Tonart: G minor•
Intro 1
Gm
Cm
Fm
Cm
Fm
G
Am
F
D
Am
C
Cm
C
Am
G
Cm
Verse 1
Fsus4
Cm
baby
F
Face is clean and shining black as night
Cm
F
My mother went to answer your note
Cm
Fsus4
And you looked so fine
F
Bb
Now I could understand
the tears and the shame
D
She called you boy instead
When she wouldn't let you inside
Eb
When she turned and said
F
Bb
F
"But honey, he's not our kind"
Verse 2
Am
D
She said I can't see you any more,
Am
baby
D
Cm
Can't see you any more
Verse 3
F
Everybody's acting deaf and blind
Cm
Until they turn and say
F
"Why don't you stick to
Cm
F
your own kind"
Bb
My teachers all laugh,
D
they smirked and they stared
Cutting deep down in our affairs
Gm
Preachers of equality
Eb
Think they believe it
Then why won't they just
F
Fsus4
F
let us be?
Verse 4
Am
D
They say I can't see you any more,
Am
baby
Verse 5
Cm
One of these days I'm gonna
Cm
F
Gonna raise my head up high
Cm
F
One of these days I'm gonna raise up
Cm
Fsus4
F
My glistening wings and fly
Bb
But that day will have to
wait for a while
D
Cause baby,
Gm
I'm only society's child
When we're older, things may change
Eb
But for now this is the way
F
Fsus4
F
they must remain
Verse 6
Am
I can't see you any more, baby
D
Am
D
I can't see you any more
Gm
F
No, I don't want to see you any more
Outro 1
Baby
Eb
D
D
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