Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Our forefathers worked the fields in burn ing sun,
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we won't do it again.
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Cause now that we've realized,
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that oh so long we've been hypnotized
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We suffer day and night,
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but still stand up right
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Yes my skin is black,
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so when you see me come you can't turn your back
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no you'll never be a man like me
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Oh yeah, yes my skin is black
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no you'll never be a man like me
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They'd be corrected by the whip
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But we all can't decide
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It won't happen again
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Cause now it is our turn to take the lead,
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We suffer day and night,
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but still stand up right
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Yes my skin is black,
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so when you see me come you can turn your back
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no you'll never be a man like me
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Yes, my skin is black,
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so when you see me come you can turn your back, you ain't gonna be,
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no you'll never be a man like me.
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Thank you.
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ChordsAb Fm Eb Dbm Db...
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