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Black Sheep

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    F133211
    Cx32010
   Dmxx0231
   Bbx13331 (x1333x)
  Eb76656xx
    G320001 (320033)
[Verse]
FSittin in this Clonely town Dmwonderin when things are going to Bbchange
FDreamin Cmy life away and it Dmseems them dreams have
turned into a Bbbunch of dust clouds
FGettin my Cnerve up, but my Dmpast is pullin me Bbdown
FWonderin Chow long this black Dmsheep can stick Eb7around
FSomebody Ctold me once before Dmyou can never go Bbhome again once you 
Fleave. Say Canything just to scare Dmme away from the Bbtruth of who I am and what I 
Fbelieve. So I Cthanked him for his two cents with a Dmshake and some Bbsympathy
FAnd I packed up my Cblue jeans and I Dmheaded for the big Eb7prize of my freedom
[Chorus]
FBye Cbye black sheep, Dmblack sheep of the Bbfamily
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep how that Bbmeans so much to Cme
FBye Cbye to my Dmfriends and my Bbfamily
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep goin off to Eb7set my soul,   E  Fset it free
[Bridge]
GTimes they were a changin, BbI did just a little re-arrangin
GTake a couple chances, Bbmy progress it advances
CTo that prize of my Cfreedom*
  F    C    Dm    Bbx2
[Verse 2]
F(spoken) It's written in the Cstars Dmsteel bars never will a Bbprison cell make
F(spoken) COnce I find that sweet Dmhome or a place I like to Bbcall home anyway
FSome people will Csay I'm crazy singin out Dmloud like I Bbdo here on the street
FWhen I got a Csong I sing it out Dmloud and if you don't Eb7like that my friend,
Eb7Well I'm gonna say
[Chorus]
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep / oh bye bye, oh bye Bbbye, the black sheep of the family
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep / goodbye to my friends, Bband black sheep, 
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep / you know you always means so much to me, so my friends, you've been my Bbfamily
FBye Cbye black Dmsheep goin off to Eb7set my soul,   E  Fset it free

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Black Sheep

by Martin Sexton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb7

133211

x32010

xx0231

x13331 (x1333x)

Eb7

6656xx

320001 (320033)

[Verse]

F C Dm Bb

Sittin in this lonely town wonderin when things are going to change

F C Dm

Dreamin my life away and it seems them dreams have

turned into a bunch of dust clouds

F C Dm Bb

Gettin my nerve up, but my past is pullin me down

F C Dm Eb7

Wonderin how long this black sheep can stick around

F C Dm Bb

Somebody told me once before you can never go home again once you

F C Dm Bb

leave. Say anything just to scare me away from the truth of who I am and what I

F C Dm Bb

believe. So I thanked him for his two cents with a shake and some sympathy

F C Dm Eb7

And I packed up my blue jeans and I headed for the big prize of my freedom

[Chorus]

F C Dm Bb

Bye bye black sheep, black sheep of the family

F C Dm Bb C

Bye bye black sheep how that means so much to me

F C Dm Bb

Bye bye to my friends and my family

F C Dm Eb7 E F

Bye bye black sheep goin off to set my soul, set it free

[Bridge]

G Bb

Times they were a changin, I did just a little re-arrangin

G Bb

Take a couple chances, my progress it advances

C C

To that prize of my freedom*

F C Dm Bb

[Verse 2]

F C Dm Bb

(spoken) It's written in the stars steel bars never will a prison cell make

F C Dm Bb

(spoken) Once I find that sweet home or a place I like to call home anyway

F C Dm Bb

Some people will say I'm crazy singin out loud like I do here on the street

F C Dm Eb7

When I got a song I sing it out loud and if you don't like that my friend,

Eb7

Well I'm gonna say

[Chorus]

F C Dm Bb

Bye bye black sheep / oh bye bye, oh bye bye, the black sheep of the family

F C Dm Bb

Bye bye black sheep / goodbye to my friends, and black sheep,

F C Dm Bb

Bye bye black sheep / you know you always means so much to me, so my friends, you've been my family

F C Dm Eb7 E F

Bye bye black sheep goin off to set my soul, set it free

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