Shining Black Prince chords by Gary Byrd
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Intro 1
(A minor)
Verse 1
Every age has had a man (A minor)
who saw the world beyond.
People it seems will make the mistake
of not saying to their God.
And so the world whirls on,
spitting forth destruction and much hate,
and blind (F major) ing us to great men
until it (E minor) is too late.
I'd like (A minor) you to give me a few moments
and let my voice crack the clock of time.
I'm (F major) going to take your mind back
to remember another (E minor) late begotten find,
A (A minor) man who had the sight
to know what we might see
If we'd (F major) only take time to open our eyes
He knew (E minor) what we might be
Many (A minor) descriptions have fell on him
But (E minor) these words will describe him best
He is (D minor) forever our shining black prince
His (A minor) blackness, Malcolm X
A childhood based on poverty
I mean, his was a life of why. (F major)
He felt the system early
when he saw (E minor) his parents die.
Both (A minor) killed by Mr. Bigotry.
One mental slaughter
and one physical pain.
From (F major) that point on,
he saw no sunshine.
I mean, his life (E minor) was drenched by rain.
(A minor) Dope Pusher, Smuggler, and Pimp,
they all knew his name.
He exis (F major) ted in all of their vacuums,
addicted (E minor) to a bigger game,
a thing (A minor) called the game of life.
And it's a game that people play,
and a game (F major) that teaches many a lesson,
if they don't play the (E minor) system's way.
The day (A minor) inevitably came
when they locked him behind (E minor) their bars,
never realizing what would happen
(D minor) when he began to read the stars. (A minor)
He found the key to an important lock,
belonging to the door of time.
And in opening that (F major) door,
he found much more
in terms of (A minor) his lifeline.
The result (F major) is the man, let us (E minor) know,
created (C major) an impact nev
(D minor) er felt by him.
Malcolm gave (A minor) us all the (F major) pride
to know (E minor) that we (C major) were just
(D minor) as good as them.
This was a (A minor) man who had the sight,
to know what we might see.
If we only (F major) take time to open our eyes,
he knew (C major) what we (A minor) might be.
He turned blackness (F major) into beauty. (E minor) (C major)
(D minor) My God, the man made
brotherhood a duty, (A minor)
(F major) and he (E minor) told the world (C major) we'd
find (D minor) strength,
because we're strong. (A minor)
Malcolm X (E minor) feared no (A minor) man.
Black (D minor) stood, he made his stand.
And the things he spoke of,
(A minor) we see bet (F major) ter now. (E minor)
(A minor) But (D minor) my brothers and sisters,
his death will be in vain
if we (A minor) don't realize (F major) that he came
(E minor) from a dir (C major) ection
that is (D minor) today where we must go.
(A minor) So don't believe you move too fast.
Those around you move (F major) too slow.
Keep on (E minor) pushing, and remember,
(D minor) forever, it's (A minor) your show.
Every age has had a man who
saw the world beyond.
We people, it seems,
will make the mistake
of not see (A minor) ing till they're gone.
And so the world whirls on,
spitting forth destruction and (F major) much hate,
and blinding us to these great (E minor) men
until it is too late.
(A minor) In the last few moments,
my words have cracked the clock of time,
and (F major) I know somehow you're going
to remember another late (E minor) -begotten find.
A (A minor) man who had the sight
to know what we might see.
If we'd only (F major) take time to open our eyes,
he knew (E minor) what we might be.
(A minor) Many descriptions have fell on him,
(E minor) but these words will describe him best.
(D minor) He is forever our shining (A minor) black prince.
His blackness,
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Malcolm X.
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Shining Black Prince
Gary Byrd
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