White Mans World - Jason Isbell Chords
Chords: Bm, Bm/F#, Bm/A, Em, Bm7/D, Bm7/C#, F#
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Genre: rock, americana, folk
[Intro]
| Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A |
| Bm Bm/F# Bm/A | Bm Bm/F# Bm/A |
[Verse 1]
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
I'm a white man living in a white man's world
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
Under our roof is a baby girl
Em
I thought this world could be hers one day
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
But her momma knew better
[Verse 2]
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
I'm a white man living in a white man's town
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
Want to take a shot of cocaine and burn it down
Em
Momma wants to change that Nashville sound
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
But they're never gonna let her
[Chorus]
Em Bm7/D Bm7/C# Bm
There's no such thing as someone else's war
Em Bm7/D Bm7/C# Bm
Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for
Em Bm7/D Bm7/C# Bm
If you're still breathing, it's not too late
Em Bm7/D Bm7/C# F#
We're all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate
[Verse 3]
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
I'm a white man living on a white man's street
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
I've got the bones of the red man under my feet
Em
The highway runs through their burial grounds
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
Past the oceans of cotton
[Verse 4]
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
I'm a white man looking in a black man's eyes
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
Wishing I'd never been one of the guys
Em
Who pre-tended not to hear another white man's joke
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A
Oh, the times ain't for-gotten
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