...YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK... by Bob & Marcia
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Intro:

C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Young, gifted and black...

Verse 1:

          GOh (320003@1)what a lovely precious dream.
      C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CTo (x32010@1)be young, gifted and black,
          GOpen (320003@1)your heart to what I mean.

Chorus 1:

       Am (x02210@1)             DmIn (xx0231@1)the whole world, you know,
            Em (022000@1)             AmThere (x02210@1)are a billion boys and girls,
        C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CWho (x32010@1)are young, gifted and black,
            (C)
And that's a fact!

Interlude:

C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Verse 2:

C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Young, gifted and black,
           GWe (320003@1)must be-gin to tell our young;
          C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)         CThere's (x32010@1)a world waiting for you,
          GThis (320003@1)is a quest that's just begun.

Chorus 2:

         Am (x02210@1)           DmWhen (xx0231@1)you feeling really low,
                Em (022000@1)                   AmYeah, (x02210@1)there's a great truth you should know.
            C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CWhen (x32010@1)you're young, gifted and black;
              (C)
Your soul's in-tact.

Interlude:

C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Verse 3:

C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Young, gifted and black,
         GOh (320003@1)how I long to know the truth.
          C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)         CThere (x32010@1)are times, when I look back,
         GAnd (320003@1)I am haunted by my youth.

Chorus 3:

          Am (x02210@1)      DmOh (xx0231@1)but my joy of to-day,
        Em (022000@1)          AmIs (x02210@1)that we can all be proud to say;
      C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CTo (x32010@1)be young, gifted and black;
             (C)
Is where it's at!

Interlude:

C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Verse 4:

C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Young, gifted and black,
           GWe (320003@1)must be-gin to tell our young;
          C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)         CThere's (x32010@1)a world waiting for you,
          GThis (320003@1)is a quest that's just begun.

Chorus 4:

         Am (x02210@1)           DmWhen (xx0231@1)you feeling really low,
                Em (022000@1)                   AmYeah, (x02210@1)there's a great truth you should know.
            C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CWhen (x32010@1)you're young, gifted and black;
              (C)
Your soul's in-tact.

Interlude:

C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Verse 5:

C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Young, gifted and black,
         GOh (320003@1)how I long to know the truth.
          C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)         CThere (x32010@1)are times, when I look back,
         GAnd (320003@1)I am haunted by my youth.

Chorus 5:

          Am (x02210@1)      DmOh (xx0231@1)but my joy of to-day,
        Em (022000@1)          AmIs (x02210@1)that we can all be proud to say;
      C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)        CTo (x32010@1)be young, gifted and black;
             (C)
Is where it's at!

Interlude:

C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F, C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Outro:

C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)  (It's where its at),
                C (x32010@1)  F(It's (133211@1)where its at),
                C (x32010@1)  F(It's (133211@1)where its at).

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)    Em (022000@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx5553  xxx565  xx5433  xxx555  xx7765  xxx453


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)