Aretha

	  		
Intro: Bb, Gm, Eb, F 



       Bb  Gm  Eb 
I got Aretha in the Morning 
 F                                      Bb 
High on my headphones and walking to school 
F          Bb  Gm     Eb 
I got the blues in springtime 
      F                                    Eb  Ebm 
cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes 



Bb                                    Cm 
Momma she'd notice but she's always crying 
                    Dm 
I got no-one to confide in 
  F                 Bb 
Aretha, nobody but you 



Momma she'd notice but she's always fighting 
something in her mind 
and it sounds like breaking glass 



       Bb  Gm  Eb 
I got Aretha in the Morning 
 Cm                        F             Bb 
High on my headphones and walking to school 
F          Bb  Gm     Eb 
I got the blues in springtime 
      Cm                      F            Eb  Ebm 
cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes 



             Eb 
You got the words 
        Bb 
Baby you got the words 
             Eb 
You got the words 
        Bb 
Baby you got the words 



  Bb                           Cm 
Aretha, Aretha I don't want to go to school 
        F 
Cause they just don't understand 
 Bb 
And I think the place is cruel 



Child singer, raise your voice 
Stand up on your own 
Go out there and strike out 



G        C  Am        F 
I tell Aretha in the morning 
 Dm                        G            C 
High on my headphones and walking to school 
G         E7 Am       Dm 
I got the blues in springtime 
                              G              F  Fm 
Cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes 


               C 
But I got the words