Color Line (Garland Jeffreys)


A (x02220@1)               C#m (x13321@4)               BmWhen (x24432@1)you walk the color line better beware
               EThey're (022100@1)gonna stop and stare
A (x02220@1)                 C#m (x13321@4)                  BmWhen (x24432@1)you cross that color line better take care
             EYou're (022100@1)gonna get your share


Bm (x24432@1)               C#mPeople (x13321@4)some try to rule the world
   D (xx0232@1)                        C#mRejoicing (x13321@4)while the weak ones fade
          BmYou (x24432@1)can't make the black and tan
     C#m (x13321@4)                        DBe (xx0232@1)a prisoner in his own land
           ( C#m) (x13321@4)  EAnd (022100@1)turn him into a slave

           A (x02220@1)              C#m (x13321@4)  
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
           Bm (x24432@1)       ECross (022100@1)that color line oh oh
           A (x02220@1)              C#mCross (x13321@4)that color line oh oh oh oh oh
           Bm (x24432@1)       ECross (022100@1)that color line oh oh

    A (x02220@1)        DSay (xx0232@1)hey Willie Mays
    A (x02220@1)                ESay (022100@1)hey Cool Papa Bell say
    A (x02220@1)             DSay (xx0232@1)hey to my Daddy Ray
    A (x02220@1)         ESay (022100@1)hey say say say
    A (x02220@1)       DSay (xx0232@1)hey Sugar Ray
    A (x02220@1)                 ESay (022100@1)hey Jackie Robinson say
        A (x02220@1)                   DSay (xx0232@1)hey to Satchel Paige
        A (x02220@1)              ESay (022100@1)hey say say hey



Bm (x24432@1)         C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1)                    C#mCalling (x13321@4)on America   and every sister and sir
         BmTo (x24432@1)take freedom instead
   C#m (x13321@4)                                 DReverse (xx0232@1)the hearse and down the dread
                     ( C#m) (x13321@4)        EHere's (022100@1)a message daddy gave me to remember

A (x02220@1)               C#m (x13321@4)               BmWhen (x24432@1)you walk the color line better beware
              EThey're (022100@1)gonna stop and stare
A (x02220@1)                 C#m (x13321@4)                  BmWhen (x24432@1)you cross that color line better take care
             EYou're (022100@1)gonna get your share

           A (x02220@1)              C#m (x13321@4)  
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
           Bm (x24432@1)       ECross (022100@1)that color line oh oh
           A (x02220@1)              C#mCross (x13321@4)that color line oh oh oh oh oh
           Bm (x24432@1)       ECross (022100@1)that color line oh oh

    A (x02220@1)        DSay (xx0232@1)hey Willie Mays
    A (x02220@1)                ESay (022100@1)hey Cool Papa Bell say
    A (x02220@1)             DSay (xx0232@1)hey to my Daddy Ray
    A (x02220@1)                  E (022100@1)Say hey to the Homestead Greys
    A (x02220@1)               DSay (xx0232@1)hey to Sweetwater Clifton
A (x02220@1)     DTo (xx0232@1)Jack Johnson
A (x02220@1)     DTo (xx0232@1)Josh Gibson
    A (x02220@1)              ETo (022100@1)Shorty Bolden say hey

A (x02220@1)      DWhen (xx0232@1)you cross
A (x02220@1)      DWhen (xx0232@1)you cross
A (x02220@1)      DWhen (xx0232@1)you cross the
A (x02220@1)         EColor (022100@1)line, yeah 


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