James Brown – Say It Loud - Im Black And Im Proud Pts 1 And 2 (Guitar)
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SAY IT LOUD - I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD, PTS. 1 & 2
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1968 Album A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS)
[Intro]
N.C. A7
Uh! With your bad self![Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 1]
A7 Some people say we've got a lot of malice A7 Some say it's a lot of nerve A7 But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve A7 We have been 'buked and we have been scorned A7 We've been treated bad, talked about as sure as you're born A7 But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair, ha A7 Brother we can't quit until we get our share
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 2]
A7 I worked on jobs with my feet and my hands A7 But all the work I did was for the other man A7 Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves A7 We're tired of beating our head against the wall A7 And working for someone else
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge]
D7 Ooh-wee, give it to me D7 All right, you're out of sight D7 All night, so tough D7 You're tough and rough D7 Ooh-wee, uh, you're killing me
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 3]
A7 We demand a chance to do things for ourselves A7 We're tired of beating our head against the wall A7 And working for someone else A7 We're people, we like the birds and the bees A7 We'd rather die on our feet A7 Than be living on our knees
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge 2]
D7 All right now, good God D7 You know we can do the boogaloo D7 Now we can say with the funky talk, and we do D7 Sometimes we sing and we talk D7 You know we jump back and do the camel walk D7 All right now, all right D7 All right
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 4]
A7 We demand a chance to do things for ourselves A7 We're tired of beating our head against the wall A7 And working for someone else A7 We're people, we like the birds and the bees A7 We'd rather die on our feet A7 Than keep living on our knees
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge 3]
D7 Ooh-wee, you're killing me D7 All right, you're out of sight D7 All right, you're out of sight D7 Ooh-wee, ah D7 Ooh-wee, you're killing me D7 Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee
[Chorus]
A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! A7 Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A 7 N.C.
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!