Tom: B minor•
Verse 1
Bm
C
Bm
I am an evolving term
that we can't agree on
C
Bm
C
A multitude of colours
Bm
C
Em
C
Some can't quite pro cess
Em
Bm
A porch monkey that ar
Em
G
rived as a jungle bunny
C
Bm
A boy, even though I was
C
Bm
never a pickaninny
I am the sound of America
Em
C
Bm
The dissonance they created
Verse 2
Em
C
Bm
American
C
Coloured by America's ineptitude
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
I am an African American
Struggling with my allegiance
Em
Bm
I am an evolving light living
C
Bm
under the shade of our ancestors
C
Bm
I am your American
Em
negro
Interlude 1
Em
G
Em
Verse 3
Em
Bm
Sun burns in the shade
Em
Bm
Em
My melanin feels the light
Don't worry about radiation
G
Bm
G
Em
The people's gon'
G
Bm
G
be alright
Verse 4
the shade
My melanin feels the light
Don't worry about radiation
The people's gon' be
Interlude 2
alright
Em
C
Em
C
Em
G
Love
Verse 5
Bm
Em
See the world through the
Fm
Em
Fm
Bbm
darkness
Em
C
Fm
Em
Bbm
Fm
Bbm
Black shine, no loss
Fm
Db
Bbm
Fm
Db
to shine
Bbm
Fm
Db
Bbm
Black love, oh
C#
A#m
Em
G
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Light up the world under the sky
Verse 6
Em
need more love (We need to feel
more love)
We've got to give more love
We need to feel more love
Bm
Em
We've got to give more love
Verse 7
Em
Bm
Sun burns in the shade
Em
My melanin feels the light
Don't worry about radiation
G
D
Em
The people's gon' be alright
Interlude 3
Sun burns in the shade
Em
Bsus4
Em
C
Bsus4
Bm
Em
C
Bm
G
Bm
C
Bm
Em
Bm
Bsus4
Bm
C
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
F#m
Bm
Bsus4
Bm
F#m
Bm
Bsus4
Bm
Verse 8
Em
Bm
No matter the perjorative choice,
C
Bm
we are black
F#m
Bm
Unlike the tar they used on their faces
Em
To reinforce a stereotype
F#m
Bm
Em
Their ste reos don't like
F#m
Bm
And I say this because I am of sound
Verse 9
mind
And the sounds that rever
Em
F#m
Are never confused by the volume
E
Em
Bm
Programming the mind
Verse 10
Em
Black people, listen to your own music
G
Em
As soul is the connection to our ancestors
G
Em
A language of tonal tensions
Teaching an audience it was
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