Black And White Chords by Three Dog Night

Tempo:
108.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

Bm

A#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black And White chords
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[Bm] [B] [A#]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm] [F#]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] The ink [F#] is black, [B] the page [F#] is white.
[B] Together [E] we learn [F#] to read and write.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
our [B] beautiful sight.
[E]
[B] [F#] And now a child [B] can understand
[F#] that this is the law of all the land.
The [B] world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day and [F#] then
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child is [F#] white.
[B] Together they [E] grow [F#] to see the light.
To see [B] the [E] light.
[B]
[F#] And now at last [B] we plainly see
[F#] they'll have a death of easy liberty.
[B] The world is black, [F#] [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns by [E] day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
our [B] beautiful [E] sight.
[B] [F#] [B] The world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] Together [E] they grow [F#] to see the light.
To see [B] the light.
[E] [B] [F#]
[B] The world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
our [A#] beautiful [B] sight.
[E]
[B] [F#] [G#m] The [B] world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns by [E] day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] Together they [E] grow to [F#] see the light.
To see [B]
the [E] light.
[B] [F#]
[B] Come [F#] on!
[B] Get it!
[F#] [B]
Get it!
[C#] [B] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Give it up now, around the world!
New [F#] boys!
[B] New girls!
[F#] Yeah!
[B]
[F#] Yeah!
[B] [F#] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A#
12341111
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn Three Dog Night - Black And White chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, F#, B, F#, B and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 54 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 109. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Major.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] The ink [F#] is black, [B] the page [F#] is white.
[B] Together [E] we learn [F#] to read and write.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
_ our [B] beautiful sight.
[E] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] And now a child [B] can _ understand
[F#] that this is the law of all the land.
_ _ The _ _ _ _ [B] world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day and [F#] then
_ [B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child is [F#] white.
[B] Together they [E] grow [F#] to see the light.
To see [B] the [E] light.
_ _ [B] _ _
[F#] And now at last [B] we plainly see
[F#] they'll have a death of _ easy _ _ liberty. _ _ _
[B] The world is black, [F#] [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns by [E] day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
_ our [B] beautiful _ [E] sight.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [B] The world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] Together [E] they grow [F#] to see the light.
_ _ To see [B] the light.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[B] The world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns [E] by day [F#] and then _ by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] The whole [E] world [F#] looks upon us, I,
_ our [A#] beautiful [B] sight.
[E] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] The [B] world [F#] is black, [B] the world [F#] is white.
[B] It turns by [E] day [F#] and then by night.
[B] A child [F#] is black, [B] a child [F#] is white.
[B] Together they [E] grow to [F#] see the light.
_ To see [B]
the [E] light.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[B] Come [F#] on!
_ _ [B] Get it!
[F#] _ [B] _
_ Get it! _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ yeah, yeah!
Give it up now, around the world! _ _ _ _ _
New [F#] boys!
[B] _ _ _ New girls!
_ _ _ [F#] Yeah!
_ [B] _
[F#] Yeah!
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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