Bobby Bare – What Color Is A Man (Guitar)
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As recorded by Bobby Bare
(From the 1966 Album TALK ME SOME SENSE)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D One day a little boy climbed up on his daddy's knee A With picture and crayons in his hand D He said, "When I grow up this is a man I want to be C D Daddy, what color is a man?"
[Verse 2]
D "When I'm a man I want to be happy A I want to be strong and free D I want to be brave like a soldier C D What crayon should I use to color me."
[Harmonica Solo]
C F C F
[Bridge]
C F C F G If you color him blue son he may not be a happy man F Bb F Bb C If you color him red son someone may steal his land G C G D G C G D If you color him green or yellow he may be jealous and cowardly Em A Em A7 D If you color him black son he may never be free
[Verse 3]
D He told him, "Son put your crayons away A And try your best to understand D Man's never made of any color my boy C D Color never made any man, any man..."
[Outro]
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