Key: G
Introduction:
G# Fm A#m G#
G# Fm A#m G#
G# Fm
Our forefathers worked the fields
A#m C#m
in burning sun, they sweat and strained
G# Fm
But we are sad to say,
A#m D#
we won't do it again
G# Fm
Because now that we've realized
A#m C#m
that oh so long we've been hypnotized
G# Fm
We suffered day and night,
A#m G#
but since then we're bright
C# D#
Yes, my skin is black
Cm Fm
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
C# D# G#
You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me
G# Fm
If ever they made a slip,
A#m C#m
they'd be corrected by the whip
G# Fm
But we are glad to say,
A#m D#
it won't happen again
G# Fm
'Cause now it is our turn
A#m C#m
to take the lead because we have learned
G# Fm
We suffered day and night,
A#m G#
but since then we're bright
C# D#
Yes, my skin is black
Cm Fm
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
C# D# G#
You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me
C# D#
Yes, my skin is black black black
Cm Fm
So when you see me come, you can turn your back
C# D# G#
You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me