Black Brown And White chords by Big Bill Broonzy

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
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This little song that I'm singin' about
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People you know it's true
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If you're black and gotta work for a living
   N.C.
Now, this is what they will say to you


Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7    B7B7  C7C7  FF N.C.          C majorC
But as you's black, oh brother, git back git back git back

Verse 2:
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I was in a place one night
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They was all having fun
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They was all buyin' beer and wine
N.C.
But they would not sell me none


Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7   B7B7  C7C7   FF  N.C.
But as you's black, oh brother, git back git back git back

C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC


Verse 3:
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I went to an employment office
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Got a number 'n' I got in line
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They called everybody's number
FF    N.C.
But they never did call mine

Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7   B7B7  C7C7   FF  N.C.
But as you's black, oh brother, git back git back git back

C majorC FF  C majorC  FF


Verse 4:
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Me and a man was workin' side by side
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This is what it meant
N.C.
They was paying him a dollar an hour
N.C.
And they was paying me fifty cent


Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7   B7B7  C7C7   FF  N.C.
But as you's black, oh brother, git back git back git back

C majorC FF C majorC


Verse 5:
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I helped build this country
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And I fought for it too
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Now I guess that you can see
FF   N.C.
What a black man have to do


Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7   B7B7  C7C7   FF  N.C.
But as you's black, oh brother, git back git back git back

C majorC FF C majorC


Verse 6:
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I helped win sweet victory
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With my little plow and hoe
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Now I want you to tell me brother
FF       N.C.
What you gonna do about the old Jim Crow?


Chorus:
            Bb majorBb
They says if you was white, should be all right
       FF
If you was brown, stick around
      C7C7   B7B7  C7C7  FF
But as you's black, oh brother

Git back git back git back