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Jim Crow

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Intro - |  Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
        |  Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
 AmLook what Jim Crow's done and gone
 GHe Went and changed His name
 AmDon't know what He's going by these days
 GBut He's still actin' the same
 FYou can call it what YCou want to
But it's Amstill a minstrel Gshow
 FYou can call it what YCou want to
                    G   Am..
 But it's still Jim Crow
...  |  Am|  Am|  Am|
|  Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
 AmJim's probably laying in this morning
 GHummin' as He sleeps
 AmFeeling the glow of another Man's Woman
 GAs She lies beneath His feet
 FEnjoyin' the cCool morning breeze
Smellin' fAmlowers as He Ggoes
 FLooks like He's cChanged His ways
    G   Am..
Ah,     but He's still Big Jim Crow
... |  Am|  G|  G|  Am|  Am|  G|  G|
|  C|  C|  Am|  G|  C|  C|  G| 
|  Am|  Am|  Am|  Am|
AmJim will spend the rest of the day
 GPlayin' in some big hotel
AmIt's an old song with very bad rhymes
 GBut He does it so well
He'll maFke some new acqCuaintances
When He's Amout on His evening Gstroll
 FIt's amazing that after Call this time
So many Glove
         Am..
Big Jim Crow
.. |  Am|  Am|  Am|
 Am|  Am|  Am|  Am..

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Jim Crow

by John Mellencamp

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Am Am Am Am

Am Am Am Am

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Look what Jim Crow's done and gone

He Went and changed His name

Don't know what He's going by these days

But He's still actin' the same

F C

You can call it what You want to

Am G

But it's still a minstrel show

F C

You can call it what You want to

G Am

But it's still Jim Crow

Am Am Am

... | | | |

Am Am Am Am

| | | | |

Jim's probably laying in this morning

Hummin' as He sleeps

Feeling the glow of another Man's Woman

As She lies beneath His feet

F C

Enjoyin' the cool morning breeze

Am G

Smellin' flowers as He goes

F C

Looks like He's changed His ways

G Am

Ah, but He's still Big Jim Crow

Am G G Am Am G G

... | | | | | | | |

C C Am G C C G

| | | | | | | |

Am Am Am Am

| | | | |

Jim will spend the rest of the day

Playin' in some big hotel

It's an old song with very bad rhymes

But He does it so well

F C

He'll make some new acquaintances

Am G

When He's out on His evening stroll

F C

It's amazing that after all this time

So many love

Big Jim Crow

Am Am Am

.. | | | |

Am Am Am Am

| | | ..

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