Black, Brown & White Blues chords by Pete Seeger
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Intro 1
(E minor) (D major) (C major) (D major) (B flat major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
Verse 1
Just listen (G major)
to (E minor) this song
I'm singing brother, you know it's true
If you're black and gotta
work (G major) for (E minor) a living boy,
this is what they'll do
(D major) Now (G major) if you're (C major) white, you're (A minor) all right
(G major) And (E minor) if you're (C major) brown, (G minor) stick (C major) around
(G major) But (E minor) (D major) if you're black, whoa brother (C major)
Get back (G major) , get back (C major) , get back (D major)
I (E minor) was in a (G major) place one (E minor) night
They was all having fun (G major)
They (E minor) was all drinking beer and wine,
but me, I couldn't have none.
(G major) Cause if you're (C major) white, you're alright.
(G major) (E minor) (G major) And (E minor) if you're (C major) brown,
stick around. (G major)
(E minor) But if you're blind, (D major) oh brother (C major) ,
get back (G major) , get (C major) back, get back. (D major)
I (G major) (E minor) was in an unem (G major) ployment (E minor) office,
I (G major) (E minor) got a number and stood in (G major) line. (E minor)
They (G major) (E minor) called everybody's number,
but they never did (G major) call mine.
Cause if you're (C major) white, you're alright,
(G major) (E minor) and if you're (C major) brown,
ah, stick (D major) around.
(E minor) But if you're (D major) blind, (C major) oh (D major) brother, (C major)
you gotta get (G major) back, get back (C major) ,
get back. (D major) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(G major) (E minor) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (B flat major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
I (G major) have (E minor) built this coun (G major) try, (E minor)
I (G major) fought (E minor) for it,
too. (G major) (E minor) (G major) Now I (E minor) want (G major) (E minor) to know
what (G major) you're going to do
about (E minor) Jim Crow.
(D major) Cause (G major) if you're (C major) white,
you're al (G major) right
And if you're (C major) brown, oh stick (G major) around
But if you're (D major) black, oh brother (C major)
Get (G major) back, get (C major) back, get back
(D major) (G major)
Black, Brown & White Blues
Pete Seeger
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