Black Messiah Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 EvCerybody got the righGt to speak their mind

Bb F f g g# (single notes)

so don't shoot me for saying mine.

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody talking about racial equality

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 'cA♯os everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes.

F C

Dm Dm/C

 BuA♯t if I told you that God was black what would you think of that

 I Fbet you wouldn't believeC it. F

F6 A7

Dm Dm/C

 ThA♯ere's a self made prophet living right next to me

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 heA♯ said the Black Messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free.

F C

Dm Dm/C

 HeA♯ looked at me with his evil eye and he prophesied

F C F f g g# a

and he really believed it.

 HeA7 said a BlacDmk MessiahA7 is gonna set the world oDmn fire

 anFd he's no Cliar, 'cos heC7 has truly heard the wordF.

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody talking about racial equality

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 buA♯t I'm the only honky living on an all black street

F C

Dm Dm/C

 thA♯ey knock me down 'cos they brown and I white.

 EvCerybody got the righGt to speak their mind

Bb F f g g#

so don't shoot me for saying mine.

F A7

Dm Dm/C

A♯

F A7

Dm Dm/C

A♯

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody talking about racial equality

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 yoA♯u hear everybody talking about equal rights.

F C

Dm Dm/C

 BuA♯t white's white, black's black and that's that

F C F f g g# a

and that's the way you should leave it.

 DoA7n't want no DmBlack MesA7siah to come and set the worDmld on fire

 a FBlack MessiaCh is gonnC7a come and rule tC13he world F

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody got to show a little give and take

F A7

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody got to live with a little less hate

F C

Dm Dm/C

 EvA♯erybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out.

 EvCerybody got the righGt to speak their mind

 soA♯ don't shoot me for saying mineF.