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TWO GALLANTS – LONG SUMMER DAY
The song is played with capo on 2nd fret.
IMPORTANT:
- B is played like this (6th to 1st string): x214xx
- E6 is a normal E major actually, but you have to add some pull-offs from the 
2nd fret on the B string. Like this:
e ------0-------|
B --------2p0---|
G ------------1-|
D --2-----------|
A --------------|
E 0---0---------|
Well, the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy
A  B  E6
Well, Aall I've ever Eknown is poor
F#mOwe my skin to the Ecountry store
Don’t F#mown my walls, my Eroof, my door
But Bhe tells me I'm free
  ABut I fight the Ewill to live
F#mHell might take but Eheaven gives
It's the F#monly one so EI'll forgive
And BIm not the one to grieve
And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy
EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time
I Agotta work to Efeed my wife and Ababy
I Ework so god damn Bhard that it's a Ecrime
Well, AI went down to the Epolling place
The F#mwhite men there just lauEghed in my face
Saying F#mboy, this ain’t no Enigger's race
You Bbest get on your way
Sir, AI believe I've Egot the right
Said you F#main’t got nothing if Eyou ain’t white
And I F#mthought I said get Eout of sight
Well, Bwhat was I to say?
And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man E6lazy
EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time
I Agotta work to Efeed my wife and Ababy
I Ework so god damn Bhard that it's a Ecrime
When AI was 'bout the Eage of five   
F#mWatched my daddy bEurned alive
TheF#my cut him low and theEy hung him high
BSwayin' in the breeze
 AThe last words I Eheard him say
BeF#mfore they stole his Elife that day
Was F#mforgive them lord, they've Egone astray
Now Btake me to my knees
And the Esummer day make a Bwhite man lE6azy
EHe sits on his porBch killing E6time
But the sBmummer day make a F#mnigger feel AcrazyE  
BmMight make me do sF#momething out of liEneB  
Intermezzo:
A    B    E
E    B    E
Bm   F#m  A   E
Bm   F#m  E   B
Well, AI don’t know but EI heard tell
Of a F#mfurnace below a pElace called hell
And F#mwho would catch me Eif I fell?
BWho would pray for me?
 ABut one thing I Esee for sure
It's F#mhot as hell up Ehere I know
And the F#mdevil lives right dEown the road
It's Ball the same to me
And the Asummer day make a Bwhite man Elazy
EHe sits on his Bporch killing E6time
But the sBmummer day make a F#mnigger feel AcrazyE  
BmMight make me do sF#momething out of liEneB  
(all in barre chords)
But if C#myou should see my Awife
Tell her that I Ewon’t be home Btonight
So dC#mon’t leave on the Alight
  EI got a little business down the Aroad
And C#mIf I'm dead by Asunrise
Kiss my Ebaby girl for Bme
It ain’t Elife if it ain’At free
I C#mgot a mighty Bburden to E6unload

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Long Summer Day

by Two Gallants

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

TWO GALLANTS – LONG SUMMER DAY

The song is played with capo on 2nd fret.

IMPORTANT:

- B is played like this (6th to 1st string): x214xx

- E6 is a normal E major actually, but you have to add some pull-offs from the

2nd fret on the B string. Like this:

e ------0-------|

B --------2p0---|

G ------------1-|

D --2-----------|

A --------------|

E 0---0---------|

E B E6

Well, the summer day make a white man lazy

A B E6

A E

Well, all I've ever known is poor

F#m E

Owe my skin to the country store

F#m E

Don’t own my walls, my roof, my door

But he tells me I'm free

A E

But I fight the will to live

F#m E

Hell might take but heaven gives

F#m E

It's the only one so I'll forgive

And Im not the one to grieve

E B E6

And the summer day make a white man lazy

E B E6

He sits on his porch killing time

A E A

I gotta work to feed my wife and baby

E B E

I work so god damn hard that it's a crime

A E

Well, I went down to the polling place

F#m E

The white men there just laughed in my face

F#m E

Saying boy, this ain’t no nigger's race

You best get on your way

A E

Sir, I believe I've got the right

F#m E

Said you ain’t got nothing if you ain’t white

F#m E

And I thought I said get out of sight

Well, what was I to say?

E B E6

And the summer day make a white man lazy

E B E6

He sits on his porch killing time

A E A

I gotta work to feed my wife and baby

E B E

I work so god damn hard that it's a crime

A E

When I was 'bout the age of five

F#m E

Watched my daddy burned alive

F#m E

They cut him low and they hung him high

Swayin' in the breeze

A E

The last words I heard him say

F#m E

Before they stole his life that day

F#m E

Was forgive them lord, they've gone astray

Now take me to my knees

E B E6

And the summer day make a white man lazy

E B E6

He sits on his porch killing time

Bm F#m A E

But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy

Bm F#m E B

Might make me do something out of line

Intermezzo:

A B E

E B E

Bm F#m A E

Bm F#m E B

A E

Well, I don’t know but I heard tell

F#m E

Of a furnace below a place called hell

F#m E

And who would catch me if I fell?

Who would pray for me?

A E

But one thing I see for sure

F#m E

It's hot as hell up here I know

F#m E

And the devil lives right down the road

It's all the same to me

A B E

And the summer day make a white man lazy

E B E6

He sits on his porch killing time

Bm F#m A E

But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy

Bm F#m E B

Might make me do something out of line

(all in barre chords)

C#m A

But if you should see my wife

E B

Tell her that I won’t be home tonight

C#m A

So don’t leave on the light

E A

I got a little business down the road

C#m A

And If I'm dead by sunrise

E B

Kiss my baby girl for me

E A

It ain’t life if it ain’t free

C#m B E6

I got a mighty burden to unload

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