Black Or White Chords & Tabs

by Michael Jackson

[Content]
D* = the riff from these chords: Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

[Intro]
D* D*

[Verse 1]
D                                 
I took my baby on a Saturday bang,
Boy, is that girl with you? Yes, we're one and the same.
    G                     
Now I believe in miracles,
D*
and a miracle has happened tonight.
                 A                    
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
G                          D*
it don't matter if you're black or white.

[Verse 2]
D                                         
They print my message in the Saturday Sun,
I had to tell them, I ain't second to none.
       G                  
And I told about equality,
D*
and it's true, either you're wrong or you're right.
                 A                    
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
G                          D*
it don't matter if you're black or white.

[Bridge]
 D                                               
I'm tired of this devil, I'm tired of this stuff,
                                         G          D    
I'm tired of this business, so when the going gets rough.
D                                                           
I ain't scared of your brother, I ain't scared of no sheets,
                                         G          D   
I ain't scared of nobody, girl when the goin' gets mean.

[Verse 3]
D                                        
Protection for gangs, clubs, and nations,
D                                
causing grief in human relations.
D                                 
It's a turf war on a global scale,
D                                      
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale.
D                                             
See, it's not about races, just places, faces.
D                                                  
Where your blood comes from is where your space is.
D                              
I've seen the bright get duller
D                                            
I'm not going to spend my life being a color.

[Verse 4]
       G                        
Don't tell me you agree with me,
D*
when I saw you kicking dirt in my eye.
                 A                    
But, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
G                          D*
it don't matter if you're black or white.
                    A                    
I said, if you're thinkin' about my baby,
G                          D*
it don't matter if you're black or white.
                    A                          
I said, if you're thinkin' of being my brother,
G                          D*
it don't matter if you're black or white.