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Just Because I'm White chords by
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Verse 1
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This one, uh, this one I wrote up, uh
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When I was, uh, when I was in Selma
Verse 2

Well
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Just because I'm white,
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I thought you treat me like a nigga
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Well, just because I'm white,
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I thought you treat me like a nigga
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Well, I hear you're a comrade
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Well, just because I'm white,
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how come you treat me like a nigga?
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Well, just because I'm white,
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how come you treat me like a nigga?
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Well, I hear you're there dogging
Interlude 1
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Good bright light
Verse 3
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s, good big city
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Could going through my baby's head
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Good bright light

The big city, aw
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Any doggy should go to bed
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Well, I might have been an old cousin,
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that's my girl at home
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I remember what she said
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She said,
Verse 4
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"Ha, ha, ha, we don't tell lies
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Fidelity in your head"
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I said, "La, la, la, we don't tell lies
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When you're done,
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you jerk on the bed"
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And I don't wanna be in love,
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'cause that's my girl at home
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I don't know what I'm gonna do,
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I think it's
Interlude 2
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We're dead
Verse 5
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because of white
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How come you treat me like
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a nigga? Whoo
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And yes, because of wine,
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I probably treat me like a nigga
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Well, I hear
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you're a comrade
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Like I did not hear,
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yeah
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G5

    3

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • D

  • Bb5

  • F

  • Em

  • Eb

    6

  • F5

  • Gm

    3

  • Ab5

    4

  • Bb

  • B5

    2

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Just Because I'm White by Johnny Thunders is A major.

The primary chords used in Just Because I'm White are A5, A, D, Bm, E, C5.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like A5, A, D, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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