C (x32010@1)   G96 (320003@1)degrees 
       Amin (x02210@1)the shade 
C (x32010@1)     Greal (320003@1)hot 
       Amin (x02210@1)the shade

Am (x02210@1)              Gsaid (320003@1)it was 96 degrees in the shade 
Am (x02210@1)                     Gten (320003@1)thousand soldiers on parade
Am (x02210@1)                     Gtaking (320003@1)i and i to meet a big fat boy 
Amsent (x02210@1)from overseas 
    G (320003@1)    
the queen employ
Am (x02210@1)excellency before you i come 
        Gwith (320003@1)my representation 
                   Am (x02210@1)          Gyou (320003@1)know where i'm coming from
    Am (x02210@1)you caught me on the loose 
fighting to be free 
        Gnow (320003@1)you show me a noose 
on the cotton tree 
     Am (x02210@1)entertainment for you 
       Gmartyrdom (320003@1)for me

C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)96 degrees in the shade 
C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)
real hot in the shade

like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn 
but i know that one day my people will learn 
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky 
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die

96 degrees in the shade 
real hot in the shade