Black, Brown & White Blues chords by
Pete Seeger
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Just listen
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to this song
I'm singing brother, you know it's true
If you're black and gotta
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work for a living boy,
this is what they'll do
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Am
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Now if you're white, you're all right
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Gm
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And if you're brown, stick around
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Em
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But if you're black, whoa brother
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C

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D

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Get back, get back, get back
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G

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Em
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I was in a place one night
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They was all having fun
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They was all drinking beer and wine,
but me, I couldn't have none.
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Cause if you're white, you're alright.
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Em
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And if you're brown,
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stick around.
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D

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C

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But if you're blind, oh brother,
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C

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get back, get back, get back.
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Em
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I was in an unemployment office,
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I got a number and stood in line.
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They called everybody's number,
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but they never did call mine.
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Cause if you're white, you're alright,
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Em
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and if you're brown,
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ah, stick around.
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But if you're blind, oh brother,
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you gotta get back, get back,
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Em
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get back.
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I have built this country,
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I fought for it,
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Em
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too. Now I want to know
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what you're going to do
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about Jim Crow.
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Cause if you're white,
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you're alright
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And if you're brown, oh stick around
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But if you're black, oh brother
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Get back, get back, get back
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