Black And White chords by
Peggy Seeger
Ewan Maccoll

N/A

Key: B minor•

Verse 1

Bm

Bm

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The apples ripe upon the bow

F#

F#

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the orange on the tree

Bm

Bm

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The hands were black that picked the fruit

F#

F#

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Bm

Bm

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for you, but not for me

Verse 2

Diamonds shining in the rock

F#

F#

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gleaming white and blue

Bm

Bm

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Ten hours a day in the diamond mines

F#

F#

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Bm

Bm

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for me, but not for you

Verse 3

Bm

Bm

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A sea of grass and mountain ranges

F#

F#

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beckoning the free

Bm

Bm

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A place to walk with head held high

F#

F#

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Bm

Bm

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for you, but not for me

Verse 4

The burning sun of Africa

F#

F#

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the sky that's always blue

Bm

Bm

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Apartheid and the pass laws

Verse 5

for me, but not for you

Bm

Bm

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A big land, a rich land

F#

F#

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stretched from sea to sea

Bm

Bm

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And all the riches of the earth

F#

F#

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Bm

Bm

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for you, but not for me

Verse 6

A big land, a gracious land a land

G

G

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Bm

Bm

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F#

F#

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where old meets new

Bm

Bm

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The bullets fired at Sharpville were

for me, but not for you

Verse 7

Bm

Bm

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You've planted seeds of fear and hate

F#

F#

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in all who would be free

Bm

Bm

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At harvest time the fruit will be

for you, and not for me

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ChordsBm F# G

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G
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