Chords for Garland Jeffreys - Why-O
Tempo:
127.65 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [E]
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[A] If I was a little black boy, say five [Bm] years old, I'd [A] ask my mommy, please, what's going on?
[E]
And if [A] I was a little white girl, say six [D] years old, [E]
[A] I'd beg my daddy, please, who I [D] belong?
[E] Tell me [A] why, oh, [E] tell me [D] why, [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, tell me, [F#] [D] why, oh, won't you [E] tell me?
Oh, [A] the governor tell me, sonny boy, [D] if you want to stay with [E] us, you [A] must write to school on Monday, son, [D] in the big black book.
[E] Oh, [A] the governor tell me, girlie, you [D] must stay in school, you [E] must.
You [A] must write to school on Tuesday now, [Bm] don't you make out [E] five.
Tell me why, oh, tell me [D] why, [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, [E] tell me, [F#] why, [D] won't you tell [E] me?
Oh, [A] if I was a little black boy, I'd be so [D] conscious, [E] I'd [A] feel the pain inside my heart, [Bm] I'd feel so much of [E] you.
And if I was a little white girl, I'd be so
[Bm] uptight, [E] cause [A] there's trouble in the U.S.A.
[Bm] And [E] if I
[A] was a little white
[D] girl, [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] I'd be so [D] uptight, cause [E] there's trouble in [A] [E] the [D] U.S.A.
Oh, now, [E] oh, now, why [A] there's trouble down in Boston town, [D] [E] why [A] there's trouble south in Louisville,
[D] [E] why [A] there's trouble up in Detroit now,
[D] why [E]
[A] there's trouble out in L.A. [D] now, [E] why [A] there's trouble here in New York [D] town, [E] trouble in [A] my hometown, trouble [E] in [D] my hometown, [E] trouble in [A] my hometown.
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[A]
[Bm] [E]
[A] If I was a little black boy, say five [Bm] years old, I'd [A] ask my mommy, please, what's going on?
[E]
And if [A] I was a little white girl, say six [D] years old, [E]
[A] I'd beg my daddy, please, who I [D] belong?
[E] Tell me [A] why, oh, [E] tell me [D] why, [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, tell me, [F#] [D] why, oh, won't you [E] tell me?
Oh, [A] the governor tell me, sonny boy, [D] if you want to stay with [E] us, you [A] must write to school on Monday, son, [D] in the big black book.
[E] Oh, [A] the governor tell me, girlie, you [D] must stay in school, you [E] must.
You [A] must write to school on Tuesday now, [Bm] don't you make out [E] five.
Tell me why, oh, tell me [D] why, [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, [E] tell me, [F#] why, [D] won't you tell [E] me?
Oh, [A] if I was a little black boy, I'd be so [D] conscious, [E] I'd [A] feel the pain inside my heart, [Bm] I'd feel so much of [E] you.
And if I was a little white girl, I'd be so
[Bm] uptight, [E] cause [A] there's trouble in the U.S.A.
[Bm] And [E] if I
[A] was a little white
[D] girl, [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E]
[A] I'd be so [D] uptight, cause [E] there's trouble in [A] [E] the [D] U.S.A.
Oh, now, [E] oh, now, why [A] there's trouble down in Boston town, [D] [E] why [A] there's trouble south in Louisville,
[D] [E] why [A] there's trouble up in Detroit now,
[D] why [E]
[A] there's trouble out in L.A. [D] now, [E] why [A] there's trouble here in New York [D] town, [E] trouble in [A] my hometown, trouble [E] in [D] my hometown, [E] trouble in [A] my hometown.
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] If I was a little black boy, say five [Bm] years old, _ _ _ _ I'd [A] ask my mommy, please, what's going on?
_ _ [E] _ _
And if [A] I was a little white girl, say six [D] years old, _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I'd beg my daddy, please, who I [D] belong?
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Tell me [A] why, oh, _ _ _ [E] tell me [D] why, _ _ [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, _ _ _ tell me, [F#] [D] why, oh, won't you [E] tell me?
Oh, [A] the governor tell me, sonny boy, [D] if you want to stay with [E] us, you [A] must write to school on Monday, son, [D] in the big black book.
[E] _ _ Oh, [A] the governor tell me, girlie, you [D] must stay in school, you [E] must.
You [A] must write to school on Tuesday now, [Bm] don't you make out [E] five.
Tell me why, oh, _ _ _ tell me [D] why, _ _ [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, _ _ [E] tell me, [F#] why, [D] won't you tell [E] me?
Oh, [A] if I was a little black boy, I'd be so [D] conscious, _ _ _ [E] _ _ I'd [A] feel the pain inside my heart, [Bm] I'd feel so much of [E] you.
_ And if I was a little white girl, I'd be so _
[Bm] uptight, _ _ [E] _ _ cause [A] there's trouble in the U.S.A.
[Bm] And _ _ [E] if I _ _ _
[A] was a little white _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] girl, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ I'd be so _ [D] uptight, _ cause [E] _ _ there's trouble in [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] the [D] U.S.A.
Oh, now, [E] oh, now, why [A] there's trouble down in Boston town, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ why [A] there's trouble south in _ Louisville, _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ why [A] there's trouble up in Detroit now,
[D] _ _ why [E] _ _ _
[A] there's trouble out in L.A. [D] now, _ _ _ [E] _ _ why [A] there's trouble here in New York [D] town, _ _ _ [E] trouble in [A] my hometown, _ _ trouble [E] in [D] my hometown, _ _ [E] trouble in [A] my hometown. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] If I was a little black boy, say five [Bm] years old, _ _ _ _ I'd [A] ask my mommy, please, what's going on?
_ _ [E] _ _
And if [A] I was a little white girl, say six [D] years old, _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I'd beg my daddy, please, who I [D] belong?
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Tell me [A] why, oh, _ _ _ [E] tell me [D] why, _ _ [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, _ _ _ tell me, [F#] [D] why, oh, won't you [E] tell me?
Oh, [A] the governor tell me, sonny boy, [D] if you want to stay with [E] us, you [A] must write to school on Monday, son, [D] in the big black book.
[E] _ _ Oh, [A] the governor tell me, girlie, you [D] must stay in school, you [E] must.
You [A] must write to school on Tuesday now, [Bm] don't you make out [E] five.
Tell me why, oh, _ _ _ tell me [D] why, _ _ [E] tell me, tell me, [A] why, oh, _ _ [E] tell me, [F#] why, [D] won't you tell [E] me?
Oh, [A] if I was a little black boy, I'd be so [D] conscious, _ _ _ [E] _ _ I'd [A] feel the pain inside my heart, [Bm] I'd feel so much of [E] you.
_ And if I was a little white girl, I'd be so _
[Bm] uptight, _ _ [E] _ _ cause [A] there's trouble in the U.S.A.
[Bm] And _ _ [E] if I _ _ _
[A] was a little white _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] girl, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ I'd be so _ [D] uptight, _ cause [E] _ _ there's trouble in [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] the [D] U.S.A.
Oh, now, [E] oh, now, why [A] there's trouble down in Boston town, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ why [A] there's trouble south in _ Louisville, _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ why [A] there's trouble up in Detroit now,
[D] _ _ why [E] _ _ _
[A] there's trouble out in L.A. [D] now, _ _ _ [E] _ _ why [A] there's trouble here in New York [D] town, _ _ _ [E] trouble in [A] my hometown, _ _ trouble [E] in [D] my hometown, _ _ [E] trouble in [A] my hometown. _ _ _ _ _ _
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