IntroEDGEA7DGDVerse 1G
This little song that I'm singin' about
G
People you all know is true
G
If you black and gotta work for a livin' now
G N.C.
This is what they been sayin' to you
ChorusC
They said if you white, you's alright
G
If you is brown, stick around
D7
But if you's black, oh brother
G N.C.
Get back, get back, get back...
D7GD7Verse 2G
I was in a place one night
G
They was all havin' fun
GG N.C.
They was all buyin' beer and wine
G N.C.
But they would not sell me none
ChorusC
They said if you white, you's alright
G
If you is brown, stick around
D7
But as you black, mm mmm brother
G N.C.
Get back, get back, get back...
D7GD7Verse 3G
I went to an employment office
G
I got a number and I got in line
G
They called everybody's number
GG N.C.
But they never did call mine
ChorusC
They said if you’s white, you's alright
G
If you is brown, you could stick around
D7
But as you black, mm mmm brother
G N.C.
Get back, get back, get back...
D7GD7Verse 4G
Me and a man was working side by side
G
And this is what it meant
GG N.C.
They was payin' him a dollar an hour
G N.C.
But they was payin' me fifty cent
ChorusC
They said if you white, you'd be alright
G
If you was brown, you could stick around
D7
But as you black, whoa brother
G N.C.
Get back, get back, get back...
D7GD7Verse 5]
G
I helped win sweet victories
G
With my plow and hoe
GG N.C.
Now, I want you to tell me, brother
G N.C.
Whatchu gonna do about the ol' Jim Crow
ChorusC
They said if you’s white, you's alright
G
If you is brown, stick around
D7
But if you black, whoa brother
G N.C.
Get back, get back, get back...
D7GD7G
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