Chords with lyrics
C majorC G+G
96 degrees
A minorAm
in the shade
C majorC G+G
real hot
A minorAm
in the shade
A minorAm G+G
said it was 96 degrees in the shade
A minorAm G+G
ten thousand soldiers on parade
A minorAm G+G
taking i and i to meet a big fat boy
A minorAm
sent from overseas
G+G
the queen employ
A minorAm
excellency before you i come
G+G
with my representation
A minorAm G+G
you know where i'm coming from
A minorAm
you caught me on the loose
fighting to be free
G+G
now you show me a noose
on the cotton tree
A minorAm
entertainment for you
G+G
martyrdom for me
C majorC G+G A minorAm
96 degrees in the shade
C majorC G+G A minorAm
real hot in the shade
like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn
but i know that one day my people will learn
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die
96 degrees in the shade
real hot in the shade