Back To The World Chords by Curtis Mayfield

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Back in the world, [B] back [C#] _ _
_ in the [F#] world, [G#m] _ _ _ [G#m]
back in the world, _ _ _ back in the world.
_ _ [F#] Crawling through the trees, sucking air up to the knees.
[C#] Fighting this damn [F#] war, more than if the Lord knows what it's for.
[G#m] Since long war's stretched, [C#] and we boys was in [G#m] a hell of a mess.
I got deep in my mouth, take it slow.
Fighting hard, but I don't [F#] know.
[C#] I want to get [F#] back home, I'll get back home.
Back to the [C#] world, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] I had a talk with little mom.
Strange face as she began to hum.
She said, boy it's good to see ya.
My friends must have been with you.
[C#] And now that the world can turn, [B] let the changes un-harm.
The world was never warm, [F#] the world was never warm.
[G#m] In this city, streets, everywhere.
_ You gotta be [C#] careful where you move your feet, how you part [G#m] your hair.
_ [F#] Do you really think I could ever forgive this life we live?
Back in the world, back in the world.
Oh, [G#m] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] it's so [C#m] hard, it's so hard, it's so hard, this [G#m] life is so hard.
[F#] I've been given all these problems.
Sold your book, [C#] ain't got [D#m] no [F#] job.
Back in the world, _ _ _ [G#] had a long stretch of sacrifice.
Getting back home, we'll be home for nights.
Child, your woman has long been gone.
No cold water's less than [C#] true love. _
People don't [G#m] give a damn, [C#] people don't give a [D#m] damn, people don't give [C#] a [F#] damn.
[C#] So, [G#m] stand in here and [C#] future sharp, _ _ [G#m] and give the man all the love.
_ _ Talk [C#] about [F#] hard times, hard times, hard times.
_ [C#] Back in the world.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ it's so hard, it's so [C#] hard, this life is so hard.
[B] I've [F#] been given all these problems.
Sold your book, ain't got no job.
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Back in the world, _ _ _ [F#] [G#m] back in the world.
_ _ _ Back in the world, _ back _ _ [F#] in the world.
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_ _ [C#] _ Oh, it's [G#m] so hard, it's so hard, it's so hard, this life is so [F#] hard. _
Back in the world.
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_ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] Love, [C#] love, love, love, [F#] love, love.
_ Back in the world, back in the world.
_ _ _ _ Give [G#] less and spread it, there must be.
Simple words that seem so clear to me.
Forgive my conscience, accept this faith.
Forgive your man, praise the Lord, hey.
[C#] And through all this meanness, truth.
_ [D#m] _ [C#] _ [F#] We don't seem to know what to do.
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[G#m] Back in the [D#m] world.
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_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [N] Back in the world.