[Intro]
Em G C G Em G C G
[Verse 1]
G Am7
Little kid in a small town
C G
I did my best just to fit in
G Am7
Broke my heart on the playground, mmh
C G
When they said I was different
G B7
Oh, now
[Pre-chorus]
Em C
Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed
Cm C
Yeah, it's still the same
[Chorus]
Em G C
It's a hard life on easy street
G Em Bm C G
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
Em G C G
If you think we live in the land of the free
Em C G
You should try to be black like me
[Verse 2]
G Am7
My daddy worked day and night
C G
For an old house and a used car
G Am7
Just to live that good life, mmh
C G
It shouldn't be twice as hard
[Pre-chorus]
G B7
Oh, now
Em C
Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed
Cm
Yeah, it's still the same
[Chorus]
Em G C
It's a hard life on easy street
G Em C G
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
Em G C G
If you think we live in the land of the free
Em C G
You should try to be, oh, black like me
[Bridge]
Dm
Oh, I know
C
I'm not
G
The only one
C
Oh, yeah
Dm
Who feels
C
Like I
C Am D
I don't belong
[Chorus]
Em G C
It's a hard life on easy street
G Em C G
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
Em G C G
And if you think we live in the land of the free
Em C G
You should try to be, oh, black like me
[Outro]
Em G C G
Oh, and some day we'll all be free
Em G C G
And I'm proud to be, oh, black like me
Em G C G
And I'm proud to be black like me
Em Bm C G Em G
I'm proud to be black like me
C G
Black like me