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[Intro]
G  G/F  Em  Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
GWhite man, G/FBlack man, listen Emto me
Hear Cwhat I've got to GsaG/FyEm  C  
You've got to Glearn to live toG/Fgether
Right Emnow, right aCmway
[Chorus]
GBefore it's too BblateC  
Before it's too Eblate
[Verse 2]
GBlack man forget the G/Fhate
That's been Emaround so Clong
GWhite man you've got to G/Fknow
That Emsometimes you've been Cwrong
About your Gbrother 'cause he's a G/Fgood man
You Emknow he's just like Cmyou
[Chorus]
The Gtime's gonna BbcomeC  
The time's gonna Ebcome
[Instrumental]
G  G/F  Em  C
G  G/F  Em  C
G  G/F  Em  Cm
[Chorus]
GBefore it's too BblateC  
Before it's too Eblate
[Verse 3]
GSometimes I get the G/Ffeelin'
That it's Emnever gonna Cend
When a Gbrother and a G/Fsister
EmSomehow become Cfriends
To love each Gother is a G/Fgood thing
And to Emknow is to Cmlove
[Bridge]
GYou've got to love one aCmaj7nother
You've got to Glearn to live toCmaj7gether
You've got to Glove one aCmaj7nother
You've got to Glearn to live toCmaj7gether
[Outro]
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am
G  Am  Bb  Am

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White Man Black Man

by James Gang

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F

Cmaj7

[Intro]

G G/F Em Cmaj7

[Verse 1]

G G/F Em

White man, Black man, listen to me

C G G/F Em C

Hear what I've got to say

G G/F

You've got to learn to live together

Em Cm

Right now, right away

[Chorus]

G Bb C

Before it's too late

[Verse 2]

G G/F

Black man forget the hate

Em C

That's been around so long

G G/F

White man you've got to know

Em C

That sometimes you've been wrong

G G/F

About your brother 'cause he's a good man

Em Cm

You know he's just like you

[Chorus]

G Bb C

The time's gonna come

[Instrumental]

G G/F Em C

G G/F Em Cm

[Chorus]

G Bb C

Before it's too late

[Verse 3]

G G/F

Sometimes I get the feelin'

Em C

That it's never gonna end

G G/F

When a brother and a sister

Em C

Somehow become friends

G G/F

To love each other is a good thing

Em Cm

And to know is to love

[Bridge]

G Cmaj7

You've got to love one another

G Cmaj7

You've got to learn to live together

G Cmaj7

You've got to love one another

G Cmaj7

You've got to learn to live together

[Outro]

G Am Bb Am

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