Black Beauty Chords by Beres Hammond

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[Eb] man must [Ab] be strong [Bbm] to live _ long, [Eb] shake the negative vibe, try to save a life.
But I never [Ab] _ said [Bbm] it would be easy.
[Eb] They say you must stand back and win, but by the [Db] time you grow old [Eb] and slow,
it's hard [Db] to say.
_ [Eb] Hello, but since [Ab] we've got our pride, _ [Bbm] we'll survive.
_ [Cm] We believe _ [Db] in the [Eb] black [Ab] beauty.
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_ _ [Eb] Shake the negative vibe, try to save a life.
_ Remember [Ab] you grow _ [Bbm] old, please remember.
_ [Eb] Be strategic, but be careful, be thoughtful.
Oh, _ we've [Db] come a long way [Eb] and still here.
[Db] Been through all the stress and all the [Eb] stress and fears.
But since [Ab] we've got our pride, [Bbm] we'll survive.
_ [Cm] We believe _ [Db] in the [Eb] black [Ab] beauty.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] Shake the negative vibe, try to save a life.
Oh, [Ab] wherever you go, _ [Bbm] please remember [Eb] that God is on your side,
God is on your side, God is on your side, God is on your side, God is on your side.
But by the [Db] time you grow old [Eb] and slow,
the [Db] system they don't want us in, they don't want us in, they [Eb] don't want us in no more.
But since [Ab] we've got our pride, _ [Bbm] we'll _ survive.
[Cm] We believe [Db] in the [Eb] black [Ab] beauty.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] Shake the negative vibe, try to save a life.
My brother, [Ab] move on and stand [Bbm] firm in your struggle.
_ [Eb] Hey, jump another hurdle, shed your burden.
I might say it's [Db] easy said _ [Eb] than done.
[Db] Oh, but our race, our race [Eb] is a hard one to love.
But [Ab] if you've got your pride, [Bbm] you'll survive.
[Cm] If you believe [Db] in your [Eb] black [Ab] beauty.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] Shake the negative vibe, try to save a life.
A _ [Ab] man must be strong [Bbm] to live _ long.
[Eb] Jump another hurdle, shed your burden.
_ Oh, that's how [Ab] my black beauty is.
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