We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
We [Am]people who are dark[Dm]er than bl[F]ue
Are [Am]we gonna stand around this town
And let [Dm]what others say come [F]true?
We're [Am]just good for nothing
they [Em]all figure

[Verse 2]
[Dm]A boyish, grown up, shiftless jigger
[Am]Now we can't hardly stand for [Em]that
[Dm]Or is that really where it's at?[Am]

[Verse 3]
We [Am]people who [Dm]are darker than blue
This ain't [Am]no time for segregatin'
I'm talking [Dm]'bout brown
and yellow too
[Gsus4]High yellow gi[Am]rl,
can't you [Em]tell?
[Dm]You're just the surface

[Verse 4]
of our dark deep well
[Am]If your mind could really see[Em]
[Dm]You'd know your color the same
as [Gsus4]me[Am]
Pardon me, [Dm]brother,
as [Am]you stand in [Dm]your glory[F]
[Am]I know you won't mind [Dm]if I tell [Am]the whole stor[Dm]y

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Gsus4][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am]
[Dm][Am][Dm][Am][C]
[Am][C][Am]
[C][Dm][C][Am][Dm][C][Am][C][Am]
[C][Am][C][Am][Dm][C][Am][Dm][C][Am]
[C][Am]

[Verse 5]
Get yourself togeth[C]er,
learn [Am]to know your s[C]ide[Dm]
Shall [Am]we commit our
own [Dm]geno[Am]cide
Before you check out your
[C]mind?[Am][C]

[Verse 6]
[Am]I know we've all g[C]ot p[Dm]roblems
[C]Tha[Am]t's why I'm here to say
Keep peace with me [Dm]and I w[C]ith you
[Am]Let me love in m[Dm]y ow[C]n wa[G]y[Am]

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

[Verse 7]
Now [Am]I know we ha[Dm]ve great res[F]pect
For [Am]the sister and mother it's
even [Dm]bet ter y[F]et
[Dm]But there's the [Am]joker
[Em]in the street

[Verse 8]
Loving [Dm]one brother and killing the other
[Am]When the time comes and we
[Em]are really free
There'll [Dm]be no brothers
left you [F]see[Am]

[Verse 9]
We [Am]people who [Dm]are darker than blue
Don't [Am]let us hang around this town
And let what [Dm]others say come true
[Am]We're just good for nothing
they [Em]all figure

[Verse 10]
[Dm]A boyish, grown up, shiftless jigger
[Am]Now we can't hardly
stand [Em]for [Dm]that
Or is that really where it's
at?
[Dm][Am]

[Verse 11]
Pardon me, [Dm]brother,
[Am]while you stand in your glor[Dm]y[Am]
I know you [Dm]won't mind if [Am]I
tell the whole [Dm]story[Am]
Pardon [Dm]me, brother,
[Am]I know we've come [Dm]a long, long way[Am]
But let [Dm]us not be so [Am]satisfied
for tomor[Dm]row can be an
An even brighter day