Backlash Blues chords by Nina Simone

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Chords:
Bb7     686766
Bb7#5   6x677x
Bb9     x10111
E7      x7675x
Eb7     x6564x
F7      x8786x

Intro:
   Bb                               Ab  A Bb  F7
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------6--|
G|--------------------------------------------------8--|
D|-----------------------------------------------7--7--|
A|--8--8--10--10--11--11--10--10--8--6--7--8--8-----8--|
E|--6--6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6--4--5--6-----------|

Verse:
Bb7
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Bb7                Bb7#5
Just who do think I am
Eb7
You raise my taxes, freeze my wages
Eb7
And send my son to vietnam

Verse:
Eb7
You give me second class houses
Bb7
And second class schools
Bb7
Do you think that all the colored folks
Bb7
Are just second class fools
F7            Eb7
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
Bb7                        Eb7 E7 F7
With the backlash blues

Bridge:
Bb7
When I try to find a job
Bb7
To earn a little cash
Bb7
All you got to offer
Bb7
Is your mean old white backlash
Eb7
But the world is big
Big and bright and round
Bb7
And it's full of folks like me
Bb7
Who are black, yellow, beige and brown
F7            Eb7
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
Bb7                        Eb7 E7 F7
With the backlash blues

Guitar solo
Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7
Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7
Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Eb7
Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7
Eb7 Eb7 F7 F7
Bb7 Eb7 E7 F7

Outro:
Bb7
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Bb7
Just what do you think I got to lose
Eb7
I'm gonna leave you
Eb7
With the backlash blues
F7
You're the one will have the blues
Eb7                    Bb7  Eb7 Bb7 Bb9
Not me, just wait and see