Key: D
Introduction:
D
I took my baby on a Saturday bang,
Boy is that girl with you ? Yes, we' re one and the same.
G
Now I believe in miracles,
D
and a miracle has happened tonight.
A
But, if you' re thinkin' about my baby,
G D
it don' t matter if you' re black or white.
D
They print my message in the Saturday Sun,
I had to tell them, I ain' t second to none.
G
And I told about equality,
D
and it' s true, either you' re wrong or you' re right.
A
But, if you' re thinkin' about my baby,
G D
it don' t matter if you' re black or white.
D
I`m tired of this devil, I`m tired of this stuff,
G D
I`m tired of this business, so when the going gets rough.
D
I ain' t scared of your brother, I ain' t scared of no sheets,
G D
I ain' t scared of nobody, girl when the goin' gets mean.
D
Protection for gangs, clubs, and nations,
D
causing grief in human relations.
D
It' s a turf war on a global scale,
D
I' d rather hear both sides of the tale.
D
See, it' s not about races, just places, faces.
D
Where your blood comes from is where your space is.
D
I' ve seen the bright get duller
D
I' m not going to spend my life being a color.
G
Don' t tell me you agree with me,
D
when I saw you kicking dirt in my eye.
A
But, if you' re thinkin' about my baby,
G D
it don' t matter if you' re black or white.
A
I said, if you' re thinkin' about my baby,
G D
it don' t matter if you' re black or white.
A
I said, if you' re thinkin' of being my brother,
G D
it don' t matter if you' re black or white.