{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2903735,"song":"Is It Because Im Black","artist":"Ken Boothe","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11652723-is-it-because-im-black-chords-by-ken-boothe/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2903735?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro] (0:00)\r\n\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse] (0:16)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nThe dark brown shades of my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nOnly add colour to my tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]                                                     [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n   That splash against my hollow bones, that rocks my soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nLooking back over my false dreams, that I once knew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nWondering why my dreams never came true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]                                [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n   Somebody tell me, what can I do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chrous] (1:07)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Something is holding me back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIs it because I'm black?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse] (1:20)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIn this world of no pity[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI was raised in the ghetto of the city[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Momma, she works so hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nTo earn every penny[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (1:46)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Something is holding me back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIs it because I'm black?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Something is holding me back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI wonder, Is it because I'm black?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo] (2:12)\r\n\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse] (2:38)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nLike a child stealing candy for the first time, and got caught[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nAround life's corner somewhere I got lost[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Something is holding me back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIs it because I'm black?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Something is holding me back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIs it because I'm black?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro] (3:18)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Somebody please tell me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIs it because I'm black? With my black skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\n   Somebody, someone...[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro] (0:00)\n\nFm Fm Fm Fm\n\n\n[Verse] (0:16)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chrous] (1:07)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse] (1:20)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] (1:46)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo] (2:12)\n\nFm Fm Fm Fm\n\n\n[Verse] (2:38)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro] (3:18)","chords":["Fm","Bbm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}