Chords for Ben Harper - Call It What It Is (live acoustic)
Tempo:
151.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
Dm
G
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[Gm] [Dm] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
Now they shot him in [D] the back, [Gm] cause it's a crime [Dm] to be black, and don't you act [D] surprised
when it gets [G] [Dm] vandalized.
[D] [G] So call it what it [D] is, [G] call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] murder.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D] Now there's [G] good [Dm]
cops, [D] [G] bad [Dm] cops, [D] white [Gm]
[Dm] cops, [D] black [Dm]
cops.
[D] [G] But call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] call it [G] what it is, [Dm] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
Trayvon [D] Martin, [Dm] Ezell [D] Ford, Michael Brown, and so many, many more.
[G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] [G] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D] Now [Dm]
government [D] ain't [Gm] easy, [Dm] [D] [Dm] policing [D] [C] ain't [Dm]
easy, hard times [D] ain't [G] easy, [Dm] [D] [C] [Dm] oppression [D] ain't
[G] easy, [Dm] [D] [G] racism
[Dm] ain't [D] easy, [G]
[F] [D]
[Dm] fear [D] [C] ain't [G] [Dm] easy, [D] [Dm] suffering [D] ain't easy.
So call it [G] what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] murder.
[Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] Gun [D] control, self control, mind control, dug [Dm] ourselves a [D] hole.
[G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [Dm] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[G] Call it what it is, call it what it [Bm] is, call it what it is, call it [G] what it is,
[D] murder.
[Dm] [D] [Gm] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[Cm] [D]
[Cm] [Gm] [Dm] [D]
[N]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
Now they shot him in [D] the back, [Gm] cause it's a crime [Dm] to be black, and don't you act [D] surprised
when it gets [G] [Dm] vandalized.
[D] [G] So call it what it [D] is, [G] call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] murder.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D] Now there's [G] good [Dm]
cops, [D] [G] bad [Dm] cops, [D] white [Gm]
[Dm] cops, [D] black [Dm]
cops.
[D] [G] But call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] call it [G] what it is, [Dm] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D] [Dm]
Trayvon [D] Martin, [Dm] Ezell [D] Ford, Michael Brown, and so many, many more.
[G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] [G] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D] Now [Dm]
government [D] ain't [Gm] easy, [Dm] [D] [Dm] policing [D] [C] ain't [Dm]
easy, hard times [D] ain't [G] easy, [Dm] [D] [C] [Dm] oppression [D] ain't
[G] easy, [Dm] [D] [G] racism
[Dm] ain't [D] easy, [G]
[F] [D]
[Dm] fear [D] [C] ain't [G] [Dm] easy, [D] [Dm] suffering [D] ain't easy.
So call it [G] what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] murder.
[Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] Gun [D] control, self control, mind control, dug [Dm] ourselves a [D] hole.
[G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it is, [Dm] murder.
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[G] Call it what it is, call it what it [Bm] is, call it what it is, call it [G] what it is,
[D] murder.
[Dm] [D] [Gm] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[Cm] [D]
[Cm] [Gm] [Dm] [D]
[N]
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Dm
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Gm
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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now they shot him in [D] the back, [Gm] cause it's a crime [Dm] to be black, and don't you act [D] surprised
_ when it gets _ [G] [Dm] vandalized.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] So call it what it [D] is, [G] call it what it is, call it what it is, _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] Now _ there's [G] good [Dm]
cops, [D] _ _ _ _ [G] bad [Dm] cops, [D] _ _ _ white _ [Gm]
[Dm] cops, [D] _ _ _ _ black [Dm]
cops.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] But call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] call it [G] what it is, _ _ [Dm] murder.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Trayvon [D] Martin, _ _ _ _ [Dm] Ezell [D] Ford, _ _ _ _ _ Michael Brown, _ _ and so many, many more.
_ [G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what _ it is, [D] _ [G] murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D] _ Now _ _ _ [Dm]
government [D] _ _ ain't _ [Gm] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] policing _ [D] _ _ [C] ain't _ [Dm] _
easy, _ _ _ hard _ times [D] _ _ _ _ ain't [G] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] oppression _ [D] _ _ _ ain't
[G] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] racism _
[Dm] _ ain't [D] easy, _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] fear _ [D] _ [C] ain't _ [G] _ [Dm] easy, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] suffering [D] ain't easy.
So call it _ [G] _ what it is, call it what it is, call it what it _ is, _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] Gun [D] control, _ _ _ _ self control, _ _ _ _ mind control, _ _ dug [Dm] ourselves a [D] hole.
_ _ _ [G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it _ is, [Dm] _ murder.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Call it what it is, call it what it [Bm] is, call it what it is, call it [G] what it is, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now they shot him in [D] the back, [Gm] cause it's a crime [Dm] to be black, and don't you act [D] surprised
_ when it gets _ [G] [Dm] vandalized.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] So call it what it [D] is, [G] call it what it is, call it what it is, _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] Now _ there's [G] good [Dm]
cops, [D] _ _ _ _ [G] bad [Dm] cops, [D] _ _ _ white _ [Gm]
[Dm] cops, [D] _ _ _ _ black [Dm]
cops.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] But call it what it is, call it what it is, [D] call it [G] what it is, _ _ [Dm] murder.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Trayvon [D] Martin, _ _ _ _ [Dm] Ezell [D] Ford, _ _ _ _ _ Michael Brown, _ _ and so many, many more.
_ [G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what _ it is, [D] _ [G] murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [D] _ Now _ _ _ [Dm]
government [D] _ _ ain't _ [Gm] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] policing _ [D] _ _ [C] ain't _ [Dm] _
easy, _ _ _ hard _ times [D] _ _ _ _ ain't [G] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] oppression _ [D] _ _ _ ain't
[G] easy, [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] racism _
[Dm] _ ain't [D] easy, _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] fear _ [D] _ [C] ain't _ [G] _ [Dm] easy, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] suffering [D] ain't easy.
So call it _ [G] _ what it is, call it what it is, call it what it _ is, _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] Gun [D] control, _ _ _ _ self control, _ _ _ _ mind control, _ _ dug [Dm] ourselves a [D] hole.
_ _ _ [G] So call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what it _ is, [Dm] _ murder.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Call it what it is, call it what it [Bm] is, call it what it is, call it [G] what it is, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] murder.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
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