Michael Jackson - Keep The Faith

[intro]
C2

[Verse 1]
C G/B
If you called out loud
Am7 C/E C7/E
Would it get inside
F C/E
Through the heart of your surrender
Dm F/G
To your alibis?
C G/B
And you can say the words
Am7 C/E C7/E
Like you understand
F C/E
But the power’s in believing
Eb F/G
Give yourself a chance

[Pre-Chorus 1]
F/G
Because you can
F Bb F/A
Climb the highest mountain
C Gm7 F/A F
Swim the deepest sea, hee
C D7
All you need is the will to want it
F/G
And a little self-esteem

[Chorus]
C/Bb F/A
So keep the faith
C C/Bb
Don’t let nobody turn you ’round
F/A
You got to know when it’s good to go
C
To get your dreams up off of the ground
C/Bb F/A
Keep the faith, baby, yeah
Ab6 C/G
Because it’s just a matter of time
Eb6
Before your confidence will win out
Bb F/A
Believe in yourself
Gm7 C
No matter what it’s gonna take
Bb F/A
You can be a winner
F/G C C4 C
But you got to keep the faith

Gon’ keep it, brother

You got it

[Verse 2]
C G/B
And when ya think of trust
Am7 C/E C7/E
Does it lead you home
F C/E
To a place that you only dream of
Dm F/G
When you’re all alone?
C G/B
And you can go by the feel
Am7 C/E C7/E
‘Stead of circumstance
F C/E
But the power’s in believing
Eb F/G
Give yourself a chance

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I know that you can
F Bb F/A C
Sail across the water
Gm7 F/A F
Float across the sky, high
C D7
Any road that you take will get you there
F/G
If you’ll only try

[Chorus A]
C/Bb F/A
So keep the faith (Oh)
C C/Bb
Don’t let nobody take you down, brother
F/A
Just keep your eyes on the prize
C
And your feet flat on the ground
C/Bb F/A
Keep the faith, baby, yeah
Ab6 C/G
Because it’s just a matter of time
Eb6
Before your confidence will win out

[Chorus B]

Bb F/A Gm7 C
I told my brother how to do the thing right
Bb F/A Gm7 C
Lift up your head and show the world ya got pride
Bb F/A
Go for what you want
Gm7 C
Don’t let ’em get in your way
Bb F/A F/G C C4 C C4
You can be better, but you got to keep the faith

Gon’ keep it brother

You got it

[Bridge]
G
I know that keepin’ the faith
E7 Am7
Means never givin’ up on love
Eb F/G
But the power that love has to make it right
G/A
Makes it, uh, makes it right

[Chorus A + (one step up)]
D/C G/B
So keep the faith (Go)
D D/C
Don’t let nobody turn you ’round brother
G/B
You got to know when it’s good to go
D
To get your dreams up off the ground
D/C G/B
So keep the faith, baby, yeah
Bb6 D/A
Because it’s just a matter of time
F6
Before your confidence will win out

[Chorus B (+1 step up)]
C G/B Am7 D
And better stand up and act like you wanna do right
C G/B Am7 D
Don’t play the fool for the rest of your life
C G/B Am7 D
Work on it brother and you’ll make it someday
C G/B Am7 D
Go for what you want and don’t forget the faith
C G/B Am7 D
Look at yourself and what ya doin’ right now
C G/B Am7 D
Stand back a minute just to check yourself out
C G/B Am7 D
Straighten out your life and how you’re livin’ each day
C G/B G/A
Get yourself together ’cause you got to keep the faith

[Chorus A +1]
D/C G/B
(Keep the faith) Go on
D D/C
Don’t let nobody take you down, brother (Keep the faith)
G/B
Just keep your eyes on the prize
D
And your feet flat on the ground
D/C G/B
So keep the faith, baby, yeah
Bb6 D/A
Because it’s just a matter of time
F6
Before your confidence will win out

[Chorus B +1]
C G/B Am7 D
Lift up your mind before your mind gets blown
C G/B Am7 D
Some things in life you best just leave them alone
C G/B Am7 D
Go for what you want don’t let it get in your way
C G/B G/A
You can make it happen but ya got to keep the faith

[Bridge] a capella 12 bars
if you want to play the chords, same as chorus A+1 then chorus B+1

NC.

(Keep the faith) Go’n keep it brother

You got to keep the faith

Yeah keep the faith (Keep the faith)

Go’n keep it sister (Keep the faith)

You got to keep the faith

Now, now

I showed my brotha

How to do the thing right

Lift up your head

And show the world you got pride

Go for what you want (Keep the faith)

Don’t let ’em get in your way

You can be a winner

If you keep’a the faith

Straighten out yourself (Keep your faith)

And get your mind on track (Oh yeah)

Dust off your butt

And get your self-respect back

You’ve known me too long (Oh yeah)

To know that I don’t play (Oh yeah)

Take it like you wanna

But you got to keep the faith

[Chorus A+1]
D/C G/B
(Keep the faith) Go on
D D/C
Don’t let nobody take you down
G/B
Just keep your eyes on the prize
D
And your feet flat on the ground
D/C
So keep the faith, baby, yeah (Keep the faith)
Bb6 D/A
Because it’s just a matter of time
F6
Before your confidence will win out
Em7 Em7
But til’ that day
G/A
I say you’ve got to keep the faith (Hmmm)