Chords for Curtis Mayfield We are the People Darker Than Blue

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_ [E] _ _ We people who [F#m] are darker than blue Are _
_ [E] we gonna stand around this town _
[F#m] And let what others say come true _ [C#m] We're just good for nothing, they [G#m] all figure
_ [A] A boy's grown up shiftless jigger _ [C#m] Now we can't hardly [G#m] stand for that
_ [A] Or is that really worth it? _
_ [E] _ We people who [F#m] are darker than blue _ _ _ [E] This ain't no time for segregating _
[F#m] I'm talking about brown and yellow too [C#m] High yellow girl, can't [G#m] you tell
_ [F#m] You're just the surface of our dark deep well _ [C#m] If your mind could [G#m] really see _
_ [F#m] You know your color is same as me [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] Pardon me brother, _ _ [C#m] as you stand in your glory
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_ [C#m] I [F#m] know you won't mind _ _ [C#m] if I tell the whole story
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_ _ Get [C] yourself together, _ [E]
learn to know your side _ Shall we commit our own genocide
Before you check out your mind _ [C] I know we've all got [B] [E] problems
That's why I'm here to say [F] Keep peace with me and I with [C#m] you
Let me [B] love in my own [E] way
You know you won't mind if _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ tell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the whole _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ story _ Get yourself together, _ _ _ _
[C#m] learn to know _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Now I know [A] we have great respect _ For [C#m] the sister and mother, _ [F#m] it's even better yet _ _ _ _
[E] But there's the joker in the [G#m] street _ _ [F#m] Loving one brother and killing the other _
[E] When the time comes [G#m] and we are really free [A] There'll be no brothers left, you [C#m] see
_ We [E] _ people who [F#m] are darker than blue _ _ _ [E] Don't let us hang around this town
And [F#m] let what others say come true _ _ [C#m] We're just good for nothing, [G#m] they all figure _
[F#m] A boy's grown up, ship is jigger [C#m] _
Now we can't hardly [G#m] stand for that _ _
[F#m] Or is that really where it's at? _
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Pardon [F#m] me brother, _ _ _ [C#m] while you stand [A] in your glory
_ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] I [F#m] know you won't mind _ [C#m] if I tell [F#m] the whole [C#m] story [F#m] _ _ [C#m] Pardon _
[F#m] me brother, _ _ [C#m] I know we've come a long, [A] long way
[C#m] _ But [A] let us not be so satisfied [C#m] _ For tomorrow can [F#m] be an even brighter day _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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