Chords for Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black Ripped (David August Edit)
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] The dark brown shade of my skin only adds color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Looking down over my false dream that I once had.
Wondering why my dreams never came true.
It's because I'm black.
Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, [Dm] oh, [Am] something is pulling me back.
Oh, oh, is it because I'm black?
The dark brown shade of my skin.
Only add color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Looking down over my dream that I once knew.
Wondering why my dreams never came true.
Is it because I'm black? Uh-huh.
Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, oh, [Dm] [Am] something is pulling me back.
[Dm] Uh-huh.
[Am] Is it because I'm black?
Yeah.
[E] [Am] And as well as I'm getting our way [Em] down the stairs.
Oh, oh, uh.
[Am] [Am] [Dm] Mama, she worked so hard to earn every penny.
[Am]
[Em] [Am] Oh, oh, [Dm] something is pulling me back.
Uh-huh.
[Am] Is it because I'm black?
[F] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] The dark brown shade of my skin only adds color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Looking down over my false dream that I once had.
Wondering why my dreams never came true.
It's because I'm black.
Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, [Dm] oh, [Am] something is pulling me back.
Oh, oh, is it because I'm black?
The dark brown shade of my skin.
Only add color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Looking down over my dream that I once knew.
Wondering why my dreams never came true.
Is it because I'm black? Uh-huh.
Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, oh, [Dm] [Am] something is pulling me back.
[Dm] Uh-huh.
[Am] Is it because I'm black?
Yeah.
[E] [Am] And as well as I'm getting our way [Em] down the stairs.
Oh, oh, uh.
[Am] [Am] [Dm] Mama, she worked so hard to earn every penny.
[Am]
[Em] [Am] Oh, oh, [Dm] something is pulling me back.
Uh-huh.
[Am] Is it because I'm black?
[F] [Am]
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_ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ The dark brown shade of my skin only _ adds color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
_ Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ Looking down over my false dream that I once _ had.
Wondering why my dreams never came true. _ _ _ _
It's because I'm black.
_ _ Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] _ [Am] Oh, _ [Dm] oh, [Am] something is pulling me back.
Oh, oh, is it because I'm black?
_ _ _ _ _ _ The dark brown shade of my skin.
_ _ Only add color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
_ Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ Looking down over my dream that I once knew.
_ _ Wondering why my dreams never came true.
_ _ _ Is it because I'm black? Uh-huh.
_ Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, _ oh, [Dm] [Am] something is pulling me back.
[Dm] Uh-huh.
_ [Am] Is it because I'm black?
Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] And as well as I'm getting our way [Em] down the stairs.
Oh, oh, uh.
[Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Mama, she worked so hard to earn every penny.
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_ [Em] [Am] Oh, oh, _ _ _ [Dm] something is pulling me back.
Uh-huh.
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_ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ The dark brown shade of my skin only _ adds color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
_ Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ Looking down over my false dream that I once _ had.
Wondering why my dreams never came true. _ _ _ _
It's because I'm black.
_ _ Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] _ [Am] Oh, _ [Dm] oh, [Am] something is pulling me back.
Oh, oh, is it because I'm black?
_ _ _ _ _ _ The dark brown shade of my skin.
_ _ Only add color to my tears.
Oh, oh, let's dash against my hollow bones.
_ Better watch my snow.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ Looking down over my dream that I once knew.
_ _ Wondering why my dreams never came true.
_ _ _ Is it because I'm black? Uh-huh.
_ Somebody tell me what can I do.
[Em] [Am] Oh, _ oh, [Dm] [Am] something is pulling me back.
[Dm] Uh-huh.
_ [Am] Is it because I'm black?
Yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] And as well as I'm getting our way [Em] down the stairs.
Oh, oh, uh.
[Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Mama, she worked so hard to earn every penny.
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_ [Em] [Am] Oh, oh, _ _ _ [Dm] something is pulling me back.
Uh-huh.
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