Ode To A Black Man Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Intro: E Verse 1: E If you see Stevie Wonder tell him I hear A E If you hear Stevie Wonder tell him I see G#m F#m G#m E I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me G#m F#m G#m E I don't want no songs for plants, I want liberty, I'm living in the city Verse 2: E If you see the doctor tell him he's king, Dr. Martin Luther A E If you see the doctor tell him he's still king, you too Muhammed Ali G#m F#m G#m E But this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything G#m F#m G#m E Yes this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything

Chorus: G#m C#m There are people in this town that try to put me down F#m A They say I don't give a damn, damn G#m C#m But the people in this town that try to put me down F#m G#m A Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man E Don't take it no more Interlude: E E E Don't take it no more E Don't take it no more A E G#m F#m G#m E G#m F#m G#m E Chorus: G#m C#m There are people in this town that try to put me down F#m A They say I don't give a damn, damn G#m C#m But the people in this town that try to put me down F#m G#m A Are the people in the town, that could never understand a black man E Don't take it no more Verse 3: E If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I hear, you too Robert Marley, Robert Mugabe E If you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next, vexed A If you see Jimi, Jimi Hendrix E If you see my brothers tell them it's clear G#m F#m G#m E I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear G#m F#m G#m E I've been living on the wrong side, but now I hear Outro: E Don't take it no more, I don't take it no more E Mr. Joshua Nkomo, don't take it no more E Jomo Kenyatta, oh no, don't take it no more E Haile Selassi, Rastafarian, don't take it no more E Professor Longhair, don't take it no more