Mayfield Curtis - We The People, аккорды

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15th January 2001, 7.32pm

WE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE by CURTIS MAYFIELD

Written by Curtis Mayfield

Chords used:

C#m7
:  x46454
F#m7
:  2x2222
F#m9
:  xx7654
G#m7
:  4x4444


C#m7
 
F#m7
 
C#m7
 
F#m9
 (x2)

C#m7
               
F#m7
 We people who are darker than blue,
       
C#m7
Are we gonna stand around this town
             
F#m7
And let what others say come true?
           
C#m7
                  
G#m7
We're just good for nothing they all figure,
F#m7
 
A
 boyish, grown-up, shiftless jigger.
C#m7
                           
G#m7
 Now we can't hardly stand for that,
F#m7
 Or is that really where it's at?

C#m7
               
F#m7
 We people who are darker than blue,
           
C#m7
This ain't no time for segregating
            
F#m7
I'm talking 'bout brown and yellow two.
     
C#m7
                   
G#m7
High yellow girl, can't you tell
       
F#m7
You're just the surface of our dark deep well?
C#m7
                       
G#m7
 If your mind could really see
F#m7
You'd know your colour the same as me.

C#m7
    
F#m7
            
C#m7
               
F#m9
 Pardon me, brother, as you stand in your glory,
C#m7
              
F#m7
      
C#m7
           
F#m9
 I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story.


C#m7
 
F#m7
 (x2)

N.C.
(drums and bass)

C#m7
Get yourself together, learn to know your side.

Shall we commit our own genocide before you check out your mind?

I know we've all got problems, that's why I'm here to say,

Keep peace with me and I with you, let me love in my own way.

C#m7
(instrumental)

C#m7
 
G#m7
 
F#m7
(harp)

C#m7
 Now I know we have great respect
        
C#m7
                         
F#m7
For the sister, and mother it's even better yet.
            
C#m7
                    
G#m7
But there's the joker in the street
           
F#m7
Loving one brother and killing the other.
C#m7
                            
G#m7
 When the time comes and we are really free
F#m7
There'll be no brothers left you see.

C#m7
               
F#m7
 We people who are darker than blue,
`     
C#m7
Don't let us hang around this town
             
F#m7
And let what others say come true.
           
C#m7
                      
G#m7
We're just good for nothing they all figure,
F#m7
 
A
 boyish, grown-up, shiftless jigger.
C#m7
                           
G#m7
 Now we can't hardly stand for that,
F#m7
 Or is that really where it's at?

C#m7
        
F#m7
           
C#m7
              
F#m9
 Pardon me, brother, while you stand in your glory,
C#m7
              
F#m7
    
C#m7
             
F#m9
 I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story.

C#m7
    
F#m7
        
C#m7
          
F#m9
 Pardon me, brother, I know we've come a long, long way,
C#m7
        
F#m7
            
C#m7
      
F#m9
 But let us not be satisfied for tomorrow can be an,
F#m7
 An even brighter day.