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Kirk Franklin: Don't Cry (chords)

In 2002 Kirk Franklin wrote the words and music to Don't Cry with piano performance by Richard Smallwood. The song is played slowly in the Key of Db with 4/4 time signature.

Chords to Don't Cry

Ebm7   Absus Ab7 Dbmaj9 Gbmaj7
Why do you cry?   He has risen  
Ebm    F7(b9) F7  Bb/Ab   
Why are you weeping? He's not dead  
  Bb7 Ebm7 Ab/Gb   Ab7 Db   Gb6/9
Why do You cry?     He has risen  
  C/Ebm    F/Ebm6    F7       Bb2             
Why are you weeping? He's not dead  
  Ab/Bb    Ebm       Ab7            Db/Gbm Gb
He paid it all,      on that lonely highway  
        C/Ebm  F7sus F7   Bb/Fm7 Bb9   
And His anointing,  I can feel  
            Ebm      Ab7           Db  Gbmaj9
He shed His blood,    for my transgressions  
            C/Ebm  F/Ebm F7  Bbmaj9 Bb   
And by His stripes,    we are healed 
 

 Bb Cm7 D/Bb Ebm7 Ab/Gb Ab7 Db Db/Gb
Why do you cry?      He has risen  
 Ebm/C     F/Ebm    F7       Bb/Fm7             
Why are You weeping? He's not dead 
 Bb7      Ebm7    Ab7            Db   Gbmaj9          
So as you go,       through lifes journey  
          Ebm/C      F7           Bb/Fm7 Bb7
Don't You worry,     lift up your head  
  Bb7(#5)  Ebm  Ab7   Dbsus Db  Gbmaj7 
Don't You cry,        stop your weeping 
       C/Ebm  F7   F/Ebm6   Bbmaj9  
He has risen,      He's not dead 


Ebm7  Ab7   Dbmaj9    Gbmaj7               
Don't cry,  Wipe your eyes             
C/Ebm  F/Ebm6 F7 Bb2                           
He's  not dead                         
 Ab/Bb Ebm Ab7     Db       Gb2      
Oh don't weep,  He's not,   asleep     
C/Ebm        F7sus F7 Bb2                  
Je-hovah He's not dead                 
Bb Bb7  Ebm Ab7 Db       Gbmaj7           
Oh don't cry,   Wipe Your eyes         
C/Ebm  F7 Bb2   Bb Ab/Bbaug Gb/Bb7 Fdim7                           
He's not dead.  Oh,

Ebm7   Ab7    Dbmaj9  Gbmaj7

Don't cry: wipe your eyes

Ebm/C    F7    Bb

He's     not   dead.

YouTube Video

Piano Chords to Don't Cry (from the Rebirth of Kirk Franklin)

Here are some slash chords to get familiar with. They're not in any order but I think it will help.

Ebm7 = EbBbDb/GbBbDb

Ab9sus = AbEbGb/DbGbBb

Ab7 = AbGb/CAbC

Dbmaj9 = Db/FAbCEb

Gbmaj7 =Gb/BbDbF

Ebm = CBb/GbBbEb

F7(b9) = FCEb/EbC

F7 = FCEb/AF

Bb/Ab = BbAb/CEbBb

Bb7 = BbDAb/FB

Ebm7 = Eb/GbBbDb

Ab/Gb = AbGb/GbBbDb

Ab7 = AbGb/CAbC

Db = Db/AbDbF

Gb6/9 = Gb/AbDbEbAb

C/Ebm = C/GbBbEb

F/Ebm6 = F/EbC

F7 = F/CA

Bb2 = Bb/CDF

Ab/Bb = AbFBb/BbDBb

Gb = GbDbGb/EbC

F7sus = FCEb/BbF

Bb/Fm7 = Bb/AbCF

Bb9 = BbAb/FAbCDF

Gbmaj9 = GbDbGb/AbBbDbF

Bbmaj9 = Bb/ACDF

Bb = Bb/FBbD

Cm7 = Bb/FBbD

D/Bb = D/BbF

Dbsus = DbAbDb/AbDbGb

Looking back over 2013, I just want to give a shout-out to all of my readers (large audience) from the U.S., England, Canada, France, and Germany. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kirk Franklin- Awesome God

Image by cmcentral via Flickr

Kirk Franklin
Awesome God

I love this song!!!

Intro:
D/ A D F - 2nd inv (2 Hits)
A/ A C# E- (2 Hits rhythm is the key)
D/ A D F
D/ A D F -(2 Hits)
A/ A C# E-(2 Hits rhythm is the key)
D/ A D F
A/ A C E
Bb/ Bb D F
Ab/ F# C Eb
D/ A D F
Verse
Our God
D/ A D F - 2nd inv (2 Hits)
A/ A C# E- Is an Awesome God He Reigns (After 1st hit)
D/ A D F -From Heaven above with
D/ A D F -(2 Hits)wis-
A/ A C# E-(2 Hits rhythm is the key-dom,power and love Our God is an awe-
D/ A D F -some God
Repeats
Chorus
D/ A D F -You're Marvelous and You're
A/ G C# E-Glorious Your love has made me victo-
D/ A D F -rious You took away the
A/ G C# E -fear in us Now we praise You cause You, You deliv-
D/ A D F -ered us!!
No Chord-There ain't no stopping us- A/ G C# E (octave down)
No Chord-Devil, there ain't no blockin us- D/ A D F
Come on and clap-C/ C E G
your hands-B/ B D F Ab
with us!
Like this y'all Like that y'all-Bb/ Ab D F
A/ G C# E
repeat verse
Bridge He Reigns Part
Arppegiate the chords in both hands
(Bb-D-F)
(A-C#-E)
(D-F-A)
(C-Eb-G)
(Left Hand F-C-A, Right Hand F-A-C)
Single notes-F, E, D, C
Repeat
*For Color on this part on the third time after they are familiar with it play these chords
He Reigns
Bb/Bb-D-F#-Bb
A/B-Eb-F-A
D/C-E-G-C
C/ Bb D Eb G
F/ A D Eb G (THEN BACK TO Bb/Bb-D-F#-Bb)
Just Repeat

* Video of Kirk Franklin's Awesome God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgBNQWR4a-0

* Kirk Franklin He Reigns Lyrics
Our god
Is an awesome God he reigns
From heaven above
With wisdom,power and love
Our God
Is an awesome God he reigns
From heaven above
With wisdom,power and love
Our God is an awesome God

You're marevelous and you're glorious
You're love has made me victorious
You took away the fear in us
Now we praise You cause you
You delivered us

There aint no stoppin us (naw)
Devil there aint no blockin us (naw)
Come on and clap your hands with us
Like this like that

[Vamp:]
He reigns
He reigns
He reigns
Forever and ever

http://www.seekklyrics.com/lyrics/Kirk-Franklin/He-Reigns.html

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