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[Intro] | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | [Verse 1]
I'm a Bmwhite man living in a Bm/F#white man's Bm/Aworld Bm Bm/F# Bm/A BmUnder our roof is a Bm/F#baby Bm/Agirl Bm Bm/F# Bm/A I Emthought this world could be hers one day But her Bmmomma knew better Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
[Verse 2]
I'm a Bmwhite man living in a Bm/F#white man's Bm/Atown Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Want to Bmtake a shot of cocaine andBm/F# burn it Bm/Adown Bm Bm/F# Bm/A EmMomma wants to change that Nashville sound But they're Bmnever gonna let her Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
[Chorus]
Em There's no such Bm7/Dthing as Bm7/C#someone Bmelse's war Em Your creature Bm7/Dcomforts Bm7/C#aren't the Bmonly things worth fighting for Em If you're still breathing, it's Bm7/Dnot too Bm7/C#late Bm Em We're all carrying Bm7/Done big Bm7/C#burden, F#sharing one fate
[Verse 3]
I'm a Bmwhite man living on a Bm/F#white man's Bm/Astreet Bm Bm/F# Bm/A I've got the Bmbones of the red man Bm/F#under my Bm/Afeet Bm Bm/F# Bm/A The Emhighway runs through their burial grounds Past the oBmceans of cotton Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
[Verse 4]
I'm a Bmwhite man looking in a Bm/F#black man's Bm/Aeyes Bm Bm/F# Bm/A BmWishing I'd never beenBm/F# one of the Bm/Aguys Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Who pre-Emtended not to hear another white man's joke Oh, the Bmtimes ain't for-gotten Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
[Chorus]
Em There's no such Bm7/Dthing as Bm7/C#someone Bmelse's war Em Your creature Bm7/Dcomforts Bm7/C#aren't the Bmonly things worth fighting for Em If you're still breathing, it's Bm7/Dnot too Bm7/C#late Bm Em We're all carrying Bm7/Done big Bm7/C#burden, F#sharing one fate
[Instrumental bridge] | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Em | Em | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| F# | [Verse 5]
I'm a Bmwhite man living in a wBm/F#hite man's nBm/Aation Bm Bm/F# Bm/A I think the Bmman upstairs must'aBm/F# took a va-Bm/Acation Bm Bm/F# Bm/A I sEmtill have faith, but I don't know why Maybe Bmit's the fire in my lBm/F#ittle girl's Bm/Aeyes Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Maybe Bmit's the fire in my lBm/F#ittle girl's Bm/Aeyes