KUMBAYA

Traditional

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

A/   /       /  / D/   A/   /   /
Kumbaya my lord   Kumbaya
/    /       /  / /    E/   /   /
Kumbaya my lord   Kumbaya
A/   /       /  / D/   A/   /   /
Kumbaya my lord   Kumbaya
D/  A/    E/   A/   /   /
Oh  lord  Kumbaya


A/          /       /  / D/   A/   /   /
Someone's singing lord   Kumbaya
/           /       /  /  /   E/   /   /
Someone's singing lord   Kumbaya
A/         /       /  / D/   A/   /   /
Someone's singing lord   Kumbaya
D/  A/    E/   A/   /   /
Oh  lord  Kumbaya


3.  Someone's praying lord  etc
4   Someone's clapping lord  etc
etc

Instructions

The chords you need for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound. Click here to hear the song itself.

• Remember to sit correctly
• Place an A chord on the guitar and press firmly
• Get the thumb run going on the A chord
• Sing the whole song using a thumb run on each timing mark and changing chords where indicated
• Then try the 4/4 strum. Put on the A chord and on the fourth strum start to sing

A/   /    /    /    /      /    /    D/   A/   /    /
1234 1234 1234 12 34123 4  1234 1234 12 341234 1234 1234
               Kumbaya  my Lord      Kumbaya



Arrangement © 1997 Joni's Guitar School