Chords for Sounds of blackness Optimistic

_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] James, _ _ _ _
[Am] _ James, _ _ _ _ James, [B] why were [Am] my people brought here?
_ _ _ _ _ James, _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] James, _ _ _ _ James, [B] why [Am] were my people so [Eb] nice?
_ _ [Cm] James, _ [Gb] _ _ James, _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Jenkins, [E] _ _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ _ [A] James, [Eb] James, James James, James, James, James, James, James James!
_ _ _ [Am] _ Ever since I_
_ Ever since I_ _
_ _ _ _ [E] The [Gb] blackness. _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
The [Ebm] _ blackness_
Ever [Db] since I_
_ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm]
[Gb] I'm going to play a song.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ I'm going [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ to play a song.
[Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
I'm going to play a song.
_ _ _ _ [B] I'm going to play a song.
I'm going to play a song.
In [Bbm] the midst of sorrow,
[B] _
You [Db] can see a wind floating [B] down.
A [Db] bright new day to start [Abm] a new day.
[Gb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ I _ hear [Bbm] my voice of reason.
_ [B] _ _
[Bbm] Telling me this can't be [B] done.
No [Bbm] matter how hard reality [Abm] seems,
[Gb] _
[Ab] There's hope to [B] the dreams we [Db] have.
I'm going to play a song.
I'm going to play a song.
I'm going to play a song.
[B] As long as you're here,
[Ebm] The angels [Abm] and the [Gb] stars _ _ [Bbm] can win.
[Ab] _
[Abm] As long as [Ab] you're here,
[Ebm] The angels [Abm] and the stars _ [Gb] can win.
[Bbm] _ [Ab] As _ [Abm] long as [Ab] you're here,
[Ebm] The angels [Abm] and the stars can win.
_ _ _ [B] _
Let [Bbm] things around you trouble.
_ [B] _
No, [Db] you don't have to stumble and fall.
[B] _
Keep [Bbm] pushing on, that's all you're [Abm] about.
[Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [B]
I [Db] know a song that's [B] right.
I [Bbm] love your albums all [B] night.
Just think [Bbm] ahead and you'll be [Abm] fine.
[Gb] _
[Ab] You'll reach higher.
[Abm] _ _ [Gb] You will [Db]
always have something to learn.
You're not going down without a [Abm] cause.
You're _ [Gb] not going down [Bbm] standing.
[Ebm] Although you may never win.
You will always [Abm] have something [E] to give.
[Ebm] The angels [Abm] and the stars can _ win.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[B] As [Ab] long as you're here,
[Ebm] The _ [Abm]
angels and the stars [Bbm] can [Ab] win. _
[Cm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] Keep [Ebm] your head up.
Make [Gb] no other man _ [Bbm] see.
[Ab] There was time enough for [Abm] you to [Ab] be free.
[Ebm] Keep your head [B] up.
_ Keep [Gb] on _ [Ab] looking up.
[Abm] _ [Ab] _ Don't you [Ebm] let nobody [Abm] find you.
_ _ [Ebm] [Gb] Don't look _ [Ab] _
down.
[Abm] As [Ab] long as you're here,
[Ebm] The [Abm] angels and the stars _ can [Gb] win.
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _
[B] As long as [Ab] you're here,
[Ebm] The angels and [Abm] the stars [B] _ can _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] win.
_ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] [Abm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Ebm] yeah, _ _ [Ab] yeah.
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ Keep your [Ebm] head up. _
_ _ [Gb] As _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] long as you're here,
[Ebm] The [Abm] angels and the stars can win.
[Gb] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Abm] As long as [Ab] you're here,
[Ebm] The angels and the [B] stars can win.
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[Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ _
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