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When Does Brown Begin

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When Does Brown Begin
Glen Campbell & Billy Preston
written by Jimmy Webb
Intro    D#    Bb    F#    Fm    G#    Bb    F#    Fm  Bb  
Verse 1
BbTo my G#mind it's always Fmseemed a little strangeBbm  
That people D#don't do    G#     G#mthe things they oGmught toFm  Bb  
Some folks D#say this world Cmain't   it ain't Fmnever gonna change
BbmBut in my heart I D#do believG#e   that G#mthey're the folks thats Gmgot to G#m  
BbmCan't afford not tD#o  G#  
Chorus 1
G#The daytimes bright and the Gmnight is beautiCful
And Fmtwilight never realBbly bD#rings them to an D#7end
G#If white is right oh then Gmblack is beautiCful
Please Fmtell me when can brown beginBb  D#  Fm  
People Bbtell me when can Bb7brown bD#eginBb  Bb  Fm  Bb  
Verse 2
D#Water Cmwon't be Fmmixed and so they say
BbmBut I have D#seen the steam G#clouds  YG#meah
GmBoth of them free and F#highBb  
D#Salt and Cmpepper don't get Fmin each others way
You know Bbthey just D#cook togeG#therG#m  
And Gmwhen they don't D#agree   Bbmthey just let it D#beG#  
Chorus 2
G#The daytimes bright and the Gmnight is beautiCful
And tFmwilight never realBbly bD#rings them to an D#7end
G#If white is right oh then Gmblack is beautiCful
Please Fmtell me when can brown begin
People tell me when can Bbbrown D#beginFm  
riff   Bbm   D#   G#   G#m   Gm   F#   G#   Bb   D#   Cm   Fm   Cm   Bbm   D#   G#   D#   Bb  G#  
Outro
G#The daytimes bright and the Gmnight is beautiCful
And Fmtwilight never realBbly brings Bb7them to an G#endD#7  
G#If white is right oh then Gmblack is beautiCful
Please tell me when can Fmbrown beginD#  Fm  
People tell me when can Bbbrown GmbeginF#m  Fm  G#  D#  
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When Does Brown Begin

by Glen Campbell

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Bbm

G#m

D#7

Bb7

F#m

When Does Brown Begin

Glen Campbell & Billy Preston

written by Jimmy Webb

D# Bb F# Fm G# Bb F# Fm Bb

Intro

Verse 1

Bb G# Fm Bbm

To my mind it's always seemed a little strange

D# G# G#m Gm Fm Bb

That people don't do the things they ought to

D# Cm Fm

Some folks say this world ain't it ain't never gonna change

Bbm D# G# G#m Gm G#m

But in my heart I do believe that they're the folks thats got to

Bbm D# G#

Can't afford not to

Chorus 1

G# Gm C

The daytimes bright and the night is beautiful

Fm Bb D# D#7

And twilight never really brings them to an end

G# Gm C

If white is right oh then black is beautiful

Fm Bb D# Fm

Please tell me when can brown begin

Bb Bb7 D# Bb Bb Fm Bb

People tell me when can brown begin

Verse 2

D# Cm Fm

Water won't be mixed and so they say

Bbm D# G# G#m

But I have seen the steam clouds Yeah

Gm F# Bb

Both of them free and high

D# Cm Fm

Salt and pepper don't get in each others way

Bb D# G# G#m

You know they just cook together

Gm D# Bbm D# G#

And when they don't agree they just let it be

Chorus 2

G# Gm C

The daytimes bright and the night is beautiful

Fm Bb D# D#7

And twilight never really brings them to an end

G# Gm C

If white is right oh then black is beautiful

Please tell me when can brown begin

Bb D# Fm

People tell me when can brown begin

Bbm D# G# G#m Gm F# G# Bb D# Cm Fm Cm Bbm D# G# D# Bb G#

riff

Outro

G# Gm C

The daytimes bright and the night is beautiful

Fm Bb Bb7 G# D#7

And twilight never really brings them to an end

G# Gm C

If white is right oh then black is beautiful

Fm D# Fm

Please tell me when can brown begin

Bb Gm F#m Fm G# D#

People tell me when can brown begin

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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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