Chords for Afro Blue - Abbey Lincoln

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Dream [Abm] of a land [Cm] my soul is from I hear a hand stroke on a drum
_ [Abm] Shades of delight, _ cocoa hue _ _ Rich as the _ [Cm] night, afro blue
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_ _ _ [C] Elegant bar, [G] _ beautiful [Cm] girl _ Dancing [Ab] for _ [G] joy, delicate [Cm] whirl
_ [G] Shades of _ delight, [Cm] _ cocoa hue _ [Bb] Rich as the [Ab] night, [Cm] afro blue
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_ [Fm] young lovers face [Cm] to face With _ [Gm] [Cm] undulating grace
They [D] gently sway [Cm] then slip away To some [Gm] [Cm] secluded place
[Bb] _ Shades of delight, [Cm] _ cocoa hue _ [Bb] _ Rich as the [Cm] night, _ afro blue
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_ _ Whispering [C] _ _
[G] trees echo [Cm] their sighs _ _ Passionate [C]
pleas, _ [G] tender _ _ [Bb] replies
Shades of delight, [Ab] _ cocoa [Cm] hue _ [Gm] Rich as the [Ab] night, afro [Cm] blue _
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Lovers in flight, upward they glide Burst [B] at the height, slowly _ subside
_ [Bb] Shades of delight, [Ab] _ _ cocoa hue _ [Bbm] Rich as the [Ab] night, _ afro [Cm] blue _ _ _ _
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_ And my [G] [Ab] slumbering fantasy [C] _ [Gm] assumes _ [Cm]
reality Until [Db] it seems [Cm] it's not a dream
The two [Gm] are [B] you and me
[Bb] Shades of _ delight, [Ab] cocoa [Cm] _
hue [Bb] _ Rich as the _ [Cm] night, afro blue
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