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Kum-Ba-Yah (Fingerstyle) - Helmut Bickel       mp3
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  Artist: H. Wylie
 Tutorial & Tab: Helmut Bickel
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Capo 3rd Fret - 4/4 Time
Melody:
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   G           C     G             C
    _     _     _       _     _     _
   | |   | | | | |   | | |   | | | | |
e|-----|-------0-0-|-------|-----------|
B|---0-|-3-3-3-1---|-3---0-|-3-3-3-1-0-|
G|-0---|-0---0-----|-0-0---|-0---0-0---|
D|-0---|-----------|---0---|-----------|
A|-----|-----2-3---|-------|-----2-3---|
E|-3---|-3---------|-3-3---|-3---------|

 Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;

   D G           C     G C   G   D   G
      _     _     _           _   _
   | | |   | | | | |   | |   | | | | |
e|-------|-------0-0-|-----|-----------|
B|-----0-|-3-3-3-1---|-3-1-|-0---------|
G|-2-0---|-0---0-----|-0-0-|---0-2-2-0-|
D|-0-0---|-----------|-----|-----0---0-|
A|-------|-----2-3---|---3-|-----------|
E|-2-3---|-3---------|-3---|-3---2---3-|


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Lyrics:
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From: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbaya


Version 1:
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        G             C      G
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
        G             C      D
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
        G             C      G
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
C   G   D       G
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's laughing, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Someone's crying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's crying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's crying, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Someone's praying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's praying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's praying, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Someone's singing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's singing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Someone's singing, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

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Version 2:
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Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Hear me crying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me crying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me crying, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Hear me singing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me singing, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me singing, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Hear me praying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me praying, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Hear me praying, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Oh, I need you, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Oh, I need you, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Oh, I need you, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

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Version 3:
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Someone need you, Lord, come by here
Someone need you, Lord, come by here
Someone need you, Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

Now I need you, Lord, come by here
Sinners need you, Lord, come by here
Sinners need you, Lord, come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

Come by here, my Lord, come by here,
Come by here, my Lord, come by here,
Come by here, my Lord, come by here,
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

In the mornin' see, Lord, come by here,
In the mornin' see, Lord, come by here,
In the mornin' see, Lord, come by here,
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

I gon' need you, Lord, come by here,
I gon' need you, Lord, come by here,
I gon' need you, Lord, come by here,
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

Oh, Sinners need you, Lord, come by here,
Sinners need you, Lord, come by here,
Sinners need you, Lord, come by here,
Oh my Lord, won't you come by here. 

In the morning - morning, won't you come by here
Mornin' - morning, won't you come by here
In the Mornin' - morning, won't you come by here
Oh, Lord, come by here. 

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Version 4:
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For the sun, that rises in the sky
For the rhythm of the falling rain
For all life, great or small
For all that's true, for all you do. 

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

For the second on this world you made,
For the love that will never fade,
For a heart beating with joy,
For all that's real, for all we feel. 

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 

Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya. 
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