Swell-Headed Black Man chords by Junior Murvin
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Verse 1
(D major) Black man know (B minor) yourself,
don't make (G major) vanity go to your (A major) head
(D major) Black man know your (B minor) self,
don't make (G major) vanity go to your (A major) head
As the black man (D major) get a
little position, (B minor)
him start to (G major) show off on his broodring
(A major) As the black man (D major) get a little position,
(B minor) him start to (G major) show off on his broodring
(A major) But he that (D major) ex alted himself
(B minor) must be (G major) a base
(A major) He burned (D major) the bridges behind (B minor) him
He don't re (G major) member
where he's coming from
(A major) He walks like the (D major) earth belongs to (B minor) him
Oh yes (G major) (A major)
(D major) Swell -headed black (B minor) man,
swell -headed black (G major) man (A major)
(D major) Swell -headed black (B minor) man,
swell -headed black (G major) man
(A major) There is (D major) no alternative,
(B minor) so he (G major) gets swell -headed
(A major) Although he's not (D major) busy,
he's still busy, (B minor) oh yes (G major)
(A major) He's grip to (D major) fire, vent to hire, (B minor) oh yes (G major) (A major)
(D major) Swell -headed black (B minor) man,
swell -headed black (G major) man (A major)
(D major) Swear that you're (B minor) black man,
swear that you're a black (G major) man,
mmm, (A major) yes (D major) (B minor) (G major) (A major) (D major) (B minor)
(G major)
(A major) As a black man (D major) get a little position, (B minor)
he'll start to (G major) show off on his pro (A major) ject
He's a black man, (D major) get a little posi (B minor) tion
He'll start to (G major) show off on his pro (A major) geny
But he got (D major) ex alted in himsel (B minor) f,
must be (G major) a beast
(A major) He burned (D major) the bridges behind (B minor) him
He walks like the (G major) earth belongs to (A major) him
He don't remember (D major)
where he's coming from, (B minor) oh no (G major) (A major)
(D major) Sweaty black (B minor) man, sweaty black (G major) man (A major)
(D major) Swell -headed black (B minor) man,
swell -headed black (G major) man
(A major) There is (D major) no alternative,
(B minor) so he (G major) gets swell -headed
(A major) And when he's not (D major) busy,
he's still busy, (B minor) oh yes (G major)
(A major) He's (D major) quick to fire, (B minor)
then to hire (G major) his gradu (A major) ates
(D major) Swell -headed black (B minor) man,
swell -headed black (G major) man (A major) (D major) (B minor) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (B minor) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor)
(A major)
Take (D major) it cool, (B minor) take it cool, (G major) boy
Take (A major) (D major) it cool, (B minor) take it cool, (G major)
boy (B minor) (A major)
(D major) Don't lose (B minor) it cool, don't lose it cool
Swell-Headed Black Man
Junior Murvin
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