Тональность: A major
Intro 1
G
Verse 1
G
When the white man went to
Africa
C
G
With a briefcase in his hand
C
D
A pristine
Bible held in a cup
C
G
As a black man held the land
D
G
Now the black man holds the
Bible
C
To see his land is gone
D
G
Realize the
G
Lord is a white clown
C
Cm
Who carved out the continent
G
like an operating room
Em
C
Friar
Rosa,
G
D
Ham, a living stone I presume
G
D
Fire and brimstone in their soul,
G
a book shot in their belt
The good book caught a bullet,
D
left the hand the white man dealt
In
East
C
Cm
Africa they called you boy, in the
G
West just plain gossip
Em
D
And you realized,
G
D
C
Lord, the
Lord is the
White
G
Tom
When the
Scotsman went to the
C
Caribbean with his little
G
C
Honda boat
D
He stepped ashore and took the young
C
G
man tightly by the throat
C
Any man who sleeps with mine, to
Hades they'll be gone
D
G
And you realize the
D
C
Lord, the
G
Lord is a white clown
C
Cm
And as he taught them every single verse,
G
Em
to old amazing grace
C
Cm
Betting, bouts of kill, and bruiser banter,
G
D
perfectly in place
G
D
Fire and brimstone in their soul,
G
and buckshot in their belt
The good book caught a bullet,
D
that's the hand the white man dealt
In
East
C
Cm
Africa they called it war, in the
G
West just plain gossip
Em
D
And you realize the
G
D
C
Lord, the
When the white folk started singing,
C
G
C
they only did in solemn prayer
D
Not so pop some neighbors did,
C
for spirits take them there
G
Now the gospel singer, she plays the clubs,
C
and this old man cleans the john
D
When you realize the
C
G
Lord is a white con
Blind
Fuller,
Cm
Howlin'
G
Em
Wolf, and all the bluesmen gone
C
Cm
All we've got to show for it is
G
D
just throwin' it number one
G
Flying brimstone in their soul,
a buckshot in their belt
D
G
The good boy caught a bullet,
D
that's the hand the white man dealt
In
East
C
Cm
Africa, they called it war
In the
G
Em
West, just plain gossip
D
G
And you realize the
D
G
Lord, the
C
Lord is a white cunt
G
When the white man started singing
Em
C
Em
He put fin gers straight in the air
G
He wouldn't play a song of style
Em
That might risk his career
C
Cm
Previously, a slave would trade
G
Em
his freedom for the chance
D
To get off board and follow white men,
do a song or dance
G
Now the whole world's screaming, I repeat,
Em
C
Em
that it's lighter than a swan
G
D
G
And finally you realize, the
Em
C
Em
Lord's a blue icon
C
Of
Jim
Cm
Crow, the minstrel show,
G
the whole of history
Em
D
You think you'll make it up to them
G
D
with a touch of harpery
G
Fire and brimstone in their soul,
buckshot in their bell
Your good book or the bullet,
D
let your hand the white man dealt
In
East
C
Cm
Africa they called you boy, in the
G
West just plain gossip
Em
D
And you realize the
Lord, the
C
G
Lord is a white con
Thank
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