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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2685231,"song":"White Boy Reggae","artist":"Bumpin Uglies","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11523861-white-boy-reggae-chords-by-bumpin-uglies/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2685231?type=chord","rating":4.89937,"votes":14,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nJust another suburban stereotype[/tab]\r\n\r\nI've got the love for the rhythms\r\n\r\nAnd the Grooves to Spite\r\n\r\nThat I'm not from the islands\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm the palest of white[/tab]\r\n\r\nI'm putting the reggae roots together\r\n\r\nFor the words that I write\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBut I can't relate to a struggle that I've never seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can't praise a god that I don't believe in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nYou might think that i've been lying when it comes from the seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'm not a fucking lion I'm a drunk with a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm a million miles from everything[/tab]\r\n\r\nI thought I'd become\r\n\r\nI've lost all my faith in the Lord above\r\n\r\nAnd if I work real hard and keep my convictions\r\n\r\nI could still fail and satisfy everyone's predictions\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nSo I drink to stay numb[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut I sing to stay alive\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAin't a shot big enough to keep me satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNo rhymes smart enough for me to save my pride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's a fire burning in me that I cannot deny[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd no I ain't preaching shit[/tab]\r\n\r\nAll I want is to be able to make enough money with\r\n\r\nMusic to quit waiting tables\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd my Blood runs cold[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs I try to comprehend\r\n\r\nThe words we diefied that are creations of men\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nI'm just a hopeless romantic with the focus[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\non hopeless, writing love song after love song[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the hope that I can cope with\r\n[tab]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThe truth of my reality[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut It's hard for me to swallow\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe realest love I know[/tab]\r\n\r\nIs between my liver and a bottle\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDecidedly rough I have confided enough[/tab]\r\n\r\nI am forever in possession of unrequited love\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo I tether my confessions[/tab]\r\n\r\nTo the words I supply\r\n\r\nI would rather die alone then settle for a lie\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBecause I'm a dying breed[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe extinction of a race\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSeparating heads from shoulders[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo I can spite my face\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nBeen coming around looking for the right sound[/tab]\r\n\r\nTo escape from the mold that I've worn in the ground\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the walls closing in on my coffin of sin[/tab]\r\n\r\nI would like to explain but before we begin\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E#[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf you're waiting for me to fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTake a seat and hold your breath[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's almost last call\r\n[tab] [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm just one shot away from an early grave[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been running at a pace I can't maintain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThere's a demon living in me that's controlling my brain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nA Poison running through me that I'll never contain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo I siphon it off with a mic and a pen[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut the growth is exponential, it's drawing me in\r\n\r\nActing inconsequentially I'm lost at the same\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou call it White boy's reggae I call it \"Sanity's End\"[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nDm A# G A# A\n\n\n\nI've got the love for the rhythms\n\nAnd the Grooves to Spite\n\nThat I'm not from the islands\n\n\nI'm putting the reggae roots together\n\nFor the words that I write\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI thought I'd become\n\nI've lost all my faith in the Lord above\n\nAnd if I work real hard and keep my convictions\n\nI could still fail and satisfy everyone's predictions\n\n\n\nBut I sing to stay alive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll I want is to be able to make enough money with\n\nMusic to quit waiting tables\n\n\nAs I try to comprehend\n\nThe words we diefied that are creations of men\n\n\n\n\nIn the hope that I can cope with\n\n\nBut It's hard for me to swallow\n\n\nIs between my liver and a bottle\n\n\n\nI am forever in possession of unrequited love\n\n\nTo the words I supply\n\nI would rather die alone then settle for a lie\n\n\nThe extinction of a race\n\n\nSo I can spite my face\n\n\n\nTo escape from the mold that I've worn in the ground\n\n\nI would like to explain but before we begin\n\n\n\n\nIt's almost last call\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBut the growth is exponential, it's drawing me in\n\nActing inconsequentially I'm lost at the same","chords":["Dm","A#","G","A","E#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}