Chords for A Tribe Called Quest - I'm The Black Gold Of The Sun

Tempo:
96.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

F

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Tribe Called Quest - I'm The Black Gold Of The Sun chords
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[Em] La la la, [Bm] la la la la
[B] Look inside [Em] the solar section
[C#] And recognize it [E] from the constellation section
It's the essence and the [B] miracle
The answer of the truth and the upliftment of the spiritual
La la la [F] la la la
And make you sing [G] so you can trust your earthly troubles
And what the sun brings [Bm] is the yang yang
So [Fm] balance out your meditation
[E] Of the black gold creation
But in awe, [C#] everyone's a beacon
[B] Realize your life through the lyrics that I'm speaking
And keep on reaching, keep on reaching
And keep on believing, keep on believing
Let the time is now and you just keep on believing
Let the time is now and you just keep on believing
[Cm] Keep on reaching, [E] keep on reaching
And keep on believing, keep on believing
And bring it on [D] it's like
[F] Hear the black gold up [D] in the sun, black gold up in the sun
[C]
Hear the black gold, black gold
Black, black, black, black, black
[D] [F] [C] Black gold, black gold, black gold, black gold
It's like that, get ahold
[Bm] [Am] Yeah, [C] bring it out, uh
[D] It's like, well
[F] [C]
[E] [Am] Bring it into [C] forefront
Walk, [D] it's like that
[C] Backing down to black gold, [D] backing down to black gold
[C] Everybody get ahold, like uh
Break a [D] damn mile, uh
[F] [C] I don't know what you [D] are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you are
I don't know what you are, I don't [C] know what you are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you are
I don't know what you [D] are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you [Am] are
I don't know what [C] you are, I don't know what you [D] are
[F] Come on now, break it [C] down like
[Em] [F] [C] Lighting up the day, make it a way, you know what
[E]
[Am] [C] Take it out, I'll recognize [D] you inside
[Am] You the black gold, we the black gold, black [C] gold
Break a damn mile, uh
[D] You the black gold, I'm the black gold, we the [C] black gold
You say it
[Em] I am the love, [C] I am the fire that burns around the sun
And I say that you are free
[D] You on the [F] black gold, we the black [Am] gold, we the black gold
[D] [C] My preparation is hot
[D] I'm giving up, [C] I'm giving up, I'm giving up inside
To be who I wanna be
[F] Be who you want
[D] [C] Go where you want
[D] [C] But there's a consequence to that
So recognize that
Come on
[A] To feel
[D] You know what you mean, you know what you [F] mean
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[C] You [Bm] the black gold, we the black gold, black gold
I am the lat gold [Dm] of the days
[C]
[D] You the black gold, [C] we the black gold, [E] black gold
[C]
[F] [D]
[C] So good
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
Tell em [Am] who you are
[C]
[D] [Dm] [C]
[D] Tell em who you are
Tell em who you are
Tell [C] em who you are
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
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To learn Nuyorican Soul - (Maw Remix) I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, D, Am, C, D and C of chords. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 97. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Em] La la la, [Bm] la la la la _
[B] Look inside [Em] the solar section
[C#] And recognize it [E] from the constellation section
It's the essence and the [B] miracle
The answer of the truth and the upliftment of the spiritual
La la la [F] la la la
And make you sing [G] so you can trust your earthly troubles
And what the sun brings [Bm] is the yang yang
So [Fm] balance out your meditation
[E] _ Of the black gold creation
But in awe, [C#] everyone's a beacon
[B] Realize your life through the lyrics that I'm speaking
And keep on reaching, keep on reaching
And keep on believing, _ keep on believing
Let the time is now and you just keep on believing
Let the time is now and you just keep on believing
[Cm] Keep on reaching, [E] keep on reaching
And keep on believing, keep on believing
And bring it on [D] it's like
[F] Hear the black gold up [D] in the sun, black gold up in the sun
[C] _
Hear the black gold, black gold
Black, black, black, black, black _
[D] _ _ [F] _ [C] Black gold, black gold, black gold, black _ gold
It's like that, get ahold _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ Yeah, [C] bring it out, uh
[D] It's like, well
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ Bring it into [C] forefront
Walk, [D] it's like that
[C] _ _ _ Backing down to black gold, [D] backing down to black gold
[C] Everybody get ahold, like uh
Break a [D] damn mile, uh
[F] _ _ _ [C] I don't know what you [D] are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you are
I don't know what you are, I don't [C] know what you are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you are
I don't know what you [D] are
I don't know what you are, I don't know what you [Am] are
I don't know what [C] you are, I don't know what you [D] are
[F] Come on now, break it [C] down like _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F] _ [C] Lighting up the day, make it a way, you know what
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] Take it out, I'll recognize [D] you inside
_ [Am] _ You the black gold, we the black gold, black [C] gold
_ Break a damn mile, uh _ _
[D] You the black gold, I'm the black gold, we the [C] black gold
You say it
[Em] I am the love, [C] _ I am the fire that burns around the sun
And I say that you are free
[D] You on the [F] black gold, we the black [Am] gold, we the black gold _ _
[D] _ [C] My preparation is hot _ _
[D] I'm giving up, [C] I'm giving up, I'm giving up inside
To be who I wanna be
[F] Be who you want
[D] _ [C] Go where you want
[D] _ _ [C] But there's a consequence to that
So recognize that
Come on _
[A] To feel
_ [D] You know what you mean, you know what you [F] mean
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ You [Bm] the black gold, we the black gold, black gold
I am the lat gold [Dm] of the days _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ You the black gold, [C] we the black gold, _ _ _ _ [E] black gold _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] So good _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Tell em [Am] who you are
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Tell em who you are
Tell em who you are
Tell [C] em who you _ _ _ are _ _ _ _

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