Chords for Funky Brown & Inner Circle - The Lament of African People

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[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A _ [Gm] whole _ African nation _ _ _ changed _ _ _ our laws and [Dm] valuations. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away our [Gm] way of _ _ life. _ _
_ Our spares are gold and our [C#] wax.
[Dm] Took _ _ _ _ _ _ _ away our native [Gm] _ _ _ tongue. _ _ _
_ Taught their _ English to [Dm] our young. _ _ _ _ _ _
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And all the things we [Gm] made by _ hand _ _ _ _ are nowadays made in [Dm] Japan.
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ African people, _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] African child,
[Gm] _ So _ proud we live, [A] _ so proud we _ [Dm]
die.
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_ _ They took the whole African [Gm] _ nation, _ _ _ _
_ _ Bought a so-called _
[Dm] civilization. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Although they've changed our ways [Gm] of _ all, _ _ _ _
They'll never change our hearts [Dm] and souls. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ African people, _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] African child,
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ So proud we [A] live, _ so proud we die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Maybe someday [Gm] when they've _ learned, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ When people [Dm] will _ return, _ _ _
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When people will return, _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We're [D] still not [Dm] too shy. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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