Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys Chords by The Specials
Tempo:
109.95 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
E
A
B
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Alright, go.
[E]
[C#m]
[D#m] [E] What is [C#m] life?
Life's like a go-kart.
So be it.
When the heart is over.
[A] Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] ain't no [C#m] life no
[E] more.
From the school,
to teacher.
[G#m] When they [E] see,
they can't reach ya.
[A] Black skin, blue eyes,
[B] ain't no [C#m] life no more.
Being on the [E] country.
Being on the cream.
[C#m] People want me
[E] black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
[A] Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] [C#m]
[E] being on the country.
Being on the cream.
People want me
black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
Why wouldn't we all be [A] black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys?
Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
[A] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
[A#] It's a brand new day, [E] with brand new people,
[C#m] One big world, [E] just one people,
[A] Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
Ain't that [C#m] what [A#] [A]
we want?
Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
Black,
[D#m] [C#m]
skinned, blue-eyed boys,
Ain't that what we want?
[E] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
[D#m]
[C#m] [D#m]
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[F#]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
[E]
[C#m]
[D#m] [E] What is [C#m] life?
Life's like a go-kart.
So be it.
When the heart is over.
[A] Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] ain't no [C#m] life no
[E] more.
From the school,
to teacher.
[G#m] When they [E] see,
they can't reach ya.
[A] Black skin, blue eyes,
[B] ain't no [C#m] life no more.
Being on the [E] country.
Being on the cream.
[C#m] People want me
[E] black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
[A] Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] [C#m]
[E] being on the country.
Being on the cream.
People want me
black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
Why wouldn't we all be [A] black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys?
Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
[A] [E]
[C#m]
[B] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
[A#] It's a brand new day, [E] with brand new people,
[C#m] One big world, [E] just one people,
[A] Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
Ain't that [C#m] what [A#] [A]
we want?
Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
Black,
[D#m] [C#m]
skinned, blue-eyed boys,
Ain't that what we want?
[E] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
[D#m]
[C#m] [D#m]
[C#m]
[E] [C#m]
[F#]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
Key:
C#m
E
A
B
D#m
C#m
E
A
Alright, go.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] What is [C#m] life? _
Life's like a go-kart.
So be it.
When the heart is over.
[A] _ Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] _ _ ain't no [C#m] life no _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] more.
From the school, _
to teacher.
_ [G#m] When they [E] see, _
they can't reach ya.
_ [A] Black skin, blue eyes,
[B] _ _ ain't no [C#m] life _ _ _ _ _ _ no more.
Being on the [E] country.
Being on the cream.
[C#m] People want me
[E] black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
_ _ _ [A] _ Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] being on the country.
Being on the cream.
People want me
black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
Why wouldn't we all be [A] black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys?
_ Ain't that [C#m] what we want? _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A#] It's a brand new day, [E] with brand new people, _
[C#m] One big world, [E] _ just one people, _
[A] Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
_ Ain't that [C#m] what _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _
we want?
Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
_ Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
Black, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ skinned, blue-eyed boys,
Ain't that what we want? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] What is [C#m] life? _
Life's like a go-kart.
So be it.
When the heart is over.
[A] _ Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] _ _ ain't no [C#m] life no _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] more.
From the school, _
to teacher.
_ [G#m] When they [E] see, _
they can't reach ya.
_ [A] Black skin, blue eyes,
[B] _ _ ain't no [C#m] life _ _ _ _ _ _ no more.
Being on the [E] country.
Being on the cream.
[C#m] People want me
[E] black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
_ _ _ [A] _ Black skin,
blue eyes,
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] being on the country.
Being on the cream.
People want me
black or white.
What would be your cream.
What would be your cream.
Why wouldn't we all be [A] black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys?
_ Ain't that [C#m] what we want? _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A#] It's a brand new day, [E] with brand new people, _
[C#m] One big world, [E] _ just one people, _
[A] Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
_ Ain't that [C#m] what _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _
we want?
Black, skinned, blue-eyed [B] boys,
_ Ain't that [C#m] what we want?
Black, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ skinned, blue-eyed boys,
Ain't that what we want? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _