99 ½
By: Hezekiah Walker
Posted By: Val215
Key G
L H / R H
Intro:
(Old School Version)
/ G, G (octave) G, G (octave)
/ Db-F, Db, C, Bb, G
G /
G-F / A-C-E-G
G-E / Bb-Db-G
/ C, Bb, G
G-F / A-C-E-G
G-E / Bb-Db-E-G
/ E, G Lord I’m runnin
/ A-C-E, B-G
/ A-E, Bb-Db-G try’n’ to make a
/ B-D-G, E-C hundred
/ F-Bb,
A / E-A-C
Bb, B / D-G-Bb, D#-F#-A ninety
C / Bb-D-E-G, Bb-D-E-G nine
G / Bb-D-E-G, C-E-A, D-G-Bb and a half
C, E, F / C-E-A, B-D-G won’t do
G, G (octave) / B-D-G
C, C# / B-D-G, A-A
D, E / Bb-Bb, A-A
F, F# / G-G Lord I’m run-
G /
/ G, E-G-C nin
D / D-G-B, E-G-C, D-G-B
G /
B-D-G,
/ C-E-A try’n’
D /
/ C#-F-A#, D-G-B to make a hundred
B / B-D#-F#-A
D# / B-D#-F#-A
E / B-E-G
/ B-D-G
C / C-E-A nine-
C# / C#-F#-A# ty
D / D-G-B nine
D#, E, B / and a
/ C#-E-G-Bb half
C#, E /
D, A / C-D-F#-A won’t do
G, Bb, B / D-F-G-B
/ D, E Lord I’m
G, B / G, B-D-G runnin’
C, C# / C-E-A, C#-F#-A#
/ D-G-B
D, E, F, F# / B-D-G try’n’ to make a
G, B, C, C# hundred
D /
/ F-Bb-D
D /
/ E-A-C nine-
G /
/ D-G-B ty-nine
B /
C, E / D-E-G-Bb
G, E / D-E-G-Bb and a half
G / D-G-B, C-E-A, B-D-G won’t do
G, B /
D / A-C-E-G, A#-C#-E-G, B-D-G
G /
/ Bb-D, Bb-D Lord
D / A-C, Bb I’m
G / G-B, B-C-E runnin’
D / G-B-D, B-C-E, G-B-D
D, C /
F, F# / B-D-G try’n’ to make a
G, E / D-G-B hundred
B, D# / B-D#-F#-A
/ B-E-G
E, B /
C, C# / E-G-A ninety nine
/ D, D# / D-G-B
E, B / E-G-B and a
A, C# / C#-E-G half
D, F# / C-D-F#-A won’t
G / B-D-G do.
(Remix)
Chorus:
G / Bb-D-G Lord
Bb / C-E-A I’m
/ D-F-Bb run-
/ D-F-Bb nin
G / Bb-D-G tryin’
G / C-E-A to
Bb / D-G-Bb make
/ E-A-C one
/ F-B-D hun-
/ E-A-C dred
Bb / D-G-Bb be-
B / C-E-A cause
C, C, E, C, E, C / C-E-A ninety nine
/ E-A-C and
C, Bb / F-Bb-D and a half
A / G-Bb-Db-F
D / F#-C-F won’t do
(Repeat)
Verse:
G-D, G-D, Bb-F / G, G, Bb On my knees
/ Bb-D, F, E, D
G-D, G-D, Bb-F / G, G, Bb, Bb-D every day
/ D, E, Bb-D, G, E, D
C, C, E / C, C, E, F-Bb Lord, please here me
C, C, E, Bb / C, C, e when I pray
A / G-Bb-Db-F
D / F#-C-F
G-D, G, D, Bb-F / G, G, Bb, Bb-D Please forgive
/ Bb-D, Bb-D, D, E, D me
G-D, G-D, Bb-F / G, G, Bb, Bb-D, C-E when I stumble
C, C, E / C, C, E, E-bb, F-Bb Lord I wanna be
C, C, E, Bb / C, C, E in the num-
A / G-Bb-Db-F ber
D / F#-A-F Lord I’m runnin’
(Go back to chorus)
Bridge:
C / Bb-D-E-G, F-Bb-D Satan tries
C / Bb-C-E, F-Bb-D
C, G / E-Bb-D, B-D#-G to turn me around
C / E-A-C, D-G-Bb
C / Bb-D-E-G, F-Bb-D tries to make me
C / D-F-Bb, Bb-D-G
C / Bb-D-G, E-A-C, D-G-Bb lose my ground
C / Bb-D-E-G But I don’t worry
C / E-A-C, D-G-Bb, Bb-D-G and I don’t fret
Bb / Bb-D-G
A / C#-E-A I’ve come too far
A, D-F# / C#-E-G, C-F-Bb and I’m not tired yet
Db / Cb-Eb-F-Bb
(Repeat)
Go back to chorus:
Vamp: (Same chords will be used throughout)
Lord I’m running…
Ninety nine and a half….
End:
D, G / F#-C-F, G-D-G won’t do.
