On Mar. 29, 2024, the song was released, produced by Beyoncé, Jon Batiste, No I.D., DIXSON, Khirye Tyler & Tyler Johnson. Use a Capo on the 3rd fret, to simplify the chords.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
- BPM: 94
- Key: Eb
- Capo: 3rd fret
- Chords: C, Csus4, Cm, D, Eb, E, F, F/C, Fsus4, G, G5, Am, A, Am, Bb ,
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| C – x32010 Csus4 – x33011 Cm – x35543 D – xx0232 Eb – xx1343 E – 022100 F – 133211 F/C – x33211 Fsus4 – 113311 G – 320003 G5 – 35xxxx Am – x02210 A – x02220 Bb – x13331 | C – 0003 Csus4 – 0013 Cm – 0333 D – 2220 Eb – 0221 E – 1402 F – 2010 F/C – 2010 Fsus4 – 3011 G – 0232 G5 – 02xx A – 2100 Am – 4222 Bb – 3211 |
[Intro] C F C Nothin' really ends D For things to stay the same,
G5
they have to change again C F C Hello, my old friend
You change your name, D F But not the ways you play pretend F E Am American Requiem F C G Them big ideas (Yeah),
F C G
Are buried here (Yeah) F E D F C Amen C Fsus4
[Chorus] C Csus4 Fsus4 It's a lot of talkin' goin' on C F While I sing my song C Can you hear me? C F I said, "Do you hear me?"
[Pre-Chorus] C Eb Looka there, looka there now F C Looka there, looka there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there (Oh) Fsus4 Looka-looka, looka there,
looka there (Yeah)
[Chorus] C Fsus4 It's a lotta chatter in here C Fsus4 But let me make myself clear (Oh) C Csus4 Can you hear me? (Huh) C Csus4 Or do you fear me? (Ow) [Verse 1] C Eb Can we stand for something? F C Csus4 Now is the time to face the wind (Ow) C Coming in peace and love, y'all Fsus4 C Csus4 Oh, a lot of takin' up space C Csus4 Salty tears beyond my gaze C Can you stand me? (Can you stand me?
Can you stand me? Can you stand me?)
Ooh, ah Csus4 Can we stand? (Can you stand me? Can you stand me?
Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?
Can you stand me?) Can you stand with me? [Chorus] C Eb Can we stand for something? F C Now is the time to face the wind
Now ain't the time to pretend
Now is the time to let love in
[Bridge] Thinkin' to myself (Thinkin' to myself)
Oh, it's a lot of talkin' goin' on (Oh)
While I sing my song (Yeah)
Do you hear me when I say? F Do you hear me when I say? Ah [Pre-Chorus] Cm Eb Looka there, looka there F Looka, look Looka-looka-looka-looka-looka Cm Eb Looka-looka there, looka there F Cm L-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-looka there Eb F Oh, looka there, looka there
Looka there, looka there C Eb F (Can you stand me? Can you stand me?
Can you stand me?) L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L (Can you stand me? Can you stand me?
Can you stand me?) [Chorus] C Bb Can we stand for something? Eb F C Now is the time to face the wind
Bb Eb
(Now is the time to face the wind) F C Bb Now ain't the time to pretend Eb F C Now is the time to let love in
Bb
(To let love in) F Together, can we stand?
[Verse 2] C Looka there, looka in my hand
The grandbaby of a moonshine man
Gadsden, Alabama Fsus4 Got folk down in Galveston,
rooted in Louisiana C Used to say I spoke too country F C And the rejection came, said
I wasn't country 'nough F Said I wouldn't saddle up, but C If that ain't country,
Tell me what is?
Plant my bare feet on
solid ground for years They don't, don't know how hard
F/C
I had to fight for this C When I sang my song [Outro] (When I sang the song of Abraham)
(When the angels guide and take my hand) F (Oh, no) C Goodbye to what has been F C D G A pretty house that we never settled in C A funeral for fair-weather friends F C D F G I am the one to cleanse me of my Father's sins F E Am American Requiem F C G A F C G Them big ideas (Yeah) are buried here (Yeah) F C D F C Amen
Track Info
- Song: AMERIICAN REQUIEM
- Artist: Beyoncé
- Produced by Beyoncé, Jon Batiste, No I.D., DIXSON, Khirye Tyler & Tyler Johnson
- Release Date: Mar. 29, 2024
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