Chords for October London - Black Man in America

Tempo:
112.5 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

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Bb

Db

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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October London - Black Man in America chords
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[Fm]
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[Fm]
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[Fm] [Bbm]
Tell me [Fm] what you know about [Db] it.
[Bbm] Tell [Db] me what you know about me.
[F]
[Bbm] [F]
[Fm] I'm just a black man trying to get you to work.
[Bbm] [Bb] I'm just trying [Fm] to feed my family.
[Bbm]
Here's my [Fm] license and registration.
[Bbm] [F] And my two hands are on the wheel.
[Bbm] I'm
[Fm] cooperating, I ain't really saying nothing.
[Bbm] But still [Fm] you won't let me live.
[Bbm] Oh yeah, it's hard.
[Fm] Hard to be a [Bbm] black man.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] America.
[Bbm]
[Fm] America.
[Bbm] Oh, America.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
[Fm] Boss man outside the job.
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[Bbm]
[Fm] Smoking his new Porsche.
[Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm] I [Fm] can tell he's about to be up on some bullshit.
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Fm] I ain't got time for this.
[Bbm]
He said, [Fm] boy, don't you know how to tell time?
[Bbm] I [Dbm] said, boy, okay, I know I'm late.
[Fm]
[Gb] [D] I [Fm] said, I got put over.
I apologize.
[Bbm] I fit the description [Bb]
[Fm] of a suspect today.
[Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
[Fm] Hard to be a [Bbm] black man.
[Fm] [Db] Black [Bbm] man in America.
[Fm] America.
[Bbm] Oh, America.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
I come [Fm] home to a woman who loves me.
[Bbm] And [Fm] don't see me as a nigger.
[Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm] Because [Fm] I'm a provider full time, a food supplier, [Bbm] work for hire.
[Bb] There [Fm] ain't no room for slack.
[Bbm]
Oh, [Fm] ramen noodles cooking on the stove.
[Bbm] I only make [Fm] 8.50 an hour.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bbm] I [Fm] got an education, but they'd rather see me [Bbm] struggle some more.
[Db]
Guess I just don't have the power.
[Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
[Fm] Hard to be a [Bbm] black man.
[Fm] [Db] Black [Bbm] man in America.
[Fm] America.
[Bbm] Oh, America.
[Bb]
[Fm] [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm]
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[Fm]
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ Tell me [Fm] what you know about [Db] it. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Tell [Db] me what you know about me.
[F] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Fm] I'm just a black man trying to get you to work.
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm just trying [Fm] to feed my _ family.
[Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ Here's my [Fm] license and registration. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [F] And my two hands are on the wheel. _ _
[Bbm] I'm _ _ _ _
[Fm] cooperating, I ain't really saying nothing.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ But still [Fm] you won't let me live.
_ [Bbm] Oh yeah, it's hard. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ Hard to be a [Bbm] black _ man. _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] America.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Fm] America. _ _ _
[Bbm] Oh, America.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
_ _ [Fm] Boss man outside the job.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Smoking his new Porsche. _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ I [Fm] can tell he's about to be up on some bullshit.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Fm] I ain't got time for this.
[Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ He said, [Fm] boy, don't you know how to tell time? _
[Bbm] _ _ _ I [Dbm] said, boy, okay, I know I'm late.
[Fm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] I [Fm] said, I got put over.
I apologize.
[Bbm] I fit the description _ [Bb] _
[Fm] of a suspect today.
[Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ Hard _ to be a [Bbm] black _ man. _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Db] Black [Bbm] man in America. _ _ _ _
[Fm] America. _ _ _
[Bbm] Oh, America.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
_ _ _ I come [Fm] home to a woman who loves me.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ And [Fm] don't see me as a nigger. _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ Because [Fm] I'm a provider full time, a food supplier, [Bbm] work for hire.
_ [Bb] There [Fm] ain't no room for slack.
_ [Bbm] _ _
Oh, _ _ [Fm] ramen noodles cooking on the stove. _
[Bbm] _ _ _ I only make [Fm] 8.50 an hour.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ I [Fm] got an education, but they'd rather see me [Bbm] struggle some more.
_ _ [Db] _
Guess I just don't have the power.
[Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ Hard to be a [Bbm] black _ man. _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Db] Black [Bbm] man in America. _ _ _ _
[Fm] America. _ _ _
[Bbm] Oh, America.
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[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, yeah, it's hard.
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