Black Or White Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Beh[C]ind[G] th[C]e wal[G]l the
[D]ears of love are [Em]listening
Behind [C]the door [D]they kneel
[C]Behind the[Am] boy from who[C]m we [B]steal
[C]Behind [D]the dar[G]k,
[D]deserted halls [Em]of memory
Inside [C]the sound: [D]"ahoy ![C]
"We have just [Am]landed for [B]employ
[Cm]"We need y[C]our [D]hand[Em]s to [C]carru us
[Cm]to o[G]ur joy[F]"[Dm][Em][C]
To black or [G]white[F][Dm][Em]
And [C]step on it
Black or [G]white[F]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][C][G][C][G][C]

[Verse 2]
Between [G]the shadow an[D]d
uncertain [Em]color
Between [C]the word [D]and sign
[C]Between the[Am] man and all his tim[B]e
[Ebdim]Between t[G]he [D]side[G]walk and[D]
the moving [Em]stairway
Between [C]the yay [D]and nay[C] !
There falls [Am]the truth we aim [B]to slay
[Cm]There falls [G]the [C]truth [D]we do
[Em]so r[C]ighteous flay[Cm]
[G]Com[F]e bla[G]ck[F][Dm][Em]
[C]or whi[G]te[F][Dm][Em]
And [C]step on it
Black or [G]white[F]

[Interlude 2]
[Em][C][G][C][G][C][Am][F][Am]
[F]
[G][Am][F][G][Am][F][Am][G][F][C]
[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 3]
Until [G]we gather [D]life and
[F#dim]all our dream[Em]s
Until [C]we cool [D]the heat
[C]Until we [Am]share our cup of mea[B]t
Un[D]til [G]the trail [D]of waste is [Em]put to stud
Until we [C]drift [D]away
[C]Towards the pic[Am] ture in the [B]frame
Our [Ebdim]celeb rat[C]ion com[D]es
[Em]a ga[C]me to pl[Cm]ay
[C]Just [F]bla[G]ck[F][Em][C]
or [G]white[F][Em][C]
[G]An [F]d s[Dm]tep [F]on i[Em]t[C]
[G]Black [F]or [Em]white[C]

[Outro 1]
[G][F]
[Em][C][G][F][Em][C][G]