...AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU... by Billy Paul -------------------------------.............. *from '360 Degrees of Billy Paul' (1972)* Intro: Cm7, G7 Chorus 1:

^Cm7 Am I black enuff for ya, am I black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya, am I black enuff for ya?

Verse 1:

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebone by one, We ^Fain't gonna stop until the ^G7work is done. Am I ^Cm7black enuff, black enuff for ya? Am I black, black enuff for ya?

We gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebtwo by two, ^F This whole world is gonna ^G7be brand new. ^Cm7 Am I black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

Bridge 1:

Get in ^Ebline, start marking the ^Abtime. You better make up your ^Fmmind; we're gonna leave you be-^G7hind.

Verse 2:

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebthree by three; we ^Fgotta get rid of ^G7poverty. I got to ^Cm7stay black, black enuff for ya, I got to stay black, black enuff for ya.

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebfour by four; ^Fwe ain't never gonna ^G7suffer no more. I got to ^Cm7stay black, black enuff for ya, I got to stay black, black enuff for ya.

Bridge 2:

Get in ^Ebline, start marking the ^Abtime. You better make up your ^Fmmind; we're gonna leave you be-^G7hind.

Solo: Cm7 Bridge 3:

Open up your ^Ebmind, stop marking the ^Abtime. Get in ^Fmline; you'd better make up your ^G7mind.

Verse 3:

We're gonna ^Cm7get on up, ^Ebfive by five, And ^Fthis old world is gonna ^G7come alive. Am I ^Cm7black, black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebsix by six; ^Frid this earth of ^G7poli-tricks. Am I ^Cm7black, black enuff for ya? Am I black, black enuff for ya?

Verse 4:

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebseven by seven, We're ^Fall God's children and we ^G7got to get to Heaven. Am I ^Cm7black enuff for ya? Am I black enuff for ya?

We're gonna ^Cm7move on up, ^Ebeight by eight,^F without no winners; we ^G7ain't too late. Am I ^Cm7black, black, black enuff for ya? Am I black, black, black enuff for ya?

Coda: (with Vocal Ad-libs) Cm7 (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Cm7 G7 Eb F Ab Fm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35343 353433 x68886 133211 466544 133111 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Billy Paul - Am i black enough for you