Ode To A Black Man chords by Phil Lynott

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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If you see Stevie Wonder tell him I hear
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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
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I don't want no songs for plants, I want liberty, I'm living in the city

Verse 2:
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If you see the doctor tell him he's king, Dr. Martin Luther
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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
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Yes this bad black boy, won't be blown away by anything

Chorus:
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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:
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E                     E
 Don't take it no more
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 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:
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If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I hear, you too Robert Marley, Robert Mugabe
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If you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next, vexed
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If you see Jimi, Jimi Hendrix
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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:
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Don't take it no more, I don't take it no more
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Mr. Joshua Nkomo, don't take it no more
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Jomo Kenyatta, oh no, don't take it no more
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Haile Selassi, Rastafarian, don't take it no more
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Professor Longhair, don't take it no more