...AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU... by Billy Paul
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Intro:

Cm7, G7

Chorus 1:

Cm7
 Am I black enuff for ya, am I black enuff for ya?
Am I black enuff for ya, am I black enuff for ya?

Verse 1:

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, one by one,
   F                          G7
We ain't gonna stop until the work is done.
     Cm7
Am I black enuff, black enuff for ya?
Am I black, black enuff for ya?

         Cm7         Eb
We gonna move on up, two by two,
F                          G7
 This whole world is gonna be brand new.
Cm7
 Am I black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

Bridge 1:

       Eb                      Ab
Get in line, start marking the time.
                        Fm
You better make up your mind;
                         G7
We're gonna leave you be-hind.

Verse 2:

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, three by three,
   F                G7
We gotta get rid of poverty.
         Cm7
I got to stay black, black enuff for ya,
I got to stay black, black enuff for ya.

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, four by four,
   F                 G7
We ain't never gonna suffer no more.
         Cm7
I got to stay black, black enuff for ya,
I got to stay black, black enuff for ya.

Bridge 2:

       Eb                      Ab
Get in line, start marking the time.
                        Fm
You better make up your mind;
                         G7
We're gonna leave you be-hind.

Solo:

Cm7

Bridge 3:

             Eb                     Ab
Open up your mind, stop marking the time.
       Fm                              G7
Get in line; you'd better make up your mind.

Verse 3:

            Cm7        Eb
We're gonna get on up, five by five,
    F                       G7
And this old world is gonna come alive.
     Cm7
Am I black, black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, six by six,
F                  G7
 Rid this earth of poli-tricks.
     Cm7
Am I black, black enuff for ya?
Am I black, black enuff for ya?

Verse 4:

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, seven by seven,
      F                         G7
We're all God's children and we got to get to Heaven.
     Cm7
Am I black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

            Cm7         Eb
We're gonna move on up, eight by eight,
F                       G7
 Without no winners; we ain't too late.
     Cm7
Am I black, black, black enuff for ya?
Am I black, black, black enuff for ya?

Coda:

(with Vocal Ad-libs)

Cm7

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Cm7     G7      Eb      F       Ab      Fm

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x35343  353433  x68886  133211  466544  133111
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           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |  \ /  |  | |__   \ \  / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |   \ \/ /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |\_/| |   __| |    \  /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2009    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)