Darker Than Blue Chords by Steel Pulse

Tempo:
168.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Ebm

Gb

Fm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steel Pulse - Darker Than Blue chords
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[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
Red [Bbm] tea right [Gb] now, [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now, [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now.
Are you [Bbm] ready right [Ebm] [Bbm] now?
We [Ebm] people who [Bbm] are darker than blue, [Ebm] are we going [Bbm] to stand around this [Ebm] town
and let [Bbm] what others say catch [Ebm] you?
We're [Bbm] just good for nothing, [Fm] so don't think
you're [Ebm] worthless, shapeless [Gb] niggers.
[Bbm] You can hardly stand for [Fm] this, [Ebm] but that's where it [Gb] really ends.
Well, [Bbm] pardon [Fm] me brother, I [Ebm] just stand in your [Gb] glory.
[Bbm] I hope you [Fm] won't mind if I [Ebm] tell the whole [Gb] story.
[Bbm] Red tea right now, [Gb] [Bbm] red tea right now, red tea right [Gb] now.
Are [Bbm] you ready right now?
[Ebm] Hey, [Bbm] we [Ebm] people who [Bbm] are darker than blue, [Ebm] there's [Bbm] no time for [Ebm] segregation.
Talking [Bbm] about brown and yellow too.
[Gb] [Bbm] A yellow girl, can't [Fm] you tell?
You're just [Ebm] a surface of our deep [Gb] well.
And if your [Bbm] mind can really see, [Fm] you know your [Ebm] color's the same as [Gb] me.
[Bbm] Well, pardon [Fm] me brother, [Db] [Ebm] I just stand in your [Gb] glory.
[Bbm] I know you [Fm] won't mind if I [Ebm] tell the whole [Gb] story.
[Bbm] Red tea right [Gb] now, [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now.
Are [Bbm] you ready?
[Gb] Are [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[C] [Gb] you [Fm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm] ready?
[C] [Eb] [C] [Bbm]
[Ebm] Dry [Fm] your weeping eyes, [Ebm] cause we are on the rise.
[Fm] Head up to the skies, keep [Ebm] your eyes upon the prize.
[Fm] Treasure is the power and glory, [Ebm] give us a brand new story.
[Fm] Make a tribe, reward, destroy, [Ebm] let's bring about some [Bbm] unity.
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm] We [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] people of African blue, [Eb] it's now time to seize the land.
That's been a long time overdue.
[Bbm] Politicians [Fm] want a mission, [Ebm] the conjuring of [Gb] corruption.
[Bbm] So long we've been [Fm] denied, and [Ebm] we're just not
[Gb] satisfied.
[Bbm] Well, pardon [Fm] me brother, I [Ebm] just stand in your [Gb] glory.
[Bbm] I know that, I [Fm] know you won't mind if [Ebm] I tell the whole [Gb] story.
[Bbm] Red tea right [Gb] now, [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now.
[Bbm] Red tea right [Gb] now.
[Bbm] Are you
[Ebm] ready?
Red [Bbm] tea right now.
[Gb] Are you ready?
[Bbm] Are
[Gb] you ready [Bbm] to
[Gb] [Bbm] be my guest?
[Ebm] [Bbm] December where?
[C] [Db] [Ebm] Mozambique [Bbm] and South [Gb] Africa.
[Bbm] Sierra Leone [C] and the Ivory [Db] [Ebm] Coast [Bbm] and [Ebm] Liberia.
[Bbm] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm]
[C] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[C] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[Db]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Bbm
13421111
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
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To learn Steel Pulse - Darker Than Blue chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gb, Bbm, Fm, Ebm, Bbm, Ebm and Bbm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 84 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 169 BPM. With the song's key of Bb Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ Red [Bbm] tea right [Gb] now, _ _ _ [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now, _ _ _ [Bbm] red tea right [Gb] now.
_ Are you _ [Bbm] ready right [Ebm] _ [Bbm] now?
_ _ _ We [Ebm] people who [Bbm] are darker than blue, [Ebm] _ are we going [Bbm] to stand around this [Ebm] town
and let [Bbm] what others say catch [Ebm] you?
_ We're [Bbm] just good for nothing, [Fm] so don't think
you're [Ebm] worthless, shapeless [Gb] niggers.
[Bbm] You can hardly stand for [Fm] this, _ [Ebm] but that's where it [Gb] really ends.
Well, [Bbm] _ _ _ pardon [Fm] me brother, I [Ebm] just stand in your [Gb] glory.
_ _ [Bbm] _ I hope you [Fm] won't mind if I [Ebm] tell the whole [Gb] story.
_ [Bbm] Red tea right now, [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] red tea right now, _ _ red tea right [Gb] now.
Are [Bbm] you ready right now?
[Ebm] _ Hey, [Bbm] _ _ we [Ebm] people who [Bbm] are darker than blue, [Ebm] _ _ there's [Bbm] no time for _ [Ebm] segregation.
_ Talking [Bbm] about brown and yellow too.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] A yellow girl, can't [Fm] you tell?
You're just [Ebm] a surface of our deep [Gb] well.
And if your [Bbm] mind can really see, [Fm] you know your [Ebm] color's the same as [Gb] me.
_ [Bbm] Well, _ _ pardon [Fm] me brother, [Db] _ [Ebm] I just stand in your [Gb] glory.
_ _ [Bbm] _ I know you [Fm] won't mind if I [Ebm] tell the whole [Gb] story.
_ _ [Bbm] Red tea right [Gb] now, _ _ _ [Bbm] red tea right _ [Gb] now.
Are [Bbm] you ready? _ _
[Gb] Are _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[C] [Gb] you _ _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] ready? _ _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ Dry [Fm] _ your weeping eyes, _ [Ebm] cause we are on the rise.
_ _ [Fm] Head up to the skies, _ keep [Ebm] your eyes upon the prize.
_ _ [Fm] Treasure is the power and glory, [Ebm] give us a brand new story.
[Fm] Make a tribe, reward, destroy, _ _ [Ebm] let's bring about some _ _ [Bbm] unity. _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ We [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ people _ _ _ of African blue, [Eb] _ it's now time to seize the land.
_ That's been a long time _ overdue.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ Politicians [Fm] want a mission, _ [Ebm] the conjuring of [Gb] corruption.
_ [Bbm] So long we've been [Fm] denied, _ and [Ebm] we're just not _
[Gb] satisfied.
[Bbm] Well, _ _ pardon [Fm] me brother, I [Ebm] just stand in your [Gb] glory.
_ [Bbm] I know that, I [Fm] know you won't mind if [Ebm] I tell the whole [Gb] story.
_ [Bbm] Red tea right [Gb] now, _ _ _ [Bbm] _ red tea right [Gb] now.
_ [Bbm] _ Red tea right [Gb] now.
[Bbm] Are you _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ ready?
Red [Bbm] _ tea right now.
[Gb] Are you ready?
[Bbm] _ Are _
[Gb] _ you ready [Bbm] to _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ be my guest?
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] December where?
[C] _ [Db] _ [Ebm] Mozambique [Bbm] and South [Gb] Africa.
_ _ _ [Bbm] Sierra Leone [C] and the Ivory [Db] [Ebm] Coast [Bbm] and _ [Ebm] Liberia.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _

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