Young, Gifted And Black (Live) chords by Nina Simone

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Intro 1

Verse 1

Young, gifted and black

Oh, what a lovely precious dream

To be young, gifted and black

Open your heart to what I mean

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Verse 2

In the whole world you know (in the

whole world you know)

There's a million boys and girls

Who are young, gifted and black

And that's a fact

Verse 3
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F 
C 
You are young, gifted and black
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G 
We must begin to tell our young
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C 
There's a world waiting for you
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Yours is the quest that's
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just begun
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Verse 4
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When you feel really low
Em 
Yeah, there's a great truth that
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you should know
Dm 
When you're young,
Em 
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F 
G 
gifted and black

Interlude 1

Your soul's intact

How to be

Verse 5
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C 
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C 
young, gifted and black
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Oh, how I've longed to
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G 
know the truth
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C 
There are times when I look back
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And I am haunted by my youth
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G 

Verse 6
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Oh, but my joy of today
Em 
Am 
Is that we can all be proud to  say
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Em 
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G 
To be young, gifted and black
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F 
Is where it's at
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Is where it's at
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Is where it's at