Nasio (Nasio Fontaine) - Black and Comely Chords
Tempo:
148 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Fm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Cm] [Ebm] [Ab]
Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
[Ab] Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because we're proud we're black, [Eb] the [Ab] black man told me
[Db] Discrimination couldn't [Ab] bring you change and I told you we [Db] could
Racism on your head still remains [Eb] the same
Yet you never [Db] lived it, like some bigotry couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, a hundred years gone and you're [Eb] still the same
What a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] Oh, [Db] oh, oh, hate and prejudice couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, judicial injustice still [Eb] remains the same
Hate never [Db] leaves you, tired of your racist public [Ab] execution
No [Db] one will play down the blame, [Eb] racial discrimination is a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
[Ab] Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because we're proud we're [Db] black, [Eb] the [Ab] black man told me
[Db] Oh, yeah
[Ab]
Oh, yeah
[Eb] Lord [Ab]
[Db] have mercy on [Ab] my soul
I am judged by [Eb] blood
[Ab] Here are the truth, don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on [Ab]
high
Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because [Db] we're proud we're black, [Eb] [Ab] the black man told me
Thank God we're proud we're [Eb] black, the black [Ab] man told me
Thank God we're proud we're black, the black man told me
[N]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Cm] [Ebm] [Ab]
Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
[Ab] Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because we're proud we're black, [Eb] the [Ab] black man told me
[Db] Discrimination couldn't [Ab] bring you change and I told you we [Db] could
Racism on your head still remains [Eb] the same
Yet you never [Db] lived it, like some bigotry couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, a hundred years gone and you're [Eb] still the same
What a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] Oh, [Db] oh, oh, hate and prejudice couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, judicial injustice still [Eb] remains the same
Hate never [Db] leaves you, tired of your racist public [Ab] execution
No [Db] one will play down the blame, [Eb] racial discrimination is a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
[Ab] Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because we're proud we're [Db] black, [Eb] the [Ab] black man told me
[Db] Oh, yeah
[Ab]
Oh, yeah
[Eb] Lord [Ab]
[Db] have mercy on [Ab] my soul
I am judged by [Eb] blood
[Ab] Here are the truth, don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin
Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on [Ab]
high
Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
Because [Db] we're proud we're black, [Eb] [Ab] the black man told me
Thank God we're proud we're [Eb] black, the black [Ab] man told me
Thank God we're proud we're black, the black man told me
[N]
Key:
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Db
Eb
Fm
Bb
Ab
Db
Eb
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
_ [Ab] _ Hate and _ discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because we're proud we're black, [Eb] _ the [Ab] black man told me
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Discrimination couldn't [Ab] bring you change and I told you we [Db] could
_ Racism on your head still remains [Eb] the same
_ Yet you never [Db] lived it, like some bigotry couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, a hundred years gone and you're [Eb] still the same
What a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh, [Db] oh, oh, hate and prejudice couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, _ _ now, [Db] now, judicial injustice still [Eb] remains the same
Hate never [Db] leaves you, tired of your racist public [Ab] _ execution
_ _ No _ [Db] _ one will play down the blame, [Eb] _ racial discrimination is a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
_ Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
_ [Ab] _ Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because we're proud we're [Db] black, [Eb] _ the [Ab] black man told _ me _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Oh, yeah
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ yeah
_ [Eb] _ Lord _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] have mercy on [Ab] my soul
I am judged _ _ by _ [Eb] blood
_ _ [Ab] _ Here are the truth, don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on [Ab]
high
_ _ Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because [Db] we're proud we're black, [Eb] _ [Ab] the black man told me
_ _ _ Thank God we're proud we're [Eb] black, the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Thank God we're proud we're black, _ the black man told me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
_ [Ab] _ Hate and _ discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because we're proud we're black, [Eb] _ the [Ab] black man told me
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Discrimination couldn't [Ab] bring you change and I told you we [Db] could
_ Racism on your head still remains [Eb] the same
_ Yet you never [Db] lived it, like some bigotry couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, now, [Db] now, a hundred years gone and you're [Eb] still the same
What a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh, [Db] oh, oh, hate and prejudice couldn't bring [Ab] you change
But now, _ _ now, [Db] now, judicial injustice still [Eb] remains the same
Hate never [Db] leaves you, tired of your racist public [Ab] _ execution
_ _ No _ [Db] _ one will play down the blame, [Eb] _ racial discrimination is a shame, shame, shame, [Ab] shame
_ Don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on high
_ [Ab] _ Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because we're proud we're [Db] black, [Eb] _ the [Ab] black man told _ me _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Oh, yeah
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ yeah
_ [Eb] _ Lord _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] have mercy on [Ab] my soul
I am judged _ _ by _ [Eb] blood
_ _ [Ab] _ Here are the truth, don't try to deny me because [Db] of the color of my [Ab] skin _
_ _ _ Look down upon me cause [Eb] the sun don't go up on [Ab]
high
_ _ Hate and discriminate just [Db] because the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Because [Db] we're proud we're black, [Eb] _ [Ab] the black man told me
_ _ _ Thank God we're proud we're [Eb] black, the black [Ab] man told me
_ _ _ Thank God we're proud we're black, _ the black man told me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _