heliocentric@breathe.com
15th January 2001, 7.32pm
WE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DARKER THAN BLUE by CURTIS MAYFIELD
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Chords used:
Cm7: x46454
Fm7: 2x2222
Fm9: xx7654
Gm7: 4x4444
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9 (x2)
Cm7 Fm7
We people who are darker than blue,
Cm7
Are we gonna stand around this town
Fm7
And let what others say come true?
Cm7 Gm7
We`re just good for nothing they all figure,
Fm7
A boyish, grown-up, shiftless jigger.
Cm7 Gm7
Now we can`t hardly stand for that,
Fm7
Or is that really where it`s at?
Cm7 Fm7
We people who are darker than blue,
Cm7
This ain`t no time for segregating
Fm7
I`m talking `bout brown and yellow two.
Cm7 Gm7
High yellow girl, can`t you tell
Fm7
You`re just the surface of our dark deep well?
Cm7 Gm7
If your mind could really see
Fm7
You`d know your colour the same as me.
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
Pardon me, brother, as you stand in your glory,
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
I know you won`t mind if I tell the whole story.
Cm7 Fm7 (x2)
n.c.
(drums and bass)
Cm7
Get yourself together, learn to know your side.
Shall we commit our own genocide before you check out your mind?
I know we`ve all got problems, that`s why I`m here to say,
Keep peace with me and I with you, let me love in my own way.
Cm7
(instrumental)
Cm7 Gm7 Fm7
(harp)
Cm7
Now I know we have great respect
Cm7 Fm7
For the sister, and mother it`s even better yet.
Cm7 Gm7
But there`s the joker in the street
Fm7
Loving one brother and killing the other.
Cm7 Gm7
When the time comes and we are really free
Fm7
There`ll be no brothers left you see.
Cm7 Fm7
We people who are darker than blue,
` Cm7
Don`t let us hang around this town
Fm7
And let what others say come true.
Cm7 Gm7
We`re just good for nothing they all figure,
Fm7
A boyish, grown-up, shiftless jigger.
Cm7 Gm7
Now we can`t hardly stand for that,
Fm7
Or is that really where it`s at?
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
Pardon me, brother, while you stand in your glory,
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
I know you won`t mind if I tell the whole story.
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
Pardon me, brother, I know we`ve come a long, long way,
Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 Fm9
But let us not be satisfied for tomorrow can be an,
Fm7
An even brighter day.
