Chords for Ain't Done Nothing If You Ain't Been Called A Red (Live / 1984)
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
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Bm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[B] [E]
[Ab] [A] When I was just a little [B] thing I used to love [E] parades
With banners, bands, red balloons and maybe [A] lemonade
When I came home one May [B] day my neighbor's father said
Them [Bm] marchers is on commies tell me [A] kid are you a red?
Well I didn't know just what [Bm] he meant [B] my hair back then was [E] brown
Our house was plain red brick like most [A] others in the town
So I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red
[E] My mommy took me on her knee and this [A] is what she said
Well you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated if you're a [A] red
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word himself
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
When I was grown up had [B] my troubles I suppose
[E] When someone took exception to my face or [A] to my clothes
Or tried to cheat me on a job [B] or hit me on the head
When [E] I organized a fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on [B] my own when a partner that I had
[E] Had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell [A] you he was bad
But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and [E] said
You haven't seen a struggle if you [A] haven't bought a red
And you ain't done [B] nothing if you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] cause what else can you [E] do
You gonna let the sons of bitches [A] walk all over you
My friend said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that commie [E] mob
I should be so lucky buddy I ain't [A] got a job
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated then [A] you're bound to hear it said
So you might as well ignore it [B] or love the word instead
Cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well I've been agitating [B] now for fifty years and more
[E] For jobs, for equality and [A] always against war
I'll keep on [B] agitating as far as I can see
[E] And if that's what being red is well that's [A] good enough for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
If [E] you march for agitated then you're [D] bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
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[Ab] [A] When I was just a little [B] thing I used to love [E] parades
With banners, bands, red balloons and maybe [A] lemonade
When I came home one May [B] day my neighbor's father said
Them [Bm] marchers is on commies tell me [A] kid are you a red?
Well I didn't know just what [Bm] he meant [B] my hair back then was [E] brown
Our house was plain red brick like most [A] others in the town
So I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red
[E] My mommy took me on her knee and this [A] is what she said
Well you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated if you're a [A] red
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word himself
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
When I was grown up had [B] my troubles I suppose
[E] When someone took exception to my face or [A] to my clothes
Or tried to cheat me on a job [B] or hit me on the head
When [E] I organized a fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on [B] my own when a partner that I had
[E] Had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell [A] you he was bad
But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and [E] said
You haven't seen a struggle if you [A] haven't bought a red
And you ain't done [B] nothing if you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] cause what else can you [E] do
You gonna let the sons of bitches [A] walk all over you
My friend said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that commie [E] mob
I should be so lucky buddy I ain't [A] got a job
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated then [A] you're bound to hear it said
So you might as well ignore it [B] or love the word instead
Cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well I've been agitating [B] now for fifty years and more
[E] For jobs, for equality and [A] always against war
I'll keep on [B] agitating as far as I can see
[E] And if that's what being red is well that's [A] good enough for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
If [E] you march for agitated then you're [D] bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
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_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ When I was just a little [B] thing I used to love [E] parades
With banners, bands, red balloons and maybe [A] lemonade
_ When I came home one May [B] day my neighbor's father said
Them [Bm] marchers is on commies tell me [A] kid are you a red?
Well I didn't know just what [Bm] he meant [B] my hair back then was [E] brown
Our house was plain red brick like most [A] others in the town
So I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red
[E] My mommy took me on her knee and this [A] is what she said
Well you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated if you're a [A] red
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word himself
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red _ _ _ _
_ When I was grown up had [B] my troubles I suppose
[E] When someone took exception to my face or [A] to my clothes
_ Or tried to cheat me on a job [B] or hit me on the head
When [E] I organized a fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on [B] my own when a partner that I had
[E] Had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell [A] you he was bad
But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and [E] said
You haven't seen a struggle if you [A] haven't bought a red
And you ain't done [B] nothing if you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] cause what else can you [E] do
You gonna let the sons of bitches [A] walk all over you
My friend said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that commie [E] mob
I should be so lucky buddy I ain't [A] got a job
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated then [A] you're bound to hear it said
So you might as well ignore it [B] or love the word instead
Cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ Well I've been agitating [B] now for fifty years and more
[E] For jobs, for equality and [A] always against war
I'll keep on [B] agitating as far as I can see
[E] And if that's what being red is well that's [A] good enough for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
If [E] you march for agitated then you're [D] bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
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_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ When I was just a little [B] thing I used to love [E] parades
With banners, bands, red balloons and maybe [A] lemonade
_ When I came home one May [B] day my neighbor's father said
Them [Bm] marchers is on commies tell me [A] kid are you a red?
Well I didn't know just what [Bm] he meant [B] my hair back then was [E] brown
Our house was plain red brick like most [A] others in the town
So I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red
[E] My mommy took me on her knee and this [A] is what she said
Well you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated if you're a [A] red
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word himself
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red _ _ _ _
_ When I was grown up had [B] my troubles I suppose
[E] When someone took exception to my face or [A] to my clothes
_ Or tried to cheat me on a job [B] or hit me on the head
When [E] I organized a fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on [B] my own when a partner that I had
[E] Had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell [A] you he was bad
But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and [E] said
You haven't seen a struggle if you [A] haven't bought a red
And you ain't done [B] nothing if you ain't been called a [E] red
If you march for agitated then you're bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] cause what else can you [E] do
You gonna let the sons of bitches [A] walk all over you
My friend said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that commie [E] mob
I should be so lucky buddy I ain't [A] got a job
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If you march for agitated then [A] you're bound to hear it said
So you might as well ignore it [B] or love the word instead
Cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ Well I've been agitating [B] now for fifty years and more
[E] For jobs, for equality and [A] always against war
I'll keep on [B] agitating as far as I can see
[E] And if that's what being red is well that's [A] good enough for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
If [E] you march for agitated then you're [D] bound to [A] hear it said
So you might as well ignore [B] it or love the word instead
[E] Cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't [A] been called a red
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