These are Ameriican Requiem by Beyoncé on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.
[Intro] Eb Ab Eb Nothin' really ends For things to stay F the same, they Bb5 have to change again Eb Ab Eb Hello, my old friend You change your name, but not the ways you F Ab play pretend Ab G Cm American Requiem Ab Eb Bb Them big ideas (Yeah), Ab Eb Bb are buried here (Yeah) Ab G F Ab Eb Amen Eb Absus4 [Chorus] Eb It's a lot of talkin' Ebsus4 Absus4 goin' on Eb Ab While I sing my song Eb Can you hear me? Eb I said, "Do you Ab hear me?"
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[Pre-Chorus] Eb Looka there, looka Gb there now Ab Looka there, looka Eb there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there Looka-looka, looka there, looka there (Oh) Absus4 Looka-looka, looka there, looka there (Yeah) [Chorus] Eb It's a lotta chatter in here Eb But let me make myself Absus4 clear (Oh) Eb Ebsus4 Can you hear me? (Huh) Eb Ebsus4 Or do you fear me? (Ow) [Verse 1] Eb Can we stand for Gb something? Ab Now is the time to Eb Ebsus4 face the wind (Ow) Eb Coming in peace and love, y'all Absus4 Eb Oh, a lot of Ebsus4 takin' up space Eb Salty tears beyond Ebsus4 my gaze Eb Can you stand me? (Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) Ooh, ah Ebsus4 Can we stand? (Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) Can you stand with me?
[Chorus] Eb Can we stand for Gb something? Ab Now is the time to Eb face the wind Now ain't the time to pretend Now is the time to let love in [Bridge] Thinkin' to myself (Thinkin' to myself) Oh, it's a lot of talkin' goin' on (Oh) While I sing my song (Yeah) Do you hear me when I say? Ab Do you hear me when I say? Ah [Pre-Chorus] Ebm Gb Looka there, looka there Ab Looka, look Looka-looka-looka- looka-looka Ebm Looka-looka there, Gb looka there Ab L-l-l-l-l-l-l Ebm -l-l-l-looka there Gb Oh, looka there, Ab looka there Looka there, looka there Eb (Can you stand me? Gb Can you stand me? Ab Can you stand me?) L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L (Can you stand me? Can you stand me? Can you stand me?) [Chorus] Eb Can we stand for Db something? Gb Ab Now is the time to face Eb the wind (Now is the Db Gb time to face the wind) Ab Now ain't the time to Eb Db pretend Gb Ab Now is the time to let Eb Db love in (To let love in) Ab Together, can we stand? [Verse 2] Eb Looka there, looka in my hand The grandbaby of a moonshine man Gadsden, Alabama Got folk down in Absus4 Galveston, rooted in Louisiana Eb Used to say I spoke too country Ab And the rejection came, Eb said I wasn't country ' nough Said I wouldn't saddle Ab up, but Eb If that ain't country, tell me what is? Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years They don't, don't know Ab/Eb how hard I had to fight for this Eb When I sang my song [Outro] (When I sang the song of Abraham) (When the angels guide and take my hand) Ab (Oh, no) Eb Goodbye to what has been Ab Eb A pretty house that F Bb we never settled in Eb A funeral for fair- weather friends Ab Eb F I am the one to cleanse Ab Bb me of my Father's sins Ab G Cm American Requiem Ab Eb Bb C Them big ideas (Yeah) Ab Eb Bb are buried here (Yeah) Ab Eb F Ab Eb Amen
