this song is played live with a capo on 2 however this tab is written to be played without a capo.
Intro: Just play F# C#7 G#m7 in different orders
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7Well, (242352@1)the summer day make a white man lazy
B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)Well, all I've ever known is poor
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#Owe (244322@1)my skin to the country store
G#m7 (131141@4) F#7Dont (242352@1)own my walls, my roof, my door
C#7But (x4342x@1)he tells me I'm free
B (x2444x@1) F#But (244322@1)I fight the will to live
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#Hell (244322@1)might take but heaven gives
G#m7 (131141@4) F#7It's (242352@1)the only one so I'll forgive
C#7 (x4342x@1)
And Im not the one to grieve
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7And (242352@1)the summer day make a white man lazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7He (242352@1)sits on his porch killing time
B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) G#m7I (131141@4)gotta work to feed my wife and baby
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7I (242352@1)work so god damn hard that it's a crime
B (x2444x@1) F#Well, (244322@1)I went down to the polling place
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#The (244322@1)white men there just laughed in my face
G#m7 (131141@4) F#Saying (244322@1)boy, this aint no nigger's race
C#7You (x4342x@1)best get on your way
B (x2444x@1) F#Sir, (244322@1)I believe I've got the right
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#Said (244322@1)you aint got nothing if you aint white
G#m7 (131141@4) F#And (244322@1)I thought I said get out of sight
C#7Well, (x4342x@1)what was I to say?
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7And (242352@1)the summer day make a white man lazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7He (242352@1)sits on his porch killing time
B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1) G#m7I (131141@4)gotta work to feed my wife and baby
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7I (242352@1)work so god damn hard that it's a crime
B (x2444x@1) F#When (244322@1)I was 'bout the age of five
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#Watched (244322@1)my daddy burned alive
G#m7 (131141@4) F#They (244322@1)cut him low and they hung him high
C#7Swayin' (x4342x@1)in the breeze
B (x2444x@1) F#The (244322@1)last words I heard him say
C#7 (x4342x@1) F# (244322@1)
Before they stole his life that day
G#m7 (131141@4) F#Was (244322@1)forgive them lord, they've gone astray
C#7Now (x4342x@1)take me to my knees
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7And (242352@1)the summer day make a white man lazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7He (242352@1)sits on his porch killing time
F# (244322@1) G#m7 (131141@4) B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)
But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7Might (242352@1)make me do something out of line
Solo (figure it out. Same chords...)
B (x2444x@1) F#Well, (244322@1)I dont know but I heard tell
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#Of (244322@1)a furnace below a place called hell
G#m7 (131141@4) F#And (244322@1)who would catch me if I fell?
C#7Who (x4342x@1)would pray for me?
B (x2444x@1) F#But (244322@1)one thing I see for sure
C#7 (x4342x@1) F#It's (244322@1)hot as hell up here I know
G#m7 (131141@4) F#And (244322@1)the devil lives right down the road
C#7It's (x4342x@1)all the same to me
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7And (242352@1)the summer day make a white man lazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7He (242352@1)sits on his porch killing time
F# (244322@1) G#m7 (131141@4) B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)
But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#7Might (242352@1)make me do something out of line
D#m (xx4342@1) B(E (x2444x@1)barre shape)
But if you should see my wife
F# (244322@1) C#7Tell (x4342x@1)her that I wont be home tonight
D#m (xx4342@1) B (x2444x@1)(E barre shape)
So dont leave on the light
F# (244322@1) G#m7 (131141@4)name="chord_x4342x@1">C#7
I got a little buisness down the road
D#m (xx4342@1) B(E (x2444x@1)barre)
And If I'm dead by sunrise
F# (244322@1) C#7Kiss (x4342x@1)my baby girl for me
D#m (xx4342@1) B(E (x2444x@1)barre)
It aint life if it aint free
F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#I (244322@1)got a mighty burden to unload
Outro: Verse Chords + some others.. idk.
