Humble Pie - Alabama 69

^EYep, this one's called "Alabama 69" [Verse 1] ^EI come from Alabama and I ^Awork a ten pound hammer And ^Emy woman's picking cotton for the boss man on the ^Bhill They ^Ework us till they break our back ^ABeat us cos our skin is black I ^Eguess I'll have to slave till the ^Bwhip is in the ^Egrave

Yeah, ^Awhen will we be ^Efree I wanna ^F#mwalk down any road And feel I have my libe^Brty

^EWell, from day to day I live to die The ^Ascars across my back don't lie ^EAin't there anyone out there To ^Bhear my freedom ^Ecry

^EWell, I believe a man's a man who ^Aearns his pay as best he can The ^Ecolor of his skin don't mean he ain't just like ^Byou Yeah, but ^Ewhite folk here don't give a hell They ^Athink that we were born to smell Of ^Esweat and dust and dirt Or ^Bplough until we ^Edie Hallelujah, let me ^Ahear you now

^AWhen will we be ^Efree I wanna ^F#mwalk down any road And feel I have my liber^Bty These ^Eshoes I'm wearing every day Got ^Aholes the size of Frisco Bay I'm ^Epraying for the time When there will ^Bcome a judgment ^Eday

^ELet me play you some lead here ^EOoh, ooh E A E

^EWell, we all know how long it is since ^ALincoln made those promises That one ^Eday we would walk along the white side of the ^Bstreet Now, but ^Ethere were some bad folk around That ^Agot so riled they shot him down And ^Ethere ain't a cop in town Who wouldn't ^Bdo the same for ^Eme

Yeah^A, now, when will we be ^Efree I wanna ^F#mwalk down any road And feel I have my liber^Bty ^BWell, now, now ^AWhen will we be ^Efree Yeah, yeah^A When will we be ^Efree Ooh, yeah ^A When will we be ^Efree Well, now, now ^A When will we be ^Efree Well, now, now, now, now ^A When will we be ^Efree Yeah, yeah, y^Aeah ^N.C. When will we be f^Eree