Biography:
Charles Bradley (November 5, 1948 – September 23, 2017) was an American funk/soul/R&B singer.
Born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bradley spent the better part of his childhood living on the streets. One of the more optimistic moments of his childhood came in 1962, when his sister took him to see James Brown at The Apollo. Brown’s energy formed a lasting impression on Bradley. He went home and immediately began practicing microphone tricks with a broom attached to a string
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THROUGH THE STORM - CHARLES BRADLEY
Someone requested this acoustic version and I couldn't resist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nqy67cyAI
Also note that Tommy Brenneck's tuning is a tad sharp so if you tune to a tuner it will sound a little off
G: x-5-5-4-3-3
Gadd9: x-5-5-4-3-5
Gmaj7: x-x-5-4-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2
Bm11: x-2-4-4-5-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/B: x-2-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-5-5-5-3
C#dim x-4-5-3-5-x
D: x-5-7-7-7-5
D#dim: x-6-7-5-7-x
Cdim: x-3-4-2-4-x
(Remember for dim shapes you can slide up three frets and it's still the same chord)
Intro
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm
Interlude
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
It's been a long time coming
Bm Bm11
But sometimes I carry on... through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11 G
For helping me carry on through the storm (Come on Tommy)
Gmaj7
Day after day
C Bm
Week after week
C Bm
Month after month
Am Am/B C C#dim D (mainly it's just the bassline walking up)
Turn into a year
D#dim Cdim D#dim Em
Ohhhhhhhh
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
There's been so many times I was going to give up
Bm
but Lord you helped me
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
stay strong You give me
Bm
love when I didn't want to give
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
You give me love when the
Bm
world wasn't give me love
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm Thank You Tommy
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
Thank You Brother, Everybody believed in me
Bm
and my fathers house May I meet you all
C Bm
in heaven
C Bm
Day after day
C Bm C Bm
Week after week
C Bm C Bm
Month after month
Am C C#dim D
Turn into a year
D#dim Cdim D#dim Em
Ohhhhhhhh
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Em Bm
For helping me carry on
Moving bassline riff towards the end
A|----0--2s5--2p0-- into the C to Bm chords and then in between Em and Bm
E|--3--------------
Outro Chords:
Em Bm
Someone requested this acoustic version and I couldn't resist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nqy67cyAI
Also note that Tommy Brenneck's tuning is a tad sharp so if you tune to a tuner it will sound a little off
G: x-5-5-4-3-3
Gadd9: x-5-5-4-3-5
Gmaj7: x-x-5-4-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2
Bm11: x-2-4-4-5-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/B: x-2-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-5-5-5-3
C#dim x-4-5-3-5-x
D: x-5-7-7-7-5
D#dim: x-6-7-5-7-x
Cdim: x-3-4-2-4-x
(Remember for dim shapes you can slide up three frets and it's still the same chord)
Intro
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm
Interlude
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G (Gadd9 hammer-on) Gmaj7
Bm (Bm11 hammer-on)
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
It's been a long time coming
Bm Bm11
But sometimes I carry on... through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11 G
For helping me carry on through the storm (Come on Tommy)
Gmaj7
Day after day
C Bm
Week after week
C Bm
Month after month
Am Am/B C C#dim D (mainly it's just the bassline walking up)
Turn into a year
D#dim Cdim D#dim Em
Ohhhhhhhh
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
There's been so many times I was going to give up
Bm
but Lord you helped me
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
stay strong You give me
Bm
love when I didn't want to give
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
You give me love when the
Bm
world wasn't give me love
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Bm Bm11
For helping me carry on through the storm Thank You Tommy
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
Thank You Brother, Everybody believed in me
Bm
and my fathers house May I meet you all
C Bm
in heaven
C Bm
Day after day
C Bm C Bm
Week after week
C Bm C Bm
Month after month
Am C C#dim D
Turn into a year
D#dim Cdim D#dim Em
Ohhhhhhhh
G Gadd9 Gmaj7
I thank you
Em Bm
For helping me carry on
Moving bassline riff towards the end
A|----0--2s5--2p0-- into the C to Bm chords and then in between Em and Bm
E|--3--------------
Outro Chords:
Em Bm
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