Everybody got the right to speak their mind
Bb F f g g# (single notes)
so don't shoot me for saying mine.
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
Everybody talking about racial equality
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb'cos everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes.
But if I told you that God was black what would you think of that
F C FI bet you wouldn't believe it.
F6 A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
There's a self made prophet living right next to me
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bbhe said the Black Messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free.
He looked at me with his evil eye and he prophesied
F C F F G G# Aand he really believed it.
A7 Dm A7 Dm
He said a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
F C C7 Fand he's no liar, 'cos he has truly heard the word.
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
Everybody talking about racial equality
but I'm the only honky living on an all black street
F C Dm Dm/C Bbthey knock me down 'cos they brown and I white.
C G
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
Bb F F G G#so don't shoot me for saying mine.
F A7 Dm Dm/C BbF A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
Everybody talking about racial equality
F A7 Dm Dm/C Bbyou hear everybody talking about equal rights.
F C Dm Dm/C BbBut white's white, black's black and that's that
and that's the way you should leave it.
Don't want no Black Messiah to come and set the world on fire
F C C7 C13 Fa Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
F A7 Dm Dm/C BbEverybody got to show a little give and take
Everybody got to live with a little less hate
F C Dm Dm/C BbEverybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out.
C G
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
Bb Fso don't shoot me for saying mine.
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