Young Gifted And Brown
Joe Bataan
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Abm B Dbm7Abm B Ebm7Abm B Dbm7Abm B Ebm7 [Verse 1]Abm B Dbm7 On a rainy Sunday morningAbm B Ebm7 in 1942Abm B Dbm7 A mother was blessedAbm B Ebm7 with a son who grew up to be [Chorus]Abm B Dbm7 Abm B Ebm7 Young, gifted, and brownAbm B Dbm7 With the strength to tear aAbm B mountain downAbm With a voice so young and clearAbm A chance for everyone to hearAbm BDbm7 Abm B Ebm7 Yeah!(Young, gifted, and brown) [Verse 2]Abm B Dbm7 And as he grew up ummAbm B Ebm7 and learned his ABC'sAbm B Dbm7 He found out very soonContinues after the adAbm B Ebm7 he was destined to be [Chorus]Abm B Dbm7 Abm B Ebm7 Young, gifted, and brownAbm B Dbm7 Abm With the chance to change theB Abm world aroundAbm With a beat so fresh and clearAbm A chance for everyone to hear [Bridge]Gb7 Conquered the impossible andAbm captured his fearsDbm He found out his reward was a huge crowd of cheersGb7 And all too soon he found out heAbm was getting no whereDbm Cuz' the only thing that mattered was someone who caredGb7 Abm He gave up his heart, the music he lovedDbm And he took his place amongst the stars up aboveGb And from this day forward till theAbm end of timeDbm7 Gbm7 He was young, gifted, and brownDbm7 Oh with the chance to change theGbm7 world aroundDbm7 Gbm7 He was young, gifted, and brownDbm7 Oh with the chance to change theGbm7 world around [Instrumental]Dbm7 [Verse 3]Abm B Dbm7 So the moral of the storyAbm B Ebm7 which began in '42Abm B Dbm7 Was a mother and her childAbm B Ebm7 which we all knew grew up to be [Chrous]Abm B Dbm7 Abm B Ebm7 Young, gifted, and brownAbm B Dbm7 Yeah with the strength to tear aAbm B mountain downAbm7 Dbm9 He was young, gifted, and brownAbm7 With the chance to change theDbm9 world aroundAbm7 Dbm9 He was young, gifted, and brownAbm7 With the chance to change theDbm9 world around