[Intro]
[Dm]  [A#] [Gm] [Dm] [A#] [Gm]   


[Chorus 1]
 [Dm]                 [Fmaj7/C]
Southern man, better keep your head,
[A#]                    [G7]
don't forget what your Good Book says.
[Dm]                 [Fmaj7/C]
Southern change gonna come at last,
[A#]                  [G7]             [Dm]
now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man

[A#] [Gm]  [Dm]  [A#] [Gm]  


[Verse 1]
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I saw cotton and I saw black,
[Dm]                     [A#]            [Gm]
tall white mansions and little shacks;
[Dm]                        [A#]          [Gm]
southern man when will you pay them back?
[A]
I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'.

How long, how long? Ah!

[Dm]  [A#] [Gm] [Dm]  [A#] [Gm]  


[Chorus 2]
 [Dm]                 [Fmaj7/C]
Southern man, better keep your head,
[A#]                    [G7]
don't forget what your Good Book says.
[Dm]                 [Fmaj7/C]
Southern change gonna come at last,
[A#]                  [G7]             [Dm]
now your crosses are burnin' fast, southern man.

[A#] [Gm] [Dm] [A#] [Gm]  

[Verse 2]
 [Dm]                      [A#]       [Gm]
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown
[Dm]                      [A#]       [Gm]
I've seen your black man comin' round
[Dm]                      [A#]       [Gm]
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!
[A]
I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin'.

How long, how long? Ah!


[Outro Solo]
[Dm]  [A#] [Gm]  [Dm]   [A#] [Gm] x6