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I Wanna Be Black

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Lou Reed
"I Wanna Be Black"
From "Street Hassle" (1978)
[Intro]
A
[Verse]
A
I wanna be black, have natural rhythm
A                          F#m  D
Shoot twenty foot of jism too
                  A
And fuck up the jews
[Verse]
A
I wanna be black, I wanna be a panther
A
Have a girlfriend named Samantha
                            F#m  D
And have a stable of foxy whores
                    A
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
         E
I don't wanna be a fucked up
F#m                             A
Middle class college student anymore
       E                   F#m   A          D
I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores
[Chorus]
A
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
D
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
A
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
[Verse]
A
I wanna be black, wanna be like Martin Luther King
A
And get myself shot in the spring
                                F#m D
And lead a whole generation, too
                  A
And fuck up the Jews
[Verse]
A
I wanna be black, I wanna be like Malcolm X
A                                        F#m  D
And cast a hex over President Kennedy's tomb
                      A
And have a big prick, too
              E
Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up
F#m                             A
Middle class college student no more
               E             F#m   A
Yeah, I just wanna have a stable of 
              D
Foxy little whores
[Chorus]
A                        D
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
                  A
I wanna be black, I wanna be black
             D
I wanna be black, I wanna be black
                                    A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I wanna be black
                                   D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I wanna be black
                                                A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
                          D
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
                          A
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
                          D
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
                           A
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
D9D#9E9
     (x3)

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Free chords for I Wanna Be Black by Lou Reed. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Lou Reed
"I Wanna Be Black"
From "Street Hassle" (1978)
[Intro]
A
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D9  D#9  E9 (x3)

I Wanna Be Black Chords by Lou Reed

Learn how to play I Wanna Be Black by Lou Reed with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Wanna Be Black chords”, “I Wanna Be Black guitar chords”, or “Lou Reed I Wanna Be Black chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Wanna Be Black chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Wanna Be Black lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, F#m, D, E, D9, D#9.

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Is "I Wanna Be Black" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "I Wanna Be Black" in?

The chords for "I Wanna Be Black" show the original chord names (including A, F#m, D, E, D9, D#9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.