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Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud by James Brown
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud
Capo: 1st fret
[Main]
Play this for 38 measures. This is the basic pattern. Ad lib at will.
e|-------|-0-0-0-|-------|-0-0-0-0-x-x-x|---0-0-x-x-x-|-------|---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
B|-------|-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-x-x-x|---1-1-x-x-x-|-------|---1-1-1-1-x-x-x-|
G|---2-0-|-2-2-2-|---2-0-|-2-2-2-2-x-x-x|---2-2-x-x-x-|---2-0-|---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-|
D|-------|-------|-------|--------------|-------------|-------|-----------------|
A|-0-----|-------|-0-----|--------------|-0-----------|-0-----|-0---------------|
E|-------|-------|-------|--------------|-------------|-------|-----------------|
[Bridge]
Then the first bridge is 10 measures long.
Play this basic pattern and ad lib at will.
e|---------x-x-x-|-----------------|
B|-----11\-x-x-x-|-----------------|
G|-/12-12\-x-x-x-|-----8---------8-|
D|---------------|-/10---8h10-10---|
A|---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|
Play main riff again for 22 measures.
Then play the bridge into fade out.
Uh, with your bad self
Say it louder (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it louder (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Looky here
Some people say we got a lot of malice
Some say it's a lotta nerve
But I say we won't quit moving
Until we get what we deserve
We've been 'buked and we've been scorned
We've been treated bad, talked about
As sure as you're born
But just as sure as it take two eyes to make a pair, huh
Brother, we can't quit until we get our share
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
One more time, say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
But all the work I did was for the other man
And now we demands a chance
To do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Ow!
Ooh-wee, you're killing me
Alright, uh, you're out of sight
Alright, so tough, you're tough enough
Ooh-wee, uh, you're killing me, ow
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it louder (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else
Look here, there's one thing more I got to say right here
Now, we're people, we like the birds and the bees
And we'd rather die on our feet than keep living on our knees
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Ow!
Uh, alright now
Lordy
You know we can do the boogaloo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway
Now we do
Ha, sometimes we dance, we sing, and we talk
You know I do like, I do the Camel Walk
Alright now, ha, alright
Alright now, ha
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Let me hear ya, say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We're tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else, huh
You know, we are people, too
We like the birds and the bees
But we'd rather die on our feet
Than keep living on our knees
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Let me hear ya, ha
Say it loud, h (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Ow!
ooh-wee, you're killing me
Alright, uh, outta sight, alright, you're outta sight
Ooh-wee, oh Lord
Ooh-wee, you're killing me
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, OW
Say it loud, huh (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
God, I feel it, say it loud, uh (I'm Black and I'm proud)
Say it loud (I'm Black and I'm proud)
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Key: Bb
[Intro]
N.C. A7
Uh! With your bad self!
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 1]
A7
Some people say we've got a lot of malice
A7
Some say it's a lot of nerve
A7
But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve
A7
We have been 'buked and we have been scorned
A7
We've been treated bad, talked about as sure as you're born
A7
But just as sure as it takes two eyes to make a pair, ha
A7
Brother we can't quit until we get our share
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 2]
A7
I worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
A7
But all the work I did was for the other man
A7
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
A7
We're tired of beating our head against the wall
A7
And working for someone else
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge]
D7
Ooh-wee, give it to me
D7
All right, you're out of sight
D7
All night, so tough
D7
You're tough and rough
D7
Ooh-wee, uh, you're killing me
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 3]
A7
We demand a chance to do things for ourselves
A7
We're tired of beating our head against the wall
A7
And working for someone else
A7
We're people, we like the birds and the bees
A7
We'd rather die on our feet
A7
Than be living on our knees
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge 2]
D7
All right now, good God
D7
You know we can do the boogaloo
D7
Now we can say with the funky talk, and we do
D7
Sometimes we sing and we talk
D7
You know we jump back and do the camel walk
D7
All right now, all right
D7
All right
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Verse 4]
A7
We demand a chance to do things for ourselves
A7
We're tired of beating our head against the wall
A7
And working for someone else
A7
We're people, we like the birds and the bees
A7
We'd rather die on our feet
A7
Than keep living on our knees
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
[Bridge 3]
D7
Ooh-wee, you're killing me
D7
All right, you're out of sight
D7
All right, you're out of sight
D7
Ooh-wee, ah
D7
Ooh-wee, you're killing me
D7
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee
[Chorus]
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A7
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
A 7 N.C.
Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!
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