Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – White Mans World (Guitar)

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CD: The Nashville Sound [Intro] | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | [Verse 1]
      Am                    Em          G     | Am . Em G |
I'm a white man livin' in a white man's world

Am                  Em   G    | Am . Em G |
Under our roof is a baby girl

  Dm                          Am        C   | Dm . Am C |
I thought this world could be her's one day

        Am                Em G | Am . Em G |
But her momma knew better .  .
[Verse 2]
      Am                    Em          G   | Am . Em G |
I'm a white man livin' in a white man's town

      Am                         Em      G   | Am . Em G |
Wanna take a shot of cocaine and burn it down

Dm                         Am        C     | Dm . Am C |
Momma wants to change that Nashville sound

            Am                  Em G | Am . Em G |
But they're never gonna let her .  .
[Chorus]
Dm                F        Em     |Am         A2 Am |
. There's no such thing as someone else's war

Dm              F        Em         Am                Em       G
. Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for

Dm                     F       Em   | Am . Em G |
. Still breathin' it's not too late

Dm                   F       Em      E
. We're all carryin' one big burden, sharin' one fate
[Verse 3]
      Am                    Em          G     | Am . Em G |
I'm a white man livin' on a white man's street

             Am                   Em       G   | Am . Em G |
I've got the bones of the red man under my feet

    Dm                         Am     C      | Dm . Am C |
The highway runs through their burial grounds

         Am               Em G | Am . Em G |
Past the oceans of cotton .  .
[Verse 4]
      Am                     Em          G    | Am . Em G |
I'm a white man lookin' in a black man's eyes

Am                     Em         G    | Am . Em G |
Wishin' I'd never been one of the guys

       Dm                         Am          C     | Dm . Am C |
Who pretended not to hear another white man's joke

    Am                    Em G | Am . Em G |
Ol' times ain't forgotten .  .
[Chorus]
Dm                F        Em     |Am         A2 Am |
. There's no such thing as someone else's war

Dm              F        Em         Am                Em       G
. Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for

Dm                            F       Em   | Am . Em G |
. You're still breathin' it's not too late

Dm                   F       Em      E
. We're all carryin' one big burden, sharin' one fate
[Bridge] | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | | Dm . Am C | Dm . Am C | Am . Em G | Am . Em G | | Dm . F Em | Am . . A2 Am | Dm . F Em | Am . Em G | | Dm . F Em | Am . Em G | Dm . F Em | E | [Verse 5]
      Am                    Em          G      | Am . Em G |
I'm a white man livin' in a white man's nation

            Am                  Em       G      | Am . Em G |
I think the man upstairs must'a took a vacation

  Dm                      Am         C   | Dm . Am C |
I still have faith, but I don't know why

Am                        Em            G    | Am . Em G |
Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes

Am                        Em            G    | Am  |
Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes
A2 = x02200 Alternatives: In the verse you can play Em/G instead of the G chord. In the chorus you can play Dm/F and Dm/E instead of F and Em. Charted by Dexex