We People Who Are Darker Than Blue chords by Curtis Mayfield

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C# minorC#m

Difficulty: Novice

YouTube link: /watch?v=Tm8lcTTDp0o

 Chords:
  C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 G#m7G#m7  BB
e|--4-----2-----4-----2--|
BB|--5-----2-----4-----4--|
G+G|--4-----2-----4-----4--|
D MajorD|--6-----2-----4-----4--|
A augmentedA|--4-----4-----6-----2--|
E MajorE|--x-----2-----4-----x--|

Intro:
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 (x4)

Verse 1:
C#m7C#m7         F#m7F#m7
 We people  who are darker than blue
    C#m7C#m7
Are we gonna stand around this town
       F#m7F#m7
And let what others say come true?
      C#m7C#m7          G#m7G#m7
We're just good for nothing  they all figure
F#m7F#m7
 A augmentedA boyish, grown up, shiftless jigger
C#m7C#m7              G#m7G#m7
 Now we can't hardly stand for that
F#m7F#m7
 Or is that really where it's at?
C#m7C#m7        F#m7F#m7
 We people who are darker than blue
      C#m7C#m7
This ain't no time for segregatin'
       F#m7F#m7
I'm talkin' 'bout brown and yellow too
      C#m7C#m7      G#m7G#m7
High yellow girl, can't you tell
    F#m7F#m7
You're just the surface of our dark deep well
C#m7C#m7            G#m7G#m7
 If your mind could really see
F#m7F#m7
 You'd know your color; same as me
C#m7C#m7     F#m7F#m7       C#m7C#m7     F#m7F#m7
 Pardon me, brother, as you stand in your glory
C#m7C#m7        F#m7F#m7   C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7
 I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story

Instrumental:
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7
C#m7C#m7

Talkbox Solo: Roger Troutman:
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 G#m7G#m7 (x16)

C#m7C#m7       F#m7F#m7  G#m7G#m7
 Get yourself together
C#m7C#m7         F#m7F#m7  G#m7G#m7
 Learn to know your side
   C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7  G#m7G#m7
Shall we commit  our own genocide
 C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7   G#m7G#m7
Before you check out your mind?
C#m7C#m7          F#m7F#m7   G#m7G#m7
 I know we've all got problems
C#m7C#m7           F#m7F#m7  G#m7G#m7
 That's why I'm here to say
   C#m7C#m7           F#m7F#m7 G#m7G#m7
Keep peace with me and I with you
C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7   G#m7G#m7
 Let me love in my own way
C#m7C#m7 F#m7F#m7 G#m7G#m7 (x10)
C#m7C#m7

Instrumental:
C#m7C#m7 BB F#m7F#m7

Verse 2:
C#m7C#m7         F#m7F#m7
 Now I know we have great respect
    C#m7C#m7             F#m7F#m7
For the sister and mother, it's even better yet
        C#m7C#m7        G#m7G#m7
But there's the joker in the street
    F#m7F#m7
Loving one brother and killing the other
C#m7C#m7           G#m7G#m7
 When the time comes and we are really free
      F#m7F#m7
There'll be no brothers left, you see
C#m7C#m7        F#m7F#m7
 We people who are darker than blue
     C#m7C#m7
Don't let us hang around this town
       F#m7F#m7
And let what others say come true
      C#m7C#m7         G#m7G#m7
We're just good for nothing they all figure
F#m7F#m7
 A augmentedA boyish, grown up, shiftless jiggerr
C#m7C#m7              G#m7G#m7
 Now we can't hardly stand for that
F#m7F#m7
 Or is that really where it's at?
C#m7C#m7        F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7          F#m7F#m7
 Pardon me, brother,   while you stand in your glory
C#m7C#m7        F#m7F#m7   C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7
 I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story
C#m7C#m7     F#m7F#m7   C#m7C#m7      F#m7F#m7
 Pardon me, brother,  I know we've come a long, long way
C#m7C#m7       F#m7F#m7       C#m7C#m7         F#m7F#m7
 But let us not be so satisfied  for tomorrow can be an even brighter day