Black and white
(Listen to midi)
G - D - G - D G - D - G - D G - C - G - D
G D G
D
1. The ink is black, the page is white,
G C D
together we learn to read and
write.
G D G
D
The child is black, the child
is white,
G C D G - C
- G - C
the whole world looks upon the
sight, a beautiful sight.
D G
And now a child can understand,
D D7 D - D7
that this is
the law of all the land, all the land.
G D
G D
2. The world is black, the world is white,
G C D
it turns by day and then by
night.
G D G D
The child is black, the child
is white,
G C D
G - C - G - C
together they grow to see the
light, to see the light.
D G
And now at last we plainly see,
D D7 D - D7
we'll have a dance of liberty,
liberty.
G
D G
D
3. The world is black, the world is white,
G C D
it turns by day and then by
night.
G D
G D
The child is black, the child
is white,
G C D G - C - G - D
the whole world looks upon the
sight, the beautiful sight.
G D G D
4. The world is black, the world is white,
G C D
it turns by day and then by
night.
G D
G D
The child is black, the child
is white,
G C
D G - C - G - D
together they grow to see the
light, to see the light.
G D
G D
5. The world is black, the world is white,
G C D
it turns by day and then by
night.
G D G D
The child is black, the child
is white,
G C D G - C - G - D
the whole world looks upon the
sight, the beautiful sight.
G - D - G - D ….
(Three Dog Night)