Run and Tell That

Run and Tell That: Accordi

Intro (ripete):
LAm7      SIm/LA LA      SIm/LA
Uh...

Heyyy...
                   LA
I can't see why people look at me 

and only see the color of my face, oh yeah

And then there's those that try to help, 

God knows, but always have to put me in my place
    SI
Now I won't ask you to be color blind
             RE7
Cause if you pick the fruit, then girl, 

you're sure to find
    LA
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
                               
I could say it ain't so, but darlin', 

what's the use?

The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
                      MI7/9+
And that's where it's at
                     LA      RE          
Now baby, run and tell that (Run and tell that)
     LA   RE           LA    RE           LA
Oh sugar, run and tell that (Run and tell that)

Hey, yeah

SIb7
I can't see why people disagree each time 

I tell them what I know is true, no, no

And if you come and see the world I'm from, 

I bet your heart is gonna feel it too
      DO
Yeah, I could lie but baby, let's be bold
  MIb7
Vanilla can be nice, but if the truth be told
    SIb7
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice

I could say it ain't so, but darlin', 

what's the use?
    
The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
    FA7/9+
And that's where it's at
                            SIb     
Ooh, baby, baby, run and tell that 
 MIb
(Run and tell that)
     SIb     MIb          SIb   MIb
Oh sugar, go run and tell that (Run and tell that)
    SIb                          MIb
G-g-go on and run and tell that (Run and tell that)
     SIb               FA7/9+
Hey, yeah, run and tell, go tell

Keep moving, baby, 
             SIb              
run and tell that (Run and tell that)

Hey, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
               FA7/5+    SIb5
Hey, woo, ooh...

Parlato:
Come here girl 
This is my sister Little Inez
Oh, I know Tracy Turnblad
Good for you, girl, you got on the show!
Well, you better be next!
You got that right!
Oh, you know she is 
You better show 'em girl...

    SIb7
I'm tired of coverin' up all my pride

(So give me five on the black-hand side)

I've got a new way of movin' and I got my own voice

(So how can I help but to shout and rejoice?)
        SOLm              
Oh, the people 'round here can barely pay their rent
        MIb                  
They're tryin' to make dollar out o' fifteen cent
    DO7
But we got a spirit money just can't buy
     FA7                 FA#7
It's deep as a river, it soars to the sky...

SI7     MI7           SI7       MI7          SI7
I can't see the reason it can't be the kinda world 
                  MI7     SI7     
that where we all get our chance, yeah
            MI7           SI7        MI7
The time is now, so we can show them how 
            SI7          MI7       SI7
to turn the music up and let's all dance, yeah
      DO#
Cause all things are equal when it comes to love
      MI7
Well, that ain't quite true cause 

when a push comes to shove
    SI7         MI7        SI7         MI7
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
        SI7          MI7            SI7
I could say it ain't so, but darlin', 
           
what's the use?
               MI7       SI7             MI7
The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
    FA#7/9+
And that's where it's at
                                  SI
Now baby, baby, baby, run and tell that 
 MI           SI
(Run and tell that)
                         MI           SI
Yeah, run and tell that (Run and tell that)
                               MI           SI                  
Oh baby, go run and tell that (Run and tell that)
                                     FA#7/9+  SI
G-g-g-g-go on girl, and run and tell that...
          
That... yeah
SI7/9+
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Woo!

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Chitarra Acustica

Run and Tell That è un brano che fa parte del musical Hairspray, scritto da Marc Shaiman e Scott Wittman, messo in scena per la prima volta a Broadway nel 2002. Prende spunto dal film "Grasso è bello" del 1988 e vede come protagonista una giovane ragazza sovrappeso che sogna di diventare una ballerina. La canzone è l'undicesimo momento musicale del primo atto ed è cantata dal personaggio di Seaweed; parla della difficoltà di essere afroamericani in una società vessatoria a trazione "bianca".

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L'autore del post

Alberto Moneti

36 anni, polistrumentista: pianoforte, chitarra, batteria, clarinetto. Ha conseguito la licenza in teoria musicale e solfeggio presso il Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze. Dal 1997 è organista presso la Basilica di Santa Maria del Sasso, a Bibbiena (AR).