I Wanna Be Black chords by
Lou Reed

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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G

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Verse 1

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G

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I want to be black

Have natural rhythm

Em

Em

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Shoot twenty feet of jism, too

C

C

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G

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And fuck up Jews

I want to be black

I want to be a Panther

Verse 2

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Have a girlfriend named Samantha

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And have a stable of foxy whores

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Oh I want to be black

Verse 3

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[Chorus:] I don't want

to be a fucked up,

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middle class,

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College student anymore

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I just want to have a stable of

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foxy little whores

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Cm

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Yeah, yeah I want to be black

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G

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I want to be black

Verse 4

C

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D

D

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I want to be like Martin Luther King

And get myself shot in spring

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Em

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C

C

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And lead a whole generation too

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G

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And fuck up the Jews

Verse 5

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G

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I want to be black,

I want to be like Malcolm X

And cast a hex over President

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Kennedy's tomb

C

C

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And have a big prick, too

Verse 6

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G

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[Chorus]

Outro 1

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Chords

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Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Wanna Be Black by Lou Reed is A major.

The primary chords used in I Wanna Be Black are A, D, F#m, E, Dm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, F#m, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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