Philip Lynott- Ode To A Black Man Chords

Tempo:
70.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

Abm

A

Gb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Philip Lynott- Ode To A Black Man chords
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[E]
If you see Stevie Wonder, tell him I hear him.
[A] If you hear a little Stevie Wonder, tell [E] him I see him.
[Abm] I don't want no [Gb] songs from Glance, I want [E] songs from me.
[Abm] I don't want no songs from Glance, I want [E] liberty.
I'm living in a city.
If you see the doctor, tell him he's king.
[A] If you see the diver, tell him [E] he's still king.
[Abm] But this bad black boy, won't be blown [E] away by any fight.
[Ab] Yes, this bad black boy, won't be blown [E] away by any fight.
[Abm] There are people in this town [Dbm] that try to put me down.
[Gb] They say I don't give [A] a damn.
[Abm] But the people in this town [Dbm] that try to put me down
[Gb] are the people in the [Abm] town that could never [A] understand a black man.
Don't take [E] it no more.
Don't take it no [A] more.
[E]
[Abm] [E]
[Abm] [E]
[Ab] There are people in this [Dbm] town that try to put me down.
[Gb] They say I don't [A] give a damn.
[Ab] But the people in this [Dbm] town that try to put me [Gb] down
are the people in the [Ab] town that could [A] never understand a black man.
Don't take [E] it no more.
If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I'm here.
If you see Robert Miley, if you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next.
[A]
[E] If you see my bride, tell her it's me.
[Eb] I've been living on the wrong side, but [E] now I'm here.
[Abm] I've been living on the wrong side, but [E] now I'm here.
Don't take it no more.
Don't take it no more.
Joshua Franklin, come on.
He don't take it no more.
Yomo, Kenyatta, Odom.
We don't take it no more.
Don't take it no more.
Key:  
E
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Abm
123111114
A
1231
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
E
2311
Abm
123111114
A
1231
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To learn Phil Lynott - Ode To A Black Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dbm, Gb, E, Abm, E, A, E, A, Abm and Dbm. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 142. With the song's key of Db Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If you see Stevie Wonder, tell him I hear him.
_ [A] If you hear a little Stevie Wonder, tell [E] him I see him.
_ [Abm] I don't want no [Gb] songs from Glance, I want [E] songs from me.
_ _ [Abm] I don't want no songs from Glance, I want [E] liberty.
I'm living in a city.
If you see the doctor, tell him he's king.
_ _ [A] If you see the diver, tell him [E] he's still king.
_ [Abm] But this bad black boy, won't be blown [E] away by any fight.
_ [Ab] Yes, this bad black boy, won't be blown [E] away by any fight.
_ [Abm] There are people in this town [Dbm] that try to put me down.
[Gb] They say I don't give [A] a damn.
[Abm] But the people in this town [Dbm] that try to put me down
[Gb] are the people in the [Abm] town that could never [A] understand a black man.
Don't take [E] it no more.
Don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ take it no _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Ab] There are people in this [Dbm] town that try to put me down.
[Gb] They say I don't [A] give a damn.
[Ab] But the people in this [Dbm] town that try to put me [Gb] down
are the people in the [Ab] town that could [A] never understand a black man.
Don't take [E] it no more. _ _ _ _ _ _
If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I'm here.
If you see Robert Miley, if you see Malcolm, tell him I'm next.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] If you see my bride, tell her it's me.
_ _ [Eb] I've been living on the wrong side, but [E] now I'm here.
_ _ [Abm] I've been living on the wrong side, but [E] now I'm here.
_ Don't take it no more.
_ _ _ _ Don't take it no more.
Joshua Franklin, come on.
_ He don't take it no more.
Yomo, Kenyatta, Odom.
We don't take it no more.
_ _ _ _ Don't take it no more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Phil Lynott.

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