Chords for Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is (lyric video)
Tempo:
132.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
D
C
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [Dm]
[G] [Dm] [Gm]
Shot [Dm] him in the back.
Now it's a crime to be blind.
[Gm] So don't act [D] surprised when [G] you get [D] vandalized.
[G] Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Dm]
is.
Murder.
[D] [C]
[Dm] [D] [F]
[G] Good [F] cops.
[D]
[G] Bad cops.
[D]
[G] White [Dm] cops.
[D]
[G] Black cops.
[D]
[G] But God, call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
[Dm] Murder.
Murder.
Murder.
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] Raymond Martin.
[G] [Dm] EZ4.
[G] [Dm] Michael Brown.
[G] And so [Dm] many, [D] many more.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
[D] Murder.
[G]
Murder.
[Dm]
Government.
[C]
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [Dm] Homelessness.
[C]
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm]
Hard times.
[D] [C]
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm]
Depression.
[G] Ain't [Dm] easy.
[D] [C]
[D] Racism.
Ain't [G] [Dm] easy.
Fear.
[C]
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] [D] [C]
[Dm] Suffering.
Ain't [D] easy.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Murder.
[Dm] [D]
[Cm] Murder.
[D] [G] [Dm]
[G] Gun [Dm] control.
[G] [Dm] Mind control.
[G] Self [Dm] control.
We've [G] dug ourselves [Dm] a hole.
[G] Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it [Dm] is.
Murder.
[C] [Dm] [D]
[G] Yeah.
Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] Murder.
[D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D] [C]
[G] [Dm] [Gm]
Shot [Dm] him in the back.
Now it's a crime to be blind.
[Gm] So don't act [D] surprised when [G] you get [D] vandalized.
[G] Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Dm]
is.
Murder.
[D] [C]
[Dm] [D] [F]
[G] Good [F] cops.
[D]
[G] Bad cops.
[D]
[G] White [Dm] cops.
[D]
[G] Black cops.
[D]
[G] But God, call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
[Dm] Murder.
Murder.
Murder.
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] Raymond Martin.
[G] [Dm] EZ4.
[G] [Dm] Michael Brown.
[G] And so [Dm] many, [D] many more.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
[D] Murder.
[G]
Murder.
[Dm]
Government.
[C]
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [Dm] Homelessness.
[C]
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm]
Hard times.
[D] [C]
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm]
Depression.
[G] Ain't [Dm] easy.
[D] [C]
[D] Racism.
Ain't [G] [Dm] easy.
Fear.
[C]
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] [D] [C]
[Dm] Suffering.
Ain't [D] easy.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Murder.
[Dm] [D]
[Cm] Murder.
[D] [G] [Dm]
[G] Gun [Dm] control.
[G] [Dm] Mind control.
[G] Self [Dm] control.
We've [G] dug ourselves [Dm] a hole.
[G] Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it [Dm] is.
Murder.
[C] [Dm] [D]
[G] Yeah.
Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] Murder.
[D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] [G] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [D] [C]
Key:
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Dm
D
C
Gm
G
Dm
D
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Shot [Dm] him in the back. _
Now it's a crime to be blind.
[Gm] So don't act [D] surprised _ when [G] you get _ _ _ [D] vandalized. _ _
[G] _ Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it _ [Dm]
is.
Murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ Good [F] cops.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] Bad cops.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] White [Dm] cops.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] Black cops.
[D] _ _ _
[G] But God, call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it [Fm] is.
_ [Dm] Murder.
_ _ Murder.
Murder.
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] Raymond Martin. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] EZ4. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] Michael Brown. _ _
[G] And so [Dm] many, [D] many more.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
_ [D] Murder.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Murder.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Government.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] [Dm] Homelessness.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
Hard times.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Depression. _ _ _ _
[G] Ain't [Dm] easy.
[D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ Racism. _ _ _ _
Ain't [G] _ [Dm] easy. _ _ _ _
_ Fear.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ Suffering.
_ Ain't [D] easy.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it _ is.
Murder.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Cm] Murder.
[D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Gun [Dm] control. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] Mind control. _ _ _
[G] _ Self [Dm] control.
_ We've [G] dug ourselves [Dm] _ a hole. _
_ [G] Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it _ [Dm] is.
Murder. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Yeah.
Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] _ Murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Shot [Dm] him in the back. _
Now it's a crime to be blind.
[Gm] So don't act [D] surprised _ when [G] you get _ _ _ [D] vandalized. _ _
[G] _ Call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it _ [Dm]
is.
Murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ Good [F] cops.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] Bad cops.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] White [Dm] cops.
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] Black cops.
[D] _ _ _
[G] But God, call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it [Fm] is.
_ [Dm] Murder.
_ _ Murder.
Murder.
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] Raymond Martin. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] EZ4. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] Michael Brown. _ _
[G] And so [Dm] many, [D] many more.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what it [Fm] is.
_ [D] Murder.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Murder.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Government.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [G] [Dm] Homelessness.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] [G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
Hard times.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Depression. _ _ _ _
[G] Ain't [Dm] easy.
[D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ Racism. _ _ _ _
Ain't [G] _ [Dm] easy. _ _ _ _
_ Fear.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Ain't easy.
[Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ Suffering.
_ Ain't [D] easy.
[G] But call it what it is.
Call it what it is.
Call it what _ it _ is.
Murder.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Cm] Murder.
[D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Gun [Dm] control. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] Mind control. _ _ _
[G] _ Self [Dm] control.
_ We've [G] dug ourselves [Dm] _ a hole. _
_ [G] Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it _ [Dm] is.
Murder. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Yeah.
Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] _ Murder.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Call it what it is.
Called it what it is.
Called it what it is.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _