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The Gospel Of Carlos Norman And Smith Chords

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[Intro 1]
[F][G][E][Am][F][G][F][C]
[F]
Didn't you [C]hear? Black is a

[Verse 1]
[G]
criminal,
White is a [C]crime,
[Cm]Poison [F]is the pen
[C]Writing down this [G]children's nursery [C]rhyme.
[F]Didn't you see him[C]
standing nex[E]t to me?
[Am]The seeds of chang[F]e have grown[C],
[G]We don't have to hide
[C]anymore.
[F][G]

[Verse 2]
[E][Am]
Lo[C]lolololololo, that [F]means trouble [G]from the [Am]other side,
[F][G][E][Am]
[F]Lololololololo, maybe the trouble [G]of a
hope[F]ful [C]heart.
[F][C]

[Verse 3]
[F]
It doesn't take [C]much to see
[G]If you're looking for an [C]ene[F]my,
Greed and [C]apathy
Spell the [G]letters of our [C]name.
[F]You sit and laugh at other [C]people,
[E]Making money off the[Am]ir
shame [F]and sorrow,
Wait[C]ing for tomorrow [G]to fix itself.
[C][F][G]

[Verse 4]
[E][Am]
Lololololololo, that [F]means trouble [G]from the [Am]other side,
[F][G][E][Am]
[F]Lololololololo, maybe the trouble
[G]of a hopeful [F]heart.[C][F]

[Verse 5]
It's a dark night to feed a [C]stranger,[F]
I don't have enough to feed [C]myself.[Am][F]
I keep trying to believe in be[C]lieving
In [G]something I can't [Am]see
From where I stand,
I [F]pull it with [C]my faith,
With the [F]smile on [C]my face.[F]
It's gonna take a [C]lot more Than

[Verse 6]
[G]
you might be used [C]to,
Who's [F]to blame for not
[C]standing up for them
[G]When it was not [C]in style?[F]
When hope is the color of a [Am]man
The [E]color of love is the [Am]color that [C]can
Stand for [Am]something.
[F][G]

[Verse 7]
[E]
[Am]Lololololololo, that means[F] troub[G]le
[Am]from the [F]other side,[G][E]
[Am]Lo lolololololo, may b[F]e tr[G]ouble of a h[C]ope
ful [F]heart.[G][E][Am]
[F]Lololololololo, the trouble
[G]of a h[F]opeful heart,
[C]A h[F]opeful heart,
[C]it could be [F]a h[C]ope[F]ful[C] he[Am]art.[F][C][Am]
[F][C]
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