Chords for Tiken Jah Fakoly - Is It Because I'm Black? ft. Ken Boothe
Tempo:
74.075 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
F#m
A#
A
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm honored to be a part of this.
Thank you.
Really honored to be a part of it and [C#m] mother Africa.
Thank you
We're a family now.
Thank you so much
That wrong shade of my skin
Yeah one two
Only eyes color to my tears
[A]
That's flash against my hollow bones
That rocks [C#m] my soul
Looking back over my past dreams that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams never came true
[A]
Somebody tell me
What can [C#m] I do
Yeah
[A]
Something is holding me [A] back
Is it because I'm [C#m] black
[A#] [C#m] Yeah
In this world of no pity
I'm always raising the candle of the city
[F#m] Mama she works so hard
To earn [C#m] every penny
[F#m] Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black
Sick because I'm [A#] back
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
[C#m]
[A#] Yeah
[C#m]
[F#m]
Something is [C#m] holding me back
[G#] [C#m] Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
That's got one.
You know, that's gonna somewhere I got lost
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black?
I want to know I [A#] want to know
[F#] Yeah
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
[C#m]
Tell [A#] me can't you [F#m] see
Somebody please tell me is it because [C#m] I'm black
Thank you.
Really honored to be a part of it and [C#m] mother Africa.
Thank you
We're a family now.
Thank you so much
That wrong shade of my skin
Yeah one two
Only eyes color to my tears
[A]
That's flash against my hollow bones
That rocks [C#m] my soul
Looking back over my past dreams that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams never came true
[A]
Somebody tell me
What can [C#m] I do
Yeah
[A]
Something is holding me [A] back
Is it because I'm [C#m] black
[A#] [C#m] Yeah
In this world of no pity
I'm always raising the candle of the city
[F#m] Mama she works so hard
To earn [C#m] every penny
[F#m] Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black
Sick because I'm [A#] back
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
[C#m]
[A#] Yeah
[C#m]
[F#m]
Something is [C#m] holding me back
[G#] [C#m] Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
That's got one.
You know, that's gonna somewhere I got lost
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black?
I want to know I [A#] want to know
[F#] Yeah
[F#m]
Something is holding me back
[C#m]
Tell [A#] me can't you [F#m] see
Somebody please tell me is it because [C#m] I'm black
Key:
C#m
F#m
A#
A
G#
C#m
F#m
A#
I'm honored to be a part of this.
Thank you.
Really honored to be a part of it and [C#m] mother Africa.
Thank you
We're a family now.
Thank you so much _ _ _
That wrong shade of my skin
Yeah one two
Only eyes color to my tears
_ _ _ [A] _
That's flash against my hollow bones
_ That rocks [C#m] my soul
_ _ _ _ _ _ Looking back over my past dreams that I once knew
_ Wondering why my dreams never came true
_ _ _ [A] _
Somebody tell me
_ What can [C#m] I do
_ Yeah
_ _ _ [A] _
Something is holding me [A] back
Is it because I'm [C#m] black _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [C#m] Yeah
In this world of no pity
I'm always raising the candle of the city _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Mama she works so hard
To earn [C#m] every penny _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black
Sick because I'm [A#] back
_ _ _ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A#] Yeah
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ Something is [C#m] holding me back
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
That's got _ one.
You know, that's gonna somewhere I got lost
_ _ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black?
I want to know I [A#] want to know
[F#] Yeah
_ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
Tell [A#] me _ can't you [F#m] see
Somebody please tell me is it because [C#m] I'm black _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
Really honored to be a part of it and [C#m] mother Africa.
Thank you
We're a family now.
Thank you so much _ _ _
That wrong shade of my skin
Yeah one two
Only eyes color to my tears
_ _ _ [A] _
That's flash against my hollow bones
_ That rocks [C#m] my soul
_ _ _ _ _ _ Looking back over my past dreams that I once knew
_ Wondering why my dreams never came true
_ _ _ [A] _
Somebody tell me
_ What can [C#m] I do
_ Yeah
_ _ _ [A] _
Something is holding me [A] back
Is it because I'm [C#m] black _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [C#m] Yeah
In this world of no pity
I'm always raising the candle of the city _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Mama she works so hard
To earn [C#m] every penny _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black
Sick because I'm [A#] back
_ _ _ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A#] Yeah
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ Something is [C#m] holding me back
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
That's got _ one.
You know, that's gonna somewhere I got lost
_ _ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
Is it because [C#m] I'm black?
I want to know I [A#] want to know
[F#] Yeah
_ [F#m] _
Something is holding me back
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
Tell [A#] me _ can't you [F#m] see
Somebody please tell me is it because [C#m] I'm black _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _