all the time
Verse 6
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Bm
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Bm
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Throw the other guys right out
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of your mind.

(Yeah,yeah)
Verse 7
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Now listen
Interlude 1
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To make
Verse 8
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broken things work,
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you've got to fix them
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(Fix them,
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fix them, fix them, fix them)
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To make two things one,
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you've got to mix them
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(Mix them, mix them, mix them,
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mix them)
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To get
Verse 9
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butter from milk,
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you've got to chum it
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And if you want my love,
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if you want my love
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You've got to earn it(Earn it,
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earn it, earn it)
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If you
Verse 10
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deserve it you
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can get it
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I'll be glad to see you with it

Just show me that you love me
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And that you're thinking of me
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You can get it
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in a
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • E

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of You've Got to Earn It by The Staple Singers is F major.

The primary chords used in You've Got to Earn It are F, Bb, C, Eb, Dm, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

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

The tempo of You've Got to Earn It is approximately 98 beats per minute.

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