[Intro]
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[Strophe]
Dm                 Fmaj7/C 
Southern man, better keep your head, 
Bb                    G7 
don't forget what your Good Book says. 
Dm                 Fmaj7/C 
Southern change gonna come at last, 
Bb                  G7             Dm 
now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man.
[Instrumentale]
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[Strophe]
Dm              Bb       Gm 
I saw cotton and I saw black, 
Dm                     Bb            Gm 
tall white mansions and little shacks; 
Dm                        Bb          Gm 
southern man when will you pay them back? 
A 
I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'. 
  
How long, how long? Ah!
[Instrumentale]
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[Refrain]
Dm                 Fmaj7/C 
Southern man, better keep your head, 
Bb                    G7 
don't forget what your Good Book says. 
Dm                 Fmaj7/C 
Southern change gonna come at last, 
Bb                  G7             Dm 
now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man.
[Instrumentale]
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[Strophe]
Dm                      Bb       Gm 
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown 
Dm                      Bb       Gm 
I've seen your black man comin' round 
Dm                      Bb       Gm 
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down! 
A 
I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'. 
  
How long, how long? Ah!
[Outro]
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(fade out)