I Roy - Black Man Time Chords
Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
E
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
YAY!
[F] Yes, Star, the man is my ride.
Sight, sight, sight.
Iman say the man here play Tubby's Hi-Fi more time.
The man sound hard, you know, Star.
Yeah, well, King Tubby's sound real wild, me a tell you, you know, youth.
Yeah, you know.
Iman beg the man a 10 cent, you know.
10 cent?
Yeah, you know, Iman want buy a stick iron, you know.
Right now, Iman not support that, you know, I, but if it's food, Iman give food for that.
I love you, still, for more time, yeah.
Love you.
[Am]
Hey!
[Em]
This is the kind of lesson you [Dm] got to learn.
[Em] Standing on the corner with his will to pray.
A winner's [Em] seat's better than a slave.
[Am]
I'm [Em] begging each and every day.
[Am]
You [Em] got to hear what I [Am] say.
And [Em] leave the corner and run [Am] away.
A [Em] literacy program is designed [E] to open your mind.
So you can be literate and get [D] a job and feel so [E] fine.
[Em] Instead of begging on the corner [Am] every day.
[Em] You hear what the [Am] brother said?
[Em] Billion [E] down there.
Do, do, do, do down there.
[Em] [Am]
People of [Em] low mentality [Am] will never get around to [Em] equality.
[Am] Equality and justice stands for [E] all.
Who know that [Em] Satan's kingdom must [Dm] fall.
[Am]
[Dm] And set the [Am] captives free, so you got to understand.
[G] I come to rule the musical nation with justice and equality.
[Am] So black man, you got to be free like a bird [Em] in a tree.
[Dm] And live in love and unity for right [Em] now.
Maybe you can make it if you [Am] try.
It's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Maybe it's a black man [Em] time.
[Am] Maybe it's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Just keep on moving [E] people down the [Em] line.
[Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] You move a groove and feel [Em] fine.
[Am] You keep on drinking up your [Em] wine.
I tell [Am] you, it's a black man [Em] time.
[A] Stabbing on the corner [Em] each and every [Am] day.
Not even [Em] thinking to go around and [Am] play.
Stabbing on the [Em] corner giving trouble.
[Am] But when the bombing on the close, you have to struggle [Em] up.
[Dm]
[Em]
Learn [Am] to communicate.
[Em] And speak around to [Am] see your brother that you got to [Em] spread.
[Am] You see you got to rule your [Em] little slave.
[Am] And keep on coming from [E] your gate.
But this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] But this a black [Em] man time.
[Am] You walk and sing what's right down [Em] the line.
[Am] You move a groove and feel [E] very fine.
YAY!
[F] Yes, Star, the man is my ride.
Sight, sight, sight.
Iman say the man here play Tubby's Hi-Fi more time.
The man sound hard, you know, Star.
Yeah, well, King Tubby's sound real wild, me a tell you, you know, youth.
Yeah, you know.
Iman beg the man a 10 cent, you know.
10 cent?
Yeah, you know, Iman want buy a stick iron, you know.
Right now, Iman not support that, you know, I, but if it's food, Iman give food for that.
I love you, still, for more time, yeah.
Love you.
[Am]
Hey!
[Em]
This is the kind of lesson you [Dm] got to learn.
[Em] Standing on the corner with his will to pray.
A winner's [Em] seat's better than a slave.
[Am]
I'm [Em] begging each and every day.
[Am]
You [Em] got to hear what I [Am] say.
And [Em] leave the corner and run [Am] away.
A [Em] literacy program is designed [E] to open your mind.
So you can be literate and get [D] a job and feel so [E] fine.
[Em] Instead of begging on the corner [Am] every day.
[Em] You hear what the [Am] brother said?
[Em] Billion [E] down there.
Do, do, do, do down there.
[Em] [Am]
People of [Em] low mentality [Am] will never get around to [Em] equality.
[Am] Equality and justice stands for [E] all.
Who know that [Em] Satan's kingdom must [Dm] fall.
[Am]
[Dm] And set the [Am] captives free, so you got to understand.
[G] I come to rule the musical nation with justice and equality.
[Am] So black man, you got to be free like a bird [Em] in a tree.
[Dm] And live in love and unity for right [Em] now.
Maybe you can make it if you [Am] try.
It's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Maybe it's a black man [Em] time.
[Am] Maybe it's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Just keep on moving [E] people down the [Em] line.
[Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] You move a groove and feel [Em] fine.
[Am] You keep on drinking up your [Em] wine.
I tell [Am] you, it's a black man [Em] time.
[A] Stabbing on the corner [Em] each and every [Am] day.
Not even [Em] thinking to go around and [Am] play.
Stabbing on the [Em] corner giving trouble.
[Am] But when the bombing on the close, you have to struggle [Em] up.
[Dm]
[Em]
Learn [Am] to communicate.
[Em] And speak around to [Am] see your brother that you got to [Em] spread.
[Am] You see you got to rule your [Em] little slave.
[Am] And keep on coming from [E] your gate.
But this a black man [Em] time.
[Am] But this a black [Em] man time.
[Am] You walk and sing what's right down [Em] the line.
[Am] You move a groove and feel [E] very fine.
Key:
Em
Am
E
Dm
F
Em
Am
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
YAY!
_ _ _ [F] _ Yes, Star, the man is my ride.
Sight, sight, sight.
Iman say the man here play Tubby's Hi-Fi more time.
The man sound hard, you know, Star.
Yeah, well, King Tubby's sound real wild, me a tell you, you know, youth.
Yeah, you know.
_ Iman beg the man a 10 cent, you know.
10 cent?
Yeah, you know, Iman want buy a stick iron, you know.
Right now, Iman not support that, you know, I, but if it's food, Iman give food for that.
I _ love you, still, for more time, yeah.
Love you.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Hey!
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
This is the kind of lesson you [Dm] got to learn.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Standing on the corner with his will to pray.
_ A winner's [Em] seat's better than a slave.
[Am] _ _
I'm [Em] begging each and every day.
[Am] _ _
You [Em] got to hear what I [Am] say. _
And [Em] leave the corner and run [Am] away. _
A [Em] literacy program is designed [E] to open your mind.
_ _ So you can be literate and get [D] a job and feel so [E] fine. _
[Em] Instead of begging on the corner [Am] every day. _
_ [Em] You hear what the [Am] brother said?
_ _ [Em] _ Billion [E] down there.
_ Do, do, do, do down there. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
People of [Em] low mentality [Am] will never get around to [Em] equality.
_ _ [Am] _ Equality and justice stands for [E] all.
Who know that [Em] Satan's kingdom must [Dm] fall. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And _ _ _ _ set the [Am] captives free, so you got to _ understand.
_ [G] _ I come to rule the musical nation with justice and equality.
_ _ [Am] So black man, you got to be free like a bird [Em] in a tree. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And live in love and unity for right [Em] now. _
Maybe you can make it if you [Am] try.
It's a black [Em] man time.
_ _ [Am] Maybe it's a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] Maybe it's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Just keep on moving [E] people down the [Em] line.
_ [Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] You move a groove and feel [Em] fine.
_ [Am] You keep on drinking up your [Em] wine.
I tell [Am] you, it's a black man [Em] time.
_ _ [A] _ Stabbing on the corner [Em] each and every [Am] day. _
Not even [Em] thinking to go around and [Am] play. _ _
Stabbing on the [Em] corner giving trouble.
[Am] But when the bombing on the close, you have to struggle [Em] up. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ Learn [Am] to communicate.
_ [Em] And speak around to [Am] see your brother that you got to [Em] spread.
_ [Am] You see you got to rule your [Em] little slave.
_ _ [Am] And keep on coming from [E] your gate.
_ But this a black man [Em] time.
_ _ [Am] But this a black [Em] man time.
[Am] You walk and sing what's right down [Em] the line.
_ [Am] You move a groove and feel [E] very fine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
YAY!
_ _ _ [F] _ Yes, Star, the man is my ride.
Sight, sight, sight.
Iman say the man here play Tubby's Hi-Fi more time.
The man sound hard, you know, Star.
Yeah, well, King Tubby's sound real wild, me a tell you, you know, youth.
Yeah, you know.
_ Iman beg the man a 10 cent, you know.
10 cent?
Yeah, you know, Iman want buy a stick iron, you know.
Right now, Iman not support that, you know, I, but if it's food, Iman give food for that.
I _ love you, still, for more time, yeah.
Love you.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Hey!
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
This is the kind of lesson you [Dm] got to learn.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Standing on the corner with his will to pray.
_ A winner's [Em] seat's better than a slave.
[Am] _ _
I'm [Em] begging each and every day.
[Am] _ _
You [Em] got to hear what I [Am] say. _
And [Em] leave the corner and run [Am] away. _
A [Em] literacy program is designed [E] to open your mind.
_ _ So you can be literate and get [D] a job and feel so [E] fine. _
[Em] Instead of begging on the corner [Am] every day. _
_ [Em] You hear what the [Am] brother said?
_ _ [Em] _ Billion [E] down there.
_ Do, do, do, do down there. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
People of [Em] low mentality [Am] will never get around to [Em] equality.
_ _ [Am] _ Equality and justice stands for [E] all.
Who know that [Em] Satan's kingdom must [Dm] fall. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And _ _ _ _ set the [Am] captives free, so you got to _ understand.
_ [G] _ I come to rule the musical nation with justice and equality.
_ _ [Am] So black man, you got to be free like a bird [Em] in a tree. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And live in love and unity for right [Em] now. _
Maybe you can make it if you [Am] try.
It's a black [Em] man time.
_ _ [Am] Maybe it's a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] Maybe it's a black [Em] man time.
[Am] Just keep on moving [E] people down the [Em] line.
_ [Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] So this a black man [Em] time.
_ [Am] You move a groove and feel [Em] fine.
_ [Am] You keep on drinking up your [Em] wine.
I tell [Am] you, it's a black man [Em] time.
_ _ [A] _ Stabbing on the corner [Em] each and every [Am] day. _
Not even [Em] thinking to go around and [Am] play. _ _
Stabbing on the [Em] corner giving trouble.
[Am] But when the bombing on the close, you have to struggle [Em] up. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ Learn [Am] to communicate.
_ [Em] And speak around to [Am] see your brother that you got to [Em] spread.
_ [Am] You see you got to rule your [Em] little slave.
_ _ [Am] And keep on coming from [E] your gate.
_ But this a black man [Em] time.
_ _ [Am] But this a black [Em] man time.
[Am] You walk and sing what's right down [Em] the line.
_ [Am] You move a groove and feel [E] very fine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _