Ode To A Black Man chords by Phil Lynott

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
E MajorE

Verse 1:
E MajorE
If you see Stevie Wonder tell him I hear
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
If you hear Stevie Wonder tell him I see
    G# minorG#m        F# minorF#m    G# minorG#m      E MajorE
I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me
    G# minorG#m        F# minorF#m    G# minorG#m    E MajorE
I don't want no songs for plants, I want liberty, I'm living in the city

Verse 2:
E MajorE
If you see the doctor tell him he's king, Dr. Martin Luther
A augmentedA                     E MajorE
If you see the doctor tell him he's still king, you too Muhammed Ali
     G# minorG#m     F# minorF#m     G# minorG#m      E MajorE
But this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything
     G# minorG#m     F# minorF#m     G# minorG#m      E MajorE
Yes this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything

Chorus:
     G# minorG#m               C# minorC#m
There are people in this town that try to put me down
   F# minorF#m          A augmentedA
They say I don't give a damn, damn
    G# minorG#m               C# minorC#m
But the people in this town that try to put me down
    F# minorF#m       G# minorG#m           A augmentedA
Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man
         E MajorE
Don't take it no more

Interlude:
E MajorE
E           E MajorE
 Don't take it no more
E MajorE
 Don't take it no more

A augmentedA E MajorE
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m E MajorE
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m E MajorE

Chorus:
     G# minorG#m               C# minorC#m
There are people in this town that try to put me down
   F# minorF#m          A augmentedA
They say I don't give a damn, damn
    G# minorG#m               C# minorC#m
But the people in this town that try to put me down
    F# minorF#m       G# minorG#m           A augmentedA
Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man
         E MajorE
Don't take it no more

Verse 3:
E MajorE
If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I hear, you too Robert Marley, Robert Mugabe
E MajorE
If you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next, vexed
A augmentedA
If you see Jimi, Jimi Hendrix
E MajorE
If you see my brothers tell them it's clear
     G# minorG#m         F# minorF#m    G# minorG#m  E MajorE
I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear
     G# minorG#m         F# minorF#m    G# minorG#m  E MajorE
I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear

Outro:
E MajorE
Don't take it no more, I don't take it no more
E MajorE
Mr. Joshua Nkomo, don't take it no more
E MajorE
Jomo Kenyatta, oh no, don't take it no more
E MajorE
Haile Selassi, Rastafarian, don't take it no more
E MajorE
Professor Longhair, don't take it no more