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[Intro] D Bm7 Cmaj7 Am7 D Bm7 C Am7 [Verse]

You've ^Dgot to be ^Bm7taught, to ^Cmaj7hate and ^Am7fear. You've ^Dgot to be ^Bm7taught, from y^Cear to ^Am7year. It's ^Dgot to be dr^Bmummed... in your d^Em7ear little ^F#7ear. You've ^GMaj7got to be ^Acarefully ^Dtaught.

D Bm7 C Am7 [Verse]

You've ^Dgot to be ^Bm7taught, to ^CMaj7be afrai^Am7d Of ^Dpeople whose ^Bm7eyes... ^Care oddly ^Am7made, And ^Dpeople whose ^Bm7skin... is a ^Em7different s^F#7hade. You've ^GM7got to be ^Acarefully ^Dtaught. D

[Bridge]

You've ^Ggot to be ^F#7taught, be^Bm7fore it's too ^Dlate; Be^Gfore you are ^F#7six, or sev^Bm7en or eight^E7, To ^Ahate all the ^Bm7people your r^Celatives ^A#dimhate... You've ^Bm7got to be ^Dcarefully ^G#m7taught.^E

You've ^Ggot to be ^Em7caref^Aully tau^Dght.

[Outro] D Bm7 Cmaj7 Am7 D Bm7 Cm Am7 D Bm7 Cmaj7 Am7

James Taylor - You have to be carefully taught