Uncle Sam Says chords by Josh White

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Eb

Intro:

B7   E7    B7    E7
B7    F#7   E7    B7   E7   F#7



Verse 1:
      B7                           E7
Well, airplanes flyin' 'cross the land and sea
B7
Everybody flyin' but a Negro like me
          E7                           B7
Uncle Sam says, "Your place is on the ground
           F#7            E7                    B7     E7   F#7
When I fly my airplanes, don't want no Negro 'round"

Verse 2:
         B7                             E7
The same thing for the Navy when ships goes to sea
B7
All they got is a mess boy's job for me
      E7                              B7
Uncle Sam says, "Keep on your apron, son
           F#7                  E7                 B7   E7   F#7
You know I ain't gonna let you shoot my big Navy gun"


Verse 3:
       B7                      E7
Got my long gov'ment letters, my time to go
       B7
When I got to the Army, found the same old Jim Crow
      E7                                  B7
Uncle Sam says, "Two camps for black and white"
         F#7                        E7                   B7    E7   F#7
But when trouble starts, we'll all be in that same big fight


Interlude:
B7   E7   B7     E7
B7    F#7  E7   F#7


Verse 4:
       B7                      E7
If you ask me, I think democracy is fine
  B7
I mean democracy without the color line
      E7                                  B7
Uncle Sam says, "We'll live the American Way"
      F#7               E7               B7
Let's get together and kill Jim Crow today