People Get Ready

Curtis Mayfield

Chords in parentheses anticipated (played early) one beat.

This version skips the key change up ½ step to avoid awkward barre chords.

Capo 1

Chord Guide
32 1
C: x32010 / 231
Am: x02210 / 134211
F: 133211 / 12
Em: 022000
231
Dm: xx0231

/ C - - Am / - - - - / F - - C / - - - - / x2

Chorus:

C (Am)

People get ready
F (C)

There's a train a comin'

C (Am)
You don't need no baggage

F (C)
You just get on board

C (Am)
All you need is faith

F (C)
To hear the diesels hummin'

Em (Dm)
Don’t need no ticket

F (C)
You just thank the Lord

/ C - - Am / - - - - / F - - C / - - - - /

C (Am)
So people get ready

F (C)
There's a train to Jordan

C (Am)
Picking up passengers

F (C)
Coast to coast

C (Am)
Faith is the key

F (C)
Open the doors and board ‘em

Em (Dm)
There's hope for all

F (C)
Among those loved the most

/ C - - Am / - - - - / F - - C / - - - - /

C (Am)
There ain't no room

F (C)
For the hopeless sinner

C (Am)
Who would hurt all mankind

F (C)
Just to save his own

C (Am)
Have pity on those whose

F (C)
Chances grow thinner

Em (Dm)
For there’s no hiding place

F (C)
Against the kingdom's throne
Chorus 2:

C (Am)

So people get ready
F (C)

There's a train a comin'

C (Am)
You don't need no baggage

F (C)
You just get on board

C (Am)
All you need is faith

F (C)
To hear the diesels hummin'

Freely:

Em(hold)
Don’t need no ticket

F(hold) C(hold)
You just thank the Lord

/ C - - Am / - - - - / F - - C (hold)