Black Man chords by Milton Wright

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Intro 1

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They

Verse 1
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say I'm wrong to
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live without commandments
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And set my course by
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not a solid hand
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It seems the world requires
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a strict foundation
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A formula's the measure of a   man
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Were you born your father's child
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Have you always
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been so wild?
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What degree now do  you hold?
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Would you be a soldier of gold?
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They say I'm black and
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so I must be crippled
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And live with what advantage
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I can mind
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Seems the world's tried to write
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my course down in history
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And slavery persecution
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chills my mind
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I'm      not here to be confined
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I've a heart and I've a
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mind I've two feet on which I stand
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I am black and I'm a man
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Say I've gone, I've     gone
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Yeah, go on and say I'm wrong
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Yeah, say I'm wrong
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And laugh at my situation
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And turn around and see me
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before you go
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Can't you see that I'm a man? I've
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two feet and I've two hands
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I've a heart and I've a mind I'm not
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here to be confined
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Can't you see me
Can't you see me
Can't you see me?
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Can't you see me? I'm a man      now
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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I'm a man, I'm a man,
I'm a man
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Understand me
I wanna live like you do
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I'm a man, I'm a man
Oh, understand
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