You've Got To Be Carefully Taught chords by James Taylor

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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You've got to be taught,
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to hate and fear
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You've got to be taught
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from year to year
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It's got to be drummed in your
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dear little ear
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You've got to be carefully
taught
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Verse 2

You've got to be taught,

to be afraid

Of people whose eyes

are oddly made

And people whose skin is a

different shade

You've got to be carefully taught

Verse 3
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You've got to be taught
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before it's too late
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Before you are six or seven or eight
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To hate all the people your
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relatives hate
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You've got to be carefully
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taught
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You've got to be carefully taught