Get Back
Big Bill Broonzy
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E D G E A7 D G D [Verse 1]G This little song that I'm singin' aboutG People you all know is trueG If you black and gotta work for a livin' now G N.C. This is what they been sayin' to you [Chorus]C They said if you white, you's alrightG If you is brown, stick aroundD7 But if you's black, oh brother G N.C. Get back, get back, get back...D7 G D7 [Verse 2]G I was in a place one nightG They was all havin' fun G G N.C. They was all buyin' beer and wine G N.C. But they would not sell me none [Chorus]C They said if you white, you's alrightContinues after the adG If you is brown, stick aroundD7 But as you black, mm mmm brother G N.C. Get back, get back, get back...D7 G D7 [Verse 3]G I went to an employment officeG I got a number and I got in lineG They called everybody's number G G N.C. But they never did call mine [Chorus]C They said if you’s white, you's alrightG If you is brown, you could stick aroundD7 But as you black, mm mmm brother G N.C. Get back, get back, get back...D7 G D7 [Verse 4]G Me and a man was working side by sideG And this is what it meant G G N.C. They was payin' him a dollar an hour G N.C. But they was payin' me fifty cent [Chorus]C They said if you white, you'd be alrightG If you was brown, you could stick aroundD7 But as you black, whoa brother G N.C. Get back, get back, get back...D7 G D7 [Verse 5]G I helped win sweet victoriesG With my plow and hoe G G N.C. Now, I want you to tell me, brother G N.C. Whatchu gonna do about the ol' Jim Crow [Chorus]C They said if you’s white, you's alrightG If you is brown, stick aroundD7 But if you black, whoa brother G N.C. Get back, get back, get back...D7 G D7 G