Black Gold Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Hold your head as high as you can
High enough to see who you are, little man
Life sometimes is [E]cold and [D]cruel
Baby [G]no one else will [Gm]tell you
so remember that

[Verse 2]
You [D]are Black Gold, Black [G]Gold[C][Gm]
[D]You [E]are [G]Black [C]Gold

[Verse 3]
Now [C]may[Bb]be no[Eaug] one el[Bb]se ha[Gm]s
[Bb]ever told [D]you so[Am][D][Bm]
[B]But you're [Em]golden, [Bb]baby
[G]Black Gold [C]with [Eaug]a dia
[Bb]mond [D]sou[Am]l[G][D][Bm]
[Ebdim]Think

[Verse 4]
[Em]of all [Bm]the strength
you have in you
From the blood you carry with[D]in you
[Em]Ancient [Bm]men, powerful men
Built us a civil[C]ization
[D][G][D]

[Verse 5]
They'll be [Em]folks [Bb]hell-bent on
on put[Gm]ting you down
[Eaug]Don't ge[Bb]t burn[D]ed
[Am](don't get [D]bur[Bm]ned)
Not [E]ne [Bb]cessarily [D]every[Gm]one [Bb]will
know your [D]worth
[Am][D][Bm]

[Verse 6]
[D]Think of [E]all [Bm]the strength you have in you
From the [Bbaug]blood you[Bm] carry w[F#]ithin [Bm]you[D]
[E]An [Bm]cient men, powerful [F#]men
[Bm]Built us a civiliz[D]ation
[Em]Think of a[Bm]ll the strength
you have [D]in you
[Ebdim]Powerful,[E] powerful men[Em][Bm]
Built us [C]a civiliz[F]ation[Am]

[Verse 7]
[D]Hold your head as high as you [Bm]can
High enough to [G]see [C]who you are,
[Asus4]little man
[D]Life sometimes is cold and cruel
Baby [G]no one else will tell you
[C]so remember that
[Gm]You

[Verse 8]
[D]are Black Gold,
[Abdim]Black Gol[Bm]d[G][C][Edim]
[D]You are [G]Black [Bm]Gold

[Interlude 1]
[D][Bm][Gm][D][G][Bm]
[C][G][D][E][Gm]
[C][D][Ab]
[Gm][Cm][C][D][Bm][Abdim]
[E][Abdim][G][C][D]
[Bm]
[Em]Think of

[Verse 9]
[D]all [Bm]the strength
you have in you
From the [Bb]blood [Bm]you carry within [D]you
[E]Ancient [Bm]men, powerful men[F#]
[Bb]Built [F#]us a c[Bm]iviliz a[D]tion
[Bm]Think of all the strength you[F#]
[Bb]have[F#] in yo[Bm]u[Em]
[Bm]Ancient men, power[Bb]ful [Bm]men
Built us a [Am]civil[F]iz ation
[Am][F][D]

[Verse 10]
Hold your head
as high as you [Bm]can
High enough to [C]see who you are,
little [Gm]man
[D]Life sometimes is cold and cruel
[Bm]Baby no one else will tell you
so re[D]member that
[Bb]You

[Verse 11]
[F]are [G]Black Gold, Bla[Bm]ck Gol[Bb]d[C]
[D]You [Bm]are [C]Black Gold

[Verse 12]
You [F]are [G]Black Gold, Bla[Bb]ck Gol[D]d
You are [G]Black [Bm]Gold[C]
[F#]You

[Verse 13]
[Ab]are Black Gold, [B]Black [Bb]Gold[Db]
[Eb]You are [Ab]Black [Db]Gold

[Verse 14]
You [Gb]are [Ab]Black Gold, Black Gold[B][Db]
[Eb]You are [Ab]Black [Eb]Gold[Db][Eb]

[Verse 15]
Hold your head [F]as high
as you can
[Ab]High enough to see who you [Db]are, little man
[Eb]Life sometimes is [Db]cold and [F]cruel
Baby [Ab]no one else will tell
you so [B]remember that

[Verse 16]
You [Gb]are [Ab]Black Gold, Black Gold
You [Adim]are Blac[Ab]k Gold[Db][Eb]
[Ab]You are
You are
You [Adim]are
Hold your head up
Don't give up
You are Black Gold
You are
[Gb]You [Ab]are
Black Gold