Black In America chords by Jesse Johnson

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G



Intro:

N.C.
D Gsus4/D  D Gsus4/D


Chorus:
G         Cadd9    Dsus4  D   Dsus2  C
 Being in black in Amer - i - ca
G     Cadd9            D    Dsus4 D  C
 Some-times I can’t be-lieve
G       Cadd9                 Dsus4 D  Dsus2  C
 People think that I’m just a cra - zy fool
G       Cadd9        D    Dsus4 D  C
 For be-lieving in a dream

G         Cadd9    Dsus4  D   Dsus2  C
 Being in black in Amer - i - ca
G     Cadd9            D    Dsus4 D  C
 Some-times I can’t be-lieve
G       Cadd9                 Dsus4 D  Dsus2  C
 People think that I’m just a cra - zy fool
G       Cadd9        D    Dsus4 D  C
 For be-lieving in a dream


Verse 1:
Gadd2                  C6sus2
 They look at me, they look at my car
    Dsus2                         C6sus2
And then they try to tell me that I’m a star
Gadd2          C6sus2  Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2
 To me there’s no such thing

Gadd2           C6sus2
 Some of us are lucky by far
    Dsus2                  C6sus2
But still we fight for the rights to be
Gadd2      C6sus2        Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2
 Black and brown and set free


Verse 2:
Gadd2                 C6sus2
 I beg your pardon, I didn’t mean you
Dsus2                        C6sus2
 I take the blame, you don’t stand accused
Gadd2      C6sus2         Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2
 To you my love and apolo-gy

Gadd2               C6sus2
 The point is, it’s only getting worse
   Dsus2                  C6sus2
If not for ourselves, the children deserve
Gadd2     C6sus2             Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2
 A better world from you and me


Bridge:
Em7                  D       Dsus2
 If I could dream to-morrow, my lord
    Cadd2                 G6sus2      D/F#
I’d take all the hurt away, yesterday
Em7                   D        Dsus4     D
 If I could save your sorrows, lord knows
C*                 C/F                    F/C
 I’d save em baby, save em for a rainy day


Outro:
G         Cadd9    Dsus4  D   Dsus2  C
 Being in black in Amer - i - ca
G     Cadd9            D    Dsus4 D  C
 Some-times I can’t be-lieve
G       Cadd9                 Dsus4 D  Dsus2  C
 People think that I’m just a cra - zy fool
G       Cadd9        D    Dsus4 D  C
 For be-lieving in a dream


Chords Instructions:

D: XX0232
Gsus4/D: XX0013
G: 3X0003
Cadd9: X32033
Dsus4: XX0233
Dsus2: XX0230
C: X32013
Gadd2: 3X0203
C6sus2: X30210
Em7: 022030
Cadd2: X30010
G6sus2: 3X0200
D/F#: 2X0232
C*: X32010
C/F: XX3010
F/C: X33211