Chords for Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted And Black [1970]

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[G] Oh _ what a lovely precious dream, _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
God's family.
_ _ [Am] The Holy Word [Dm] we know, _ _ [Em] in balls [Am] and birds who [Dm] rise.
[Em]
To [G] draw a [C] box of stars. _
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_ [C] _ _ We [G] must begin to tell our young.
_ _ [C] _ _ [F]
Waiting [C] for the answer [G] to the quest that's just begun.
When [Am] you're feeling [Dm] really low, yeah, [Em] there's a great truth you [Am] should know.
To [Dm] be young, [Em]
you've built [G] up [C] your soul to teach. _
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_ _ _ _ All of you are [F] young, gifted, [C] and black.
Oh [G] how I long to know the truth.
There [C] were times [F]
when I [C] was, _ when I [G] am haunted by my youth.
[Am] Oh, _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] there's nothing we can all [Am] be proud to say [Dm] to be.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [C] It's what it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is.
_ We [G] must begin to tell our young.
[C] God's will, _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ God's will.
[G] To draw a box of stars.
Waiting for the answer to the quest that's just begun.
When [Am] _ you're feeling really [Dm] low, yeah, [Em] there's a great truth [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em]
you should know.
To be [C] young, you've built up your soul to teach.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] Young, gifted, [C] and black.
_ Oh [G] how I long to know the truth.
_ [C] There were times [F] _
_ [C] _ when I [G] am haunted by my youth.
_ [Am] Oh, all of my joy is [Dm] half the day.
_ [Em] There's nothing we can all be [Am] proud to say to [Dm] be.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] It's what it's like. _
It's what it's all about.
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