Black Tears

Intro: E 



[Verso 1]
 
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There is darkness in the Delta 
E 
Up and down the Mississippi 
A 
Darkness in the Delta 
                         E 
Up and down the Mississippi 
B 
Darkness in the swamp 
                    E 
And darkness in the city 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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The dream is deferred 
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And the churches are burning 
    A 
The dream is deferred 
                        E 
And the churches are burning 
     B 
When voices are not heard 
                         E 
What the hell are we learning? 
 


[Refrão]
 
A 
Black tears filled with blues 
                         E 
Black tears in the street 
A 
Black tears filled with blues 
A 
Black tears in the street 
E 
We gotta keep looking for that 
G         E 
Mercy seat 
 

Interlude: E 



[Verso 3]
 
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400 years is long enough 
E 
How long will they rain down? 
A 
400 years is long enough 
                        E 
How long will they rain down? 
                B 
You know it's a sad, sad, sad sound 
                         E 
When those tears hit the ground 


Guitar Solo: 
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[Verso 4]
 
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There's blood in the river 
E 
There's blood in the heat 
        A 
There's blood in the river 
A 
There's blood in the heat 
         B 
There is blood all around 
                    E 
Blood all around my feet 
 


[Refrão]
 
A 
Black tears filled with blues 
                         E 
Black tears in the street 
A 
Black tears filled with blues 
A 
Black tears in the street 
E 
We gotta keep looking for that 
G         E 
Mercy seat 
   E 
We gotta keep looking for that 
G        E 
Mercy seat 
 

Interlude: 
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Outro: 
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We gotta keep looking 
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For that mercy seat 
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We gotta keep looking 
E 
For that mercy seat 
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For that mercy seat 
E 
That mercy seat 
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