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Bm - D
Southern man better keep your head,
G
- E
don't forget what your good book said.
Bm - D
Southern change gonna come
at last,
G - E
now your crosses are burning fast.
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Southern man!
Bm - G Em
1. I saw cotton and I
saw black,
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tall white
mansions and little shacks.
Bm -
G Em
Southern man when will you pay them back?
F#
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long? How.
Bm - G - Em …
(long instrumental passage) + CHORUS
Bm - G Em
2. Lily Belle, your hair is
golden brown,
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I've seen your black man comin' round.
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Swear by God I'm gonna cut him
down!
F#
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking.
- Bm - G
- Em Bm - G - Em …
How long? How long? How?
(Capo 3rd)
(Neil Young)