Pick Yourself Up Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Pick Yourself Up by Nat King Cole is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em7, A7, D7M, Bm7, C#m5-/7, F#7, Bm5-/7, E7, A7sus4, F#m7, B7, D, E, A9, G, G/F#, C, A, A4/7, Gdim and Cdim. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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 Em7         A7     D7M       Bm7 
Nothing's impossible I have found  
   C#m5-/7   F#7   Bm5-/7      E7 
For when my chin is on the ground  
  A7sus4      A7   F#m7       B7     
I pick myself up, dust myself off 
Em7      A7     D 
Start all over again  
Em7             A7         D7M     Bm7 
Don't lose your confidence if you slip 
   C#m5-/7   F#7   Bm5-/7     E7 
Be grateful for a pleasant trip  
   A7sus4         A7  F#m7           B7        
And pick yourself up, dust yourself off 
Em7      A7     D 
And start all over again  
E           A9      E               
Work like a soul inspired 
G     G/F#    Em7 B7  E 
 'til the battle of the day is won 
G          C        G           A  
You may be sick and tired 
           E7      A   A7 
But stick til the job is done  
Em7        A7         D7M    Bm7 
Will you remember the famous men  
   C#m5-/7   F#7   Bm5-/7    E7 
Who had to fall to rise again  
 A4/7             A7  F#m7           B7    
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off 
    Em7      A7     D 
And start all over again 
E           A9      E               
Work like a soul inspired 
G     G/F#    Em7 B7  E 
'til the battle of the day is won 
G          C        G           A   
You may be sick and tired 
          E7      A   A7 
But stick til the job is done 
Em7        A7         D7M    Bm7 
Will you remember the famous men  
   C#m5-/7   F#7   Bm5-/7     E7 
Who had to fall to rise again 
  A7sus4         A7   Em7   
So take a deep breath       
A7 Gdim          B7  Cdim           B7 A4/7 A7     
Pick yourself up      dust yourself off 
Em7      A7      D 
Start all over again 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante