Chords for Esperanza Spalding BLACK GOLD- OFFICIAL

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What's up guys? _ _ _ _ _
_ What's up man?
How was school?
Good.
Yeah?
What'd you do?
We got to pet my teacher's dog.
She brought her dog to school?
Yeah.
Yeah?
So what'd you learn today in school, man?
_ Um, we're starting world history.
Oh yeah, world history? _
_ Yeah, today we learned about Africa, and tomorrow we're going to learn about Rome.
_ Wait, wow, so one day for Africa, huh?
I guess.
Well, what did you learn?
_ That there were pharaohs and big huge pyramids in _ _ Egypt,
and that there are 86 countries on the continent.
Wow, I like this.
And that a lot of slaves came from West Africa.
Oh, that's what you learned?
_ Yeah. _
And also that the oldest bones of humans was found there.
Were found there.
Huh? _
Were found there.
_ _ Well, did you learn that Africa was full of queens and kings,
and some of the first democratic societies were found in Africa? _
_ No.
Africa was full of thousands of languages and religions.
_ Watch yourself.
And that some of the most amazing artists and scientists that ever walked the face of the earth lived in Africa?
[B] No.
_ And that [Gbm] man's oldest relatives, like one of the most _ sustainable _ civilizations ever,
_ [A] started there in Africa and still lives there today, actually.
[N] Did you learn any of that?
No. _ _
Okay.
_ _ Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ after [E] dinner, we're going to look at some of my African history books, okay? Okay.
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Boys, [F] dinner.
Come get your food. _ _ _
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There'll [Bb] be [B] folks hell [Eb]-bent on [F] putting you [G] _ down.
_ [C] Don't get _ blue, [Eb] _
don't get _ [G] burned.
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Not _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ necessarily.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] Everyone [Cm] will _ know [F] your _ _ [Eb] worth.
_ _ No, [F] no, no.
All your worth.
[G] Think of all the strength you [Dm] have in [A] you.
The blood you carry [D] within [Cm] you.
_ [Dm] Ancient men, powerful _ men, [F] builders of _ civilization.
[G] _ Think of [Dm] all the strength _ [A] _ _ [F] you have in _ _ [Cm] _ you.
_ [Dm] _
Builders of _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ civilization. _ _
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Hold your [Eb] head as high [Dm] as you can.
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[C] Life sometimes [Cm] is cold [Bb] and cruel, baby.
No one [Bbm] else's days will remember that.
[Am] You _ are [Eb] _ _ [G] black gold, black [Cm] _ [Bbm] gold. _ _ _
[Am] _ You _ [Eb] are _ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ black gold. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] The _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ strength _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ you [Am] have in you.
The blood [A] [F] you carry within [Ab] _ [Dm] you.
Ancient men, [C]
powerful [Db] men, builders of _ _
[A] _ [Dm] civilization.
All the strength [A] you have in you.
You hear any [C] music? _ _
[N] I think I do.
Let's go [Gm] see what it is.
Come on.
_ Ancient men, _ [A] powerful [F] men, _ _ builders of [Cm] _ _ civilization. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Hold your [Eb] head as high [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] as you _ can.
[F] Life _ _ [Cm] sometimes is [B] cold and cruel, [Bb] baby.
No one [Cm] else's days will [Fm] remember that.
[Eb] You are _
[Dm] _ _ black [Db] gold, black _
[Cm] gold.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ You _ _ [D] are _ [Dm] _ black [Eb] _ gold.
_ [Cm] You are _
[F] _ _ _ black [Db] gold, black _
_ [Cm] gold.
_ _ [F] _ You [Gm] _ are _ [B] _ _ [Bb] black _ [Eb] _ _ [G] gold.
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_ _ [B] You _ _ _ [Gb] _
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[E] _ _ are _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
black [Ab] _ gold.
_ You [Dbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ are [B] _ black _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ gold. _
[Gb] _ Hold your [Ab] head as high as you can.
Hold your head [E] high enough to see.
High enough to [Gb] see.
Life [E] sometimes is [Ab] cold and cruel, [Bm] baby.
No one [D] else's days will remember [A] that.
You are, [B] _ _
you are, [D] you _ [Dbm] are. _ _
[B] _ _ [Dbm] _ You _ _ [C]
are _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] black _ [Gb] gold.
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You are [Abm] black [D] _ gold.
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You are _ _ _ [C] _ _ black [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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