Ode To A Black Man chords by
The Dirtbombs

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Key: E major

Intro 1

Verse 1

If you see Stevie Wonder,

tell him I'm here

If you see Stevie Wonder, tell him I see

Verse 2
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F#m F#m 2
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E E 
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I don't want no songs for plants
F#m F#m 2
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D D 
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I     want songs  for me
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E E 
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I don't want  no songs for plants
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I     want liberty, I'm living in the city

Verse 3

If you see the doctor, tell him he's King

If you see the doctor,

tell him he's still King

Verse 4

F#m

But this bad black boy

F#m

Won't be blown away by anything

F#m

Yes, this bad black boy

F#m

Won't be blown away by anything

Verse 5
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There are people in this town
Bm Bm 2
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that try to put me down
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G G 
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They say I don't give a damn
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But the people in this town
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that try to put me down
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F#m F#m 2
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Are the people in this town  that could
G5 G5 3
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G G 
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never understand a black man

Interlude 1
Get it, man
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D D 
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E E 
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D D 
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D D 
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Verse 6
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There are people in    this town
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that try to put me down
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Em Em 
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They say I don't give a damn (damn)
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But the people in this town
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that try to put me down
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Are the people in this town  that could
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never understand a black man

Interlude 2

Verse 7

If you see Robert Johnson, tell him I'm here

If you see Jimi, tell him it's clear

F#m

I've been living

Verse 8
on the wrong
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But now I'm here
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E E 
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I've  been living on the wrong side
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D D 
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Now I'm here

Verse 9
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There are people in this town
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that try to put me down
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G G 
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They say I don't give a damn
F#m F#m 2
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But the people in this town
Bm Bm 2
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that try to put me down
E E 
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F#m F#m 2
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Are the people in this town  that could
G G 
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never understand a black man

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