White Man Sings The Blues chords by Melanie

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Verse 1
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1,  (A major) 2, 3, 4  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (A major) 
I can't take no more
There ain't no use
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just  (G major) can't keep on doing what
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it is  (D major) you think I  (A major) do  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) And  (A major) the words that
I've been listening to
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Are as  (G major) honest as a white man sounds  (D major) 
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When he sing (A major) s  the blues
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Oh, I  (G major) know  (E minor) 
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We're  (A major) through
Take me where the wild things grow
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Where  (G major) the truth is found
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cause it's roots  (D major) are down
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F#m 
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 (A major) below  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
Where the system is our savior's song
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Where I  (G major) feel the rhythm
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but  (D major) the tune is still on  (A major) board
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Oh  (D major) my,  (G major) I don't know
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which  (E minor)  (G major) one  (A major) 
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String the feather and the  (G major) silken twine  (D major) 
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Weave the twine with the laurel leaves  (A major) 
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Bring the river to make  (G major) a  (D major) wine
Brew the wine with the laurel
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to make a  (A major) tea  (G major) 
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 (E minor) Treat me,  (A major) take  (G major)  (E minor) me  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
I wonder if can hear me
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I  (E minor) hear  (G major) me
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I wonder if hear hear hear me  (A major)  (G major)  (E minor) 
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I can't  (A major) take no more, there ain't no use
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I can't  (G major) keep on doing what
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 (D major) it is you think  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
And the words that I've been listening to
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are as  (G major) honest as a white man sounds  (D major) 
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when he sing (A major) s  the blues.
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Oh, I  (G major) know we're  (E minor) through.  (G major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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It's like a  (A major) white  (E minor) man singing the blues  (A major) 
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Like  (G major) a  (E minor) white man singing the  (A major) blues
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Em 
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 (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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Like a white man singing the blues  (A major) 
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It's  (A major)  (G major) like a white
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man singing the blues  (A major) 