[Intro] F#m A D A ............... F#m A D A ............... [Verse 1] A Bm Little kid in a small town D A I did my best just to fit in
A Bm Broke my heart on the playground, mmh D A When they said I was different [Pre-Chorus] C# Oh, now F#m D Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed Dm Yeah, it's still the same [Chorus] F#m A D A It's a hard life on easy street F#m C#m D A Just white painted picket fences far as you can see F#m A D A If you think we live in the land of the free F#m C#m D A You should try to be black like me [Verse 2] A Bm My daddy worked day and night D A For an old house and a used car A Bm D Just to live that good life, mmh A It shouldn't be twice as hard [Pre-Chorus] C# Oh, now F#m D Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed Dm Yeah, it's still the same
[Chorus] F#m A D A It's a hard life on easy street F#m C#m D A Just white painted picket fences far as you can see F#m A D A If you think we live in the land of the free F#m C#m D A You should try to be black like me [Instrumental] F#m C#m D A ................. F#m A D A ............... [Bridge] Em Oh, I know D I'm not A The only one D A Oh, yeah Em Who feels D Like I Bm E I don't belong [Chorus] F#m A D A It's a hard life on easy street F#m C#m D A Just white painted picket fences far as you can see F#m A D A If you think we live in the land of the free F#m C#m D A You should try to be black like me F#m A D A Oh, and some day we'll all be free F#n C#m D A And I'm proud to be, oh, black like me F#m A D A And I'm proud to be black like me F#m A D A I'm proud to be black like me
D A Black like me