A Piece of Ground Akkorde von 
Miriam Makeba 
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Key: C minor•
Intro 1
Cm
Bb
Gm
Cm
Verse 1
Cm
When the white man
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Gm
Cm
first came here from over the seas
He looked and he said,
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G
this is God's own country
Cm
He was mighty well pleased with
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Ab
this land that he'd found
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Bb
An d he said I will make here my
Gm
G
Cm
own piece of ground
Verse 2
Cm
Bb
Now many's the battle
G
Cm
he still had to fight
And many's the family
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G
who died in the night
Cm
'Cause many's the black men
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Ab
who lived all around
Cm
Bb
All of them wanting their
Cm
own piece of ground
Verse 3
Cm
Bb
Gm
G
Cm
Then one fine day in 1883
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G
Gold was discovered in good quantity
Cm
Now the country was rich
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Ab
and was richer than planned
Cm
And each dig ger wanted his
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Cm
own piece of land
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Cm
Verse 4
Bb
White diggers were few and
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Cm
the gold was so deep
Black man was called 'cause
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G
his labor was cheap
Cm
With drill and with shovel
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Ab
he toiled un der ground
Cm
Bb
Gm
Six pennies a day to tender
Cm
the ground
Verse 5
Cm
Bb
Now this land is so rich and
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Cm
it seems strange to me
That the black man whose labor
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G
has helped it to be
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Ab
Cannot en joy the fruits that abound
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Ab
Cm
Bb
Is up rooted and kicked from
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G
Cm
his own piece of land
Verse 6
Cm
Bb
Why some people say now
Gm
Cm
don't you worry
We'll get you a nice piece
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G
of re serve territory
Cm
But I'll give my a life that ten
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Ab
mil lion can be found
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Bb
Gm
On a miserable thirty per cent
Cm
of the ground?
Bb
Cm
Verse 7
Bb
Cm
Yes some people say now
Gm
G
Cm
don't you worry
You can always find jobs
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G
in the white mans city
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Eb
But don't stay too long and
Ab
don't stay too deep
Cm
Bb
For you're bound to dis turb
Gm
Cm
the white man in his sleep
Verse 8
Cm
Bb
Gm
White man don't sleep long an
Cm
d don't sleep too deep
Eb
For your life and possessions
G
how long will you keep?
Cm
'Cause I've heard a rumour
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Ab
that's run ning around
Cm
For the black man's de mand
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G
Cm
ing his own piece of ground
His own piece of ground
Gm
Cm
Cm
His own piece of ground
Cm
His own piece of ground
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