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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KEEP ON KEEPING ON
CURTIS MAYFIELD
Ab Fm Db Bbm
Everybody gather round and listen to my song
Ab
I've only got one
Ab Cm
We who are young should now take a stand
Fm Eb
Don't run from the burdens of women and men
Gb Db
Continue to give continue to live
Bbm Eb
For what you know is right
Ab Cm
Most of your life can be out of sight
Fm Eb
Withdraw from the darkness and look to the light
Gb Db
Where everyone's free 'least that's the way it's
Bbm Eb
Supposed to be
Db Ab Abmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
Db Ab
We just keep on keeping on
Gb Db
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb
That there's still a lot of love among us
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
Db Ab
When we keep on keeping on
Ab Cm
Before we dismiss one thing I insist
Fm Eb
When you have your young remember this song
Gb
And our world surrounding its leaps and and bounds
Db Bbm Eb
Ups and downs is reality
Ab Cm
Teach them to be strong and when they are grown
Fm Eb
They can proudly imply that we were an alright guy
Gb Db
For all the wrong now is right and this nations people united
Bbm Eb
As one
Db Ab Abmaj7
And we just keep on keeping on
Db Ab
We just keep on keeping on
Gb Db
Many think that we have blown it
Bbm7
But they too will soon admit
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb
That there's still a lot of love among us
Bbm7 Cm7 Eb13
And there's still a lot of faith and warmth and trust
Db Ab
When we keep on keeping on
Ab
We're gonna move on up y'all
Keep on keeping on
etc vocal ad lib to fade
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