Heav en ly Fa ther,
watch in’ us (Cm9)fall.
We take from from each (Abmaj7)oth er and (G)give noth ing at (Cm9)all.
the light.
Well, it’s a (Fm7)dog gone shame, but (Eb)nev er too late for change.
So if your (Fm7)luck runs low, just (Eb)reach out and call His name,
His (A)name.
Ya mo (Dm7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Bbmaj9)b there.
Up and o ver, yah mo (Dm7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Bbmaj9)b there,
when ev er you (C)call.
Nev er be lone ly,
lost in the (Cm9)night.
Just run from from the (Abmaj7)dark ness, and (G)give look ing in’ (Cm9)for the light.
’Cause it’s a (Fm7)long, hard road that (Eb)leads to a bright er day.
Don’t let your (Fm7)heart grow cold, just (Eb)reach out and call His name,
His (A)name.
Ya mo (Dm7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Bbmaj9)b there.
Up and o ver, yah mo (Dm7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Bbmaj9)b there,
when ev er you (C)call.
up and yah mo b there.
You can count on it, (Gm9)broth er, ’cause we’re all just find in’ our way.
Trav ’lin through (Bb)time, peo ple got to keep (Dm7)push in’ on no mat ter how man y dreams slip a way.
Well, it’s a (Gm7)dog gone shame, but (F)nev er too late for change.
So when your (Gm7)luck runs low, just (Fsus2)reach out and call His name.
Just call His (B)name.
Yah mo (Em7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Cmaj9)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Em7)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Cmaj9)b there,
up and o ver, yah mo (Em7)b (D)there.
This page shows “Yah Mo B There” by Michael McDonald in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of F at 112 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.