...YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK... by Bob & Marcia
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Intro:
C
C F C
Young, gifted and black...
Verse 1:
G
Oh what a lovely precious dream.
C F C
To be young, gifted and black,
G
Open your heart to what I mean.
Chorus 1:
Am Dm
In the whole world, you know,
Em Am
There are a billion boys and girls,
C F C
Who are young, gifted and black,
(C)
And that's a fact!
Interlude:
C F, C F, C F
Verse 2:
C F C
Young, gifted and black,
G
We must be-gin to tell our young;
C F C
There's a world waiting for you,
G
This is a quest that's just begun.
Chorus 2:
Am Dm
When you feeling really low,
Em Am
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know.
C F C
When you're young, gifted and black;
(C)
Your soul's in-tact.
Interlude:
C F, C F, C F
Verse 3:
C F C
Young, gifted and black,
G
Oh how I long to know the truth.
C F C
There are times, when I look back,
G
And I am haunted by my youth.
Chorus 3:
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Am Dm
Oh but my joy of to-day,
Em Am
Is that we can all be proud to say;
C F C
To be young, gifted and black;
(C)
Is where it's at!
Interlude:
C F, C F, C F
Verse 4:
C F C
Young, gifted and black,
G
We must be-gin to tell our young;
C F C
There's a world waiting for you,
G
This is a quest that's just begun.
Chorus 4:
Am Dm
When you feeling really low,
Em Am
Yeah, there's a great truth you should know.
C F C
When you're young, gifted and black;
(C)
Your soul's in-tact.
Interlude:
C F, C F, C F
Verse 5:
C F C
Young, gifted and black,
G
Oh how I long to know the truth.
C F C
There are times, when I look back,
G
And I am haunted by my youth.
Chorus 5:
Am Dm
Oh but my joy of to-day,
Em Am
Is that we can all be proud to say;
C F C
To be young, gifted and black;
(C)
Is where it's at!
Interlude:
C F, C F, C F
Outro:
C F C F
(It's where its at),
C F
(It's where its at),
C F
(It's where its at).
(Repeat to Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
