Intro

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Chorus:
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Southern man better keep your head
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Don't forget what your good book said
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Southern change gonna come at last
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Now your crosses are burning fast


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Verse:
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I saw cotton and I saw black
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Tall white mansions and little shacks
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Southern man when will you pay them back?

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I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackin'
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How long, how long? Ho-o-ow long?


Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9
Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9

Chorus:
Dm                  Fmaj7
Southern man better keep your head
Bb                     G7
Don't forget what your good book said
Dm                    Fmaj7
Southern change gonna come at last
Bb                   G7
Now your crosses are burning fast
 

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Dm / / / Bb / Gm Gm9

Verse:
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Lily Bell your hair is golden brown
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I've seen your black man comin' down
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Swear by God I'm gonna cut him down
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I heard screamin' and bullwhips crackin' and
A
How long, how long? Ho-o-ow long?

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