INTRO Bm7 Bm7/A Bm7 E/B Bm7 F/G F F/G C/G Csus2/G E9 E4/9 E9 Bm7 Bm7/A Bm7 E/B Bm7 F/G F F/G C/G Csus2/G E9 E4/9 E9Bm7 Another guilty white boy F/G E9 E4/9 E9 Won't you turn me in? Bm7 Always had it easy F/G E9 E4/9 E9 Bm7 Charge me for my sinsVerse 1:
E9 Ain't been through the slavery C/D Ain't been through the cotton fields Em7/A Through the back of a bus, oh B9 'Cause I'm guilty E9 Ain't been through the slavery C/D Ain't been through the cotton fields Em7/A Through the back of a bus, oh B9 'Cause I'm, ooh, guilty Instrumental BREAK Bm7 Bm7/A Bm7 E/B Bm7 F/G F F/G C/G Csus2/G E9 E4/9 E9Bm7 Broken bones and bruises F/G E9 E4/9 E9 Daddy brought the ball this far Bm7 But living on his shoulders F/G E9 E4/9 E9 Bm7 He passed it with his carVerse 2:
E9 I've been through the little league C/D A nine years old in the social arena Em7/A Oh baby, gonna beat, beat, beat em B9 'Cause I'm guilty E9 I've been through the little league C/D A nine years old in the social arena Em7/A Oh baby, gonna beat, beat, beat em B9 'Cause I'm guilty BRIDGE D7/#9 C9 G7 Bm7 E/B Bm7 D7/#9 C9 G7 Bm7 E/B Bm7 E9 C/D Em7/A B9 E9 C/D Em7/A G7Bm7 F/G Always had it easy, my future's in the mail E9 E4/9 E9 Every reason to succeed, every chance to fail Bm7 F/G Ain't got nothing on nobody, no, no, no, no, no, no, no E9 E4/9 Bm7 If I found that opportunity, I lost my soulVerse 3:
E9 Grandpa saw World War II C/D Old man saw Vietnam Em7/A I spent my allowance to see Mauthausen B9 'Cause I'm guilty E9 I've been through the little league C/D A nine years old in the social arena Em7/A Oh baby, gonna beat, beat, beat em B9 'Cause I'm guilty OUTRO E9 Ain't been through the slavery C/D Ain't been through the cotton fields Em7/A Through the back of a bus, oh B9 'Cause I'm guilty E9 You wonder why we fall C/D On top of everyone Em7/A You wonder why we're no fun B9 'Cause we're guilty