Chords for Piano/Vocals: You Ain't Done Nothing If You Ain't Been Called a Red
Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[E]
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When I was just a little thing [B] I used to love parades [E] with banners, bands, red balloons, [B] and maybe lemonade
When I came home one day my neighbor's father said,
[E] They marches these all comics, tell me kid [A] are you a red?
When I didn't know just what he [B] meant my hair back then was brown
[E] Our house was plain red brick like most others in the town
So [A] I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red, [E] my mommy took me on her knee and this is what [A] she said
Well, you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Hold on to the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was growing up [B] had my troubles I suppose [E] when someone took exception to my face or to my clothes
[A] Or tried to cheat me on a [B] job or hit me on the head
[E] When I organized the fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it said so [A] you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on my own one [B] apartment that I had [E] had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell you he was bad
[A] But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and said
[E] You haven't seen a struggle if you haven't [A] fought a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it [A] said so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] now cause what else can you do [E] you're gonna let the sons of bitches [B] walk all over you
My [A] friends said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that Tommy [E] mob.
I should be so lucky buddy.
I ain't [A] got a job
Well, you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a red
If [E] your marches are [B] agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well, I've been agitating [B] now for 50 years or more [E] for jobs for [B] equality and always against [A] war
I'll keep on agitating as far as I can see and [E] if that's what being red is then that's good enough [A] for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been called a red
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
When I was just a little thing [B] I used to love parades [E] with banners, bands, red balloons, [B] and maybe lemonade
When I came home one day my neighbor's father said,
[E] They marches these all comics, tell me kid [A] are you a red?
When I didn't know just what he [B] meant my hair back then was brown
[E] Our house was plain red brick like most others in the town
So [A] I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red, [E] my mommy took me on her knee and this is what [A] she said
Well, you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Hold on to the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was growing up [B] had my troubles I suppose [E] when someone took exception to my face or to my clothes
[A] Or tried to cheat me on a [B] job or hit me on the head
[E] When I organized the fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it said so [A] you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
When I was living on my own one [B] apartment that I had [E] had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell you he was bad
[A] But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and said
[E] You haven't seen a struggle if you haven't [A] fought a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it [A] said so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well I kept on agitating [B] now cause what else can you do [E] you're gonna let the sons of bitches [B] walk all over you
My [A] friends said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that Tommy [E] mob.
I should be so lucky buddy.
I ain't [A] got a job
Well, you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a red
If [E] your marches are [B] agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
Well, I've been agitating [B] now for 50 years or more [E] for jobs for [B] equality and always against [A] war
I'll keep on agitating as far as I can see and [E] if that's what being red is then that's good enough [A] for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been called a red
[D] [A]
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I was just a little thing [B] I used to love parades [E] with banners, bands, red balloons, [B] and maybe lemonade
When I came home one day my neighbor's father said,
[E] They marches these all comics, tell me kid [A] are you a red?
When I didn't know just what he [B] meant my hair back then was brown
[E] Our house was plain red brick like most others in the town
So [A] I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red, [E] my mommy took me on her knee and this is what [A] she said
Well, you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Hold on to the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ When I was growing up [B] had my troubles I suppose [E] when someone took exception to my face or to my clothes
_ [A] Or tried to cheat me on a [B] job or hit me on the head
[E] When I organized the fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it said so [A] you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ When I was living on my own one [B] apartment that I had [E] had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell you he was bad _
[A] But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and said
[E] You haven't seen a struggle if you haven't [A] fought a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it [A] said so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ _ Well I kept on agitating [B] now cause what else can you do [E] you're gonna let the sons of bitches [B] walk all over you
My [A] friends said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that Tommy [E] mob.
I should be so lucky buddy.
I ain't [A] got a job
Well, you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a red
If [E] your marches are [B] agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ Well, I've been agitating [B] now for 50 years or more [E] for jobs for [B] equality and always against [A] war
I'll keep on agitating as far as I can see and [E] if that's what being red is then that's good enough [A] for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been called a red
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I was just a little thing [B] I used to love parades [E] with banners, bands, red balloons, [B] and maybe lemonade
When I came home one day my neighbor's father said,
[E] They marches these all comics, tell me kid [A] are you a red?
When I didn't know just what he [B] meant my hair back then was brown
[E] Our house was plain red brick like most others in the town
So [A] I went and asked my mama [B] why our neighbor called me red, [E] my mommy took me on her knee and this is what [A] she said
Well, you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Hold on to the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ When I was growing up [B] had my troubles I suppose [E] when someone took exception to my face or to my clothes
_ [A] Or tried to cheat me on a [B] job or hit me on the head
[E] When I organized the fight back why the stinkers [A] called me red
But you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it said so [A] you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead cause [E] you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ When I was living on my own one [B] apartment that I had [E] had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell you he was bad _
[A] But when he tried to throw me [B] out I rubbed my hands and said
[E] You haven't seen a struggle if you haven't [A] fought a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated you're bound to hear it [A] said so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ _ Well I kept on agitating [B] now cause what else can you do [E] you're gonna let the sons of bitches [B] walk all over you
My [A] friends said you'll get fired [B] hanging with that Tommy [E] mob.
I should be so lucky buddy.
I ain't [A] got a job
Well, you ain't done nothing if [B] you ain't been called a red
If [E] your marches are [B] agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
_ _ _ _ Well, I've been agitating [B] now for 50 years or more [E] for jobs for [B] equality and always against [A] war
I'll keep on agitating as far as I can see and [E] if that's what being red is then that's good enough [A] for me
Cause you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore it
[B] Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been [A] called a red
And you ain't done nothing [B] if you ain't been called a red
[E] If your marches are agitated then you're bound to hear it said [A] so you might as well ignore [B] it
Or love the word instead [E] cause you ain't been doing nothing if you ain't been called a red
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