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Subject: Randy Newman-Rednecks
the chords are pretty close.  I apologize for any mistakes, but this is my
Jeff H.
Intro:
                     Em7  G(add A)/      B  Em7  
Last night I saw Lester Maddox  on  a   TV show
                   Em7  G(add A)/    B  Em7  
with some smart-ass   New   York    Jew.
                    Em7  G(add A)/      B  A7/C#  
And the Jew laughed at Lester Maddox
                         C/D  Gsus4/       D  G  
and the audience laughed at Lester Maddox too.
               Em7  G(add A)/     B  Em7  
Well, he may be a fool, but he's our fool.
                               Em7  G(add A)/     B  A7/C#  
If they think they're better than him, they're   wrong.
So I Em7went to the Em7/Dpark and I took some Cpaper alongA7/C#  
                C/D  Gsus4/      D  G  
and that's where I made this song.
Verse 1:
GWe talk real D7funny down Ghere.D7  
GWe drink too D7much and we Glaugh too D7loud.
We're Gtoo dumb to D/F#make it in no Em7Northern town,
and we're A7keepin' the C/Dniggers Gdown.D7  
We got Gno-necked D7oilmen from GTexas,D7  
Ggood ol' D7boys from TennesGsee,D7  
   Gcollege D/F#men from Em7L.S.U.
   GWent in D/F#dumb, come Em7out dumb too.
GHustlin' 'round AtD/F#lanta in their Em7alligator shoes.
Gettin' Gdrunk ev'ry D/F#weekend at the Em7barbuques,
and they're A7keepin' the C/Dniggers Gdown.
CHORUS:
We're GRedCnecks, we're GRedCnecks,
and we Gdon't know our D7ass from a Em7hole in the C7ground.
We're GRedD7necks, we're GRedD7necks,
and we're are A7keeping the C/Dniggers Gdown.
      E7We are A7keepin' the C/Dniggers Gdown.
Verse 2:
Now your Northern nigger's a Negro
You see he's got his dignity
Down here we're too ignorant to realize
That the North has set the nigger free.
Yes, he's free to be put in a cage in Harlem in New York City
And he's free to be put in a cage on the South side of Chicago and
                                        the West side
And he's free to be put in a cage in Hough in Cleveland
And he's free to be put in a cage in East St. Louis
And he's free to be put in a cage in Fillmore in San Francisco
And he's free to be put in a cage in Roxbury in Boston.
They're gatherin' 'em up from miles around,
Keepin' the niggers down.
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Rednecks

by Randy Newman

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Em7

A7/C#

C/D

Gsus4

Em7/D

D/F#

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Subject: Randy Newman-Rednecks

the chords are pretty close. I apologize for any mistakes, but this is my

Jeff .

Intro:

Em7 G A B Em7

(add )/

Last night I saw Lester Maddox on a TV show

Em7 G A B Em7

(add )/

with some smart-ass New York Jew.

Em7 G A B A7/C#

(add )/

And the Jew laughed at Lester Maddox

C/D Gsus4 D G

and the audience laughed at Lester Maddox too.

Em7 G A B Em7

(add )/

Well, he may be a fool, but he's our fool.

Em7 G A B A7/C#

(add )/

If they think they're better than him, they're wrong.

Em7 Em7/D C A7/C#

So I went to the park and I took some paper along

C/D Gsus4 D G

and that's where I made this song.

Verse 1:

G D7 G D7

We talk real funny down here.

G D7 G D7

We drink too much and we laugh too loud.

G D/F# Em7

We're too dumb to make it in no Northern town,

A7 C/D G D7

and we're keepin' the niggers down.

G D7 G D7

We got no-necked oilmen from Texas,

G D7 G D7

good ol' boys from Tennessee,

G D/F# Em7

college men from L.S.U.

G D/F# Em7

Went in dumb, come out dumb too.

G D/F# Em7

Hustlin' 'round Atlanta in their alligator shoes.

G D/F# Em7

Gettin' drunk ev'ry weekend at the barbuques,

A7 C/D G

and they're keepin' the niggers down.

CHORUS:

G C G C

We're Rednecks, we're Rednecks,

G D7 Em7 C7

and we don't know our ass from a hole in the ground.

G D7 G D7

We're Rednecks, we're Rednecks,

A7 C/D G

and we're are keeping the niggers down.

E7 A7 C/D G

We are keepin' the niggers down.

Verse 2:

Now your Northern nigger's a Negro

You see he's got his dignity

Down here we're too ignorant to realize

That the North has set the nigger free.

Yes, he's free to be put in a cage in Harlem in New York City

And he's free to be put in a cage on the South side of Chicago and

the West side

And he's free to be put in a cage in Hough in Cleveland

And he's free to be put in a cage in East St. Louis

And he's free to be put in a cage in Fillmore in San Francisco

And he's free to be put in a cage in Roxbury in Boston.

They're gatherin' 'em up from miles around,

Keepin' the niggers down.

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