Biography:
Labi Siffre (born June 25, 1945) is an English poet, songwriter and singer.
Born the fourth of five children, at Queen Charlotte's Hospital Hammersmith, London to a Barbadian / Belgian mother and a Nigerian father, Siffre was brought up in Bayswater and Hampstead and educated at a Catholic monastery school, St Benedict's School, in Ealing.
Jazz and Blues records provided his musical education: Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and Charlie Mingus among many.
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Intro:
C G F
Dm7 G
Am Em
F G
C
G F
Verse:
C G F
The higher you build your barriers; the taller I become.
C G F
The further you take my rights away; the faster I will run.
G Am G Bb Am Dm Am G Am G
You can deny me, you can decide, to turn your face a -way.
No matter, 'cos there's...
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Verse:
C
The more you refuse to hear my voice,
G F
-Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh-, the louder I will sing.
C
You hide behind walls of Jericho,
G F
-Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh-, your lies come tumbling.
G Am G Bb Am Dm
Deny my place in time; you squander wealth that's mine;
Am G Am G
My light will shine, so brightly, it will blind you, because there's...
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Bridge:
Bb F C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
Bb F
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Solo:
C G F
C
Dm7
G
C G F
C
Dm G Am
Em F G
C
Bridge:
Bb F C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
Bb F
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
F G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway...
-key change-
Chorus:
Db Ab Gb Db
Something inside, so strong;
Ebm7 Ab Db
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
Ab Gb Db
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Db
Something in-side, so strong.
Chorus:
Db Ab Gb Db
Something inside, so strong;
Ebm7 Ab Db
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
Ab Gb Db
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Ebm7 Ab Bbm Fm Gb
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Bbm Fm Gb
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Bbm Fm Gb
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Ab7 Db
Something in-side, so strong.
C G F
Dm7 G
Am Em
F G
C
G F
Verse:
C G F
The higher you build your barriers; the taller I become.
C G F
The further you take my rights away; the faster I will run.
G Am G Bb Am Dm Am G Am G
You can deny me, you can decide, to turn your face a -way.
No matter, 'cos there's...
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Verse:
C
The more you refuse to hear my voice,
G F
-Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh-, the louder I will sing.
C
You hide behind walls of Jericho,
G F
-Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh-, your lies come tumbling.
G Am G Bb Am Dm
Deny my place in time; you squander wealth that's mine;
Am G Am G
My light will shine, so brightly, it will blind you, because there's...
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Bridge:
Bb F C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
Bb F
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
Chorus:
C G F C
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G Am Em F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G C
Something in-side, so strong.
Solo:
C G F
C
Dm7
G
C G F
C
Dm G Am
Em F G
C
Bridge:
Bb F C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
Bb F
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
F G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway...
-key change-
Chorus:
Db Ab Gb Db
Something inside, so strong;
Ebm7 Ab Db
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
Ab Gb Db
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Ebm7 Ab Ab7 Db
Something in-side, so strong.
Chorus:
Db Ab Gb Db
Something inside, so strong;
Ebm7 Ab Db
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
Ab Gb Db
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Ebm7 Ab Bbm Fm Gb
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Bbm Fm Gb
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Bbm Fm Gb
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
Ab Ab7 Db
Something in-side, so strong.
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