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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:08:58 +0200 (CEST)
From: Peter Eybert <pjoe@charon.muc.de>
Subject: CRD: Black Messiah by The Kinks
Black Messiah
written by Ray Davies
performed by The Kinks
from "Misfits", 1978
transcribed by Peter Eybert <pjoe@charon.muc.de>
CEverybody got the Gright to speak their mind
Bb F f g g# (single notes)
so don't shoot me for saying mine.
FEverybody A7talking about racial eqDmuality Dm/C Bb
'cos Feverybody's A7equal in the good Lord's Dmeyes. Dm/C Bb
But Fif I told you that CGod was black what would you Dmthink of that Dm/C Bb
FI bet you wouldn't belCieve it. F
There's a F6self made prophet A7living right next to Dmme Dm/C Bb
he said the FBlack Messiah's gonna A7come and set the whole world DmfreeDm/C. Bb
He Flooked at me with his Cevil eye and he Dmprophesied Dm/C Bb
F C F f g g# a
and he really believed it.
He said a A7Black MessDmiah is A7gonna set the world on Dmfire
and Fhe's no Cliar, 'cos C7he has truly heard the Fword.
FEverybody A7talking about racial eqDmuality Dm/C Bb
but I'm the Fonly honky A7living on an all black DmstreetDm/C Bb
they Fknock me down 'cos Cthey brown and DmI whiteDm/C. Bb
CEverybody got the Gright to speak their mind
Bb F f g g#
so don't shoot me for saying mine.
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
FEverybody A7talking about racial eqDmuality Dm/C Bb
you hear Feverybody A7talking about equal Dmrights.Dm/C Bb
But Fwhite's white, Cblack's black and Dmthat's that Dm/C Bb
F C F f g g# a
and that's the way you should leave it.
Don't want no A7Black MessDmiah to A7come and set the world on Dmfire
a FBlack MessCiah is C7gonna come and C13rule the Fworld
FEverybody got to A7show a little give and Dmtake Dm/C Bb
FEverybody got to A7live with a little less Dmhate Dm/C Bb
FEverybody gotta Cwork it out, we gotta Dmsort it out.Dm/C Bb
CEverybody got the Gright to speak their mind
Bbso don't shoot me for saying Fmine.
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pjoe@charon.muc.de