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No 6 in the UK charts in 1971. Capo on 2 for correct key = A. 
Not too sure I've got the outro 'spot-on' so any suggestions welcome.
Intro =  G   D   G   D   G   C   G     D   G   D   G   D   G   C   G  D  
Verse 1
The Gink is Dblack the Gpage is Dwhite 
ToGgether we Clearn to Dread and write
To read and Gwrite C  G  D  
Verse 2
A Gchild is Dblack a Gchild is Dwhite 
The Gwhole world Clooks uDpon the sight
A beautiful Gsight C  G  
Bridge
And Dnow a child can Gunderstand 
This Dis the law of all the land all the land
Verse 3
The Gworld is Dblack the Gworld is Dwhite 
It Gturns by Cday and Dthen by night 
It turns by Gnight C  G  
Bridge
And Dnow at last we Gplainly see 
The Dalphabet of liberty liberty
Verse 4 to outro
The Gworld is Dblack the Gworld is Dwhite 
It Gturns by Cday and Dthen by night 
A Gchild is Dblack a Gchild is Dwhite 
ToGgether they Cgrow to Dsee the light 
To see the Glight G  C  G  D  
GYeah yeah Cyeah
EveryGbody (DSee the light) 
GThis is the Cmessage to Gall you peopleD  
GListen now C  
I'm Gshoutin' out (DSee the light) 
GPeace and love Chey hey yeah 
GAll in the wide Dworld 
GLive in peaceC  
Let's Glive in Dpeace.....to fade

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Black And White

by Greyhound

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

No 6 in the UK charts in 1971. Capo on 2 for correct key = A.

Not too sure I've got the outro 'spot-on' so any suggestions welcome.

G D G D G C G D G D G D G C G D

Intro =

Verse 1

G D G D

The ink is black the page is white

G C D

Together we learn to read and write

G C G D

To read and write

Verse 2

G D G D

A child is black a child is white

G C D

The whole world looks upon the sight

G C G

A beautiful sight

Bridge

D G

And now a child can understand

This is the law of all the land all the land

Verse 3

G D G D

The world is black the world is white

G C D

It turns by day and then by night

G C G

It turns by night

Bridge

D G

And now at last we plainly see

The alphabet of liberty liberty

Verse 4 to outro

G D G D

The world is black the world is white

G C D

It turns by day and then by night

G D G D

A child is black a child is white

G C D

Together they grow to see the light

G G C G D

To see the light

G C

Yeah yeah yeah

G D

Everybody (See the light)

G C G D

This is the message to all you people

G C

Listen now

G D

I'm shoutin' out (See the light)

G C

Peace and love hey hey yeah

G D

All in the wide world

G C

Live in peace

G D

Let's live in peace.....to fade

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