Black Like Me — Mickey Guyton
Chords and lyrics for Black Like Me by Mickey Guyton (key of G).
Intro
[Em] [G] [C] [G]
[Em] [G] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[G] Little kid in a small [Am7]town
[C] I did my best just to fit [G]in
[G] Broke my heart on the [Am7]playground, mmh
[C] When they said I was [G]different
[G]Oh, [B7]now
Pre-Chorus
Now, I'm [Em]all grown up and nothin' has [C]changed
Yeah, it's [Cm]still the same
Chorus
It's a [Em]hard [G]life on [C]easy [G]street
Just white [Em]painted picket [Bm]fences far as [C]you can [G]see
If you [Em]think we [G]live in the [C]land of the [G]free
You should [Em]try to [Bm]be [C]black like [G]me
Verse 2
[G] My daddy worked day and [Am7]night
[C] For an old house and a used [G]car
[G] Just to live that good [Am7]life, mmh
[C] It shouldn't [Cm]be twice as [G]hard
Pre-Chorus
[G]Oh, [B7]now
Now, I'm [Em]all grown up and nothin' has [C]changed
Yeah, it's [Cm]still the same
Chorus
It's a [Em]hard [G]life on [C]easy [G]street
Just white [Em]painted picket [Bm]fences far as [C]you can [G]see
If you [Em]think we [G]live in the [C]land of the [G]free
You should [Em]try to [Bm]be, oh, [C]black like [G]me
Bridge
Oh oh [Em]oh, [Bm]oh [C]oh-oh [G]oh
Oh oh [Em]oh, [Bm]oh [C]oh-oh [G]oh
I [Dm]know
I'm [C]not
The only [G]one
[C]Oh-oh, oh [G]yeah
Who [Dm]feels
Like [C]I
[C]I don't [Am]belong[D]
Chorus
It's a [Em]hard [G]life on [C]easy [G]street
Just white [Em]painted picket [Bm]fences far as [C]you can [G]see
And if you [Em]think we [G]live in the [C]land of the [G]free
You should [Em]try to [Bm]be, oh, [C]black like[G] me
Outro
Oh, and [Em]some [G]day we'll [C]all be [G]free
And I'm [Em]proud to [G]be, oh, [C]black like [G]me
And I'm [Em]proud to [G]be [C]black like[G] me
I'm [Em]proud to [Bm]be [C]black like [G][Em]me[G]
[C]Black like [G]me
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