Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Call It What It Is (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
D F G D F G
[Verse 1]
D F G D F G They shot him in the back... now it's a crime to be black... D F G D F G So don't act surprised... when it gets vandalized...
[chorus]
F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G [Verse 2] [tab]D F G D F G D F G D There's good cops... bad cops... white cops... black cops...
[chorus]
F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder
[Verse 3]
D F G D F G D F G D F G Trayvon Martin... Ezell Ford... Michael Brown... and so many, many more...
[chorus]
G F G F G D F G D F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what... it... is... murder
[Verse 4]
D F G D F G Government... ain't easy... D F G D F G Policing... ain't easy... D F G D F G Hard times... ain't easy... D F G D F G D F G D F G O-ppression... ain't easy... racism... ain't easy... D F G D F G D Fear... ain't easy... suffer-ing ain't easy
[chorus]
F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder ...murder
[Verse 5]
D F G D F G Gun control... mind control... D F G D Self-control... we've dug ourselves a hole
[chorus]
F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder
Notes, use barre chords on the “call it what it is…” chorus section and slide the barre chord
from the F to the G shape in one action then strum on the G shape
(fast count 1,2,3,4,5) F to G, G, G, G,
1 2 3 4 5
Rather than playing the chords you can use a slide or pick
as follows or have one guitar play chords and a second play the slide
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