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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:08:58 +0200 (CEST)
From: Peter Eybert 
Subject: CRD: Black Messiah by The Kinks



Black Messiah 

written by Ray Davies
performed by The Kinks
from "Misfits", 1978
transcribed by Peter Eybert 
	
	
C (x32010@1)               GEverybody (320003@1)got the right to speak their mind
Bb (x1333x@1)                         F (133211@1)    f (133111@1)name="chord_355333@1">g g#(single (133111@4)notes)
so don't shoot me for saying mine.

F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)    Dm/C (030231@1)BbEverybody (x1333x@1)talking about racial equality
     F (133211@1)         A7 (x02020@1)                     Dm (xx0231@1)  Dm/C (030231@1)Bb'cos (x1333x@1)everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes.
    F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)                          Dm (xx0231@1)          Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
But if I told you that God was black what would you think of that
F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)
I bet you wouldn't believe it.

          F6 (15xxxx@1)              A7 (x02020@1)                 Dm (xx0231@1)Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
There's a self made prophet living right next to me
            F (133211@1)                   A7 (x02020@1)                         Dm (xx0231@1)Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
he said the Black Messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free.
   F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
He looked at me with his evil eye and he prophesied
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)  f (133111@1)name="chord_355333@1">g g# (133111@4)name="chord_x02210@1">a  
and he really believed it.

          A7 (x02020@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)   A7 (x02020@1)                   DmHe (xx0231@1)said a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)        C7 (x32310@1)                   F (133211@1)and he's no liar, 'cos he has truly heard the word.

F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Everybody talking about racial equality
            F (133211@1)        A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)  Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
but I'm the only honky living on an all black street
     F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
they knock me down 'cos they brown and I white.

C (x32010@1)               GEverybody (320003@1)got the right to speak their mind
Bb (x1333x@1)                         F (133211@1)   f (133111@1)name="chord_355333@1">g g#so (133111@4)don't shoot me for saying mine.

F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Everybody talking about racial equality
         F (133211@1)       A7 (x02020@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
you hear everybody talking about equal rights.
    F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)        Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
But white's white, black's black and that's that
F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)        f (133111@1)name="chord_355333@1">g g# (133111@4)name="chord_x02210@1">a
and that's the way you should leave it.

              A7 (x02020@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)   A7 (x02020@1)                      DmDon't (xx0231@1)want no Black Messiah to come and set the world on fire
  F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    C7 (x32310@1)           C13 (x32335@1)    Fa (133211@1)Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
F (133211@1)              A7 (x02020@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1) Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Everybody got to show a little give and take
F (133211@1)              A7 (x02020@1)                    Dm (xx0231@1) Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Everybody got to live with a little less hate
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)                   Dm (xx0231@1)        Dm/C (030231@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
Everybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out.

C (x32010@1)               GEverybody (320003@1)got the right to speak their mind
Bb (x1333x@1)                         Fso (133211@1)don't shoot me for saying mine.

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