Black And White chords by Pete Seeger

SimplifiedC · F · Dm · Bb · B

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Verse 1
C 
F 
C 
 (C major) Oh, the ink is black, the  (F major) page is  (C major) white
F 
C 
Together  (F major) we learn to read and  (C major) write
F 
To read  (F major) and write
C 
 (C major) And  now a child can understand
This is the law of all the land
All the land

Verse 2
with child's voice: Oh,
F 
C 
the ink  (F major) is  (C major) black, the page is white
F 
C 
To (F major) gether we learn to read  (C major) and write
F 
To read  (F major) and write
C 
Their  (C major) robes were black, their

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Verse 3

heads were white

The schoolroom doors were

closed so tight

Were closed up tight

Nine judges

Verse 4

all, set down their names

To end the years and years of shame

Years of shame

Verse 5

with child's voice:

Their robes were black,

their heads were white

(Whistling the tune)

Verse 6
F 
C 
F 
C 
Oh, the  (F major) slate  (C major) is black, the  (F major) chalk is  (C major) white
F 
Dm 
The  (F major) words stand out  (D minor) so clear
C 
 (C major) and bright
F 
So clear and  (F major) bright
C 
 (C major) And now at last, we

Verse 7

plainly see

The alphabet of liberty

Liberty

Verse 8
C 
with child's  (C major) voice:
F 
C 
F 
Oh, the slate  (F major) is black,  (C major) the  (F major) chalk is white
C 
F 
 (C major) To (F major) gether we learn to read and write
C 
F 
 (C major) To read and  (F major) write
C 
F 
Oh,  (C major) a  (F major) child is

Verse 9

black, or a child is white

The whole world looks upon the sight

What a beautiful sight

For very

Verse 10

well, the whole world knows

That this is the way that

freedom grows

Freedom grows

Verse 11

with child's voice:

Oh, a child is black,

or a child is white

(Whistling the tune)

Verse 12

Oh, the world is black,

and the world is white

It turns by day and turns by night

It turns by night

Verse 13

It turns so each and every one

Can make his station in the sun

Verse 14
In the sun
C 
 (C major) 
with child's voice:
F 
C 
F 
C 
Oh, the  (F major) ink is  (C major) black, the  (F major) page is  (C major) white
F 
Dm 
F 
C 
To (F major) gether  (D minor) we   (F major) learn to read  (C major) and write
F 
To read and  (F major) write
B 
C 
F 
And now  (B major)  (C major) a  child can un (F major) derstand
C 
That this  (C major) is the love of all the land
All the land
F 
C 
 (F major) continued with child's voice: Oh,  (C major) the ink is black, the

Verse 15
F 
 (F major) 
C 
page is  (C major) white
F 
C 
To (F major) gether we learn to read and  (C major) write
F 
To read and write  (F major) 
F 
C 
F 
 (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 