Biografía:
Benjamin Clementine, es un cantante, poeta y pianista Ingles, nació y creció en el norte de Londres y a los 19 años de edad posteriormente se movió a Francia donde iniciaría su carrera musical, tocando en bares y hoteles para poder vivir. En el 2012 Clementine logro tocar en el Festival de cine de Cannes siendo el artista revelador de ese año en dicho festival. Clementine cita como sus mayores influencias a Erik Satie, Jake Thackray, Antony Hegarty, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendrix, Léo Ferré e incluso a Luciano Pavarotti.
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My take on Banjamin Clementine's The People and I. Hope you like it. Suggestions are welcome. Cheers!
Chords used:
Em Em7 Bm Am Am7 D Dsus4 C Cadd9 C/G G F Dm C#dim F#/D
E|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-x-|-x-|-2-|
A|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-3-|-x-|-4-|-x-|
D|-2-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-5-|-0-|
G|-0-|-0-|-4-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-6-|-2-|
H|-0-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|
e|-0-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-x-|-x-|
[Intro]
Em| Bm| Am| Dsus4 D| (2x) Em |Bm| Em| Bm| C| Bm| Cadd9| Dsus4| D| D
[Verse 1]
Em
Woman,
Bm
Why are you looking at me?
Am
Woman,
Dsus4 D
What are you looking for?
Em
Here,
Bm
The nations plead
Am
to hear,
Dsus4 D
how our darling fall came about
Bm
And woman,
Em
don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no more chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these times, our precious times
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
[Verse 2]
Em
Woman,
Bm
the truth is here
Am
They are all,
Dsus4 D
to see it clear
Em
And excuse me I'm in the middle of a song,
Bm
Right after two years long
Am Dsus4 D
In between different sheets found beyond the seeds...
Bm
Woman,
Em
Don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these moments, our precious moments
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
Em | Bm | Am| Dsus4 D | (2x)
For the Mmmmmmmmmm....-part: (Listen to the song. There's some strange stuff going on rythmically!)
Bm|Bm Em|Bm Em| Bm Em| Bm C C/G| C Bm | G Am7 | G F | Em Dm | C#dim Dsus4 | D | D
[Bridge]
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Boys, boys
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Did I sing for the people and I?
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
And I write for the people and I
G F#/D Em7
I speak for the people and I
C Bm
Cause they are done
C Bm
And we are done
C Bm
And I am done
[Outro]
Cadd9 Dsus4 D G
So these moments and times are precious for the people and I
Chords used:
Em Em7 Bm Am Am7 D Dsus4 C Cadd9 C/G G F Dm C#dim F#/D
E|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-x-|-x-|-2-|
A|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-3-|-x-|-4-|-x-|
D|-2-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-5-|-0-|
G|-0-|-0-|-4-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-6-|-2-|
H|-0-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|
e|-0-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-x-|-x-|
[Intro]
Em| Bm| Am| Dsus4 D| (2x) Em |Bm| Em| Bm| C| Bm| Cadd9| Dsus4| D| D
[Verse 1]
Em
Woman,
Bm
Why are you looking at me?
Am
Woman,
Dsus4 D
What are you looking for?
Em
Here,
Bm
The nations plead
Am
to hear,
Dsus4 D
how our darling fall came about
Bm
And woman,
Em
don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no more chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these times, our precious times
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
[Verse 2]
Em
Woman,
Bm
the truth is here
Am
They are all,
Dsus4 D
to see it clear
Em
And excuse me I'm in the middle of a song,
Bm
Right after two years long
Am Dsus4 D
In between different sheets found beyond the seeds...
Bm
Woman,
Em
Don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these moments, our precious moments
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
Em | Bm | Am| Dsus4 D | (2x)
For the Mmmmmmmmmm....-part: (Listen to the song. There's some strange stuff going on rythmically!)
Bm|Bm Em|Bm Em| Bm Em| Bm C C/G| C Bm | G Am7 | G F | Em Dm | C#dim Dsus4 | D | D
[Bridge]
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Boys, boys
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Did I sing for the people and I?
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
And I write for the people and I
G F#/D Em7
I speak for the people and I
C Bm
Cause they are done
C Bm
And we are done
C Bm
And I am done
[Outro]
Cadd9 Dsus4 D G
So these moments and times are precious for the people and I
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