Biography:
Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and rhythm and blues, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Chicago, Illinois.
Mayfield is probably best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and for the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly.
Perhaps because he didn't cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown's stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield's talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized.
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Pretty straightfoward, but a great song, enjoy.
Intro: F#m9,F#m9,F#m9,C#7(#9) Repeat
F#m7 Bm7
Eddie, you should know better
F#m7 Bm7
Brother, you know you're wrong
Dmaj7 C#m7
Think of the tears and fears
Bm7
You bring to your folks back home
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
They'd say, "Where did he go wrong,
F#m9
My Lord?"
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
We planned and worked hard
F#m9
From the very start
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
Tried to make him better
F#m9
Than all the rest
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
But the brother proved to be
F#m9 F#m9 F#m9 C#7(#9)
So much less
F#m9,F#m9,F#m9,C#7(#9)
Same chords as before:
Eddie is everybody's friend
But sometimes we wonder now and then
The only time he'll choose you
When theres's something to lose through
His personal loss
And the friend pays the cost
All the time
Must be something' that's freezin' his mind
That has made him, through greed, so very blind
And I don't think he's gonna make it this time
Intro: F#m9,F#m9,F#m9,C#7(#9) Repeat
F#m7 Bm7
Eddie, you should know better
F#m7 Bm7
Brother, you know you're wrong
Dmaj7 C#m7
Think of the tears and fears
Bm7
You bring to your folks back home
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
They'd say, "Where did he go wrong,
F#m9
My Lord?"
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
We planned and worked hard
F#m9
From the very start
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
Tried to make him better
F#m9
Than all the rest
C#7(#9) C#7(B9)
But the brother proved to be
F#m9 F#m9 F#m9 C#7(#9)
So much less
F#m9,F#m9,F#m9,C#7(#9)
Same chords as before:
Eddie is everybody's friend
But sometimes we wonder now and then
The only time he'll choose you
When theres's something to lose through
His personal loss
And the friend pays the cost
All the time
Must be something' that's freezin' his mind
That has made him, through greed, so very blind
And I don't think he's gonna make it this time
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