Black Man In A White World Chords by Michael Kiwanuka
Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
C
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I've been low, [Am] I've been high, I've been sold [D] on my lies.
[A] I've got nothing [Am] left to pay, I've got [G#] nothing [E] left to say.
[G] [Am]
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I'm in love, but I'm still sad, I found peace, but I'm not glad.
All my nights and all my days, I've been trying [Em] the [C] wrong way.
[G] [Am] I'm a black man in a [G] white [Am] world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
And I've lost everything [E] I had, and [C] I'm not happy, and [D] I'm not [F#] mad.
I'm a black [D] man in a [Am] white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world.
[Am]
I've been low, [Am] I've been high, [C] I've been sold [G] [Am] on my [C] lies.
I've [Dm] got nothing [G] left to [F] pay, I've got [G]
nothing [Am] left to say.
[G] [Am] I'm a black man [Em] in a white [Am] world, I'm a black man in [G] a white [Am] world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a [C] black man in a white world.
[Am] I'm in love, but I'm still sad, [G] [C] I found peace, but [Am] I'm not glad.
[G] [Dm] All my nights and all my days, [Am] I've been trying [G] the [Am] wrong way.
[G] [F] I don't mind, [C] [Am] I don't mind, [G] [Am] I don't mind.
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am] So it's alright, [Am] I'm not mad, [G] [Am] it's alright.
[Am]
[N]
[A] I've got nothing [Am] left to pay, I've got [G#] nothing [E] left to say.
[G] [Am]
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I'm in love, but I'm still sad, I found peace, but I'm not glad.
All my nights and all my days, I've been trying [Em] the [C] wrong way.
[G] [Am] I'm a black man in a [G] white [Am] world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
And I've lost everything [E] I had, and [C] I'm not happy, and [D] I'm not [F#] mad.
I'm a black [D] man in a [Am] white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world.
[Am]
I've been low, [Am] I've been high, [C] I've been sold [G] [Am] on my [C] lies.
I've [Dm] got nothing [G] left to [F] pay, I've got [G]
nothing [Am] left to say.
[G] [Am] I'm a black man [Em] in a white [Am] world, I'm a black man in [G] a white [Am] world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a [C] black man in a white world.
[Am] I'm in love, but I'm still sad, [G] [C] I found peace, but [Am] I'm not glad.
[G] [Dm] All my nights and all my days, [Am] I've been trying [G] the [Am] wrong way.
[G] [F] I don't mind, [C] [Am] I don't mind, [G] [Am] I don't mind.
[Bm] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am] So it's alright, [Am] I'm not mad, [G] [Am] it's alright.
[Am]
[N]
Key:
Am
G
C
D
E
Am
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've been low, [Am] I've been high, I've been sold [D] on my lies.
[A] I've got nothing [Am] left to pay, _ I've got [G#] nothing [E] left to say.
_ [G] _ [Am]
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I'm in love, but I'm still sad, I found peace, but I'm not glad.
All my nights and all my days, I've been trying [Em] the [C] wrong way.
_ [G] _ [Am] I'm a black man in a [G] white [Am] world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking _ on my door.
I feel like _ I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
_ And I've lost _ everything [E] I had, and [C] I'm not happy, and [D] I'm not [F#] mad.
_ I'm a black [D] man in a [Am] white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
I've been low, [Am] I've been high, [C] I've been sold [G] [Am] on my [C] lies.
I've [Dm] got nothing [G] left to [F] pay, _ I've got [G]
nothing [Am] left to say.
[G] _ _ [Am] I'm a black man [Em] in a white [Am] world, I'm a black man in [G] a white [Am] world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a [C] black man in a white world.
[Am] I'm in love, but I'm still sad, _ [G] [C] I found peace, but [Am] I'm not glad.
_ [G] [Dm] All my nights and all my days, [Am] I've been trying [G] the [Am] wrong way.
[G] _ [F] I don't mind, _ [C] [Am] I don't mind, [G] [Am] I don't mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] [Am] So it's alright, _ [Am] I'm not mad, _ [G] [Am] it's alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've got nothing [Am] left to pay, _ I've got [G#] nothing [E] left to say.
_ [G] _ [Am]
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I'm in love, but I'm still sad, I found peace, but I'm not glad.
All my nights and all my days, I've been trying [Em] the [C] wrong way.
_ [G] _ [Am] I'm a black man in a [G] white [Am] world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a black man in a white world.
I feel like I've been here before, I feel that knocking _ on my door.
I feel like _ I've been here before, I feel that knocking on my door.
_ And I've lost _ everything [E] I had, and [C] I'm not happy, and [D] I'm not [F#] mad.
_ I'm a black [D] man in a [Am] white world, I'm a black man in a white world,
I'm a black man in a white world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
I've been low, [Am] I've been high, [C] I've been sold [G] [Am] on my [C] lies.
I've [Dm] got nothing [G] left to [F] pay, _ I've got [G]
nothing [Am] left to say.
[G] _ _ [Am] I'm a black man [Em] in a white [Am] world, I'm a black man in [G] a white [Am] world,
I'm a black man in a white world, I'm a [C] black man in a white world.
[Am] I'm in love, but I'm still sad, _ [G] [C] I found peace, but [Am] I'm not glad.
_ [G] [Dm] All my nights and all my days, [Am] I've been trying [G] the [Am] wrong way.
[G] _ [F] I don't mind, _ [C] [Am] I don't mind, [G] [Am] I don't mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] [Am] So it's alright, _ [Am] I'm not mad, _ [G] [Am] it's alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _