Run and Tell That Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Gm]
[C][G][C]
[Gm][C][G]
[Gm][C][G][Gm]
[C][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Hey,
I can't [C]see why [G]people look at me
And only see the color of [C]my [G]face,
[C]oh yeah
And [G]then there's [C]those that try [Gsus4]to help,
god knows
[C]But have to [G]always put
me [C]in my [G]place[C]

[Verse 2]
But [A]I won't ask you to
be color blind
'Cause if you [C]pick the fruit,
then girl, you're sure to find

[Verse 3]
The [G]blacker the [C]berry, the [G]sweeter the [C]juice
I could [G]say it ain't [C]so but darlin',
what's the [Gm]use?
The [G]darker [C]the chocolate,
the [G]richer the [C]taste
And that's where it's [Dm]at
Now baby, run and [G]tell that
[C]Run and tell

[Verse 4]
[G]that [C](ah sugar)
Run and tell [G]that
[C]Run and tell that
[G]Hey yea[Gm]h,

[Verse 5]
[Ab]I can't see
why people disagree
Each time I tell them what
I know [Db]is tr[Ab]ue, no[Db] no
[Ab]And if you come and [Db]see
[Ab]the world I'm from
I bet your heart is gonna feel it [Abm]too,
[Db]Yeah
Now, [Bb]I could lie but baby,
let's be bold
[Db]Vanilla can be nice but if the truth be told
[Ab]The

[Verse 6]
blacker the [Db]berry, the [Abm]sweeter the [Db]juice
I [Ab]could say it [Db]ain't so but darlin',
[Abm]what's the use?
[Db]The dark[Ab]er the c[Db]hocolate,
the [Ab]richer t[Db]he taste
And that's where it's at
[Ebm]Oh, baby, baby,
[Eb]run and [Ebm]tell t[Ab]hat (woo)[Db]

[Verse 7]
Run and tell [Ab]that (oh sugar)
[Db]Go run and tell [Ab]that
[Db]Run and tell that
[Ab]Go o[Db]n, and run and tell th[Ab]at
[Db]Run and tell [Ab]that (hey, yeah, yeah)
[Db]Run and tell, go tell
Run and [Ebm]tell (get moving b[Gb]aby)
Run and tell [Abm]that[Ab][Db]
[Ab]Hey, [Db]yeah, [Cb]yeah, yeah,
[Db]yeah, yeah[Abm], yeah[Ab][Db]
Hey, [C]woo, [Db]woo-[Ab]ooh[Db][D][Eb]

[Verse 8]
[Ebm](Come [Eb]here[Ab] girl[A])[Abm]
(This is [Cb]my sist[Abm]er, Li'l Inez)
(Oh, I know [Cb]Tracy Turn[Abm]blad, good for you,
you got on the [Ab]show
(Well, you bet[Abm]ter be next)
[Cb](You got [Abm]that right)
(Oh, you [Ab]know [Db]she is)
(You better [Ebm]show u[Fm]p, g[G]irl)

[Verse 9]
I'm [Ab]tired of coverin' up [A]all my pride
So [Db]give me five on the black-hand side
side
[Ab]I go[Db]t a ne[A]w way of movin'[Cb]
and I [Db]got my o[A]wn voice
So [Db]how can I help but
[Abm]to shout [Ab]and rejoice
[Fm]Oh, the

[Verse 10]
people 'round here can
barely pay their rent
They're [Db]try in' to make
dollar out a fifteen cent
But [Bb]we got a spirit money just cant buy
It's [Eb]deep as a river [E]and soars to the sky,
to the sky
[A]Hey,

[Verse 11]
I can't see the reason it cant be
The kinda world where we all get [D]our [A]chance,
[D]ah [A]yeah
The time is now,
so we can show them how
Just turn the music up and let's all dance,
yeah
[D]'Cause

[Verse 12]
[Cb]all things are equal
when it comes to love
Well, [D]that ain't quite true 'cause
when push comes to shove
[Ab]The

[Verse 13]
[A]blacker the [D]berry, the [A]sweeter the juice
I could say it ain't [D]so but darlin',
what's [C]the [D]use?
The [A]darker the chocol[D]ate,
[A]the richer the taste
Now [D]that's where it's at
[Em]Now baby, baby,
baby run and [A]tell that (that's where it's at you better[D])

[Verse 14]
Run and tell [A]that
[D]Run and tell [A]that
[D]Run and tell [A]that (ah baby)
Go run and [Am]tell [A]that
(Go) run and tell that
Run and tell [D]that[Em][G][A]
That, yeah
[A]Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah hey, woo