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The rise of the black messiah chords by
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
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They called you "The rise of the Black Messiah"
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like so many boys before you
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And they'll be more,
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more to follow threatening and hard to swallow
Verse 2
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I'm sit ting underneath that hanging tree,
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just me and the ghost of the KKK
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Poor man's gallows in the middle of the woods
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- the saddest tree that ever stood
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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My friend I heard you tell of slavery's end
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but have you heard of mass incarceration
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That ol' Jim Crow he just keeps getting born with a
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new hanging rope for the black man's scourge
Verse 4
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Hey Ol' Man River what do you know
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of that plantation they call Angloa?
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The devil spawned a prison there
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- the saddest farm that ever lived
Verse 5
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Your great- granddaddy he worked that land
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with shackles on his feet and on hands
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He built them levees he chopped that can
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he died in the mud in his chains

Now you stand where he once stood shackles
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on you all the same
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Verse 6

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But he's gonna rise, he's gonna rise and all

them lynchers are gonna be damned
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When outta that mud walks a brand new man
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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They called you "The Rise of the Black
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Messiah" and said they'd do any damn
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Thing they could to keep ya-
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You and your brothers from spreading the word,
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the gospel of freedom and
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Black man's worth
Verse 8
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40 years in solitary,
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consider the man they just can't bury
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I got this letter in my hand,
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saying tell this story when you can
Verse 9
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He's gonna rise, he's gonna rise and all

them lynchers are gonna be damned
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When outta that hold walks a brand new man
Outro 1
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Chords

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  • Dm

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The rise of the black messiah by Indigo girls is A minor.

The primary chords used in The rise of the black messiah are Am, C, G, F, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, C, G, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The rise of the black messiah is approximately 62 beats per minute.

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