Smiling Black Faces chords by
Rain Machine
Rain Machine

N/A
Key: B major
Verse 1
B
B

I see slow genocide,
Bodies strung like tanning hides,
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Oh and the fly covered babys,
Verse 2
B
B

And in the mirror love
Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

E
E

I see another sun,
C#m
C#m

E
E

B
B

I will try hard to smile back at me.
Verse 3
B
B

It's no burnt cork affair,
Bsus4
Bsus4

B
B

It's no un due despair,
C#m
C#m

G#m
G#m

E
E

I know a joy that's mocked
B
B

And I know a grief.
Verse 4
B
B

E
E

I know a slave name
B
B

And I know a cold shame!
C#m
C#m

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

And I know I cried in disbelief!
Verse 5
B
B

C#m
C#m

And I see a porno star
E
E

Loaded on alcohol,
A
A

C#m
C#m

I see a rolling stone,
E
E

And I see a creep,
C#m
C#m

Coming
Verse 6
E
E

to on my knees,
C#m
C#m

E
E

Empty hands full of all I will keep!
Verse 7
B
B

Smiling black faces,
Can anyone see?
Interlude 1
Is anything radical in wantin' to be?
B
B

Bsus4
Bsus4

A
A

C#m
C#m

B
B

G#m
G#m

B
B

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Verse 8
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B

E
E

And on his wedding day
B
B

They took Sean Bell away,
E
E

G#m
G#m

Cops let their bullets spray
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B

In the same city where I am a man.
Verse 9
B
B

And when the gavel fell
E
E

B
B

Over that bloody hell
E
E

G#m
G#m

Everyone walked away
B
B

No one even got canned!
Verse 10
B
B

C#m
C#m

This nation's compromised
E
E

Just shrugged an d turned its eyes
C#m
C#m

Some maybe shook their
heads and muttered
E
E

"What a shame..."
Verse 11
E
E

C#m
C#m

G#m
G#m

But his body's
E
E

My body's
C#m
C#m

E
E

Your bod ies could die in pain!
B
B

Smiling black
Verse 12
faces
Is anyone free?
Is anything radical in wantin' to be?
Verse 13
C#m
C#m

E
E

But I see love breaking through,
B
B

Right through the face of cool.
Verse 14
B
B

Time to heed Nelson's call,
Not to let self stay small,
G#m
G#m

E
E

Know we can conquor all of this bullshit if
B
B

E
E

B
B

E
E

we know where we stand.
B
B

Square on the side
Verse 15
E
E

of love,
B
B

E
E

Know how to arm a dove,
B
B

G#m
G#m

I know I want to sing,
E
E

B
B

so I know I can.
Verse 16
B
B

C#m
C#m

And if there are joys to come,
E
E

If there is movin' on,
C#m
C#m

C#sus4
C#sus4

C#m
C#m

If there is love abound
C#sus4
C#sus4

C#m
C#m

E
E

ing let it sus tain
Verse 17
E
E

C#m
C#m

E
E

Oh coo coo brown babe,
C#m
C#m

E
E

C#m
C#m

E
E

Black baby with my last name!
Verse 18
E
E

B
B

And I can see Smiling Black Faces!
I can see Smiling Black Faces!
I can see Shining Black Faces!
Verse 19
B
B

Keepin their teeth,
Sayin fuck grief,
Outro 1
What a release!
B
B

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