Jason Isbell – White Mans World (Guitar Acoustic)

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[Intro] | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | [Verse 1]
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I'm a white man living in a white man's world

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Under our roof is a baby   girl

  Em
I thought this world could be hers one day

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But her momma knew better
[Verse 2]
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I'm a white man living in a white man's town

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Want to take a shot of cocaine and burn it down

Em
Momma wants to change that Nashville sound

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But they're never gonna let her
[Chorus]
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   There's no such thing as someone else's war

Em               Bm7/D    Bm7/C#     Bm
   Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for

Em                                 Bm7/D   Bm7/C#     Bm
   If you're still breathing, it's not too late

Em                    Bm7/D   Bm7/C#  F#
   We're all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate
[Verse 3]
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I'm a white man living on a white man's street

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I've got the bones of the red man under my feet

    Em
The highway runs through their burial grounds

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Past the oceans of cotton
[Verse 4]
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I'm a white man looking in a black man's eyes

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Wishing I'd never been one of the guys

        Em
Who pre-tended not to hear another white man's joke

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Oh, the times ain't for-gotten
[Chorus]
Em                 Bm7/D    Bm7/C#  Bm
   There's no such thing as someone else's war

Em               Bm7/D    Bm7/C#     Bm
   Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for

Em                                 Bm7/D   Bm7/C#     Bm
   If you're still breathing, it's not too late

Em                    Bm7/D   Bm7/C#  F#
   We're all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate
[Instrumental bridge] | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Em | Em | | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| Bm | | Em Bm7/D Bm7/C#| F# | [Verse 5]
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I'm a white man living in a white man's nation

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I think the man upstairs must'a took a va-cation

   Em
I still have faith, but I don't know why

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Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes

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Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes