Tonalidad: Gb major
Intro 1
A
Bb
A
D
Verse 1
D
Your
D
father is an African,
Em
D
your mother may be Norwegian.
C
You pass me you wouldn't say goodnight,
feeling you were really wild.
D
Your skin may be a little pink,
Em
and that's the reason why you think
D
C
That the complexion of your face
Em
Can hide you from the negro race
A
Bb
A
No, you can never
get away from the fact
D
If you're not white,
Bb
D
Bb
Fm
Bb
Eb
Bb
you're considered black
D
You jut along the thoroughfare
Em
You shade your
waist like Fred Astaire
D
C
And when you see me passing by,
Em
you watch me with a crooked eye.
D
And yet you speak to Mr. B,
Em
who does not want your company.
D
C
In every way you endeavor to
Em
A
show yourself superior.
No, you can never get away from the fact,
D
Em
if you're not white,
Bb
Eb
Bb
Fm
Bb
D
you're considered black.
Your negro hair is obvious,
Em
you make it more conspicuous,
A
D
C
you use all sorts of vassaline
Em
to make out you a European,
D
you speak with exaggeration
Em
to make the greatest impression
A
D
C
that you were taught apparently
Em
at Cambridge University.
A
A
No, you can never get
D
away from the fact,
Em
If you're not white,
D
Eb
Bb
Fm
Bb
D
you're considered black.
You hate the name of Africa,
Em
The land of your great
A
D
-grandfather,
C
The country where you
can't go wrong,
The home where you really belong.
A
D
You'd rather be
amongst the whites
Em
than stick up for
D
A
your father's rights
D
C
And very often frown your face
to think you're
Em
A
from the negro race
A
No, you can never get away from the fact
if you're not white
D
Em
D
you're considered black you
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