Chords for Bob And Marcia Young, Gifted And Black

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[G] Oh what a lovely precious _ dream [C] to be young, [F] gifted and [C] black.
_ Open [G] your heart to what I mean.
The [Am] whole world [Dm] you know, those [Em] little boys [Am] and girls who [Dm] are young, [Em] gifted [G] and black.
Ain't [C] that something, [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] gifted [C] and black.
_ We [G] must begin to tell our young, [C] there's no problem.
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[C] _ _ _ [G] Yours is the quest, let's just be gone.
_ [Am] When you feel really, [Dm] really low, yeah, [Em] there's a great truth you [Am] should know.
To [Dm] be young, [Em] gifted [G] and black.
[C] Your soul's intact. _ _
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[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Oh to be [F] young, gifted [C] and black.
_ [G] Oh how I long to know the truth.
_ [C] There were times [F] when [C] I looked back, and [G] I am haunted by my youth.
Oh [Am] but my joy, [Dm] oh today, _ [Em] is that we can all [Am] live proud, he said.
[Dm] To be young, [Em] gifted [G] and black.
_ [C] It's where it's at. _ _
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[C] Gifted and black.
_ [G] We must begin to tell our young, [C] there's no [F] problem. _
_ _ Yours [G] is the quest, let's just be gone.
[Am] When you feel really, [Dm] really low, yeah, [Em] there's a great truth [Am] you should know.
When [Dm] you are young, [Em] if [G] they are coming, [C] your soul's intact. _ _
_ _ [D] Oh [C] _ [F] to be 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.
Oh [Am] but my joy, [Dm] oh today, _ [Em] is that we can all [Am] live proud, he said.
[Dm] To be young, [Em] gifted [G] and black.
_ [C] It's where it's at.
[D] It's [C] where it's at.
[D] It's [C] where it's at.
[D] It's [C] where it's at.
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