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Dminor
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[Intro] (Each x2)
eb|-------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-5-----------------|-5----------------------|
Gb|----5-----------x2-|----5-------------------| x2
Db|-------7--5--------|-------7--5-------------|
Ab|----------3---7----|----------3-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|------------3-5----|------------3-5-5-5-5-5-|
[Verse]
Play the chords as follow in the verse:
eb|A-----------C------G------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|---------------5-------|
Db|-----7---7---5-------5-|
Ab|---7---7---3-------5---|
Eb|-5---------------3-----|
AFell out of heaven A.D C  G  
Abut it meant nothin' to me C  G  
Ayou never talked about the Cbirds and the Gbees
FnoooC  G  
AI wanna grow up to be young C  G  
AI don't wanna be contained C  G  
AI just wanna feel a Clittle Gloved
Fgood intentions
Calways paved the Groad to Ahell
[Chorus]
ASome things are not just black & Fwhite
someAbody's gotta shine in colours and it could be Fme
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
eb|------------------------|
Bb|-5----------------------|
Gb|----5-------------------| x2
Db|-------7--5-------------|
Ab|----------3-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|------------3-5-5-5-5-5-|
[Verse]
AI came out hungry to be me C  G  
Aevery nothing is for free C  G  
Alife is expensive with no CsalaGry
Fyeah C  G  
Acan't hold a straydog on a leash C  G  
Aso let your wild blood run free C  G  
AI just learned from a ClotteGry
Fthat good intentions
Calways paved the Groad to Ahell
[Chorus]
ASome things are not just black & Fwhite
someAbody's gotta shine in colours and it could be Fme
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------5-3-2----3-2-----5-3-2----3-2----5-3-2-|
Ab|-7----5----------7------3-5-------7-----3-5-------|
Eb|-5----3----------5--------3-------5-------3-------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-|
Db|------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------9--------|
Db|------------------7-9-10---10-9-7-|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------|
[Outro]
ASome things are not just black & Fwhite
someAbody's gotta shine in colours and it could be Fme
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
ASome things are not just black & Fwhite
someAbody's gotta shine in colours and it could be Fme
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
ASome things are not just black & Fwhite
someAbody's gotta shine in colours and it could be Fme
out of the Cjungle inGto remeAdy
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