[Intro]
F#m A D A
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F#m A D A
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[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
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F#m A D A
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[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
